Saputo (Saputo or the Company) reported today its financial results for fiscal 2014, which ended on March 31, 2014. All amounts in this news release are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated, and are presented according to ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued updated draft advice on fish consumption. The two agencies have concluded pregnant and breastfeeding women, those who might become pregnant, and ...
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Gorkha Brewery in Nepal has introduced new packaging for its Tuborg beer, a move that would drive the company's growth. The new Tuborg beer packaging features tamper proof pull-off cap and new front label tilted at 62.5 degrees with ...
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Canadian dairy giant Saputo is seeking acquisitions across the US, Canada, Latin America and Australia, in a move to expand its footprint. The potential acquisitions in the US are expected to cost around C$4bn ($3.65bn), while Canadian ...
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Canadian dairy producer Saputo is considering possible acquisitions in Australia, the US, Canada and Latin America. Saputo chief executive officer Lino Saputo Jr was quoted by Reuters as saying that the company's potential acquisitions in ...
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DuPont has approval for a probiotic health claim in Switzerland US-based agriculture and nutrition technology company DuPont has won approval for a probiotic health claim in Switzerland, saying it is the first ingredient company to ...
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow to launch a new conservation initiative with an focus on public-private partnership. The new program promises to go beyond traditional ...
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Nature's Path, North America's largest independent organic cereal company, lives by the mantra "always leave the earth better than you found it." This week, the Canadian company took another step along that path with the purchase of 2,760 ...
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The Dow Chemical Company has declared a dividend of 37 cents per share, payable July 30, 2014, to shareholders of record on June 30, 2014. This marks the 411th consecutive cash dividend issued by the Company. Dow has paid its ...
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Sweden-based special steel producer Ovako has announced that the commercial court of Nanterre in France has made a decision regarding the bid concerning the assets of French engineering steel producer Ascometal in favor of the French ...
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The European Union (EU) is set to make changes to 'best before' labels for items such as rice, pasta and coffee, as the labels are found to be inappropriate for such food stuffs. Blaming the labeling for food that is being wasted, ...
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The European Union (EU) may scrap mandatory ‘best-before’ dates on long life foods after several member countries blamed the labelling for millions of tons of food being wasted every year. EU agriculture ministers discussed a ...
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The first U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton forecast for 2014/15 projects that global cotton production will decline for the third consecutive season. Although projected at its lowest in 5 years, production remains above ...
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With the optimum time to plant soybeans either gone or passing soon, many U.S. farmers are rapidly trying to finish corn planting to shift to soybeans. The race is on to get the crop in before the tail-end of the "ideal" dates goes by in ...
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The merger between Arla Foods and EGM Walhorn has now been approved by the cooperative owners in both companies. The merger will add more dairy farmers to Arla in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. Owner-elected representatives from ...
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