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EUROPE – The French yeast manufacturer, Lesaffre has inaugurated a new Baking Center dedicated to serving industrial customers in the baking industry in Austria. The company said the center will mainly focus on development of new products and processes to meet the growing demand for novel ingredients in the baking industry. It further expands its…
EUROPE – Italian dairy company Granarolo has acquired a majority stake in Venchiaredo, a producer and distributor of cheese products for an undisclosed amount. Granarolo which makes fresh milk and dairy-cheese, dry pasta, deli meats and vegetable foods has increased its stake in the Italian firm from 33.5% to 57.5%. Founded in 1968 and is…
EUROPE – The sugar and starch processing company, Agrana has joined forces with US-based Amalgamated Sugar to build a US$45 million (€40 million) betaine crystallization plant in Austria. Construction of the facility has started at Agrana’s sugar refinery in Tulln and it is expected to be completed in one year. The investment aims to increase…
EUROPE – The Swiss dairy company, Emmi has acquired 66% stake in Austrian goat’s and sheep’s milk processor Leeb Biomilch GmbH for an undisclosed sum. Emmi says the move will enable expand its international dairy business supported by rising demand for goat, sheep milk and related products. As part of the agreement, the company co-founders…
EUROPE – The European Commission has chosen five centers as its first European reference laboratories (EURLs) in the field of Plant health. These include four consortia and one laboratory, which have been designated to support the European Union in diagnosis of regulated existing and emerging pests and contribute to a more rapid and focused intervention…
EUROPE – Orkla, through its fully owned subsidiary Orkla Food Ingredients AS has agreed to purchase a majority stake in Stelios Kanakis, a leading supplier of confectionery, bakery and ice cream ingredients in Greece. Orkla has acquired approximately 65.8% stake in the ingredients firm from Stelios and Maria Kanakis at a purchase price per share…
EUROPE – Norwegian branded consumer goods company, Orkla has announced two acquisitions in Portugal and Sweden to expand its portfolio of organic and health-focused products. Orkla has completed an agreement to buy a 43.5% stake in the Portuguese company Asteriscos e Reticências, S.A. which produces fermented tea-based health drinks sold in Europe under Captain Kombucha…
EU – The European Union legislators have approved a sweeping ban on single-use plastic products in renewed efforts to tackle plastic waste and micro plastic pollution. The European Parliament has voted in favor of ‘The Single Use Plastics Directive’ (SUDP) which criminalizes the use of ten single-use plastics that are most commonly found across European…
EUROPE – The Coca-Cola Company has announced that it will launch its first, own-branded energy drink in Europe in April, marking an entry into a space dominated by Monster and Red Bull. Dubbed Coca-Cola Energy, the new beverage will first debut in Spain and Hungary with plans to launch the energy product in additional countries…
EUROPE – Food Drink Europe, the European organisation representing the food and beverages industry has updated its Acrylamide Toolbox in its 15th edition with new scientific and technological developments. The updated toolbox highlights the organisation’s ‘most complete collection’ of knowledge on acrylamide (AA) formation and mitigation across a variety of foodstuffs. It identifies commitment undertaken…