Zuke's, a provider of natural dog food and pet treats, has integrated VELCRO Brand's PRESS-LOK closure into packing for its Zuke's Ascent Natural dog food line. The easy-to-use, audible and tactile closure assures pet owners that the ...
Denmark based packaging solutions manufacturer Faerch Plast in partnership with US based food packaging products manufacturer Colpac has developed new packing design for the UK supermarket Tesco’s new food-to-go range. Developed in ...
Tags: Ovenable Pack, Food-to-Go Range
A new research has found a way to reduce Salmonella bacteria in meat products by deploying an old technology that uses natural bacteria predators, called bacteriophages. The new technique has been developed by Assistant Professor Amilton ...
Tags: Salmonella bacteria, bacteriophages, food borne illnesses
Finnish meat processor Atria has announced that it would invest €14m to improve operations at poultry firm Lagerberg which was recently acquired by it. The company will make investments over the next three years to improve the entire ...
Tags: Lagerberg, chicken rearing
Canada-based poultry and pork products manufacturer Olymel is planning to invest over $25m to expand its hog slaughterhouse and butchering facility at St-Esprit in the Lanaudière region. Upon completion, the expanded facility is ...
Tags: Olymel, poultry and pork products
A Dubai-based investment group led by businessman Mohamed Alabbar has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Kuwait Food Company, which is known as Americana, for nearly $2.4bn. The consortium Adeptio headed by Emaar Properties PJSC ...
Food ingredients company Corbion has announced that it would invest in its plant at Dolton, Illinois, to expand production of emulsifiers used in sweet goods. Corbion, a major North American company in emulsifiers for bread, plans to ...
Tags: emulsifiers, sweet goods
Global investment firm KKR is set to buy 10.4% stake in Indonesia-based agri-food company Japfa for $81.2m. As part of the deal, Japfa will place 750 million new shares to KKR via a private placement at about $52.9m. Concurrent with the ...
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The vast tracts of mangrove forest in the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been almost erased by the immense construction of marine reclamation lands and industrial plants. The sharp decline of the mangroves and marine ...
Tags: mangrove, marine species
RPC Saplast has ntroduced a ‘leg’ version of its 630 PE containers, available without a pallet board. The new design provides an ideal solution for customers who require complete four way access. It can be specified with a lid ...
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Food packaging manufacturer Linpac has designed a new range of trays to maintain the quality and freshness of the packed products for longer time. The new tray solutions have been developed for a variety of meat, fish and poultry ...
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Canada-based poultry and pork products manufacturer Olymel is planning to invest $7.7m to expand its poultry processing facility at St. Damase in Quebec, Canada. The plan will see an addition of 15,000ft2 of space at the facility, along ...
Tags: pork products, Olymel
Brazilian poultry exporter BRF has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining stake in Oman-based frozen food distributor Al Khan Foodstuff (AKF). Currently, BRF owns 40% stake in AKF and the total acquisition is is estimated ...
Tags: Frozen Food, frozen food products
Almarai Company has evinced interest in acquiring a controlling stake in UAE-based National Food Products Company (NFPC). NFPC has initiated the competitive sale process for part of its share capital and has informed Almarai to progress ...
Tags: NFPC, National Food Products Company, Almarai, Acqusition
Tyson Foods is planning to construct a new chicken processing facility at an investment of $136m, near its existing poultry plant in Green Forest, Arkansas. The new 200, 000ft2 processing facility will be located across the street from ...