Agribusiness giant Cargill has agreed to merge its fresh chicken business in the UK with Faccenda Foods’ fresh chicken, turkey and duck operations to create a new food firm. The parties will establish a fresh poultry joint venture ...
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India-based Uflex has developed new flexible packaging material with anti-microbial properties to improve shelf life of packed cooked foods. The new FDA approved packaging material will help to reduce microbial growth, enabling to keep ...
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Chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride has agreed to acquire JBS’ British poultry unit Moy Park for $1.3bn to expand its portfolio of prepared foods. By adding Moy Park’s operations in the UK and Continental Europe, Pilgrim's Pride ...
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RPC Bebo UK has introduced a selection of new packs in both polypropylene (PP) and PET, which can be used for several products. The company has launched 60mm diameter PP pot in different sizes, including 45ml, 60ml and 75ml. The new pots ...
Tyson Foods has unveiled plans to construct a $320m poultry complex in eastern Kansas. A processing facility, hatchery and feed mill will be built near the city of Tonganoxie, in Leavenworth County, Production is anticipated to begin ...
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Bosch Packaging Technology is set to unveil two new vertical solutions at the Pack Expo event in Las Vegas, US. The event will take place between 25 and 27 September. At the event, the company will exhibit two solutions, of which first ...
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Russian food firm Cherkizovo Group said that its Vasilyevskaya poultry production facility has received permission to export poultry products to Iraq. The Vasilyevskaya poultry farm, which is Cherkizovo Group’s largest poultry ...
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American food giant Tyson Foods will invest $84m to expand its poultry plant in Tennessee, a move that will double its output capabilities and create over 300 jobs. The expansion project in Union City in Obion County which will begin this ...
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PET film demand in the packaging market is forecast to expand 2.4% annually to 322 million pounds in 2021, faster than any of the major packaging film resins. Growth will be driven by rising barrier requirements, particularly in food ...
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Russian meat and feed producer Cherkizovo Group has unveiled plans to build turkey fattening sites in Lipetsk region. "Cherkizovo Group is a long-established and strategically important partner of Lipetsk region. The Group is building ...
Swedish company Scandi Standard has agreed to acquire Manor Farm, a chicken processor in Ireland, in a share-cum-cash deal. The deal values Manor Farm at an enterprise value of €94m. Under the deal terms, Scandi Standard will offer ...
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Costco has broken ground on a $300m poultry processing plant in the US state of Nebraska. Dubbed the Lincoln Premium Poultry facility, the project which will be built in Fremont is Costco’s first-ever chicken processing plant. ...
2 Sisters Food Group is closing its Smethwick poultry plant in the West Midlands, UK, which will result in the loss of several jobs. The 2 Sisters Food Group, which is owned by food tycoon Ranjit Boparan, revealed that the poultry factory ...
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Cargill has acquired Pollos El Bucanero (Bucanero Chicken), a Colombian producer of chicken and processed meats products. The acquisition marks Cargill's first introduction of its global protein business into Colombia. Pollos El Bucanero ...
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Discount retailer Lidl UK has selected IFCO's nesting trays for meat, poultry, and packaged seafood shipments. Under the five-year deal, IFCO will supply the trays 16 million trays in the first year. The company will increase the number ...