The Hain Celestial Group, a US-based organic and natural products company, is exploring sale of its pure protein business to focus on core brands. The business, known as Hain Pure Protein, comprises the company’s organic poultry ...
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Sun Capital Partners' affiliate has closed the sale of Creekstone Farms Premium Beef to an unnamed supplier of premium USDA-certified beef and pork products. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. The choice of food lovers ...
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Verde Farms, a provider of 100% grass-fed and free range beef, has acquired El Raigon Natural Beef’s import division Estancia Beef. The acquisition is a natural next step in expanding Verde Farms' offerings nationwide while ...
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American food giant Tyson Foods has made a commitment to use only chicken with “no antibiotics ever” (NAE) in its consumer branded products. The commitment was announced by Tyson Foods president and CEO Tom Hayes while ...
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Creekstone Farms Premium Beef has formed a joint venture with California-based beef producer Pasture One to expand its product line. The joint venture which features a production and sales relationship between the companies will help ...
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AHDB Beef & Lamb is looking for research and industry collaborators to form a five-year Beef Knowledge Partnership focusing on key areas of beef production. The aim of the £1.5m ($1.8m) project is to devise and implement a programme ...
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General Mills’ owned Progresso has launched a new soup range targeting vegans. Branded as Good Nature, the new vegan soup line is claimed to be made from real ingredients and free from any GMO ingredients, preservatives, and ...
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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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UK pork products sold by some of the major supermarkets have been found to be contaminated with a livestock strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The University of Cambridge conducted a study to test 97 UK-produced ...
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An investor coalition worth $1.25tn is set to persuade 16 multinational companies to identify risks associated with industrial animal production and device strategies to roll out plant-based sources of protein. The coalition urges the ...
General Mills’ brand Progresso has made all its 36 chicken soup products antibiotic and hormone free while also removing artificial flavors and colors in most of its soups. The soup maker, which has given a new packaging to its ...
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US based biotech company Dynamic Food Ingredients (DFI) and Mitr Phol Group have formed a strategic partnership to expand production of natural sweeteners and other products in Asia. Mitr Phol, Thailand’s biggest sugar and exporter, ...
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 ...
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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Somma Food Group has launched a partnership with the New York City Public School System in offering Chickentopiatm Drumstix in over 1,700 of their schools. First served in December, Chickentopiatm Drumstix are served to New York City's ...