Fiber One 80 Calories cereal from General Mills is made with insoluble and soluble fibre and offers 40% of the daily value of calcium and 25% of the daily value of vitamins and minerals. Available in US cereal aisles with an SRP of $4.49. Read more
A survey by Sainsbury's has found that kids dictate what the whole family eats, with 8 in 10 mums (77%) admitting that their children are the meal maestros at dinner time. Read more
Cargill's cocoa and chocolate business has appointed a new specialist team to support the company's commitment to build a sustainable supply chain for cocoa and chocolate. Read more
Campbell Soup Company has announced a series of initiatives to improve supply chain efficiency and reduce overhead costs across the organisation. The company also announced its intent to close its office in Moscow and exit the Russian market. Read more
British consumers are continuing to drink more British-sourced bottled water in smaller pack formats, new data reveals, with the latest Zenith International figures (for 2010) showing growth of almost 2.5 per year over the previous year. Read more
UK statutory levy board DairyCo has committed £5m to be spent over the next five years on two new research partnerships, which will deliver practical research to British dairy farmers. Read more
Denmark's Palsgaard has announced the completion of its first Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Palsgaard is a specialist in the manufacture of emulsifiers and stabilisers for the food industry. Read more
Nordson Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire Belgium-based Constructiewerkhuizen G Verbruggen NV. The deal is expected to close within the next several days. Terms were not disclosed. Read more
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM) has granted Royal DSM a Certificate of Suitability (CEP) that its Beta-Carotene is manufactured in line with the European Pharmacopoeia (EP) standards. Read more
The BBC reports that Thorntons is to close up to 180 stores over the next three years. Read more
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