In US gluten-free products must now meet Food and Drug Administration rules. In August 2013 the Fda issued a final rule in the Federal Register defining what characteristics a food must have to be labeled “gluten-free”. (more…)
Anyone who supplies Nestlé with dairy, meat, poultry or eggs will have to meet the company’s new animal welfare guidelines. The company has signed an agreement with the non-governmental organization World Animal Protection to develop and implement the standards. (more…)
Ebro Foods has reached a binding agreement for the purchase of a majority shareholding (52%) in the Italian company Pastificio Lucio Garofalo for a sum amounting to € 62.5 million. (more…)
“Good for you, good for the planet” is the philosophy that inspires the Barilla Group’s development plan and that, in 2013, was implemented with a number of concrete actions combining growth and sustainability. (more…)
US pasta and pesto maker Armanino Foods has reported higher annual revenues and profits on the back of sales in its domestic market. The company booked a net income of US$3.3m for 2013, up from $2.9m a year earlier. (more…)
US food group Post Holdings has lowered its forecast for annual adjusted Ebitda.
The company pointed to costs linked to M&A, a lag in volumes at pasta arm Dakota Pasta Growers and pressure on US breakfast cereal sales. (more…)
Spain-based food group Ebro Foods described 2013 as «very positive» for the business even as its profits came in lower year-on-year. (more…)
Australian pasta manufacturers Vetta Pasta have launched a new “healthier” pasta range called Smart Pasta.
The new Smart Pasta range includes two pasta options: “High protein low carb” and “Cholesterol lowering”. (more…)
