May 7/M2 EquityBites -- Manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. and PepsiCo Inc., a food and beverage company, on May 6 announced that the
May 9/Financial Deals Tracker -- The Coca-Cola Company, a manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, has signed a letter of intent to acquire water and energy
May 9/Western Europe Food and Drinks Insights -- In recent years, the main driver of growth in the Western Europe food and drink industry has been consumers purchasing products with
April 28/Holzminden/FrankfurtPrepared Foods -- Symrise has acquired the Dairy Flavors, Savory Flavors, Sweet Flavors and Seasonings sectors of the Danish manufacturer Chr. Hansen. The anti-trust authorities approved the transaction on
April 28/Chicago/PRNewswire-FirstCall -- The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company announced it had reached an agreement to merge with Mars Inc. As a result of this transaction, Wrigley will become a private
April 23/Phoenix/PRNewswire-FirstCall -- NutraCea appointed Jeffrey W. Sanders to become chief financial officer for the Company. He will join NutraCea on April 23, 2008 and assume the role of chief
April 24/Toronto/Prime Newswire -- SunOpta Inc. announced the appointment of Tony Tavares to the position of vice president and chief operating officer, SunOpta Inc., effective June 1, 2008. In this
April 22/Dallas/PRNewswire-FirstCall -- Dean Foods Company announced that Kelly Duffin-Maxwell has been appointed to the newly created position of executive vice president, Research & Development (R&D) and will report jointly
April 16/CBC News -- Eating fewer calories appears to inhibit the development of precancerous skin conditions, U.S. researchers have discovered, possibly showing that a low-calorie diet can play a big
April 26/Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Constituents in wine may protect against dementia. This is shown in research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg in Sweden. The