October 14/Purchase, N.Y./AP -— PepsiCo, which has struggled with lagging sales of its soft drinks business in the U.S., announced plans to eliminate 3,300 positions globally, as it reported a
October 21/West Lafayette, Indiana/PRNewswire -- New research published in the October issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reveals significant health benefits in milled yellow corn products. The
October 21/Chicago/Business Wire -- Merisant Worldwide Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries announced the appointment of Yann Kervoern to general manager/North America. Based in Chicago, Kervoern will oversee Merisant's North America
October 14/Toronto/Waterloo Region Record -- Maple Leaf Foods is assessing a recently approved preservative for meat products that inhibits the growth of Listeria following an outbreak linked to one of
October 20/Belfast, Ireland/Belfast Telegraph -- A food substance normally associated with good health may play an active role in Alzheimer's disease, new research has shown. Scientists found a link between
October 17/Dunedin, New Zealand, and North Bergen, N.J./Prepared Foods magazine -- BLIS Technologies Ltd., developer and manufacturer of BLIS K12, a probiotic for the prevention of upper airways infection including
October 20/Atchison, Kansas/Prepared Foods magazine -— MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI) signed a non-binding letter of intent to enter into an agreement with ConAgra Mills whereby ConAgra would supply the company’s
October 20/World Markets Research Limited -- The FDA will set up its first inspection office in Beijing, China, by the end of this year to tighten the safety and quality
October 15/Toronto/The Toronto Star -- Cadbury PLC is cutting 580 jobs, or about 1.3% of its workforce, as it moves to streamline operations even as it reported improved third-quarter sales.
October 17/Hackettstown, N.J./PRNewswire -- Mars Inc. announced it is the first confectionery company in the U.S. to voluntarily implement Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) nutrition labeling on all of its chocolate,
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