Food/Beverages

Firmenich to Acquire DRT From Ardian

GENEVA, March 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Firmenich today announced that it has entered into exclusivity with Ardian, Tikehau Capital and family shareholders to acquire Les Derives Resiniques et Terpeniques ("DRT"). DRT is a world leader in plant-based chemistry, mainly from pine trees, and is one of...

2020-03-06 17:45 2993

New Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR Assays for expanded foodborne pathogen analysis

BASINGSTOKE, England, March 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Thermo Fisher Scientific today released five new Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR Assays and enhanced software to test food and related samples for: New Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR A...

2020-03-05 21:00 2173

Masque in Mumbai Is the 2020 Recipient of the Miele One To Watch Award

MUMBAI, India, March 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia's 50 Best Restaurants has announced thatMasque in Mumbai, India, is the 2020 winner of the prestigious Miele One To Watch Award. Selected by the organisers of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants in collaboration with its regional experts, the Miele One To ...

2020-03-05 15:30 2701

GODIVA Announces The Lady GODIVA Initiative, Honoring Its Namesake

NEW YORK, March 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GODIVA, the global leader in premium chocolate, announced today the launch of The Lady GODIVA Initiative, a purpose-driven program designed to support charitable organizations that empower women around the world.   Launching just before International...

2020-03-05 09:00 3368

Infinitus Moves to Ensure A Smooth Return to Work and Resumption of Production Amid Epidemic

GUANGZHOU, China, Mar. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 virus made the 2020 Chinese New Year one of the most unusual ever. The Chinese government and people have pulled out all the stops to win the battle against the epidemic. Infinitus (China) Company Ltd., a purveyor ...

2020-03-02 08:30 2230

Golden Agri-Resources Ends 2019 on a High Note

* Full year EBITDA grew by 22 percent to US$697 million while Underlying Profit achieved atUS$272 million * Increased contribution from downstream business to EBITDA resulted in stronger year-on-year results despite lower average CPO prices * Proposed final dividend of 0.58 Singapore cents p...

2020-02-28 13:59 2977

FHA-Food & Beverage will be held 2-5 March 2021

SINGAPORE, Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Informa Markets has announced that the revised dates forFHA-Food & Beverage are 2-5 March 2021 at Singapore EXPO & MAX Atria. The event was originally scheduled to take place from 31 March - 3 April 2020 at Singapore EXPO & MAX Atria. Mr Martyn Cox, Even...

2020-02-27 21:17 2129

Xinhua Silk Road: Yili leads list of finalists for World Food Innovation Awards 2020

BEIJING, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., one ofthe Chinese dairy giants, has dominated the list of finalists for the World Food Innovation Awards 2020, which has been revealed recently. Yili domin...

2020-02-27 13:10 4510

All Set for Love Cooking Live!

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Home cooks, mark your calendars! This one's for you. Love Cooking Live is back and better than ever! Organised by the wonderful team behindCake Bake & Sweets show, Love Cooking Live is the only live cooking even...

2020-02-26 12:56 4078

The Global Food Safety Initiative Raises the Bar for Food Safety, Releases All-new GFSI Benchmarking Requirements

SEATTLE, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- During the opening plenary of its annual conference , a gathering of more than 1,000 food distributors, manufacturers and safety professionals, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) announced the newest edition ...

2020-02-26 08:42 2475

Tokyo's Imperial Hotel Receives Two Top Awards in Sweet and Tempting Field of Sweets

TOKYO, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Imperial Hotel's boulangerie Shigeaki Ninomiya and his Japan Team won the Silver Medal at the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie 2020 inParis on January 11 and 14, 2020. Twelve countries competed in the championships, with each team of three members particip...

2020-02-25 16:00 1233

JR East Group offers vegan and Muslim-friendly sweets

* Tokyo - JR East Group operates the Shinkansen and other trains over a network of railways that cover half the main island ofJapan. * To provide all visitors the chance to enjoy Japanese sweets souvenirs, JR East Group, in collaboration with three popular confectionery companies, is promot...

2020-02-25 13:00 2920

Malaysia National Junior Culinary Team Triumphs on The World Stage

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Malaysia National Youth Culinary Team comprising Sunway University School of Hospitality students Alicia Tay (23), Pang Jin Yong (23), Amanda Cheah (20), Tsen Jun Yan (20), and Amirul Ashraf (20) and Ilya Dayana (25) from Kolej Yayasan Paha...

2020-02-24 08:00 2750

Asia's 50 Best Restaurants Announces Cho Hee-sook is Asia's Best Female Chef 2020

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cho Hee-sook, chef-owner of Hansikgonggan inSeoul, has been named Asia's Best Female Chef for 2020. Chef Cho will be presented with her award at the ceremony forAsia's 50 Best Restaurants 2020, sponsored by S.Pellegrino &Acqua Panna, on Tuesday 24...

2020-02-20 09:30 4074

Amazon, Nestle, Walmart and More Share Food Safety Best Practices in GFSI Case Study Booklet

PARIS, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is excited to announce its new and improved Case Study Booklet, released just ahead of the 2020 GFSI Conference inSeattle, Washington. The GFSI Case Study Booklet showcases the organisation's work with companies to imp...

2020-02-20 08:42 2940

Nayuki Donating Food and Face Masks to Several Hospitals to Battle Coronavirus Outbreak and Launches Free Delivery Service for February

SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nayuki, a leading new-style tea drink brand based inChina, is donating tea beverages, baked goods, milk, fruit and thousands of medical face masks to frontline medical staff inWuhan, Shanghai ,Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Guangzhou.

2020-02-19 10:47 2520

Amorepacific Group opens Green Tea Probiotics Research Center

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Amorepacific R&D Center opened Green Tea Probiotics Research Center to deepen the study of lactobacillus newly found in Jeju organic green tea garden and to continue the development of innovative products in microorganisms and other fields. 

2020-02-19 08:30 3415

Chiba Pref. Gov't Soliciting Tourists to Pick Strawberries, Including CHI-BA+BERRY, at Local Farms

CHIBA, Japan, Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its spring tourism promotion campaign, the Chiba Prefectural Government is soliciting tourists to visit local strawberry farms to pick and eat locally grown strawberries, including the "CHI-BA+BERRY" variety, an original species developed inC...

2020-02-18 13:00 1797

Charoen Pokphand Foods to Optimise Revenue Margins with Experience Management

BANGKOK, Feb. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualtrics , the leader in customer experience and creator of the experience management category, today announcedCharoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), Thailand's leading integrated agro-industrial and...

2020-02-17 23:10 2298

Farmcrowdy Acquires Meat Processor, Best Foods L&P Ltd

Set to launch Retail Meat Hubs across Nigeria in Q2 2020 LAGOS, Nigeria, Feb. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmcrowdy today announced the acquisition of Best Foods (L&P) Limited to offer wider livestock production and processing solutions to the market. Farmcrowdy now owns majority stakes in Best Fo...

2020-02-17 19:09 2589