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Tate & Lyle to get 15% of Sweet Green Fields

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

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

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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Soaring free-from demand boosts Uelzena’s lactose-free range

Soaring free-from demand boosts Uelzena’s lactose-free range

23 May 2018

Growing demand for free-from foods has led Uelzena Ingredients to expand its lactose-free product range over the past few years, helping to differentiate it from the competition, according to the company’s product manager Anja Brand.

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Firmenich expands California footprint

Firmenich expands California footprint

21 May 2018

Firmenich has expanded its footprint in California, United States to offer its customers tailored taste and nutrition solutions, including a unique range of organic offerings.

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PLT,  zümXR collaborate on green coffee beans

PLT, zümXR collaborate on green coffee beans

21 May 2018

PLT Health Solutions and zümXR are launching a new Green Coffee Bean Caffeine ingredient aimed at energy supplement, shot and food markets. The new ingredient is based on zümXR Targeted Release Caffeine technology.

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Roquette expands Tokyo technical service centre

Roquette expands Tokyo technical service centre

16 May 2018

Plant-based ingredients company Roquette has announced the expansion of its Food Customer Technical Service Center (CTS) in Tokyo to respond to a local increasing demand in personalized nutrition.

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IFF to pay $7.1 billion for Frutarom

IFF to pay $7.1 billion for Frutarom

10 May 2018

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) and Frutarom have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which IFF will acquire Frutarom in a transaction valued at approximately $7.1 billion.

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Kerry reports 1Q 3.7% growth in volumes

Kerry reports 1Q 3.7% growth in volumes

9 May 2018

Kerry Group has issued its Q1 Interim Management Statement. The company reported a 3.7% growth in business volumes, with Taste & Nutrition growing 4.3%; and Consumer Foods +1.6%.

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Arla enters breakfast food-to-go market

Arla enters breakfast food-to-go market

9 May 2018

Arla Foods is set to launch into the breakfast food-to-go market with the introduction of its new Milk & Oats range of ready to drink beverages.

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Mainstream trends transforming the sports nutrition market

Mainstream trends transforming the sports nutrition market

9 May 2018

Mainstream consumers have become more interested in sports nutrition, bringing better flavour and more diverse ingredients to the sports nutrition sector.

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Study shows Echishield enhances immune function

Study shows Echishield enhances immune function

7 May 2018

A new study is said to indicate that Echishield, an-all natural echinacea ingredient, enhances immune function, restoring stress-induced changes to levels similar to those in healthy controls.

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