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Intertek to acquire food industry workforce training provider

Intertek to acquire food industry workforce training provider

Intertek Group P.L.C., a total quality assurance provider to a range of industries, has entered into an agreement to acquire Alchemy Investment Holdings, Inc., provider of frontline workforce training and communications, from The Riverside Co.

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Roman Laguarta to replace Indira Nooyi as PepsiCo CEO

Roman Laguarta to replace Indira Nooyi as PepsiCo CEO

According to PepsiCo Inc., Indra Nooyi will step down as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company, effective 3 October. The board of directors has elected Ramon Laguarta, who has been with the company

Allied Industry
Britannia to launch 50 products to celebrate centenary

Britannia to launch 50 products to celebrate centenary

Britannia Industries is looking at acquisitions and expansions into new geographies, launching a new logo to commemorate the company’s centenary. “We have now got a very strong foundation not only in terms of financials but

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Ghana’s Prof Suggests Usage of GM Crops to Tackle Fall Armyworms

Ghana’s Prof Suggests Usage of GM Crops to Tackle Fall Armyworms

Director of Biotechnology and Nuclear Agricultural Research Institution, Professor Kenneth Ellis Danso, has suggested that Ghana may have to start looking at using genetic modifications in crops to address the devastation caused by fall armyworms.

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Herbalife launches Protein Bar for long-lasting energy

Herbalife launches Protein Bar for long-lasting energy

Herbalife Nutrition has announced the launch of the Herbalife24 Achieve Protein Bar, the Company’s first protein bar to offer 20 grams of high-quality whey and milk protein, made with whole food derived ingredients. This new

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PepsiCo plans $100M investment for Shanghai factory

PepsiCo plans $100M investment for Shanghai factory

PepsiCo is planning to invest $100 million to expand and renovate a food factory in Shanghai.   The company will add a new production line and introduce advanced packaging and warehousing technology at the Songjiang

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30-40% of food businesses listed on e-commerce platform lack details of registration, finds FSSAI

30-40% of food businesses listed on e-commerce platform lack details of registration, finds FSSAI

During a review by FSSAI of e-Commerce food platforms, FSSAI has found that e-Commerce platforms did not have details of FSSAI license and /or registration in respect of as many as 30% to 40% of

Events
ProPak India to Showcase Latest Innovations and Technologies for Processing and Packaging Industries

ProPak India to Showcase Latest Innovations and Technologies for Processing and Packaging Industries

UBM India, India’s leading exhibitions organizer, is all set to host the first edition of the ProPak India expo, catering to India’s evergrowing processing and packaging industries. It aims to bring a comprehensive market overview

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Preeti Sudan gets interim charge of FSSAI chief

Preeti Sudan gets interim charge of FSSAI chief

Health Secretary Preeti Sudan has been given interim charge of chairperson, Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), an official order has said. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved entrustment of the interim

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Intake of high fiber foods can reduce effects of stress, says a research

Intake of high fiber foods can reduce effects of stress, says a research

Eating high fibre foods may reduce the effects of stress on our gut and behaviour, according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology. Stress is a significant health concern and can cause major