Spain dairy group Calidad Pascual forms VC unit
Calidad Pascual, the Spain-based dairy business, has joined the ranks of major food manufacturers that have set up an in-house…
Health & wellness
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WHO issues new global benchmarks for salt in food
The World Health Organization (WHO) has set its sights on reducing salt in food products around the globe through new…
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Nestle buys brands from vitamins firm The Bountiful Company
Nestlé is to acquire "core" brands of US-based vitamins and supplements maker The Bountiful Company for US$5.75bn after revealing earlier…
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Unilever snaps up US supplements firm Onnit
Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire US supplements business Onnit for an undisclosed sum. Texas-based Onnit, described by Unilever as…
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Nestle confirms talks to buy vitamins firm The Bountiful Company
Nestlé has confirmed media reports this morning (26 April) that it is in talks to acquire The Bountiful Company, a US-based manufacturer…
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Nestle joins Magnit-led Russia initiative to promote healthy food
Nestlé has joined an initiative in Russia led by retailer Magnit to promote healthier lifestyles and eating, with a key…
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Covid-19 sweetens China’s interest in functional candy
The growing interest in healthy-eating among China's consumers is not a new concept for the regular readers of this column.…
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Germany tightens up rules around advertising ‘junk food’ to children
Germany's government has received buy-in from the country's advertising association for its plan to further restrict the marketing of food…
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Irish nutrition body questions alt-meat products’ protein content
A quarter of processed vegetarian meat-substitutes are not a source of protein, a study in Ireland has claimed. Research by Irish…
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UK ‘to drop plans for online junk-food ad ban’
The UK government is reportedly set to tear up plans to ban online adverts promoting food high in fat, sugar and salt.…
