Kosher (also kashrut, kashrus or kashruth) signifies food that meets with Jewish dietary law. Kosher certification plays a very important role in increasing the sales of a food company. The Badatz Igud Rabbonim KIR is one of the largest ...
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Seafood giant Thai Union Frozen Products has recorded an increase in first-half profits. Earnings in the six-month period to the end of June amounted to BHT2.47bn (US$78.5m), a 10% increase on the prior-year period, despite a hike in raw ...
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UK food group Princes has devised a GBP1.6m (US$2.5m) advertising campaign across its portfolio to push its 'Yours to Enjoy' brand message. The campaign, which launches this month, aims to promote the "different usage occasions, ...
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Princes is hoping to "invigorate" the added-value tuna sector in the UK with the launch of a range of "on-the-go" tuna salads. In a bid to tap into the lunchtime market, Princes has rolled out a four-strong range that includes Tomato ...
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John West has initiated plans to enter the German market with its Pole and Line caught Tuna, which includes Steaks, Chunks and Salads. According to the company, the Pole and Line range will be 100% Skipjack Tuna and will comprise of three ...
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US-based Tri-Union Seafoods has voluntarily recalled a limited amount of Chicken of Sea Brand 7-ounce cans of solid white albacore tuna in water, as the product contains soy which is not mentioned in the ingredients list. The product ...
Majestic Seafoods, the joint venture between Frabelle Fishing, Century Canning and Thailand's Thai Union, is set to establish $37.6m tuna cannery in Papua New Guinea. The 200-ton capacity canning plant will initially create 2,000 new ...
Lonrho's Oceanfresh seafood division has been granted exclusive tuna fishing rights over five years in Mozambique. The company will be permitted to catch fish in the country's 12-mile territorial waters and 200-mile exclusive economic ...
Target stores is recalling various salad lines sold in Rhode Island,US,as the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes,according to the Rhode Island Department of Health. The products being recalled are Market Pantry and ...
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RFM,a leading food and beverage firm based in the Philippines,has entered into an agreement to sell its canned meat business,Swift brand,to a subsidiary of Century Canning for about PHP850m($20.49m). In a disclosure to the Philippine ...
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US-based seafood distributor and marketer StarKist has announced the launch of its single serve StarKist Tuna Creations line. The single serve StarKist Tuna Creations retail for approximately $1.79 per pouch and is available in four ...
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UK-based retailer Sainsbury has reduced the weight of its own-brand packaging by 7% to 12,000 tonnes in 2010, through new packaging design. The company said the reductions are part of its effort to reduce packaging weight by a third by ...
UK-based seafood manufacturer John West has expanded its 'Can Tracker' application to include Salmon, Mackerel and Sardines, providng a greater transparency of its supply chain. Introduced in 2011, the Can Tracker application enables ...
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Seafood firm John West Launches in Germany with 100 per cent Pole and Line Caught Tuna In November 2012,John West will enter the German market exclusively with Pole and Line caught Tuna,making it the only brand in the country to provide ...
StarKist has launched a line of single-serve tuna pouches, StarKist Tuna Creations, in the US. The 2.6 ounce portions come in four flavours: herb and garlic, hickory smoked, sweet and spicey and zesty lemon pepper. The company said that ...
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