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Mengniu set to acquire majority stake in Chinese infant formula manufacturer Yashili
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Mengniu has launched a general offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Hong Kong-based infant formula manufacturer Yashili International Holdings – the latest move by the company's to increase its interest in rival Chinese firms. Related news |
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'Escalating' US cheese prices push Class III milk prices to year high
Class III milk prices hit their highest point of the year so far in May 2013 on the back of "escalating" cheese prices. US dairy commodities expert and MilkPrice blogger, John Geuss, has warned, however, that milk prices will drop if high cheese, butter and whey inventories are not reduced....
Fonterra announces NZ$30m Whareroa dry distribution centre expansion
Fonterra has announced plans for a NZ$30m ($24m) expansion of the dry distribution centre at its Whareroa processing site in Taranaki, New Zealand – an investment it hopes will improve the deliverability of its products to ports for export.
Frutarom: ‘We want to expand our functional foods business’
Swiss-Israeli flavours and ingredients house Frutarom wants a greater slice of the global functional foods and drinks market with new investment and initiatives to tap markets like the Americas and Asia and the “sensitive” European market.
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‘Stronger anti-monopoly laws’ could help craft brewers in Mexico: USDA report from BeverageDaily.com
US and native microbrewers could profit if Mexico’s antitrust regulator rules that controversial exclusivity deals, which benefit local giants Grupo Modelo and Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma, owned by AB InBev and Heineken respectively, are illegal.
Nanosensor with potential food safety use comes step closer from FoodQualityNews.com
A nanosensor that can detect airborne toxins in the food supply chain is to be further refined in a bid for commercial launch.
Dye leaching problem of UV-activated oxygen indicator films solved, claim researchers from FoodProductionDaily.com
Alginate as a coating polymer can prevent dyes from leaching out of certain oxygen-indicating packaging films when they come into contact with water, according to research.
Nestlé’s answer to non-melting chocolate from ConfectioneryNews.com
Nestlé has followed in the footsteps of Mondelez by coming up with its own non-melting chocolate, which could prove a game changer in emerging markets with hot climates.
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  The Lactalis American Group debacle: Is Parmalat finally out of the woods?With Lactalis owner B.S.A set to refund $130m of the $904m Parmalat paid to acquire Lactalis American... |
 Employees, union shocked by proposed Müller Wiseman Dairies depot closuresMüller Wiseman Dairies has opened talks regarding the proposed closure of two distribution depots in Scotland –... |
 Tetra Pak eyes UK ‘added-value’ milk opportunity after M&S listingTetra Pak tells DairyReporter.com that high-end UK retailer Marks & Spencer’s (M&S’s) move to stock long-life milk... |
 Treat out-of-date infant formula as ‘adulterated’, Congresswoman urgesInfant formula products that have passed their sell-by-date could soon be considered adulterated if a recently introduced... |
 Chobani's strained (not Greek) yoghurt gets UK revampGreek yoghurt giant Chobani has reintroduced its ‘strained’ yoghurt in the UK after a court ruled that... |
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