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The Members' Council of AVEBE has appointed Henk van Dalen (61) and Peter Poortinga (52) as members of AVEBE's Supervisory Board.

The AVEBE potato starch concern has reached a new Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) with the trade unions.

WILD Flavors, Inc. (WILD) has acquired Alfrebro, LLC, a leading manufacturer of natural extracts and aroma chemicals, advanced proprietary technologies, and expanded processing capabilities.

AVEBE has again achieved a higher performance price over the last year. This performance price was 77.36 Euro per ton of potatoes, therefore exceeding previous year's price of 76.94 Euro per ton.

FoodDrinkEurope, the trade body representing Europe’s food and drink industry, welcomes the political agreement reached between the EU and Canada on the key elements of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

The finalists have been announced for the 26th edition of the Food ingredients Europe Excellence Awards Programme.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 199.1 points in September 2013, 2.3 points (1 percent) below its August value and down 11 points (or 5.4 percent) since the beginning of the year.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 201.8 points in August 2013, nearly 4 points (1.9 percent) below its July value and 11 points (or 5.1 percent) less than in August 2012. Last month’s decline was the fourth in a row.

The market for food innovations is growing strongly and therefore one of the most dynamic and interesting markets in the world. The Emsland Group is not just going along with this trend, but shaping it as well.

Potato starch manufacturer AVEBE has announced the company will start this year's starch production on August 26. That is a week later than originally scheduled.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 205.9 points in July 2013, 4 points (nearly 2 percent) below its revised value for June and 7 points (or 3.3 percent) lower than in July 2012.

The savoury snacks industry assembled en masse to do business on 12-13 June 2013 as exhibitors, delegates and visitors from over 70 countries around the world met in Gothenburg, Sweden, for the 15th edition of SNACKEX.

Want to learn more about Electrostatic flavour application? then make sure to visit Spice Application Systems at the Snackex in stand 125.

Leading global food packaging specialist, tna, will unveil its intelli-flav® model, the new addition to its ground-breaking seasoning range at Snackex 2013.

Interest in natural products has grown markedly in recent years. This has been reflected in a number of ways in new product activity, such as the use of all natural colors, flavors and other raw materials and in the growing use of GMO-free labeling.

Scientists from Aarhus University have tested whether extract of potato protein could be used to prevent scours (diarrhea) in young pigs – but the results produced by a foreign research group turned out to be non-reproducible.

Potato Chip manufacturer Tayto (Ireland) has managed to set taste buds tingling and tongues wagging with their alternative venture into the chocolate market.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 212 points in March 2013, up 1 percent (1.7 points) from February, but 1.7 percent below March last year and nearly 11 percent below its peak in February 2011.