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PepsiCo Inc. announced changes of the top management at its key North American food and beverages division. The company said Gary Rodkin, chairman and chief executive of PepsiCo Beverages and ... SG

For the first time in the company s 64-year history, M&M s Brand Candies is introducing a dark chocolate version of its famous candy — and just in time for ... SG

The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. has made big bets on infrastructure in recent years -- bets now paying off with the opening of three new facilities. In October 2004, the ... SG

The Swedish confectionery company Cloetta Fazer will close its subsidiary in Gdansk, Poland, during 2005. The company will continue to sell its brands on the Polish market through collaboration with ... SG

Acrylamide, a harmful chemical identified in baked and fried foods, does not increase the risk of breast cancer in women, say US and Swedish researchers. Acrylamide appears to form as ... SG

Nabisco, the snacks division of Kraft Foods Inc, plans to introduce a line of healthier snacks aimed at children. KidSense Fun Packs are varieties of the existing Nabisco products Teddy ... SG

US ice cream maker Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, majority owned by Nestlé, has said it achieved 68% sales growth in its light ice cream business in 2004, helped by the ... SG

Eating for Two, Inc. has introduced the first nutrition bar created to meet the dietary needs of health-conscious pregnant, nursing and postpartum women. Mommy Munchies(TM) Nutrition Bars, designed by an ... SG

Danish food ingredients firm Danisco has announced a rise in sales in the third quarter ended 31 January to 4.375bn kroner (US$786m) from 3.767bn Danish kroner in the same period ... SG

Orkla Food Ingredients, subsidiary of Norway’s food company Orkla, will buy all the shares in Bæchs Conditori. The Danish company is one of the market leaders for frozen fine ... SG

US cereal maker Kellogg expects to close its Keebler bakeries in Macon, Georgia and Des Plaines, Illinois to increase the efficiency of its operations and support its growth efforts. The ... SG

J & J Snack Foods Corp. has announced that it has acquired Snackworks LLC, d/b/a Bavarian Brothers, a manufacturer of soft pretzels headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Snackworks operates production ... SG

Shugr™ tastes like cane sugar, feels like cane sugar in the mouth, and has no aftertaste. World s first natural sweetener has zero calories, is Tooth-Friendly and diabetic-safe.
Shugr™ cooks ... SG

Germany-based and worldwide-acting Gum Arabic supplier Alfred L. Wolff strengthens its market position combining substantial buffer-stock availability and on-time production of Gum Arabic (Acacia Gum).
A closely working company network ... SG

Following an extremely successful processing campaign and a record 18,503 tonnes of sugar beet processed in a 24 hour period, the Wissington sugar factory near Downham Market, Norfolk ... SG