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Danone adds low- and no-fat milk to La Serenísima
Danone’s La Serenísima brand is adding 0% fat and 2% fat milk to its range of fresh and long-life milk in Argentina, Paraguay, and beyond in response to "new trends".
Archives for March 14, 2019
Irish frozen food brand Strong Roots launching stateside: 'The US has the potential to be our biggest market'
Emerging brands in the plant-based frozen food space are plentiful, but not many have proven their value in international markets as Strong Roots has in the UK and its home base of Ireland.
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Healthy innovation: Coco Colima on turning coconuts into everyday consumer products
Mexico's leading coconut milk brand talks about new product development and how healthy drinks can compete with soda. "Coconuts have been popular in Mexico since forever. It's just that now companies are transforming them into everyday consumer products.”
Modifying texture can boost satiety in lower calorie foods, says researcher
Reshaping the texture of well-liked foods could help combat obesity and over-eating, according to a scientist in Norway.
On the frontline of climate change: Cargill building ‘resilience’ into its red seaweed supply chain
Cargill has said it will source 60% of its red seaweed sustainably by 2025. Building “resilience” into a supply chain on the sharp end of climate change will be key to securing long-term supply, sustainability manager James Ede explains.
Dennis Woodside joins Impossible Foods as president: ‘There are very few companies that can say with a straight face, every person on the planet is a potential customer'
Plant-based meat firm Impossible Foods has hired tech executive Dennis Woodside as president as it gears up for a retail launch.
DuPont whips non-dairy cream into shape with sugar-free solution
The multinational’s food and health business says it has solved the challenge of stabilising protein-free, non-dairy whipped cream with a sugar-free ingredients blend.
Asia
Barry Callebaut opens new office and Chocolate Academy in Beijing
Growing demand for high-quality chocolate products, together with the desire to better serve Chinese customers, prompted new office in Beijing, says company.
Hydrosol to showcase meat & plant-based solutions at IFFA
German-based food stabiliser supplier Hydrosol will present a range of solutions for the meat and plant-based food markets at the largest international meat trade show, IFFA, in Frankfurt this year.
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Argentina launches Operations Information System for pork
Argentina’s government department for agro-industry has unveiled a free public platform to provide daily business data and prices agreed between buyers and sellers in the pork market.
Multivac to open China facility
Equipment provider Multivac is to open a new production facility in Taicang, China to grow its presence in the country.
HKScan net sales plummet in annual report
Finnish meat processor HKScan has revealed a “weak” year for net sales and operating profits across the group in its 2018 report.
Japan Focus: NPD, dairy price hikes, Ajinomoto profits plunge, Kirin's alignment plans and more feature in this round-up
NPD, dairy price hikes, Ajinomoto profits plunge, Kirin's alignment plans and more feature in this edition of Japan focus.
Smart cap solution: Danone uses packaging innovation to make personalisation more accessible
Danone's collaboration with Israeli smart packaging start-up Water.io promises offer personalisation through everyday consumer goods by allowing users to track their hydration levels.