UK-based Dairy Crest has agreed to divest its Dairies operations to Müller UK & Ireland for £80m, citing slump in profits during the six months ended September. The transaction includes production plants at Foston, Chadwell ...
Tags: fresh liquid milk, Dairy Crest, Agriculture
Mondelez International, the maker of Oreo biscuits and Cadbury's chocolate, posted a 11% decline in earnings in the third-quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to the same period a year ago, as a result of weaker revenues and higher expenses. ...
The Agricultural Marketing Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is calling for public opinion regarding the new beef ‘checkoff program’. This industry-funded research, promotion and information order will bolster ...
Tags: Beef industry, beef producers, Agriculture
PizzaRev introduced a vegan sausage topping to its selection of 30+ artisanal cheeses and ingredients, just in time for National Vegan Month. The build-your-own pizza concept will feature the spicy soy sausage through the rest of the year ...
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the commercial planting of a potato that has been genetically engineered to reduce the amounts of a potentially harmful ingredient in French fries and potato chips. The move comes in ...
Tags: genetically engineered potato, acrylamide, Agriculture
Hawaii-based Kulana Foods Ltd. is voluntarily recalling its cooked pork products owing to misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The company noted that approximately 4,465 pounds of frozen, fully cooked pork products have been recalled ...
Tags: cooked pork products, undeclared allergen, Agriculture
US-based Liqui-Box, a liquid packaging company, has opened a new facility in China. With this new 120,000-ft2 facility, Liqui-Box expects to reach its growing customer base in Asia markets. ChinaDaily quoted Liqui-Box Asia-Pacific ...
Adding to the ever-growing dubious activities of China’s food industry, 110.23 tonne of toxic tofu was dumped into the local market by a gang from Shandong, in eastern China. As reported in the Shanghai Daily, rongalite, a banned ...
Del Taco has relaunched slow-braised, shredded pork Carnitas, which will be available for a limited time starting 6 November. Slow cooked until tender in small batch kettles, this guest favorite will be a flavorful complement to Del ...
UK-based Higgidy is recalling a date code of its Feta and Red Pepper Veggie Rolls as these contain sulphites. Feta and Red Pepper Veggie Rolls contain sulphites, which is not listed on the ingredients label. No other product of Higgidy is ...
Tags: Feta, Red Pepper Veggie Rolls, Agriculture
The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has expanded its product range to China with the introduction of Whole Milk under its new Kerrygold Chinese trade mark. The launch is said to form a part of IDB's strategy to develop premium dairy products ...
Miratorg, Russia’s leading meat producer, has opened the country’s biggest beef processing complex in the Vygonichsky district of Bryansk Oblast. The complex has a production capacity of 40,000 tons per year, reports ...
Tags: meat producer, beef, Agriculture
US-based WhiteWave Foods has acquired So Delicious Dairy Free, in a previously announced deal worth $195m. Earlier in September, WhiteWave Foods agreed to acquire So Delicious Dairy Free from its existing shareholders, led by Wasserstein ...
Tags: WhiteWave Foods, Dairy Free, Agriculture
Swiss food major Nestle has expanded its breakfast cereal range with the launch of new Gluten Free Corn Flakes. The new Gluten Free Corn Flakes, fortified with B-vitamins and iron, are available in two flavors including Traditional and ...
Tags: breakfast cereal, Gluten Free Corn Flakes, Agriculture
French dairy company Danone is increasing its stake by more than 90% in Moroccan dairy firm Central Laitière with an investment of €278m ($348m), in an effort to cut down its reliance on European region, where dairy is ...
Tags: Moroccan dairy, Agriculture