Stora Enso acquires US-based biotech company
Stora Enso has acquired 100% of the shares of the US-based company Virdia, a developer of extraction and separation technologies for conversion of cellulosic biomass into refined sugars and lignin.
Archives for June 22, 2014
Trellis Earth Products to acquire Cereplast assets
Trellis Earth Products is set to acquire all of Cereplast's assets for $2.6m, including its former Seymour bioplastics factory.
EXPERT SAYS BRAND BROKE 'EVERY RULE OF HEALTH MARKETING'
Psychoanalyzing Nestle’s Nesfluid nightmare: ‘Brand promised something for everyone, appealed to almost no-one’
Functional foods expert Julian Mellentin says Nestle’s failed health drink Nesfluid was a confusing launch promising nutrition, hydration and an alphabet soup of health benefits in a dubious-tasting beverage range.
PepsiCo follows Coke, sinks cash into Egyptian juice
PepsiCo will use its joint venture agreement with Saudi Arabian dairy giant Almarai Company to help fund a new juice factory in Egypt and other facilities over the next five years.
BPA and phthalate exposure revealed in pregnant Canadian women
Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalate exposure among pregnant women is comparable to or lower than what was found in a Canadian national population-based survey.
ANALYST BELIEVES $100BN+ MEGA MERGER UNLIKELY IN SHORT TERM
PepsiCo still fly in ‘compelling but complex’ SAB Miller/ABI ointment?
With increased market chatter over AB InBev’s possible purchase of SAB Miller one analyst warns that the former’s bottling deal with PepsiCo in Latin America remains one barrier to a deal.