A few big names in the tobacco industry have sued the US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday over recent guidelines about mandating pre-approval of labelling changes in tobacco products. Companies including RJ Reynolds, Lorillard ...
Making a case against plain cigarette packaging in the Commercial Court, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Ireland, a distributor of well-known tobacco brands, has argued that being a member of the European Union (EU), Ireland can not ...
FrieslandCampina Cheese is planning to cease operations at its Den Hollander Food cheese packaging plant in Lochem, Netherlands, a move that will impact 139 jobs. This is in line with the company's strategy to cut costs to improve its ...
American chocolate manufacturer Mars’ Indian unit is planning to invest INR1,005 crore ($160m) to establish its first manufacturing plant in Pune, India. Mars International India has now signed a MoU with the government of ...
Turkey products manufacturer Butterball has acquired a processing facility in Raeford, North Carolina, in a move to cater to increasing demand for Butterball turkey products. The facility, which is spread over an area of around ...
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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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Cereal maker Post Holdings has agreed to acquire ready-to-eat and natural cereals producer MOM Brands, in a $1.15bn deal. An agreement to this effect was signed by MOM Brands. MOM Brands offers Malt-O-Meal brand ready-to-eat cereals, ...
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Timex has partnered with Global Sports Communication to work closely with road runners and other athletes the agency manages all over the world. “I started with a simple stopwatch coaching the athletes, but today there are so many ...
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is set to implement new standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination in poultry products. The proposed standards will require testing ...
Vina Concha y Toro has opened its new Center for Research and Innovation in Chile's Maule Valley. This latest initiative from South America's principal wine producer, representing an initial investment of approximately U.S. $5 million, is ...
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Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr's shareholders controlling 86% of shares have agreed to divest their shares to US-based food manufacturing company Kellogg, in a $125m deal. The Reuters reported that bidding for the biscuit ...
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The US has approved the sale of beef from Ireland for the first time in almost 16 years, a move that comes after easing a ban on European beef imports which have been in place since the BSE crisis in the late 1990s. Ireland is said to ...
US-based food manufacturing company Kellogg's has once again raised its offer to acquire Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr to £89.86 per share, in an increasing $144m takeover battle. Kellogg's new offer overtakes Abraaj ...
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Emmi, a dairy firm in Switzerland, has acquired 34% stake in Emmi Fondue (EFON) owned by French milk processor Bongrain since late 2004. EFON, a joint venture between Emmi and Bongrain, has been dissolved because it became steadily ...
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Chinese lawmakers are in the process of considering a proposed revision to the country’s Food Safety Law which would include the mandatory labelling of all goods containing Genetically Modified (GM) organisms. The central ...
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