The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton projections for 2013/14 indicate that global 2013/14 cotton consumption is estimated at 109.5 million bales, 3 percent (3 million bales) above the preceding year. Although rising for a ...
Simplot launches new Birds Eye brand 'steamfresh' vegetables and cheese sauce Food manufacturer Simplot Australia has launched a new Birds Eye SteamFresh Vegetables and Cheese Sauce range in Australia. The Company said the latest ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Corn planting is marching its way north, but once you head north of the Mason-Dixon Line, the progress quickly slows to a crawl. State ag statistics service reports from this week -- issued despite a lack of federal-level reports from the ...
Tags: Corn, Agriculture, Food
7-Eleven is expanding to Western Australia Convenience store group 7-Eleven has announced it will be expanding into Western Australia in 2014, marking the first time the company has entered a new market in 32 years. With Western ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Convenience store
UK-based herbs and spices supplier The Bart Ingredients has acquired Berkshire-based OTP Foods, expanding its presence into the wet ingredients segment. For the transaction, the company was backed by Santander Corporate & Commercial. The ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, herbs, Chemical
Australian salmon producer Tassal Operations has achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification. ASC is an environmental and social sustainability certification status for farmed seafood products. Tassal Operations salmon ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, FBR, Certification
Monster Health Food, an Australian family-owned breakfast food company, has launched the first products to display the controversial Health Star Rating front-of-pack labelling system. The new packs will be on supermarket shelves this ...
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Organic claims are appearing less on American restaurant menus Restaurants in the US have shifted their business practices to introduce a greater number and wider variety of claims that reflect trending food concerns, according to global ...
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New Zealand-based gourmet fresh chilled soup and meal manufacturer Pitango has launched a new "home-style" Free Range Chicken and Vegetable Soup, in time for the seasonal shift towards the colder months. The soup, which Pitango said is ...
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People eat more breakfast cereal, by weight, when flake size is reduced, according to researchers from Penn State University. The study, which was published in the March 2014 edition of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and ...
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Woolworths breached ACCC undertakings, Federal Court finds The Federal Court of Australia has today found supermarket giant Woolworths breached an undertaking on fuel shopper dockets, but that its rival Coles did not break the agreement. ...
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Gourmet Garden's new Lightly Dried Herbs Australian herb company Gourmet Garden has launched a new Lightly Dried Herb range, made with Australian organically grow herbs that have been washed, roughly chopped and lightly dried. According ...
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Brazil-based Gerdau Group has announced that it has presented a preliminary proposal for the acquisition of the French special steel producer Ascometal for €41.5 million. Ascometal has three steel plants located in Hagondange, Les ...
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Chobani Australia is set to export to Singapore Maker of Greek-style strained yoghurt Chobani Australia has shipped its first palette of product to Singapore, 16 months after the opening of its $30 million yoghurt factory at Dandenong ...
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Dairy products maker Saputo has acquired the fluid milk business of Scotsburn Co-Operative Services for $61m. Scotsburn Co-Operative offers fluid milk, cream, sour cream, ice cream mix and cottage cheese, primarily under the Scotsburn ...
Tags: Milk, Agriculture, Food, Dairy