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Daniel Servitje has been working for the family business since 1984. Pic: Grupo Bimbo

Daniel Servitje steps down as CEO of Grupo Bimbo

After more than four decades with his family-owned business, Daniel Javier Servijte Montull is passing on the CEO baton, having built up an impressive legacy: Bimbo today is 8x larger than when he became CEO in 1997, has completed 93 acquisitions and racked up numerous accolades, including one of ‘the world’s most ethical companies’ for its exceptional leadership and best practices in ethics, compliance and governance.

Levelling the playing field: Kellogg’s feels the brunt of social media to remove chemicals from its kiddies’ cereals sold in the US

More than 80,000 consumers have added their names to a petition by food activist and one of Time Magazine’s 2015 ‘most influential people on the internet – Vani Hari (aka Food Babe) – urging Kellogg’s to eliminate synthetic additives from its breakfast...

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PepsiCo is sequestering the water from its potato chips to combat water crisis

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Daniel Servitje steps down as CEO of Grupo Bimbo

Levelling the playing field: Kellogg’s feels the brunt of social media to remove chemicals from its kiddies’ cereals sold in the US

From air to rail: Kate’s Real Food finds opportunity to expand across travel channel

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How PepsiCo is sequestering the water from its potato chips to combat the water crisis, and other interesting innovations

NPD: Ginsters gives the sausage roll a twist, Mrs Crimble’s gluten-free goes extra indulgent and Jason Momoa asks if you’re ready for adventure?

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US patchwork of additive bans: Will food manufacturers be forced to come up with a different formulation for different states?

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