The Netherlands — 19 February 2010 – Cargill’s Cocoa & Chocolate business has committed to doubling the number Farmer Field Schools it operates in Côte d’Ivoire to 300 by mid 2010. Initially the company will launch another 82 schools this month, building on the 150 already established, and overall the programme will train 10,000 farmers [...]

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With figures suggesting big companies are able to secure far better energy prices than small businesses the Forum of Private Business (FPB) is urging firms to shop around for better deals. The latest industry data available from the Government shows that average electricity prices for small and medium sized firms increased by 15-17% between the [...]

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It’s time to start to plan your entries for this year’s Starpack Competition. As they have been doing since 1960, the 2010 Starpacks will recognise and reward the very best in packaging design, manufacture and innovation. For half a century, Starpack has been the pre-eminent UK awards scheme.

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Belgian pastry specialist Pidy will be making its first appearance at Food & Drink Expo 2010 with a focus on its new portfolio of pastry cases for cafe society, frozen, retail and catering applications. Pidy will be seeking new business in all sectors of the food industry. The versatility of its new products will be [...]

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Birmingham NEC 21-24 March Glamour and innovation will be the focus of the Unifine stand at BIE 2010. And this year the company plans to launch what is probably the greatest number of new products at one show for at least a decade. *A range of gold and silver catering ingredients – sauces, gels and [...]

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BSIF Safety Awards 2010 launched The 2010 BSIF Safety Awards have now been launched. Designed to recognise excellence within the safety industry, these awards promote the importance of innovation in safety and underline the highest standards of excellence within the supply side of the occupational health and safety market.

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Keylink Ltd is launching a new range of Ravifruit ambient fruit purees on Stand No: S223 in Hall 4 at Food & Drink Expo, NEC Birmingham 21-24 March, after being appointed exclusive distributor for England and Wales from 2010. French based Ravifruit supplies top-of-the-range, high quality fruit products to the global food industry and its [...]

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