Olam Food Ingredients heats up Spices portfolio with US$108.5 million acquisition of a leading US chilepepper business

Acquisition is on-trend to support rising consumer demand for Mexican flavors

22-Dec-2020 - Olam Food Ingredients (“OFI”), the new operating group created after the reorganization within Olam International Limited (“OIL”) earlier this year, is expanding its Spices portfolio (“Olam Spices”) to meet the rising demand for bold, authentic flavors with the acquisition of one of the world’s ...

Fairtrade Takes Big Step towards Living Wages for Banana Workers

Fairtrade announces a new base wage for all Fairtrade certified banana plantations

22-Dec-2020 - The new Fairtrade Base Wage is set at 70 percent of the take-home pay needed for a living wage and will be paid from 1 July 2021 onwards. It applies to all countries and is unique amongst certification schemes in making a concrete step towards a living wage - that is, a wage that provides workers ...

Lactalis Canada to Acquire Agropur's Canadian Yogourt Business

Transaction includes all shares of Ultima Foods Inc. and the Iögo, Iögo Nanö and Olympic brands

21-Dec-2020 - Lactalis Canada Inc. ('Lactalis Canada'), formerly Parmalat Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Lactalis Group, today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with Agropur Cooperative to acquire all shares of its Canadian yogourt business, Ultima Foods Inc., including the Iögo and Iögo Nanö ...

The Top Five Chocolate Predictions for 2021

British chocolate maker, Hames Chocolates, shares its top five chocolate predictions for 2021

21-Dec-2020 - Carol Oldbury, Director of Hames Chocolates, explains: “Whilst it’s hard to predict what 2021 has in store, one thing we are sure of, is that the popularity of chocolate will not diminish! Chocolate has been the go-to treat for people for nearly 200 hundred years and the one food many of us turn ...

Carlsberg's brewery horses moving to Copenhagen Zoo

21-Dec-2020 - Two distinctive institutions with roots on Valby Hill in Copenhagen are extending a 100-year-old collaboration to ensure that Carlsberg's brewery horses can be cared for at Copenhagen ZOO during rebuilding at the Old Carlsberg Brewery site. Copenhagen ZOO and Carlsberg have entered into an ...

Innovative 3D food printer cuts food waste and boosts creativity in the kitchen

Foodini technology set to become a common kitchen tool in ‘’sustainable houses’’

21-Dec-2020 - Barcelona-based Natural Machines developed the first kitchen appliance based on 3D printing technology, called Foodini. The Michelin-starred brothers of Cocina Hermanos Torres introduced the 3D food printer in their kitchen to prepare creative dishes that would be impossible to do by hand. It's ...

The Ferrero Group to acquire Eat Natural

21-Dec-2020 - The Ferrero Group, a global confectionery group, today announced a definitive agreement pursuant to which it will acquire Eat Natural, the maker of high-quality cereal bars, toasted muesli and granola.The Ferrero Group plans to maintain and further build Eat Natural’s strong brand authenticity, ...

U.S. Permits Use of Additional Shea Ingredient Expanding Options for Food Customers

18-Dec-2020 - Bunge Loders Croklaan, recently received a“no questions” letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to its Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) notice for a new shea ingredient. The FDA letter effectively allows the use of shea olein—the soft fraction of shea butter—in the ...

Biohacks launches organic vegan energy drink alternative

18-Dec-2020 - Biohacks GmbH, a provider of high-quality functional food products, is launching the promotion of an organic vegan energy drink alternative. "Hang & Over(R) - Spirit" will be available in shops of the Kaufland Group and in the company's own online shop from next week on. In addition, the product ...

Emmi sells Spanish goat’s cheese producer

Emmi is selling its 80% majority stake in the Spanish goat’s cheese producer Lácteos Caprinos S.A. to Lácteas García Baquero S.A.

17-Dec-2020 - As part of its focus on a growth and margin delivering international business, Emmi is selling its majority stake in Spanish company Lácteos Caprinos, which specialises in the production of goat’s milk products. With roughly 40 full-time-employees, it generates annual sales of around EUR10 ...