Canadian Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz has said the XL Foods plant at the centre of an E.coli outbreak will only re-open when there is written proof that there is no health risk from its products. XL Foods in Alberta had its ...
Tags: Public Concerns, Plant Safety, Equipment
Vestcom, a provider of marketing services for the retail industry, has expanded its health and wellness in-store marketing program with the integration of US Department of Agriculture (USDA) data for fresh meat, seafood and produce. ...
Tags: marketing services, retail industry, health and wellness
Supermarket chain in the US, Weis Markets has partnered with custom thermoformed packaging solutions supplier Clearly Clean Products to develop new meat trays that are 100% recyclable. The new modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) trays are ...
Tags: Recyclable Meat Trays, Meat Trays, Trays
Meat connoisseurs in China had shown more liking for fresh meat(counter)compared to other meat types,according to a new analysis by a UK-based research firm Canadean–Food. The report,'Consumer Trends in the Meat Market in ...
Tags: meat connoisseurs, Consumer Trends, market
Canada-based Vantage Foods is all set to establish a new meat packaging facility in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, US. The facility, which is expected to start-up in fall 2013, will centrally process retail-ready fresh meats for the Giant ...
Stabilising Tesco's UK market share and achieving stable UK trading margins should be key goals for the retail giant,according to City analyst Shore Capital. Tesco's priority should be stabilising its UK market:Shore Capital Its ...
Tags: Tesco, UK market share, UK trading margins, stable
Australia-based Plantic Technologies, a manufacturer of biomaterials, is set to use high-barrier films from Linpac Packaging as part of an exclusive distribution agreement. Under the terms of the deal, Plantic will use Linpac films, under ...
Tags: Barrier Films, Linpac Packaging, multi-material food packaging
UK-based multi-material packaging manufacturer Linpac Packaging has partnered with Addmaster to develop a range of trays and films with built-in antimicrobial technology to lessen bacterial growth on the outer packaging of fresh meat. ...
Tags: Packaging Germs, multi-material packaging, antimicrobial technology
In conjunction with America Recycles Day on Nov.15,Weis Markets has announced a store-wide commitment to use 100 percent recyclable modified atmosphere packaging(MAP)meat trays for its fresh meat products.Weis has partnered exclusively with ...
Tags: America Recycles Day, MAP meat trays, Weis Markets, meat packaging
The Minister for Agriculture,Food and the Marine,Simon Coveney T.D.has announced the creation of 100 jobs as a result of on-going innovation,growth and investment at Kepak's Consumer Food facility in Watergrasshill,Co Cork.This expansion is ...
Tags: Kepak, Cork production facility, jobs, food
UK-based barcode printing, labeling and EPC/RFID solutions provider Sato has announced the launch of its new TH2 label printer that has applications specific to the food industry and enables users to stick to food preparation and labeling ...
Tags: barcode printing, labeling, EPC/RFID solutions, TH2 label printer
Israel-based Oplon has partnered with American packaging company Reynolds Group to create antimicrobial coatings for packaging which could extend shelf life of food products by months.The coating is expected to be commercially available ...
Kyle Steele, recent master's graduate in animal sciences and industry, Silver Lake, Kan., found that using light-emitting diode, or LED, lights in refrigeration units both saves energy for meat retailers and extends the shelf life of some ...
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Kyle Steele, recent master's graduate in animal sciences and industry, Silver Lake, Kan., found that using light-emitting diode, or LED, lights in refrigeration units both saves energy for meat retailers and extends the shelf life of some ...
Tags: Market View, led light