Brazilian meat industry has received a huge blow as several countries have started to ban its meat imports following an investigation into corruption by health inspectors and the alleged sale of rotten products. China is the latest of the ...
Tags: Meat Imports, Meat
Brazilian meat company BRF has launched a new subsidiary named OneFoods to target the halal market in Middle East countries. The company has commenced the operations of the new subsidiary, which previously was called Sadia Halal. With ...
Tags: Halal Market, BRF
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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Brazilian meat company BRF has announced that it would establish a new subsidiary that will focus on supplying meat for Muslim markets. The company said it would set up a unit Sadia Halal that will hold assets related to the production, ...
Tags: BRF, Muslim Markets
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
Brazilian food manufacturer BRF has completed the acquisition of UK based food company, Universal Meats for £34m. This deal will enable BRF to expand in local markets in the UK. The negotiations for the takeover began in December ...
Tags: Universal Meats, UK markets
Brazilian food company BRF has been recognized for its sustainability efforts by including it in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) index, which was launched in June 2014. The ESG index was launched by Euronext which is a ...
French dairy group Lactalis has got approval from Brazilian antitrust authority to purchase the dairy units of food processor BRF SA in a deal worth $594m. Lactalis will execute the deal through its Parmalat subsidiary in Brazil. ...
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Brazilian food company BRF is set to establish a joint venture with UK-based Invicta Food Group to distribute processed foods in Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia. Reuters reported citing a securities filing that the company's ...
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Indonesian establishment Indofood Sukses Makmur is set to reduce its share in vegetable processing firm China Minzhong Food, a move that would raise $314m. The sale, which is expected to be completed by June, will reduce Indofood's stake ...
Tags: China Minzhong Food, Agriculture
Brazilian poultry meats exporter and dairy products processor BRF has agreed to form a joint venture (JV) with PT Indofood Suskes Makmur in Indonesia. A binding memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed between both the ...
Tags: milk, ice cream, yoghurt drinks, Agriculture
Brazilian poultry meats exporter and dairy products processor BRF is planning to further expand its operations to Asian markets with partnerships or potential acquisitions. The company mentioned India, Malaysia and Indonesia as ...
Tags: chicken, turkey, pork, Agriculture
Brazilian food company BRF, a producer of frozen foods under Sadia brand in the Middle East, has opened new $160m production plant in Kizad, Abu Dhabi. The plant will be capable of producing around 70 thousand tonnes of food products ...
Tags: frozen foods, Agriculture
BRF ended the third quarter of 2014 with net income of R$ 624 million, an increase of 117.5% over 3Q13. This performance arose from the management techniques and processes that have been implemented over the last year and highlight the ...
Tags: Brazilian operations, Net Operating Revenues, Agriculture
Brazilian poultry meats exporter and dairy products processor BRF has increased its holding in Abu Dhabi-based Federal Foods for $27.8m. The acquisition is a part of the Brazilian firm's strategy to expand its reach across the ...