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Founding Fathers Light Beer
www.just-drinks.com | 8 hours 38 minutes ago
Founding Fathers Products' Founding Fathers Light Beer

Kraft, General Mills and ConAgra: analysts’ tips on Pringles suitors
www.bakeryandsnacks.com | 14 hours 48 minutes ago
Kraft Foods is the likeliest candidate for Procter & Gamble’s Pringles brand after a deal with Diamond Foods looks lost, though other candidates may be lurking, according to analysts.

Food packaging giant’s UK-based arm faces disruption over strikes
www.foodproductiondaily.com | 15 hours 40 minutes ago
Workers from Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) UK have walked out over the handling of compulsory job redundancies.

‘No reports of injury’ says Fonterra after massive butter recall
www.dairyreporter.com | 15 hours 52 minutes ago
Fonterra has recalled 410,000 packs of butter after consumer complaints about the presence of ‘fine metal objects’, and has moved quickly to limit fallout from the incident.

Tate & Lyle results sweetened by sugar prices
www.confectionerynews.com | 21 hours 16 minutes ago
An increase in the price for iso-glucose, driven by strong sugar prices, has boosted results at Tate & Lyle, according to city analysts, following the firm’s latest trading update.

Tribe Suing Beer Companies For Alcohol Problems | Fox News
www.foxnews.com | Feb 9, 2012
An American Indian tribe sued some of the world's largest beer makers Thursday, claiming they knowingly contributed to devastating alcohol-related problems on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Drinks Media Wire - SABMiller to double capacity in Uganda with construction of new US$80m brewery
www.drinksmediawire.com | Feb 9, 2012
SABMiller to double capacity in Uganda with construction of new US$80m brewery

GEA food sector acquisitions focus after 2011 results boost
www.beveragedaily.com | Feb 9, 2012
GEA has vowed to continue its focus on food sector acquisitions after the company’s newly acquired Convenience Food Technologies segment helped drive 2011 sales and revenue.

Major European brewer awaits result of ‘tasty’ low alcohol beer research
mobile.beveragedaily.com | Feb 9, 2012
An Irish researcher whose team has developed novel technology to brew cost-effective, tasty low alcohol beer says he believes such products have a genuine market, as a major European brewer awaits the results of further work.

Cargill eyes Eastern Europe with €20m chocolate upgrade in Germany
mobile.confectionerynews.com | Feb 9, 2012
Cargill has announced plans to invest €20m in two cocoa and chocolate production facilities in Germany as it looks to boost its presence domestically and in Eastern Europe.