Food Processing

Fonterra to expand China farms

(Reuters) - The world's biggest dairy exporter, New Zealand's Fonterra, is to spend around NZ$100 million ($82 million) to expand its farming operations in China, the co-operative said on Thursday.

Sofina Foods to acquire Fearmans Pork, Inc

/CNW/ - Sofina Foods Inc. (Sofina) and Sun Capital Partners Inc., a leading private investment firm, are pleased to announce the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Sofina will acquire 100 percent of Fearmans Pork, Inc. (Fearmans).

AstraZeneca investors lobby for management shake-up

The knives are out at AstraZeneca. Investors are agitating for big changes at the troubled drugmaker,  even asking for a new CEO, the Financial Times reports.

Lees Foods directors launch £5.6m buyout

The directors at Lees Foods, the Coatbridge-based maker of macaroon bars and snowballs, have launched a £5.6 million bid to take the company private.

Bunge Purchases Assets of MCN BioProducts

/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ - Bunge Limited ("Bunge"), a leading global agribusiness and food company, today announced it has purchased substantially all of the assets, including the patent portfolio, of MCN BioProducts Inc. ("MCN"), a privately-held Canadian technology company.

Bunge Limited Announces Management Transition at Bunge EMEA

/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ - Bunge Limited, a global agribusiness and food company, today announced a transition of leadership at Bunge Europe, Middle East and Africa ("Bunge EMEA"). Jean-Louis Gourbin, Chief Executive Officer, Bunge EMEA, will retire effective May 1, 2012.

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