Raisio Group
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Raisio Oyj, known internationally as Raisio Group (OMX: RAIVV), is a Finnish company that makes cereal products and animal feeds and engages in life-sciences. Raisio produces Benecol, an ingredient used in a range of cholesterol-reducing spreads, dairy products and condiments marketed under its Benecol brand name.[1] In 2004, the company divested its paper chemical division, Raisio Chemicals, to Ciba Specialty Chemicals.[2] In 2009, Raisio sold its margarine business to Bunge Limited.[3] Raisio Group acquired the British food company Glisten in 2010.[4]
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- ^ "Raisio to sell margarine business, shares soar". Reuters UK. Thomson Reuters. 2009-05-14. http://uk.reuters.com/article/mnaNewsConsumerGoodsAndRetail/idUKLE56661520090514. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "2004 Industry Review". Chemical & Engineering News Volume 82, Number 51 (American Chemical Society): pp. 26–33. 2004-12-20. http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/8251/8251industryreview.html.
- ^ "Bunge Limited (BG) Company Profile". Reuters.com. Thomson Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=BG. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "Raisio finalises UK snack food acquisition". Food&DrinkEurope.com (Decision News Media). 2010-04-08. http://www.foodanddrinkeurope.com/Product-Categories/Company-news/Raisio-finalises-UK-snack-food-acquisition. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
