Calbee, a Japanese snack brand, intends to boost efficiency and accelerate growth by investing $1 billion in automation, mergers and acquisitions, and equipment upgrades over the next three years. According to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, the move is a part of the company’s plan to diversify its geographic footprint, offset the decline […]
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PepsiCo claims that its new Walkers brand of crisps outer packaging, which is recyclable and made of paper, is the first flexible packaging for savory snacks in the UK. On over 300,000 six-pack multipacks of two popular Walkers Crisps Baked flavors, including Sea Salt and Cheese and Onion, the original plastic outer wrapping is being […]
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After it emerged that British farmers are planting only a third of the number of trees required to maintain orchards, claiming that their returns from selling to supermarkets are unsustainable, apples and pears may be the next food shortage in the UK. According to Ali Capper, the head of the British Apples & Pears trade […]
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The use of certain qualified health claims regarding the association between the consumption of high flavanol cocoa powder and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease is not anticipated to be objected by the US FDA. However, the US FDA determined that there is very little credible scientific evidence for the reduced risk, which will restrict […]
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The Kellogg Company petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow vitamin D fortification in grain-based bars and to raise the maximum levels of fortification that can be used in cereal. As part of its Better Days Promise environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy, Kellogg Company is committed to addressing hidden hunger, or […]
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Adidas, a global manufacturer of sportswear, has opened its very first immersive Terrex store in Vancouver, Canada. With clothing that inspires outdoor adventure, Adidas Terrex promises to make activities such as climbing, trail running, mountain biking, skiing, and other outdoor sports greater accessible and inclusive of nature. Terrex is Adidas’s outdoor and adventure line of […]
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Tru Fru, a high-growth, better-for-you whole-fruit snacking brand, has been acquired by Mars, Incorporated, a family-owned global leader in confectionery, snacking, food, and pet care products and services. Tru Fru’s founders and management team will remain with Mars. Snacks from Tru Fru are original, high-quality, and made with real fruit and premium chocolate. The snacks […]
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Grupo Bimbo has announced new plans to spend around 630 million dollars to build two plants in Georgia and Ohio, and these two plants are expected to create nearly 615 jobs. The Georgia facility will cost around 200 million dollars to build, and will create 295 new jobs. Valdosta is the site of another facility […]
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Nestle has contributed 101,647 dollars to the Africa Food Prize to strengthen the bold initiatives and technical innovations, that will create a new era of food security and build great climate change resilience on the continent of Africa. The Africa Food Prize is award that celebrates people from Africa who are taking control of the […]
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Brazil’s meatpacker JBS SA shutting its plant-based foods business in the United States, known as Planterra Foods, after around two years in operation. The closure highlights increasing troubles in the plant-based protein industry, where the US sales are decreasing. Nikki Richardson, JBS USA spokesperson, said that Planterra Foods sold fake meat under the Ozo brand […]
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