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Survey reveals US teen eating preferences
7 Jun 2018
A new US-wide survey of 2,000 families with teenagers, ages 13-19, commissioned by Farm Rich, finds that today's teenagers spend an average of 1,000 hours, or 39 entire days, thinking about food.
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Ecotrophelia UK winner announced
7 Jun 2018
A team of students from the University of Nottingham has won the gold prize at Ecotrophelia UK with their spicy BBQ flavoured savoury snack.
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Callebaut to intensify cooperation in Côte d’Ivoire
6 Jun 2018
Barry Callebaut and the Conseil Café Cacao (CCC) of Côte d’Ivoire signed a letter of intent on June 4, to intensify the cooperation on sustainable cocoa farming.
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Beyond distribution: Faravelli connects the dots for NPD
5 Jun 2018
Faravelli aims to provide a one-stop-shop for food and beverage companies, connecting the dots from raw materials to finished products, and answering demand for cleaner labels, natural ingredients and improved free-from foods.
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Mintel reports on Asia coffee market
4 Jun 2018
Asia has increasingly been looked upon as a promising region for the global coffee market over the past few years. In fact, the latest research from Mintel shows that Japan and Indonesia are among the world’s largest coffee retail markets by volume.
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Frutarom acquires 51% of Brazil's Bremil
4 Jun 2018
Frutarom has completed the transaction for the purchase of 51% of the shares of the Brazilian company Bremil, a producer of savoury solutions, for a consideration of approx. $30 million.
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Iced, RTD coffee launches on the rise
5 Jun 2018
According to the latest research from Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD), cold coffee has drinkers buzzing, as around one in five (19%) global new coffee launches was iced, ready-to-drink (RTD) in 2017, up from 16% in 2015.
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Tate & Lyle reports year of progress
30 May 2018
Tate & Lyle has reported what it describes as a year of progress in profit and cash delivery. The company saw a 13% increase in adjusted profit before tax at constant currency with profit growth in all businesses.
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How clean label ingredients affect packaging
28 May 2018
When companies consider ‘cleaning up’ their product labels, they often focus primarily on how to remove or replace certain ingredients – but they should also consider implications for product packaging.
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Tate & Lyle to get 15% of Sweet Green Fields
28 May 2018
Tate & Lyle has entered into an agreement to acquire a 15% equity holding in Sweet Green Fields, one of the largest privately held, fully integrated global stevia ingredient companies.
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Rabobank: dairy can learn from non-dairy
28 May 2018
The time is right, Rabobank believes, for the dairy sector to reflect on the success of alternative dairy products and to consider applying those lessons to dairy.
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Glanbia announces performance nutrition ingredients
25 May 2018
Glanbia Nutritionals has announced what it describes as two new pioneering and innovative performance nutrition ingredients for formulation in functional beverages in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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