European ingredients giant, Tate & Lyle, is attempting another investment for its egg replacement solutions for the bakery sector; being provoked by increasing customer demand, price hikes and supply constraints. Due to the ban upon battery cages and increasing prices, egg shortages are plaguing bakery manufacturers, urging them to find alternatives for their failing businesses....
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Global Food Trade Network is becoming far too complex
More efforts ought to be undertaken in order to understand and track the system of international food trade, say researchers who cautioned that the global food network is becoming far too complex. As the global community goes beyond 7 billion, and with more demands for food to rise by at least a half by 2030,...
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August 15, 2015August 15, 2015Business
Samsung Gift Pack Sales
After the release of the Samsung Galaxy S3, the gift pack of the Galaxy S3 has been selling like hot cakes. Despite the delayed release of the blue S3, the white-coloured phones have been snapping up the accessory pack over the previous fortnight. With massive savings compared to buying the items separately, the Galaxy S2...
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August 15, 2015August 15, 2015Business
Pinnacle Foods Group fines after OSHA inspection
Pinnacle Foods Group has had fines amounting to $156,700 which was decided by the US Department of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The firm, based in New Jersey, has been cited for 27 serious health and safety violations including exposing employees to breathing in ammonia at the site in Fayetteville, Arkansas. OSHA started...
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August 15, 2015August 15, 2015Business
Plant-based initiative to improve development
Coca-Cola, Heinz, Procter and Gamble are taking part in a brand-new worldwide scheme to improve the development of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) made wholly from plants. Ford and Nike are joining the initiative in creating the Plant PET Technology Collaborative (PTC) aimed at using 100% plant-based PET materials and fibre in their products, instead of current...
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August 15, 2015August 15, 2015Business
World’s first ‘healthy cola’: Japanese company vows to increase value products percentage after sensational sales
A Japanese company vows to increase high added-value products percentage after sensational sales of what is claimed to be the world’s first ‘healthy cola’. The Kirin Beverage product called Kirin Mets Cola is the first cola drink to get clearance under Japan’s strict Foods for Specified Health Uses (FOSHU) regime, regulated by Japan Health and...
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FSB announces to build new bakery in Poland
Fresh Start Bakeries (FSB) has announced their plan to build a new bakery in Poland to improve distribution in Central Europe. The new production plant in Strzegom will produce bread, hamburger buns and muffins on three production lines predominantly supplying the restaurant market. The 13,000 sq m bakery will be FSB’s second in Poland and...
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August 14, 2015August 14, 2015Business
Unilever sales growth 12% up in first quarter
Unilever had a sales growth of 8.4% with a turnover up by almost 12% 50 12.1bn euros in the first quarter of this year thanks to the Magnum Infinity range launched in Europe. Growth in developed markets had risen up to 4.2% whilst 11.9% was achieved in emerging markets. Pricing had also increased by 4.7%....
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August 14, 2015August 14, 2015Business
China’s thumbs-up for Indian Basmati rice
China has finally given the thumbs-up for Indian basmati rice to be imported after long and hard six years of negotiations. According to China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), Indian trade authorities have been told that the gates have been opened. Discussions were given one final push when Chinese President Hu...
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August 12, 2015August 12, 2015Business
Swedish company out of West Bank
A Swedish company – who has been criticised for locating one of its factories in the West Bank – have now moved out of the occupied territory. Part of the world’s largest lock manufacturer Assa Abloy, Mul-T-Lock has switched production away from its factory in the Barkan Industrial Zone in the West Bank to a...