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LycoRed Expanding in China

LycoRed named Zack Sun as the business development and sales manager for China for its food and beverage fortification business.
April 2, 2013
The company's new facility in Changzhou should increase its premix business for the food and beverage industry.
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Expansion at Golding

Golding Farms Foods Inc. announced it has invested $3 million in warehouse and office space.
April 2, 2013
The investment adds 40,000 square feet for QA, product development, maintenance and other operations.
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Caffeine-consuming Bacteria

Scientists at the University of Texas and the University of Iowa have created a synthetic bacteria that grows thanks to one of humankind's favorite stimulants -- caffeine.
April 1, 2013
The bacteria can be added to any caffeinated beverage, and it will grow according to the levels of caffeine in the drink.
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Virginia Dare and We-e in JV

Virginia Dare and We-e Flavors of China have joined together to establish a new full service flavor company based in Shanghai.
April 1, 2013
The new venture will allow both companies to better capitalize on business opportunities in China.
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Hormel VP Wins Siehl Prize

Hormel Foods announced that Dr. Phillip L. Minerich, vice president of research and development at Hormel Foods, has been honored as a recipient of the prestigious Siehl Prize in Agriculture.
April 1, 2013
Minerich was chosen for the agribusiness category for his extensive leadership with innovations in packaging, technology and safety in the food industry.
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Ottens Names Sr. Food Technologist

Ottens Flavors appointed Negin Sharafbafi as senior food technologist on the company’s innovation team.
April 1, 2013
Prior to joining Ottens, Sharafbafi worked in research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
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Coffee Consumption Habits

Coffee continues to be a favorite among beverage drinkers, particularly among Hispanic consumers.
March 29, 2013
The study, which began tracking ethnic data last year, found that 76% of adult Hispanics said they drank coffee yesterday, 13 percentage points ahead of the total population.
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Kameda Buying Mary's Gone Crackers

Mary’s Gone Crackers announced that Kameda USA Inc., a 100% subsidiary of Kameda Seika Co. Ltd, Japan’s largest manufacturer of rice crackers, has acquired 77.8% of the company.
March 29, 2013
The company's co-founders, chair and CEO will remain in their roles.
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Shifts at Smithfield

The Smithfield Packing Company Inc., a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Inc., announced it plans to shift bone-in ham production from its Landover, Md., plant to its facilities in North Carolina and Kentucky.
March 29, 2013
It will permanently close the Landover plant by early fall.
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Bunge Names VP/GM of Oil Business

George Allard, head of the milling business of Bunge North America, has been named vice president and general manager of the company’s oil business
March 29, 2013
Allard has replaced Rodney Perry, who has been named the Bunge Ltd. vice president of food and ingredients for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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