Fresh food grown in the microgravity environment of space officially is on the menu for the first time for NASA astronauts on the International Space Station. Expedition 44 crew members, including NASA's one-year astronaut Scott Kelly, are ...
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Canadian fruit and vegetable processor Pride Pak is building a new fresh fruit and vegetable processing facility in Orleans County in Medina, New York. Located in the 13 acre Medina Business Park, the new 68,000 ft2 facility will be a ...
Blount Fine Foods, a leading manufacturer of premium, hand-crafted soups, sauces and side dishes for retail and foodservice, today announced it is debuting a new organic soup created specifically to keep us warm and happy as the season ...
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Australians now snack four times as much as they did ten years ago, according to new consumer research. The latest AUSVEG ‘Project Harvest’ report, produced by Colmar Brunton, has found that over the last decade snacking in ...
Tags: Vegetable industry, healthy snacks
The Australian government will enforce new country of origin food labeling system from 2016 to inform consumers where products are made, grown or packaged. Under the new national standard, locally processed foods will carry a new label ...
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French food cooperative Agrial has acquired Dutch fresh vegetables specialist Van Oers United for an undisclosed amount. Van Oers United will become a part of Agrial's vegetable division Priméale. As part of the acquisition, ...
Tags: agricultural products, health food, vegetable, brussels sprouts
Private equity firm North Castle Partners has acquired controlling stake in Sprout Organic Foods in a move to bolster its presence in the natural and organic nutrition industry. Sprout Organic Foods primarily serves the baby / toddler ...
Sabra Dipping Company, a joint venture between Strauss Fresh Foods and Pepsico, has expanded its product range with the introduction of new Sabra Farmer's Ranch Greek Yogurt Dip. The Sabra Farmer's Ranch Greek Yogurt Dip is made with farm ...
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US based Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks Corporation, has announced a new suite of fruit and vegetable juices in 11 fl. oz. bottles. This new line includes five new cold-pressed juice blends and one current product Essential ...
Asian vegetables making a home in Australian diets, latest market research Australia is known for accepting food from all cultures with open arms – and it seems Asian vegetables are no exception, according to new findings from ...
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Campbell Soup Company has expanded V8 product range with the introduction of four new vegetable and fruit juice beverages. The new V8 vegetable and fruit juice beverages include Healthy Greens, Purple Power, Golden Goodness, and Carrot ...
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Spring, the first solar term of the year, begins this year on Feb 4 and ends on Feb 18. Start of Spring lifts the curtain of spring. After that ...
Campbell Soup is planning to reorganize its business operations into three divisions, in a move to accelerate its growth trajectory. Under the new plan, the new divisions, Americas Simple Meals and Beverages, Global Biscuits and ...
Tags: Biscuits, Snacks, Agriculture
Researchers at the University of the Basque Country in Spain are in the process of developing a new packaging technology using recycled crustacean shells that will help extend the shelf-life of fresh vegetables. According to the ...
At the 30th anniversary AUSPACK in 2015, next gen processing machinery will be one of the major areas of interest. According to Luke Kasprzak, portfolio director, Industrial Division, Exhibition and Trade Fairs, “companies such as ...