Commission rubber stamps Kellogg’s Pringles buy
The European Commission has cleared Kellogg’s $2.7bn deal to acquire snack business Pringles from Procter & Gamble (P&G).
Archives for May 3, 2012
Cacao & soy compounds show heart health benefits for diabetic women: Study
Supplementation with cacao-flavonoids and soy isoflavones may improve levels of biomarkers of heart disease in postmenopausal, diabetic women, says a new study.
Higher prices boost Kraft profit in Q1
Kraft Foods reported a 1.8% increase in first quarter profit after it raised prices for its products around the world and increased sales of its ‘power’ brands, particularly in developing markets.
GLG Life Tech receives cease trade order
Stevia supplier GLG Life Tech has stopped trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange after it received a full cease trade order from the British Columbia Securities Commission, due to delayed filing of its year-end financial statements and related documents.
'Pre-emptive’ measures will accelerate tainted product identification - USDA
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has outlined a series of measures to conduct future meat product trace backs in a “pre-emptive” manner to catch E.coli O157:H7 contamination at an earlier stage.
Fresh, real and global lead upcoming snacking trends, says Hartman
Snacking accounts for nearly half of all eating occasions in the United States – and healthier, more global ingredients are increasing in popularity, according to market research organization The Hartman Group.