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World: Unilever’s program to grow tea sustainably with technology
Unilever says it is embarking on a tea research and development program aimed at safeguarding future tea supply using 21st century plant breeding methods...
Middle East: K+S KALI research partner wins award for research on increasing grain zinc...
Prof. Dr. Ismail Cakmak, a research partner of K+S KALI GmbH received the Georg Forster Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, valued...
World: Nampak wins three WorldStar awards for packaging solutions
Nampak has won awards for the Poltek live bird crate, Easy open easy pour Castle Lite can and Cadbury re-sealable chocolate packaging at the...
World: Cargill acquires Turyağ, enters Turkish oils, fats market
Cargill has signed an agreement to acquire Turyağ, a Turkish fats and oils company employing more than 200 people.
The acquisition will allow Cargill to...
World: Kerry opens Regional Development & Application Centre in Durban, South Africa
The new Kerry Regional Development & Application Centre opened in Durban, South Africa to help expand Kerry’s presence in Africa, capitalizing on sectoral growth...
Europe: Demand for healthy, natural food drives global hydrocolloid market, says report
The global hydrocolloid market is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.57% over the period 2014-2018, according to Global Hydrocolloid Market...
Middle East: RF Biocidics, Al Foah offer radio frequency process to disinfest dates
Food safety company RF Biocidics and producer of dates Al Foah have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) where the latter will introduce, promote...
World: Liquid water enhancers grow 85% and go international, finds report
The UK, France, Germany, Italy and China offer the greatest prospect for liquid water enhancers after their success in the US since they were...
World: New products containing vitamin K2 almost double over the past five years globally,...
The global functional food market has been steadily increasing in recent years and manufacturers have become innovative with the ingredients they include to bring...
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...