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World: Global poultry sector looks bullish in 2014, says Rabobank

The outlook for the global poultry sector in 2014 is generally bullish, driven by the tailwind of sharply lower feed costs and tight global...

World: Package needs to appeal, perform, provide value to the environment, says Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak on June 12, 2014 announced a further investment of €36 million (US$48.69 million) in its packaging material plant in Izmir, Turkey to...

World: GCC countries rely on food imports, finds report

Marginal farming activities owing to limited water resources and climatic conditions, make Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries primarily dependent on food imports. According to...

World: Mitsui buys stake in family-owned steel company in Turkey

Sarten Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. has signed an agreement to join forces with Mitsui & Co., LTD. in Istanbul through shares transfer. “We aim to...

Asia Pacific: Algatechnologies to supply astaxanthin to Japan’s Fujifilm

Algatechnologies has signed a supply and long-term collaboration agreement with Fujifilm Corp. (Fujifilm) in Japan, for its AstaPure natural astaxanthin ingredients. Fujifilm recently took over...

Europe: Heineken-linked JV to produce beer in Ivory Coast

Heineken N.V. and CFAO will form a joint venture in Ivory Coast called Brassivoire to produce and market beer in the country. This new entity...

World: Stevia set to steal intense sweetener market share by 2017, says report

Post EU regulations, improved tastes and textures and increased consumer buy in and demand, stevia has been quietly gaining traction with consumers, usurping the...

Europe: Cambridge Engineered Solutions expands overseas, receives halal certification for products

Cambridge Engineered Solutions says it has added new representatives in five countries to sell and service its metal conveyor belts, filtration and wire cloth...

World: Flint Group releases single-component primer in EMEA for printing on PET, OPP

Flint Group has launched a single-component primer that provides strong adhesion of nitrocellulose-based inks printed on metallized polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and oriented polypropylene film...

World: R&R Ice Cream buys Nestlé South Africa’s ice cream business

R&R Ice Cream (R&R) has bought Nestlé South Africa’s ice cream business, following the firm’s acquisition of Peters Food Group (Peters) in Australia in...