Swiss food giant Nestlé has unveiled plans to sell its 10% stake in Swiss flavorings maker Givaudan in a deal worth over $1bn, as part of its efforts to focus more on its core food businesses. The company has launched the sale of ...
Maple Leaf Foods has completed the sale of Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International of Irving, Texas, for C$645m. Rothsay is a major rendering company in Canada and a producer of biodiesel with six rendering ...
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Canada-based Maple Leaf Foods is hopeful of closing sale of Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International of Irving, Texas for C$645m on 28 October. Rothsay is the leading rendering company in Canada and a ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today released its “Cities as a Lab: Designing the Innovation Economy” report that demonstrates how design can foster innovative approaches to American cities’ changing needs. ...
Canada-based Maple Leaf Foods has entered into an agreement to sell Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International of Irving, Texas, for C645m ($614.11m). This move is a part of the Maple Leaf Foods' plan to focus ...
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Rat meat passed off as lamb meat, dead pigs dumped in the Huangpu river, milk tainted with melamine and rice contaminated with cadmium – living in China, it sometimes seems like our food comes from the infamous factories of Upton ...
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EXCLUSIVE – Ambitious plans for a unique £65m food production hub that would shorten food supply chains and create up to 2,500 jobs have been put into action by Oakland International The food park would comprise around ...
Allied Bakeries is on target to commission its largest bread plant, with a capacity of 10,000 loaves an hour, at Walthamstow in East London this summer. Allied Bakeries plans to commission its largest bread plant, with a capacity of ...
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The government is failing to promote UK manufacturing, according to a new industry and public poll conducted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Thumbs up for the financial sector? David Cameron’s government is ...
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US-based Calavo Growers has announced that it has created FreshRealm, a technology company which connects participants such as traditional retailers, enterprises, communities and food banks to a network of regional fresh food producers. ...
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The 2 Sisters Food Group has bought Vion’s UK poultry and red meat businesses for an undisclosed sum. 2 Sisters has acquired Vion UK's red meat and poultry businesses The company said the acquisition will help to meet growing ...
American food company HJ Heinz is set to sell its packaged frozen food business Long Fong to China-based frozen food manufacturer Sanquan Foods for an undisclosed amount. The move is a part of Heinz's strategy to de- emphasize non-core ...
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Associated British Foods has forecast flat revenue from its grocery division in the first half of its fiscal year amid challenging conditions in bread markets in the UK and Australia. ABF, which owns the Kingsmill bread brand in the UK ...
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The next 5-10 years will present a significant challenge for global business, with a new event promising to help business leaders navigate the ‘biggest period of global change since the industrial revolution’. The inaugural ...
Irish catering supplier Rangelands Foods is recalling more than 9000 frozen burgers as they contain significant levels of horse meat, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). This move comes after testing conducted by ...
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