Food Magazine’s list of top industry news from around the globe.
US: Brabeck: Nestlé has "huge advantage" over big pharma in medical foods
Former CEO and current Chairman of Nestlé Peter Brabeck tells Fortuneabout managing a global food giant…www.money.cnn.com
India: Food Processing Secretary announces setting up of 15 mega food parks
Ashok Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, GOI, announced that the Central Government has approved funds for establishment of Mega Food Parks…www.indiainfoline.com
US: Ceramic Bearings for the Food Processing Industry
Boca Bearings is proud to introduce their new and expanded line of full ceramic bearings, ceramic hybrid bearings and specialty lubricates specifically designed for the food processing and food packaging industries…www.digitaljournal.com
Canada: Maple Leaf to sell N.S. plant
Maple Leaf Foods Inc., one of Canada’s biggest food processors, said it will sell its Berwick, N.S., facility to a poultryprocessing company, Eden Valley Poultry, a new company owned by United Poultry Producers and Maple Lodge Holding Corp…www.edmontonjournal.com
Philippines: Food exporters working to have a bigger slice of world market
More than 400 local and foreign food manufacturers, including some of the country’s biggest brands, are coming together in mid-May to help the Philippines capture a bigger chunk of the ever growing processed food market…www.business.inquirer.net
Africa: Food Companies Share Know-How in Africa
Food companies have long donated money and surplus food to fight hunger in Africa, but some of the biggest firms are now plowing people and money into a new strategy aimed at helping the continent feed itself…www.online.wsj.com
Thailand: Food safety key to export growth
The government is being urged to ensure food security for consumption before focusing on exports, says Visit Limprana, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries’ (FTI) food processing industry club…www.bangkokpost.com