Puratos Group, Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium, and Grand-Place Holding, Brussels, Belgium, two international groups active in the business-to-business supply of raw materials and ingredients to the food industry, have finalized negotiations for a joint venture agreement in Vietnam.
Sensient Food Colors Italy, Cavriago, achieves International Food Standard accreditation, version 5, for the production of food-grade natural colors and vegetable concentrates.
Tate & Lyle, London, strengthens the security of supply for SPLENDA Sucralose by starting up production of micronized powdered sucralose at its facility in McIntosh, Ala.
Strong crop performance and support from grower partners are prompting stevia extract producer Sweet Green Fields of Bellingham, Wash., to expand its stevia crop in the Southeast.
Truvia, a Cargill brand, will expand its global presence throughout North America in early 2013 through an exclusive distribution with Grupo Herdez in Mexico and market openings in Canada.
Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut says it will significantly strengthen its position in cocoa processing with the acquisition of Petra Foods Ltd.’s cocoa ingredients division.
More Americans are beginning to realize their diets don’t include enough fiber, which offers numerous nutrition and health benefits. To meet consumers’ demands for more fiber-enriched products, bakers and snack manufacturers are looking to ingredient manufacturers for products to address the challenges of using more fiber in formulations.
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