UK company Winnow saves its foodservice customers $25 million each year by reducing their food waste footprint. We look at it and other services that can reduce the $1 trillion problem that is global food waste across the supply chain. “We find that if you measure food waste and use analytics to understand it, putting […]
German flavors and fragrances company Symrise AG has opened a US facility near Atlanta, Georgia, for the production of natural food ingredients, investing approximately US$57m in the nearly 100 acre site to grow its US business. Symrise also recently opened a plant for the production of its cosmetic ingredients in the US in South Carolina. […]
The Döhler Group and Passina have reached an agreement on the acquisition of Concentra Europe BV (more commonly known in the industry under the “Passina” brand). The move means that the Döhler Group will be the owner of Passina’s Dutch and German subsidiaries, as Passina refocuses on its core passion fruit business. No financial details […]
FoodNavigator looks at five mega-trends that are set to influence the future of innovation in the food sector. If you thought 2017 was a turbulent year, 2018 is likely to herald further food sector shake-ups. From the growing influence of disruptive start-ups to rising concern over big-picture issues such as food security and non-communicable diseases, companies […]
Kellogg is to acquire Chicago Bar Company, maker of RXBAR, a line of clean-label protein bars said to be the fastest growing nutrition bar brand in the United States. RXBAR will continue to operate independently as a standalone business, and will be able to leverage Kellogg’s scale and resources to continue driving its growth, Kellogg […]
DuPont has entered into a definitive agreement with FMC Corporation to divest a portion of DuPont’s Crop Protection business, including certain research and development capabilities, and to acquire substantially all of FMC’s Health & Nutrition business. The transaction includes consideration to DuPont of $1.6 billion to reflect the difference in the value of the assets, […]
