Philadelphia Macaroni Co. has agreed to acquire the Harrisburg, Pa., pasta plant owned by Unilever. The transaction is expected to close before the end of March. (more…)
The Parma-based food giant Barilla is perfecting a very different kind of technique to shape pasta dough – using 3D printers. To do so, it is working with Tno, a Dutch organisation specialising in applied scientific research, on a project using the same cutting-edge technology that has already brought startling developments in manufacturing and may now be poised to make similar waves in the food sector. (more…)
In the US Campbell Soup Co. will start offering K-cup soup packs that can be made with Green Mountain’s popular single-serve coffee machines. The soups include a K-cup pack of broth that is brewed over a packet of dry pasta and vegetables. (more…)
Nestlé said it would sell its US-based frozen pasta business, Joseph’s Pasta, to private equity firm Brynwood Partners as part of a drive to clean up its portfolio. (more…)
Nestlé has committed to reducing salt across its global portfolio by 2025 to support a World Health Organization target that people consume no more than 5 grams of salt per day. The initiative includes soups, noodles, recipe mixes, frozen and refrigerated meals and pizzas from such brands as Maggi, Stouffer’s, DiGiorno and Buitoni. (more…)
Spagnola Ebro Foods ha deciso di acquisire Olivieri Foods, la pasta fresca e salsa di business della sede a Toronto in Canada Bread Company per circa C $ 120.000.000 (115.000.000 $). Il perfezionamento dell’operazione è atteso entro la fine del 2013. (more…)
DeCio Pasta has completed an expansion of its Tempe, Arizona, US, manufacturing facility, increasing production capabilities by more than 300% to accommodate “escalating demand” for its flavored pasta products. (more…)
Just a little over a month since the president of Barilla pasta maker, Guido Barilla, sparked an international outcry by saying he would never make ads that portrayed gay families, the company announced it has created a Diversity & Inclusion board of advisers. (more…)
