It's a staggering figure – around 2.9m tonnes of food and drink is wasted each year, according to Wrap. It's a number that's been troubling politicians and environmentalists but it is a problem that packaging can help tackle. And ...
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In September, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 1.9 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.0 percent in cities and 1.7 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.5 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.7 ...
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In August, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.1 percent in cities and 1.8 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 3.4 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.4 ...
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Last week, the 8th Annual RoboBusiness Leadership Summit posted record attendance over three warms days in Pittsburgh, Pa. Home to Carnegie Mellon University and its famed Robotics Institute, the city is a strong contender for robotics ...
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In October, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 1.7 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 1.8 percent in cities and 1.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 1.8 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.7 ...
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Cambridgeshire students have designed a 'tear and share' seasonal sausage that may appear on Waitrose shelves next year. var ...
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Packaging is increasingly recognised as a vital weapon in the fight against food waste. Philip Chadwick reports on how the flexible plastics sector is innovating to play its part in packaging's biggest challenge It's a staggering figure ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed that the illnesses reported in Ontario and Alberta are linked to Butcher's Choice burgers, which were recalled over E. coli O157:H7 risk. The burgers were produced by Cardinal Meat ...
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2 Sisters Food Group, an England-based chicken meat processing company, has unveiled San Marco Deeply Delicious, a new range of microwaveable pizza. The San Marco Deeply Delicious range features Pepperoni and four Cheeses variants, said ...
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UK-based supermarket chain Tesco has launched Rose veal, which will be available on meat counters in selected UK stores from this week. The company said that it has collaborated with pig farmer and presenter, Jimmy Doherty, on ideas to ...
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Vicinity Manufacturing held first annual Caribbean customer conference in Barbados, West Indies. ATLANTA, GA, December 21, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Process manufacturing software developers Vicinity Manufacturing , hosted FOCUS: ...
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Volatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa ...
US poultry giant Sanderson Farms has reported an annual profit thanks to higher poultry prices and increased production. The return to profitability reflected higher production In the 12 months to the end of of October, earnings ...
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Dutch food company Vion has agreed for a management-buyout of its UK pork business, securing nearly 4000 jobs. The deal is being led by Seamus Carr, managing director of Vion's pork business unit, and is supported by UK private equity ...
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The north-east Indian state of Meghalaya is all set to establish a Wool Bank within the state with sponsorship of the Ministry of Textiles, state Deputy Chief Minister Bindo M Lanong said, while speaking at inaugural ceremony of the 2nd ...
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