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Cargill Has Been Linked to Five Cases of Salmonella

Dec 10, 2012

Cargill, which recalled almost 30,000 pounds of ground beef in the US this weekend, has been linked to five cases of salmonella. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the Food Safety Inspection Service launched an investigation ...

Tags: food safety, label products, salmonella enteritidis

Brasil Foods Has Booked a 75% Drop in Third-Quarter Profits

Dec 10, 2012

Brasil Foods has booked a 75% drop in third-quarter profits as higher feed costs more than offset sales gains in the period. The Brazilian meat company said net income fell to BRL91m (US$44m) in the three months, down from BRL365m in the ...

Tags: Foods, meat company, grain prices, feed costs, profit

Carrefour Today (30 August) Reported a Fall in Half-Year Profits

Dec 10, 2012

Carrefour today (30 August) reported a fall in half-year profits but shares in the French retail giant rose as analysts had expected a steeper decline. The French retail giant booked recurring operating income of EUR769m (US$965.3m), down ...

Tags: Carrefour, retail giant, operating income, profit drop

Blue Diamond Growers Is to Launch Its Almond-Based Milk Alternative Almond Breeze

Dec 10, 2012

US-based almond marketer and processor Blue Diamond Growers is to launch its almond-based milk alternative Almond Breeze in the UK. Blue Diamond is hoping to capitalise on the GBP136m (US$213.2m) dairy free category in the UK with the ...

Tags: Blue Diamond, Almond milk, milk, dairy free, dairy

Cargill Has Launched a Cocoa Promise Pledge That It Says Strengthens Its Global Commitment

Dec 10, 2012

US agribusiness giant Cargill has launched a Cocoa Promise pledge that it says strengthens its global commitment to cocoa farmers. Cargill said the programme, launched today (21 October), builds on its work over the past ten years and ...

Tags: Cocoa, livelihoods, cocoa beans, cocoa farming

You Can Search for Recalls Right on The Consumer Reports Website and in Vehicle Model Page

Dec 10, 2012

Whether initiated by an automaker or required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA),car recalls are issued to address safety-related defects or problems.It's important to keep up on recalls on your vehicle to ensure ...

Tags: automaker, NHTSA, safety-related defect, recall

Viscri Became Famous for The Properties The Prince of Wales Owns Here

Dec 10, 2012

Viscri, a village in Transylvania (Romania) that became famous for the properties The Prince of Wales owns here, launched one of the world's most exclusive jams. The jam will make its world debut at Salon International de l'Agroalimentaire, ...

Tags: Eco-Tourism, fortified churches, jam, jams, luxury food, Maramures

Bonduelle Has Booked an Increase in Full-Year Earnings

Dec 10, 2012

French vegetable processor Bonduelle has booked an increase in full-year earnings, with sales growth outside of Europe offsetting weakness on the continent while cost cutting initiatives and lower financing costs boosted the bottom line. ...

Tags: vegetable processor, net income, Bonduelle

Cargill Has Launched Its Stevia Sweetener Truvia in Venezuela

Dec 10, 2012

US agribusiness giant Cargill has launched its stevia sweetener Truvia in Venezuela. Cargill announced the launch of the natural sweetener into the South American market yesterday (18 July), following what it claims is "a year of ...

Tags: Truvia, sweetener Truvia, natural sweetener, sweetener, food

Toshiba Has Begun to Seek Makers to Outsource PV Modules to in 2013

Dec 10, 2012

Toshiba has begun to seek makers to outsource PV modules to in 2013 and Taiwan-based Motech Industries and Inventec Energy have been competing for such orders,according to Taiwan-based makers. Motech produces crystalline silicon solar ...

Tags: Toshiba, PV module, Motech, crystalline silicon solar cells

Mou Is Signed by BGMEA, CNTAC to Boost Apparel Trade

Dec 10, 2012

To prop up mutual trade and investment in the textile and clothing sectors of their respective countries,apex apparel bodies of China and Bangladesh have inked two separate MoUs,The Financial Express reported.Deputy Director of China ...

Tags: textile and clothing sector, MoUs, mutual trade, investment

Bell Group Said It Is "Holding up Well",Despite Booking a Drop in First-Half Profits Today

Dec 10, 2012

Swiss meat processing company Bell Group said it is "holding up well", despite booking a drop in first-half profits today (9 August). The company said it faced a "difficult" trading environment in the six-month period as net profit ...

Tags: Bell Group, meat processing company, meat, meat processing

Effortless Space-Saving Design: Cricket Table From Folditure

Dec 10, 2012

Effortless space-saving design: Cricket table from Folditure It is the world's thinnest luxury folding table and together with the Leaf, the world's first luxury folding chair, it represents some of the most space-saving furniture ...

Tags: Alexander Gendell, Cricket, folding chair, folding table, Folditure, Leaf

ThermoPod Has Announced The Launch of Its New Thermokeeper Packaging Liners

Dec 10, 2012

MP Global Products’ division ThermoPod has announced the launch of its new ThermoKeeper packaging liners for temperature sensitive products, which save storage space at fulfillment houses. The resilient and pliable ThermoKeepers ...

Tags: insulated box liners, soft flat panel laminated, ThermoKeepers

Bunge Has Announced The Opening of an Ingredient Innovation Centre in The US

Dec 10, 2012

Agribusiness giant Bunge has announced the opening of an ingredient innovation centre in the US. The "state-of-the-art" centre in Bradley in Illinois will include an industrial kitchen and corporate dining facilities, Bunge said. After ...

Tags: Culinary Centre, ingredient innovation centre, Agribusiness