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Europe: Food-to-go producer buys sandwich manufacturer

Northern Ireland-based food-to-go manufacturer Around Noon has acquired Chef in a Box, a premium sandwich and snack manufacturer with customers in the corporate sector. The...

Asia Pacific: Ingredion’s texturizer for mochi products

Ingredion’s N-Dulge 320 starch is a starch-based texturizer for mochi products. "Other than creating the varieties of mochi texture that keep consumers excited, manufacturers often...

World: Hershey, partners build health center in West Africa

The Hershey Company, Blommer Chocolate and Olam Cocoa have together funded and built a community health center in Teapleau, Cote d’Ivoire as part of...

Europe: Positioning chocolate as a healthy snack

The snacking market is being revolutionized by a consumer backlash against sugar, salt and artificial ingredients, as well as changing lifestyle and personal wellbeing,...

Europe: Cargill to grow portfolio at German site

Cargill will grow and diversify its product portfolio at its starches and sweeteners plant in Krefeld, Germany, with products such as vegetable wheat protein,...

Europe: Baker Perkins unveils mold technology for candy makers

Baker Perkins releases new mold technology for its ServoForm depositors to create added-value confectionery that can be made using the depositing process. It can be...

Europe: Cargill releases seaweed for texturizing solutions

Cargill releases the Satiagel ADG 0220 Seabrid using a type of carrageenan extract. Derived wholly from cultivated seaweed via a new technology, Seabrid carrageenan...

Asia Pacific: Barry Callebaut inks second supply deal with Garudafood

Barry Callebaut Group has signed an additional agreement for the long-term supply of another 7,000 tons of compound chocolate per year to Garudafood’s biscuit...

Asia Pacific: Hershey acquires 80% of Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock

The Hershey Company has completed the initial closing and acquired an 80% stake in Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co., Ltd. (SGM), a...

Europe: Tate & Lyle celebrates 40th anniversary of sucralose

Tate & Lyle celebrates its 40th anniversary of the discovery of sucralose in 1976. It is also 16 years since its sucralose production facility in...