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Hain Celestial to split into 5 different platforms

The five strategic platforms will help drive accelerated net sales and margin growth.
May 5, 2016
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., commenced a strategic review under Project Terra, identifying approximately $100 million in global cost savings.
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The 2016 grocery e-commerce forecast— GenX users with families are the key target, with Millennials in second

This report indicates where U.S. grocery retailers should focus their attention in making the most of opportunities.
May 5, 2016
In December 2015, Unata, a Canada-based provider of grocery retail solutions, in partnership with Environics Research, an evidence-based consultant also based in Canada, surveyed more than 500 online U.S. shoppers about their current and intended shopping habits for online grocery in 2016.
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Mintel: Superfoods marketed as answer to consumers’ health problems

Between 2011 and 2015, there was a phenomenal 202% increase globally in the number of new food and drink products launched containing the terms “superfood,” “superfruit” or “supergrain.”
May 5, 2016
Superfoods are frequently marketed as the answer to consumers’ health woes, and now new research from Mintel, Chicago, highlights the popularity of these nutrient-packed foods.
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2 Ireland dairy processors form joint venture

The move will reinforce the companies' continuing commitment to pay the highest possible milk price to their milk producers through continuing innovation, efficiency and excellence.
May 4, 2016
Lakeland Dairies Co-operative Societies, Ireland, acquired the Fane Valley Dairies, also based in Ireland, effective May 1.
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Cargill Lake Odessa plant

Cargill dedicates $27M “egg-spansion” to important customer

The plant expansion adds approximately 28,000 square feet of egg processing capabilities and specialized equipment.
May 3, 2016
Cargill and its customers, community leaders, government officials and employees will dedicate a $27 million expansion of the Lake Odessa, Mich., egg processing facility.
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Blount Fine Foods new plant sign

Blount Fine Foods advances transition of former Food Source plant

On the heels of its January 2016 acquisition of Food Source LP, Blount Fine Foods began implementing the training and professional development programs it uses in its Massachusetts and Rhode Island plants.
May 3, 2016
Blount Fine Foods, Fall River, Mass., advanced the transition of its McKinney, Texas, business it acquired back in January.
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Nielsen: 75% of survey respondents say country of origin is most important

Respondents in Asia-Pacific and Africa/Middle East are more likely to say that origin is more important than the other selection factors.
May 3, 2016
The new research examined whether consumers prefer goods produced by global/multi-national brands (defined as those that operate in many markets) or by local players (those operating only in a single market—the respondent's home country), based on responses from more than 30,000 online respondents in 61 countries spanning 40 categories.
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