Unilever Q2 falls short on back of emerging market slowdown
Global food and consumer products giant Unilever missed second-quarter expectations as a slowdown in emerging markets and declining prices in developed ones hit sales.
Archives for July 28, 2014
EFSA’s live culture: Help agency revise its gut and immune health claim guidance
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is calling for input from all stakeholders as it goes about revising its controversial gut and immune health claim guidance that dates back to 2011.
Brownes Dairy fined AU$100k for Australian waterway milk pollution
Western Australia's Brownes Dairy has been fined AU$100,000 (US$94,000, €70,000) over a major spill of unprocessed milk into a waterway.
Fonterra slashes FGMP forecast citing 'continuing volatilty'
Fonterra has reduced its farmgate milk price (FGMP) forecast for the 2014/15 to NZ$6.00 (US$5.11, €3.80) per kg of milk solids (kgMs), citing "continuing volatility."
RGHL confirms 'approach' to buy SIG Combibloc: $5bn price tag rumored
Reynolds Group says it will perform a strategic review of the world’s second-largest carton producer SIG Combibloc after an approach by an unnamed suitor looking to buy the business.
Irish firm moves on omega-3, omega-6 encapsulation
Irish encapsulation specialist AnaBio has lodged a patent for encapsulation of long-chain fatty acids for use in infant formula and elsewhere.