Brazilian meat processor JBS is exploring opportunities for possible acquisitions in North and South America and Australia. The company will consider acquisitions in the chicken, pork and branded, packaged food industries this year, ...
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China has lifted a three-year old ban on Brazilian beef imports, paving way for new sales that could generate around $50m. Earlier in 2012, China suspended beef imports from Brazil over a mad cow disease scare. Brazil President Dilma ...
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It was reported on 25 March 2015 that new Country of Origin Labelling laws will be delayed until at least August 2015 despite the Prime Minister’s announcement on 16 February 2015 that country of origin labelling proposals for reform ...
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The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has approved $1.13bn bid by JBS USA to acquire Australian Consolidated Food Holdings (Primo), said treasurer Joe Hockey. With this approval, US subsidiary of the Brazilian meat ...
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Beef and pork processor JBS USA is planning to invest around $75m in the expansion of its beef processing complex in Hyrum, Utah. Work under the expansion includes the construction of new fabrication building, ground beef facility and ...
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Earlier in December 2014, Australian Food News reported that food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November 2014, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
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Australia’s growing appetite for healthy, convenient, pre-packaged salads is seeing the construction of the largest fresh cut salad facility of its kind in New South Wales, thanks to a new deal between producer of value-added ...
Tags: deli salads, baby beetroot, avocadoes, Agriculture
Food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November 2014, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI). Food manufacturing expansion Among the ...
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Australia’s King Island beef brand has received a farm-quality accreditation, boosting its chances of access to premium international markets. With this accreditation, the meat processing company JBS Australia has included the brand ...
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Brazil’s JBS buys Primo Smallgoods Australia’s largest meat processor, marketer and export JBS Australia has signed a $1.45 billion deal to acquire ham, bacon and smallgoods producer Primo Smallgoods. The brands of the Primo ...
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Meat processor JBS Australia has agreed to acquire ham and bacon producer Primo Group, in a deal worth $1.45bn. The move is in line with the company's strategy to grow its presence in value-added products. Founded in 1985, Primo ...
JBS, a Brazilian beef exporter, has announced that it will resume its plan to raise BRL4bn ($1.8bn) from the initial public offering (IPO) of its pork, poultry and food-processing operations in Brazil as early as next month. Following ...
Tyson Foods has signed a deal to sell its poultry operations in Mexico and Brazil to JBS for $575m, as part of efforts to pay down debt associated with its $7.7bn purchase of Hillshire Brands. Tyson's Mexican operations will be ...
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JBS USA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brazil’s JBS, has selected Quintiq’s optimization platform for 13 of its processing facilities in the US. In order to meet customer demand, conversions, grades, product age and other ...
Brazil's JBS plans to raise BRL3bn ($1.36bn) through initial public offering (IPO) of its poultry and processed food division. The company has appointed five investment banks, including Banco Itaú BBA, Banco Santander, BTG Pactual ...
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