Archives for December 17, 2013

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Red Bull targets China for expansion (UPDATED)

By Maggie Hennessy

Red Bull is planning to roll out its best-selling energy drink in China after gaining the necessary permissions, and is building an office in Shanghai, a spokesperson told FoodNavigator-USA. The news was initially reported in Austrian newspaper Kronen...

Hershey ups palm oil pledge but Greenpeace wants more

By Oliver Nieburg

Hershey has committed to purchasing 100% traceable and sustainably-sourced palm oil by the end of 2014. Greenpeace has welcomed the move, but has reservations about timelines and terminology.

US meat industry welcomes salmonella action plan

By Poorna Rodrigo

The American meat industry has welcomed the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) newly introduced ‘Salmonella Action Plan’.

Bolthouse leverages Instagram in first beverage-focused ad campaign

By Maggie Hennessy

When 100-year-old food and beverage manufacturer Bolthouse Farms decided to launch its first ever consumer advertising campaign focused on beverages this year, the brand harnessed the visual power of Instagram after realizing the app’s potential among...

DDW acquires Danisco food colorings from DuPont

By Maggie Hennessy

D.D. Williamson (DDW) has acquired the food coloring product line and related processing equipment from Danisco USA Inc., which had been part of DuPont Nutrition & Health since 2011. Financial terms of this transaction were not disclosed.

BUNGE: ‘OUR POSITION REFLECTS LEGAL PROCESS & COMPLIANCE’

Coke supplier Bunge cops flak from Guarani Indians

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Brazil’s Guarani Indians are urging Coca-Cola not to source sugar from Bunge after the agri-business was attacked for alleged ‘land grabbing’ in a recent Oxfam report.