Investment firm buys France's Bénédicta
AXA Private Equity has bought French food manufacturer Bénédicta from Barclays Private Equity and ABN Amro Capital France.
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EU food platform pumps funding into R&D for food industry
Food makers and ingredients firms will benefit from a new European platform that will prioritise research and development initiatives to keep the €800 billion food and drink industry competitive,reports Lindsey Partos.
Scientists to design health-packed 'super-sorghum' cereal
While food scientists are keen to promote the gluten-free benefits of sorghum in food formulations, African scientists are set to design a genetically engineered 'super sorghum' packed with vitamins and minerals
Olive antioxidant added to bread in Spain
A bread containing a concentrated component of olive oil has been launched in Spain as an anti-ageing food, reports Dominique Patton.
Flexible bulk packaging demand to decelerate
US demand for flexible bulk packaging will decelerate to 3.4 per cent per year, according to a forecast by Freedonia, a market researcher.