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“Confident in UK chocolate future”: Barry Callebaut acquires UK-based Burton’s Biscuit Company’s chocolate manufacturing assets

Barry Callebaut has completed the transaction to acquire Burton’s Biscuit Company’s chocolate manufacturing assets in the UK. It comes after the cocoa giant signed an agreement with the UK’s second biggest biscuit manufacturer, for the long-term supply of more than 12,000 tons of chocolate and compound per year in September. The deal comes just months […]

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How free-from foods are changing manufacturing

Dive Brief: U.S. consumers are increasingly scanning labels to check that products do not contain certain ingredients, such as gluten, GMOs, antibiotics, pesticides and allergens, according to Bloomberg. The trend is having a huge impact on how manufacturers source, prepare and package foods and beverages. Sales of these “free-from” foods are expected to grow 15%, […]

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Tate & Lyle expands oat manufacturing

Tate & Lyle has formally opened the expanded capacity at its oat ingredients manufacturing facility in Kimstad, Sweden. Part of the $100 million investment, it means that capacity at the facility has increased more than tenfold. Tate & Lyle has formally opened the expanded capacity at its oat ingredients manufacturing facility in Kimstad, Sweden. The […]