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TNT Express airlifts 45 tons of food aid to Somalia
TNT Express on August 8 transported 45 tons of emergency food aid to Nairobi, Kenya, to help the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) feed thousands of children in neighboring Somalia. A Boeing 767 aircraft containing more than 3,000 boxes of…
United | 12 August 2011
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Report suggests ways to reduce food waste
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about one-third of the food produced worldwide for human consumption is lost or wasted, amounting to some 1.3 billion tons per year. In the developing world, over 40% of foo…
United | 12 July 2011
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Bosch participates in Save Food Initiative
With an aim to ensure that less food perishes on its way to the consumer in the future, Bosch Packaging Technology took part in the international Save Food initiative, which was initiated by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
United | 25 May 2011
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Report finds growing demand for health products in UAE and KSA
The higher demand for innovative food and beverage ingredients is catalyzing the growth of health beverages and foods in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Enhanced consumer awareness about the benefits of healt…
United | 24 January 2011
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FiA, Hi and Ni China 2010 received over 40,000 visitors
FiA, Hi and Ni China 2010, alongside Food Ingredients Shanghai (FIS 2010) and CPhI China 2010, kicked off at Shanghai New International Expo Center on 2 to 4 June 2010. The showing of multiple exhibitions, covering food ingredients, natural ingre…
United | 12 July 2010
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Symrise expands in Egypt
Symrise has signed an agreement to acquire all of the shares of Futura Labs Group, a flavors and fragrances manufacturer in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. With this acquisition, Symrise expands its footprint in several markets in the region. …
United | 01 January 2010
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Logistics companies respond to Asian crises
Agility, TNT and UPS have joined international efforts to expedite food supplies to the people who are affected by natural disasters in Asia, said the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The companies are working together in an initiative call…
United | 01 November 2009
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United Biscuits partners Genpact to optimize F&A operations
Genpact, which manages business processes for companies worldwide, says it has been awarded a seven year contract to provide multiple finance and accounting (F&A) services for United Biscuits (UB), an European manufacturer and marketer of biscuits, c…
United | 05 August 2009
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Fi Asia-China 2009 addresses safety, TCM ingredients trends
Food ingredients Asia-China opened in Shanghai two days ago and it ran alongside Health ingredients (Hi) and Natural ingredients (Ni), as well as CPhI, P-MEC and ICSE. Organiser United Business Media (UBM) says traditional Chinese medicinal ingred…
United | 26 June 2009
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Kraft Foods announces United Biscuits buyout in Iberia
Seeking to strengthen its reach, Kraft Foods announced that it will acquire the Spanish and Portuguese operations of United Biscuits (UB). The $1 billion deal returns all Nabisco trademarks—including Oreo and Ritz—in the European Union, Eastern Europ…
United | 13 July 2006
