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Arla Foods to create stronger dairy structure Swedish-Danish cooperative Arla Foods is planning to invest DKK1.8bn ($317.73m) in the year 2012 to primarily create a stronger dairy structure and increase capacity, as a part of its strategy to support its international competitiveness. Agri & Animal Products > Dairy Products > News
LUNA launches Peanut Honey Pretzel bar By FBR Staff Writer
LUNA has launched Peanut Honey Pretzel, its newest bar flavor. The new bar combines complementary flavors and the sweetness of honey layered with the salty crunch of peanuts and pretzels.
Processed Foods > Confectionery > News Ferme Piscicole des Bobines recalls pastry products in Canada By FBR Staff Writer
Ferme Piscicole des Bobines is recalling Rainbow Trout pastries due to allergy risk, according to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). According to the agency, the products contain egg which is not declared on the label.
Marketing & Regulatory > Regulatory & Food Safety > News McDonald's launches Chicken McBites in Greater Philadelphia Region By FBR Staff Writer
McDonald's, the international fast food chain, has launched its newest menu addition - Chicken McBites, in the Greater Philadelphia Region in the US.
Marketing & Regulatory > Retail > News
McCormick Q4 net income down 1.4% By FBR Staff Writer
McCormick & Company, the US-based manufacturer of flavour products, has reported that its net income fell 1.4% to $131.7m for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, down from $133.6m a year earlier, due to acquisition-related transaction costs and higher raw material costs.
Condiments & Ingredients > Ingredients > News UK unveils new plan to increase exports in emerging markets By FBR Staff Writer
UK Food and Farming Minister Jim Paice has unveiled a new plan – the Exports Action Plan - which could enable UK food and drink companies to boost sales in the emerging markets.
News Taco Bell launches new breakfast menu By FBR Staff Writer
Taco Bell, a US-based Mexican style quick service restaurant chain, has launched a new breakfast menu featuring 11 menu items across ten states in the US, including California, Arizona, and Colorado.
Marketing & Regulatory > Retail > News

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Agri & Animal Products

Arla Foods to create stronger dairy structure
27 January 2012 | By FBR Staff Writer
Swedish-Danish cooperative Arla Foods is planning to invest DKK1.8bn ($317.73m) in the year 2012 to primarily create a stronger dairy structure and increase capacity, as a part of its strategy to support its international competitiveness.
Agri & Animal Products > Dairy Products > News
IDB raises EUR350m in loans to fund expansion
26 January 2012
Dairy co-operative Irish dairy board (IDB), which owns brands such as Kerrygold, Pilgrims Choice and Beo, has raised €350m in loans from a syndicate of international banks, for domestic and international expansion plans.
Agri & Animal Products > Dairy Products > News
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Processed Foods

Yasso launches frozen Greek yogurt smoothie line
27 January 2012
Yasso, the creator of frozen Greek yogurt novelty bars, has launched Yasso Smoothies - an all-natural frozen Greek yogurt smoothie line, in the US. The new product is available in the following flavors - Strawberry Banana, Mango Pineapple and Mixed Berry.
Processed Foods > Sweets & Desserts > News
Ferme Piscicole des Bobines recalls pastry products in Canada
27 January 2012 | By FBR Staff Writer
Ferme Piscicole des Bobines is recalling Rainbow Trout pastries due to allergy risk, according to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). According to the agency, the products contain egg which is not declared on the label.
Marketing & Regulatory > Regulatory & Food Safety > News
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Condiments & Ingredients

McCormick Q4 net income down 1.4%
27 January 2012 | By FBR Staff Writer
McCormick & Company, the US-based manufacturer of flavour products, has reported that its net income fell 1.4% to $131.7m for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, down from $133.6m a year earlier, due to acquisition-related transaction costs and higher raw material costs.
Condiments & Ingredients > Ingredients > News
Associated Brands buys Soluble Products
26 January 2012 | By FBR Staff Writer
Associated Brands, a North American manufacturer and supplier of private-label dry packaged foods, has completed the acquisition of Soluble Products, a US-based manufacturer of nutritional powders, including diet, bodybuilding, sports nutrition and children's nutritional supplements.
Condiments & Ingredients > Ingredients > News
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Chilled & Deli Food

Columbus Foods introduces salame variety pack
26 January 2012 | By FBR Staff Writer
Specialty meats company Columbus Foods has launched a salame variety pack , the Il Classico Antipasto Sampler, which features three of the popular varieties from the brand's portfolio of salumi offerings.
Chilled & Deli Food > News
Fresh Express launches new salad mixes
24 January 2012 | By Andrew Bryan
US-based food company Fresh Express has launched two new salad mixes under its Organic Biologique brand. The new products are Organic 50/50 Mix and Organic Baby Sweet Lettuce.
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Special Foods

Salmonella-contaminated baby formula sickens 16 children in Russia
26 January 2012 | By Stuart Miller
The Russian food safety authority Rospotrebnadzor has recalled baby formula manufactured by FASSKA, a Belgium-based dairy food company, due to Salmonella contamination.
Special Foods > Baby Food > News
Synutra's infant formula clears government safety tests
16 January 2012 | By FBR Staff Writer
Synutra International, a leading infant formula company in China, has announced that government testing has confirmed that the company's infant formula products are safe and compliant with all government safety standards.
Special Foods > Baby Food > News

Food Technology

SGS offers technique to check nitrates concentration in vegetables
26 January 2012 | By FBR Staff Writer
SGS Food Safety Services is offering spectrophotometric technique and other methods of testing to check the concentration of nitrates in vegetables, in the wake of the new EU regulation which has increased the maximum permissible nitrate content in fresh lettuce and spinach.
Food Technology > IT & software > News
Key Technology launches wet spinach sorting system
25 January 2012 | By Andrew Bryan
US-based Key Technology has launched new Wet Spinach Sorting System for frozen and canned spinach processing lines.
Food Technology > IT & software > News

Marketing & Regulatory

Taco Bell launches new breakfast menu
27 January 2012 | By FBR Staff Writer
Taco Bell, a US-based Mexican style quick service restaurant chain, has launched a new breakfast menu featuring 11 menu items across ten states in the US, including California, Arizona, and Colorado.
Marketing & Regulatory > Retail > News
McDonald's launches Chicken McBites in Greater Philadelphia Region
27 January 2012 | By FBR Staff Writer
McDonald's, the international fast food chain, has launched its newest menu addition - Chicken McBites, in the Greater Philadelphia Region in the US.
Marketing & Regulatory > Retail > News

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