Executives for the newly formed Ardent Mills greeted media—and then manufacturer customers—as the Institute of Food Technologists opened on Sunday, June, 21.

Farbest Brands, Montvale, N.J., said it will begin distribution a full line of USDA organic-certified products following an agreement with Naturz Organic, a privately held company with primary headquarters in Dalian, China.

Centerchem used IFT 2014 to announce a worldwide distribution agreement with Chefmaster, Fullerton, Calif. Officials say the deal includes Chefmaster’s complete line of natural and synthetic colorants in a broad range of dispersions and solutions, in addition to FD&C lakes and dyes.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently considering comments on its proposed action to declare partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) unsafe for use in food due to their trans fat content.

This move formally completes the transition of all Celanese businesses into a single, unified Celanese brand.

Germany’s Paradise Fruits group of companies unveiled a new look for its fruit ingredients business

The deal is for a purchase price of $567 million in cash.

Consumers know such familiar phrases as “time in a bottle” and a “message in a bottle.”

Firmenich, Princeton, N.J., says blackberry, the subtly sophisticated, bite-sized beauty, is the “Flavor of the Year” for 2014.