Americas: Nestlé USA supports startup scene
Nestlé USA partners with Rabobank and RocketSpace to support startups for the Terra Food + Agtech Accelerator program.
Nestlé will collaborate with Terra and other...
Americas: Sonoco buys films company for US$170M
Sonoco inks a deal to buy 100% of the stock of Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., a family-held developer and manufacturer of flexible and forming...
Americas: Nestlé buys DTC healthy prepared meals company
Nestlé USA has acquired a minority interest in Freshly, a provider of direct-to-consumer (DTC) healthy prepared meals, which currently supplies consumers in 28 US...
Americas: FAM releases cutting machines for produce
The FAM Centris 400 hits the market as a centrifugal cutting machine for the fruit, vegetable and potato industry.
It is part of the NECST...
Americas: PolyOne Corp sells business unit for US$115M
PolyOne Corporation will be selling its Designed Structures and Solutions (DSS) business, which includes sheet, rollstock and packaging assets, to Arsenal Capital Partners for...
Americas: Hygiena launches dairy testing system
Hygiena releases ZymoSnap ALP, an alkaline phosphatase (ALP) testing system that verifies pasteurisation efficiency in short shelf life dairy products within five minutes.
It offers...
Americas: Tonicorp opens dairy plant
Tonicorp, a dairy company in Ecuador, inaugurated a dairy production plant in Guayaquil, making it one of the most modern in Latin America.
With...
Americas: Salmonella outbreak linked to hot peppers
A multistate outbreak of Salmonella Anatum infections was detected in the US in June 2016.
It involved 32 patients from nine states with illness onset...
Americas: IFF opens company for middle-market customers
International Flavors & Fragrances launches Tastepoint by IFF, a new company that serves the middle-market customer in North America.
It represents the merger of...
Americas: GNT Group reports 5 beverage trends
The GNT Group, producer of Exberry Colouring Foods, suggests five ways for food and beverage companies to offer variety in their products.
Firstly, alternatives to...