India and the European Union will resume talks in August after a two-year gap on the proposed free trade agreement for boosting two-way commerce and investment, the media has reported. "Sometime in August, the EU chief negotiator will ...
Tags: two-way commerce, FTA, GSP
The Presidents’ Meeting that took place in Tel Aviv this week highlighted five challenges facing the diamond industry, but the issue of profitability was the most pressing. Constituents of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses ...
Tags: diamond industry, mining
Australian food company Beston is planning to acquire milk processor United Dairy Power for an undisclosed amount. United Dairy's milk processing plants in Murray Bridge and Jervois which were closed after the company went into ...
Tags: Milk Processor, Dairy Product
US-based Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams has again ceased operations at its production facility after finding listeria during routine testing. The company earlier recalled ice cream products and closed retail shops in April after finding the ...
Tags: Ice Creams, ice cream products
South Africa will stop imposing tariffs on poultry imports from the US, paving the way to resume trade in the country which had been closed for the past 15 years. The two countries have reached an agreement to this effect, as per which, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Policy, Opinion
China has lifted a three-year old ban on Brazilian beef imports, paving way for new sales that could generate around $50m. Earlier in 2012, China suspended beef imports from Brazil over a mad cow disease scare. Brazil President Dilma ...
Tags: Beef Imports, Imports ban
Driven by Printwear and Branded Apparel sales, consolidated net sales at clothing retailer Gildan Activewear soared 15.9 per cent year over year in the first fiscal quarter ended April 5, 2015. Consolidated net sales in the first ...
Tags: Gildan Activewear, Printwear, underwear
Are you planning your next trade show or event? Do you know you have an average of 3 seconds to make an impression on an attendee? It can be a challenge to conduct successful events, identify the right display, maximize crowd impact, and ...
Tags: Trade Show, social media buzz
The Ministers who met last Friday at the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation have said they are “extremely concerned” about consumption of unpasteurised (raw) cow’s milk that is sold as ...
Tags: Raw Milk Consumption, Raw Milk
The European Union (EU) is set to lift the ban on Indian Alphonso mango imports, paving the way to resume trade in the UK and other member states. EU has suspended mango imports from India in May last year after finding fruit flies in ...
Tags: mango imports, fruit flies, Agriculture
Salt Life, which is owed by Delta Apparel, has added Timmy Curran to its Salt Life team ambassador roster. Professional surfer and musician, Curran has been a professional surfer for most of his life and has also toured with The Foo ...
Tags: label, Citsuca Music, Sporting Goods
Chipotle Mexican Grill is planning to stop selling pork at over a third of its restaurants across the US over violations of animal welfare. This comes after Chipotle found that one of its suppliers is not meeting its animal-welfare ...
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Reily Foods, a US-based firm, is recalling certain Carroll Shelby brand and Wick Fowler brand chili seasoning kits owing to undeclared allergens. The firm took this step after learning that one or more of the spice ingredients sourced ...
Tags: peanut, allergens, Agriculture
Agribusiness company Cargill is likely to invest around $1bn in Indonesia over the next three to four years. The proposed investment will be used by the company to mark a foray into the poultry sector, in a move to cater to the increasing ...
Tags: Cargill, Indonesian Operations
Niagara Ventures has completed the previously announced acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Blu-Dot Beverage Company. As a result of the Transaction, Blu-Dot became a wholly-owned subsidiary of NVC. The ...
Tags: Beverage, Agriculture