Market Research: Eggs Reaching New Levels of Attention
Rockville / MD. (pf) Eggs have always been a restaurant and home kitchen workhorse, but lately they have garnered new levels of respect. As noted in the Packaged Facts recent report «Eggs: Culinary Trend Tracking Series», consumers are seeking higher levels of protein in their diets...
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Avena and Farmer’s Berner merge input and grain trades
Helsinki / FI. (agp) Avena Nordic Grain Limited, part of Apetit Oyj Group, and Farmer’s Berner Limited are merging their purchase and sales organisations on input and grain trade. The operating model will be based on partnership and joint field organisation. The partnership will be called...
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Nestle: to invest in post-conflict Colombian coffee
Vevey / CH. (nsa) Nespresso – Swiss Nestle S.A. – has announced that it will expand its coffee-sourcing programme into several former conflict zones in Colombia for the first time. The move comes as part of a CHF 49 million (USD 50 million) investment in sustainable high-quality coffee cultivation...
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General Mills: Deepens Investment in Soil Health
Minnealopis / MN. (gm) General Mills continues to invest in soil health practices on U.S. agricultural farmland with its latest contribution of 735’000 USD to the National Wheat Foundation who together with the Soil Health Partnership, will advance widespread adoption and implementation...
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Syngenta: to Acquire Nidera Seeds
Basel / CH. (sgt) Swiss Syngenta International AG and COFCO International Limited announced that Syngenta has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Nidera Seeds which is currently owned by COFCO International. Completion of the transaction is subject to clearance by the relevant...
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Pipeline Foods: Acquires North Dakota Grain Elevator
Minneapolis / MN. (pf) Pipeline Foods LLC, the first U.S.-based supply chain solutions company focused exclusively on non-GMO and organic food and feed, announced it has acquired a grain elevator in Lignite, North Dakota. This is Pipeline Foods’ third grain elevator purchase this year as the...
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Cargill: sets clear course for cocoa sustainability
Minneapolis / MN. (cg) Cargill Company published its third report on the progress and achievements of the Cargill Cocoa Promise, our commitment to sparking a more sustainable cocoa sector for generations to come. Building on a decades-long focus on sustainability, the Cargill Cocoa Promise...
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Pipeline Foods: Invests in Canadian Expansion
Minneapolis / MN. (pf) Pipeline Foods LLC, the first U.S.-based supply chain solutions company focused exclusively on non-GMO and organic food and feed, announced the acquisition of two grain elevator facilities in Wapella and Gull Lake, Saskatchewan (Canada). Wapella, a 3’500 metric ton (MT) facility...
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The Rainforest Alliance And UTZ To Merge
New York / Amsterdam. (tra / utz) The Rainforest Alliance and UTZ, two of the world’s leading sustainability certification organizations, have announced their intention to merge later this year. The new organization, to be named the Rainforest Alliance, will tackle environmental and social...
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Grain + Co.: The Andersons Purchases Purity Foods
Maumee / OH. (tagg) The Andersons Inc. Grain Group announces it has purchased Purity Foods Inc., an organic and conventional ancient grains processor in Hudson, Michigan. «Our investment in Purity Foods is consistent with our objective to expand the Grain Group’s food ingredient business», says...
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