Brazilian food company BRF Brasil Foods has reported that its net earnings for the second quarter totaled BRL6.4m($3.16m),compared to BRL498m($246m)for the same period in 2011. The company posted 8.7%increase in net sales to ...
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Finnish meat firm HKScan has reported widening half-year losses and reiterated its warning that annual EBIT will fall this year. In the six months to the end of June, net losses amounted to EUR5.1m (US$6.3m) compared to a net loss of ...
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Hain Daniels plans to expand its frozen food factory at Fakenham,Norfolk,UK-a move which is expected to create 150 new jobs. This announcement comes after the$230m acquisition of Daniels Group by US-owned Hains Celestial in October ...
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In July, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 1.8 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 1.9 percent in cities and 1.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.4 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.5 ...
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According to Yengst Associates and as indicated in the table below, growth in sales for tractors was about 2 percent in 2011 and it is expected to gain another 2 percent in 2012, with total tractor sales reaching just under 200,000 units ...
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Russian meat processor Cherkizovo has provided a mixed update on its first-half sales volumes. The London-listed firm said today (2 August) volumes from its poultry division, the company's largest business, rose 34% in the first half ...
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Garden Fresh Foods is recalling approximately 13,600 pounds of meat and poultry salad products in the US,as they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes,according to US the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection ...
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UK sausage and bacon supplier Cranswick has started its new financial year with a 7% increase in first-quarter sales. Cranswick today (1 August) reported a 7.4% rise in sales for the three months between 1 April and 31 July. The ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency(FSA)is reminding people to take extra care with their food as temperatures rise,as parts of the UK are experiencing some warmer weather. FSA noted that cases of food poisoning soar during the summer months,as ...
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Tesco is launching an extensive line line of Italian products through the Italiano range. The Italiano line includes pizzas, calzones, pizza crust dunkers, salad dressings, breads and pastas. With Italian food representing a sizeable ...
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Taiwan has passed a bill to lift the import ban on beef containing the feed additive ractopamine,a move which will give US beef an expanded access to the Taiwanese market,and also facilitate the resumption of free trade talks with ...
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About three-quarters of people in the UK are willing to take food safety risks while eating out,which puts them at increased risk of food poisoning,especially during the upcoming London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,according to a new ...
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Tasmanian Bakeries,a bakery based in Tasmania,Australia,has announced an expansion plan which will boost its production by 80%over the next two years and create 22 new jobs. The expansion will allow Tasmanian Bakeries to launch its ...
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US-based Life Technologies has developed a new molecular test for the detection of multiple strains of E.coli in ground beef. According to the company,the new test simultaneously detects E.coli O157:H7 and six non-O157 E.coli ...
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Nualight, dedicated in LED lighting for food retail, has come up with two new lighting solutions to revolutionise colour vibrancy in fresh food displays. The company has developed LED lighting colour technology Vivace to bring out the ...
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