Nestlé USA is set to relocate its Pizza Division from the current Northbrook, Illinois location to Solon, Ohio by mid-2014. The Pizza Division is engaged in the manufacture of popular pizza brands, including DIGIORNO, CALIFORNIA ...
Oklahoma State University today announced a new on-campus food nutrition labeling system to help students make healthier eating choices. The program provides nutritional information forgrab-and-go foods that are prepared fresh each day in ...
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Bakkavor, an Icelandic manufacturer of chilled prepared foods, is set to expand its Wingland Foods salad facility at Sutton Bridge, England, creating 200 new jobs. The expansion is prompted by increased business with supermarket chain ...
Nestlé Prepared Foods has announced a major makeover of its Hot Pockets brand sandwiches, which feature new premium cuts of meat, new buttery seasoned crusts, and real cheese. The new Hot Pockets sandwiches are now available at ...
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US-based meat processing firm Pilgrim's Pride is set to shut down its cooking and cold storage facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee within the next two weeks, eliminating 200 jobs at the facilities. The planned closure is a part of the ...
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Swiss food company Nestlé is set to open two facilities in China next month, in order to take advantage of the increasing demand in the country. Greater China chairman and chief executive officer Roland Decorvet was quoted by the ...
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The manufacturer, which specialises in fresh prepared foods, announced today (June 13) that it had completed financial negotiations with banks enabling it to pay off some of its debt and extend existing loan agreements. As a result, ...
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A cross-functional team of 10 managers from resealable-closure company Zip-Pak recently completed an intensive 18-month global packaging study. Zip-Pak's goal in conducting the study was to openly observe the packaging landscape and the ...
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Switzerland-based food giant Nestlé is investing more than CHF29m ($30m) in new distribution facilities in Russia in order to strengthen its supply chain, a move which is expected to create about 100 new jobs. The investment is a ...
In the year from September 8, 2011, to September 7, 2012, listeria monocytogenes in fresh cut onions, salmonella Braenderup in imported mangoes and undeclared milk in a nationally distributed snack bar sparked the most reports. A total of ...
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Chilled prepared foods manufacturer Bakkavor has opened a food processing facility and farm in the Fujian and Jiangsu provinces of China, as part of its efforts to boost capacity of its Asian business. The new facilities will complement ...
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US-based Reser’s has introduced new American Classics Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad, which combines bacon and Ranch dressing. The new American Classics Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad, made with Hidden Valley Original Ranch Seasoning Mix, ...
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Since the turn of the 21st century, there have been efforts to create organizations such as the Muslim Consumer Group that certify food products as halal for Muslim consumers. Since 1991, some mainstream manufacturers of soups, grains, ...
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Convenience retail chain 7-Eleven has launched its two new sandwiches, the Steakhouse Roast Beef and Bistro Deluxe, in plastic packaging comprising new graphics that feature a dot-grid pattern in shades of lime green. Introducing the new ...
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Reser’s, a US-based provider of deli salads, fresh salads, side dishes and prepared foods, has launched two new salsa flavors - Baja Cafe Peach Mango Salsa and Baja Cafe Fire Roasted Salsa. Baja Cafe Peach Mango Salsa contains ...
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