Keyword: food supplements

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Biesterfeld Expands Portfolio with Bio-gen’s Plant Extracts

15.06.2017 - German distributor Biesterfeld Spezialchemie has boosted its portfolio following a deal to distribute Bio-gen Extracts’ nutraceuticals and plant extracts in Europe. Located in...

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DSM Now Said to Be in Evonik’s Crosshairs

19.05.2015 - First Clariant, now DSM is rumored to be in the crosshairs of German chemical producer Evonik, which appears to be in the market for a major acquisition. Evonik is said to be in...

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Nestle Names Cell Scientist Catsicas as Technology Chief

14.06.2013 - Nestle said it will appoint Swiss scientist Stefan Catsicas as its new technology chief, as the world's biggest food group expands in health and nutrition. Catsicas, who began his...

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BASF's Bid for Fish-oil Maker Pronova on Knife Edge

16.01.2013 - BASF's attempt to boost its nutrition business is set to go down to the wire as some investors in target Pronova rebuff the chemical group's offer ahead of a Friday deadline to...

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BASF to Buy Fish Oil Maker Pronova in $845 Million Deal

21.11.2012 - Germany's BASF is buying a maker of fish oils used in heart drugs and food supplements for an agreed $845 million, seeking steady growth in nutrition markets to complement its more...

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Bayer Shuns Bidding War with Reckitt over Schiff

20.11.2012 - German drugmaker Bayer gave up trying to buy Schiff Nutrition after Reckitt Benckiser made a higher offer for the U.S. vitamin maker. "Bayer's Board of Management has decided not...

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DKSH, Wacker Start Strategic Partnership

17.09.2012 - DKSH, a Market Expansion Services Group with a focus on Asia, and Wacker, the Munich-based chemical company have entered into a strategic regional partnership covering the whole of...

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Bridgepoint to Sell Drugs Maker Aenova

23.05.2012 - Private equity group Bridgepoint has hired Morgan Stanley to sell Aenova, hoping to get more than €400 million ($510 million) for the German vitamins and generic prescription drugs...