Industry News
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FDA Proposes Updates to Nutrition Facts Label
Changes highlight calories, change serving sizes. |
03/03/2014 |
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Jack Link's To Buy Unilever Meat Snacks Business
Wisconsin firm breaks European market, gets German plant. |
02/21/2014 |
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Read This Scary Quote From Campbell's CEO
Denise Morrison notes shrinking U.S. middle class at CAGNY meeting. |
02/19/2014 |
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Report: Recall Sprawl Attributed to Geographic Expansion, Large Scale Events
Expert Recall Index identifies geographic expansion and large-scale events among factors contributing to complexity. |
02/19/2014 |
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A Study in Contrasts: General Mills and ConAgra
The first two companies at the CAGNY meeting have very different philosophies, experiences. |
02/18/2014 |
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Chobani Gives Up on Olympic Yogurt, Donates to Food Banks
Yogurt intended for Team USA goes to New York and New Jersey charitable organizations. |
02/17/2014 |
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Grupo Bimbo To Acquire Canada Bread
$1.83 billion purchase price; most going to Maple Leaf Foods. |
02/12/2014 |
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Russians Say Nyet to Chobani Yogurt
Dairy trade dispute keeps 5,000 cups of Chobani yogurt in Newark, N.J., rather than feeding U.S. Olympians in Sochi. |
02/10/2014 |
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Pinnacle Foods To Spend $40-50 Million on St. Elmo, Ill., Plant
Expansion will move Wish-Bone and Western salad dressing production in-house. |
02/07/2014 |
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Coke in a K-cup
Coca-Cola Co. buys into Green Mountain Coffee Roasters for $1.25 billion to launch cold beverage machine. |
02/06/2014 |
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PepsiCo Earmarks $5 Billion for Mexico
Five-year spend for capacity expansions, infrastructure. |
02/03/2014 |
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FDA Scrutinizes 4-MEI in Caramel Colors
Consumer Reports analysis reignites concern over colas. |
01/29/2014 |
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Mondelez Plans $190 Million Plant in India
Largest chocolate plant in India will have a capacity of 250,000 tons. |
01/29/2014 |
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WhiteWave Enters China and U.S. Produce
Joint venture created in China, Earthbound Farm bought in U.S. |
01/27/2014 |
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Nestle To Spend $1 Billion in Mexico
Two new factories and an upgrade planned over five years. |
01/24/2014 |
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Post Buys Two More Companies
Golden Boy Foods, Dymatize newest acquisitions |
01/23/2014 |
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Cheerios Now GMO-Free
The oats part came easy; non-GMO corn starch and sugar were sourced. |
01/22/2014 |
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Brynwood Partners Shuffles Food Assets
Latest acquisition is Mondelez/Nabisco's Snackwell's. |
01/21/2014 |
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Campbell Soup Names President for Greater China
James Wong will also oversee the company’s Campbell-Swire joint venture. |
01/20/2014 |
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Sigma Alimentos, Shuanghui Cooperate to Buy Campofrio
Possible rival bidders, they will share ownership. |
01/16/2014 |
