More than 150 organizations globally endorsed a new statement that proposes to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging worldwide. The organisations supporting the initiative include M&S, PepsiCo, Unilever, Veolia, British Plastics Federation ...
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Russian food firm Cherkizovo Group said that its Vasilyevskaya poultry production facility has received permission to export poultry products to Iraq. The Vasilyevskaya poultry farm, which is Cherkizovo Group’s largest poultry ...
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Pegasus Food Futures has finalized plans for a new facility in Abu Dhabi. The organisation is aimed at providing solutions to global food supply challenges through operations and innovations in livestock, feed stock and food production. ...
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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 ...
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Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts has been acquired by Chicago-based investment firm Kenex Holdings for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Aiea, Hawaii and founded in 1985, Bubbies makes mochi ice cream sold across the US and select ...
Flexible packaging firm Uflex is planning to commence the production of packing liquid products at its new aseptic packaging plant in Sanand in Gujarat, a state in India by April 2017. Being built with an investment of Rs5800m ($85.2m), ...
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Milliken & Co. invites polypropylene producers, compounders and converters attending Arabplast 2017 to join with it to enable future innovation across the plastics industry. On Stand 6C155 during the Jan. 8-10 show at the Dubai World ...
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Coca-Cola has launched Coca-Cola Life in the United Arab Emirates, the first low-calorie cola sweetened from a blend of stevia and sugar. Stevia, a zero-calorie sweetener from natural origins, comes from the best-tasting part of stevia ...
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Xylem Inc has set up a new pump rental and service business in Jebel Ali, Dubai to serve growing demand from the construction and infrastructure sectors, as well as municipal customers, across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The ...
Fulham Co., Inc., a leading supplier of lighting components and electronics for commercial and specialty applications, today announced the addition of a new HotSpot Plus LED Driver & Emergency System with bottom side leads and studs (BLS) ...
From the get go, the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) chairmanship of the Kimberley Process (KP) had a fair share of controversies as civil society, and a number of member states, expressed their concern with seating the 2016 chair in Dubai. ...
Smoothie King is proud to announce its expansion into the Middle East, with the opening of its first location in Dubai on September 1, 2016. Through its partnership with Al Ghurair Retail, Smoothie King is providing guests at the BurJuman ...
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Kuwait-based food distributor Mezzan Holding has acquired a 70% stake in Al Safi Food Company for SAR90.75m ($24m). This will allow the Kuwait-based company to manufacture and distribute food and beverage products in Saudi Arabia using Al ...
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India based packaging firm Uflex has expanded its partnership with WaveFront Technology to manufacture Fresnel lens packaging films in Europe. The partners plan to commence film manufacturing in the final quarter of 2016. The ...
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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