March 18/Press Association -- Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers could reduce their risk of heart attacks and strokes by cutting meat, dairy products and gluten out of their diets, new research suggests.
March 17/FinancialWire -- Snack maker Lance Inc. said it bought privately held Brent & Sam's Inc., which makes gourmet cookies. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Lance
March 20/Moscow/The Moscow Times -- PepsiCo said it would pay $1.4 billion to buy Lebedyansky, a juice manufacturer, in an effort to step up beverage production in Russia, its biggest
March 24/Anaheim, Cal./Market Wire -- Naturade Inc. announced that in the final component of its 18-month restructuring it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding via which Naturade will acquire
March 24/Des Moines, Iowa/Business Wire -- Kemin Industries Inc. announced it acquired controlling interest in Nord Palatabilzantes do Brasil, to expand its global pet food palatant business into Central and
March 26/Amsterdam/Kazakhstan General Newswire -- Heineken N.V. acquired Drinks Union of the Czech Republic. The cost of the transaction, which will be funded from existing credit facilities, has not been
March 27/Trieste, Italy, and Atlanta/Business Wire -- The Coca-Cola Company and illycaffè SpA announced the companies have finalized their global joint venture and will be introducing three premium ready-to-drink (RTD)
May 1/Asia Pacific Food and Drinks Insights -- Japanese brewing giant Kirin Holding Co is to continue its aggressive expansion and regional diversification drive with the pursuit of new brewing
March 19, 2008/USA TODAY -- Coffee again will be freshly ground and scooped in most U.S. locations so that the stores smell like coffee shops again. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz
March 28/Brussels/Deutsche Presse-Agentur -- The European Commission on Friday extended the authorization of products derived from genetically modified (GM) maize after EU member states failed to agree on the issue.
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