Cargill reported financial results for the fiscal 2017 first quarter ended 31 August, 2016. Key measures include: Adjusted operating earnings rose 35 percent to $827 million in the first quarter, compared with $611 million in the ...
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Canadian poultry and pork producer Olymel has announced to invest $11m to expand and modernize its pork processing plant at St-Henri-de-Lévis, Quebec. The investment will be used to establish new equipment at the facility which is ...
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French food supplier Solina Group has completed the acquisition of Rob Whitehad’s UK-based sauce maker New Ivory for an undisclosed price. The acquisition is part of Solina Group’s efforts to strengthen its presence and also ...
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Meat processor Atria has received approval from the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority to acquire Kaivon Liha Kaunismaa. In June, Atria announced that it would purchase 70% stake in Kaivon Liha to expand its business in Finland. ...
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A partnership between Cargill Animal Nutrition and Heifer International is enabling the expansion of 450 women-led, family-owned poultry farms in Qingshen, China. These farms will receive chicks, business training and access to nutrition ...
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Antibiotic-resistant E. Coli bacteria has been found in one in four chicken samples collected from the UK’s largest supermarkets, according to a recent research commissioned by the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics. It also found ...
Berkshire Hathaway company CTB has agreed to purchase 80% stake in Danish company Cabinplant for an undisclosed sum. Based in Haarby, Cabinplant provides processing and weighing / packing solutions for the food industry. With ...
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Russia-based Cherkizovo Group has entered the East African market by launching exports of halal poultry meat to Tanzania. The vertically integrated meat and feed producer said that it expects to export about 500 tons of total shipments to ...
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Sanderson Farms reported results for the third fiscal quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2016. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2016 were $728.0 million compared with $739.9 million for the same period a year ago. For the ...
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Cherkizovo Group, the largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer in Russia, announces its unaudited consolidated IFRS results for the period ending June 30, 2016. Second quarter financial highlights Revenue increased by 9% ...
Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners (ACAP) has invested $2m in Hip Chick Farms to support release of new products. The company is looking to grow by supplying its products to large retailers like Target and Kroger. Based in ...
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Fera Science has partnered with Global ID Group to launch its food safety and integrity tracking system in five new regions. The system, HorizonScan, allows food manufacturers to track and monitor a range of contaminant and authenticity ...
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BRF Brasil has been approved by Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) for its Certified Humane program. The food company, which sells chicken products under the Sadia brand to the Brazilian market, got the certification for 33 of its chicken ...
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Ulma, a supplier of packaging machinery and automated lines, has installed new tray-sealed packaging equipment at Traditional Norfolk Poultry’s (TNP) Shropham facility in UK to boost the latter’s productivity and improve ...
Despite declines in China's exports to Brazil, its imports from the South American country have accelerated this year, with the growth rate reaching 17.3 percent year on year during the first five months, the Ministry of Commerce said on ...
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