New data from IBISWorld shows the Australian egg farming industry is expected to generate AUD $759.6 million in revenue in 2015-16. According to IBISWorld, in the five years leading up to 2015-16, Australia’s free range egg ...
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Michigan-based sausage and specialty meats producer Kent Quality Foods is building its second processing facility in Jamestown Charter Township, Michigan, with an investment of $34.8m. Kent Quality Foods president Steve Soet said: "The ...
Del Monte Foods, a North American food production and distribution company, plans to eliminate the use of hazardous chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) lining in cans used for food packaging. Starting in May 2016, the company plans to commence ...
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California-based frozen foods manufacturer Pegasus Foods has announced plan to expand its Rockwall food production plant in Texas with an investment of $10m. The expansion will include construction of an 80,000ft2 manufacturing ...
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Albertsons Companies will be working with its suppliers toward a goal of sourcing only cage-free eggs for its store operations by 2025, based on available supply. The company, among the first and largest in the conventional retail grocery ...
UAE based food producer National Food Product Company (NFPC) has begun construction of a new food manufacturing facility in Kizad. NFPC is considered as one of the largest food producers in the UAE and owns brands such as Oasis, Blu, ...
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In some regions, light-emitting diode (LEDs) are expected to comprise more than half of new horticultural luminaire sales as early as 2017, according to the report 'LED Lighting for Horticultural Applications' from market analyst firm ...
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Tetra Pak and DeLaval, sister companies in the Tetra Laval Group, today signed a five year agreement with the Dairy Association of China to provide training to Chinese dairy farm managers. The signing ceremony was attended by both the ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the sale of a type of genetically modified (GM) salmon within America. ‘AquAdvantage’ GM salmon was developed by an US company called AquaBounty Technologies who altered ...
Linde Group’s UK and Ireland subsidiary BOC is partnering in The Advanced Cooking and Cooling Technology project (ACCT), which is a two year project that aims to develop a cooking and cooling system aimed at improving the quality and ...
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The Import Promotion Activity of Food and Consumer Goods, hosted by the Foreign Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, was held in Beijing on July 3-5. This is one of a series of the import promotion activities of the Foreign ...
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Barentz, a food ingredients distributor, has acquired New Skyport, a Chinese distributor of specialty ingredients, following its recent cash injection. Barentz holds a robust position in specialty ingredients, functional and ...
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Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics has partnered with Hunan China Sun Pharmaceutical Machinery to launch PacXpert flexible packaging technology in the Chinese market. China Sun will introduce PacXpert in Greater China for flexible ...
Linde Gases has introduced a new technology to improve the delivery of oxygen into fish farming sea cages. The new system, Solvox DropIn, has been designed for sea cages with unhealthy water conditions due to poor oxygen levels or which ...
With Australians navigating increasingly busier lifestyles, leaving less time to prepare and eat homemade meals, the overall consumption of snack foods is increasing – with business information analysts at IBISWorld forecasting ...
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