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Royal DSM appoints new leadership for APAC

Royal DSM appoints new leadership for APAC

The new appointment, effective 15 February 2019, come as DSM continues to drive accelerated growth in Asia Pacific.Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and sustainable living has appointed Anand Sundaresan as

Research
Scientists to focus on nutritional traits of sorghum

Scientists to focus on nutritional traits of sorghum

70 scientists from public, private and national systems from 10 countries were called to focus on prioritizing traits in improved products.Recognizing the increased market pull for sorghum grain as health food and animal feed (see

Supplier
METRO to receive $20M to expand access to quality food

METRO to receive $20M to expand access to quality food

With IFC’s investment, METRO Wholesale Myanmar will drive up agricultural incomes.IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $20 million financing to METRO Wholesale Myanmar Limited to help raise food safety standards,

Global
BENEO invests 4.3M Euro in new plant in Belgium

BENEO invests 4.3M Euro in new plant in Belgium

New production facility to open in response to growing demand for meat-alternativesBENEO, one of the leading manufacturers of functional ingredients, has invested 4.3 million Euro into a new production plant for vegetal protein in Wanze,

Nutritionals
Miracle Foundation India announces Year-End nutrition campaign

Miracle Foundation India announces Year-End nutrition campaign

Miracle Foundation India aims to raise funds to support nutrition which will support 100 children for a year. As the year comes to an end, Miracle Foundation India, a fully-licensed Section 25 non-profit organization, announces

Allied Industry
Special.T, Kusmi Tea launch tea capsules range

Special.T, Kusmi Tea launch tea capsules range

As of March 2019, this new range will be available across Europe via special-t.com and kusmitea.com.KUSMI TEA and SPECIAL.T have announced the launch of a new range of jointly created tea capsules, bringing consumers the

Beverages
Coca-Cola Amatil switches to sustainable sugar in Australia

Coca-Cola Amatil switches to sustainable sugar in Australia

Under purchasing contracts running to 2021, Amatil’s sugar purchases were now a mix of Bonsucro and Smartcane Best Management Practice (BMP) certified sugar.Coca-Cola Amatil recently announced that all sugar in its non-alcoholic beverage range in

Ingredients
Ingredion acquires Western Polymer operations

Ingredion acquires Western Polymer operations

The acquisition will expand the Company’s potato starch manufacturing capacityIngredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, has acquired the operations of Western Polymer, a privately held, U.S.-based company headquartered in

Events
Collaborative efforts to address food safety: 6th AOAC- India’s Annual Conference

Collaborative efforts to address food safety: 6th AOAC- India’s Annual Conference

As a prominent food safety conference, it brought together nearly 300 analytical professionals.The 6th AOAC-India’s annual Conference Towards Collaborative Leadership to Ensure Food Safety was held recently at the Park Hotel in New Delhi. As a

Latest News
Nestlé joins initiative to build fully recyclable cups

Nestlé joins initiative to build fully recyclable cups

This announcement follows a series of initiatives and concrete steps taken by Nestlé to accelerate action to tackle plastic waste.Nestlé is joining forces with other industry partners to build a fully recyclable, compostable fiber cup