WHEAT:The 2012/13 U.S.wheat balance sheet is unchanged this month;however,small by-class adjustments are made to projected exports and stocks.Projected exports for Hard Red Winter wheat are lowered 25 million bushels with Hard Red Spring ...
Indian dairy company Parag Milk Foods plans to invest Rs1bn($17.93m)to set up two milk processing plants in India,as a part of its plan to boost its production capacity. The first facility will be established in West Bengal,while the ...
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Small alterations in intact casein levels of processed cheese could affect the quality of final product,according to a research titled'The Influence of Intact Casein in Processed Cheese'which was conducted by Australian food equipment ...
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Manna Organics,a company based in Newark,New Jersey,has issued a multi-state recall of various soybean sprouts and tofu products in the US as they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were distributed to ...
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Intershape Ltd has launched AniLEDlight,a new range of LED lights specifically designed for use in dairy buildings.Installing LED lights in dairy buildings reduces energy and maintenance costs while providing a superior quality light that ...
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Oystar,a German packaging machine supplier,has signed an agreement to supply three dairy machines to leading Chinese firm Want Want-a deal which marks a major food order from China. Under the agreement,in June 2013,Oystar will deliver two ...
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UK dairy processors and farmers have formally agreed a deal on a code of practice to govern relations in the sector. A tentative"heads of agreement"on a voluntary code of practice was agreed in July after talks with the UK government.The ...
The Iowa state in the US has made it mandatory for state's dairy processors to test all milk received in the state for aflatoxin,a carcinogenic compound which is produced by fungus that grows on grain and peanuts. Aflatoxin can sometimes ...
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Tritent Int'l Agriculture,a company based in Pennsylvania,US,has initiated the construction of an infant formula plant in Cascade,Iowa. The 20,000ft2 plant will have a daily milk processing capacity of 100 tons and will source milk from ...
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Chinese dairy Mengniu has booked a drop in first-half profits. In the six months to the end of June, net profit slid to CNY747.9m (US$117.7m), compared to CNY892.1m recorded last year. The company blamed the decline on a "surge" in the ...
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Cucina Fresca Gourmet Foods is recalling tomato sauce products in the US as they may contain milk,which is not declared on the label,according to the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA) Consumption of these products may lead to a ...
Global aseptic packaging forecast to grow 24% in next five years The world market for aseptically packed products amounted to 123 billion liters, contained in 269 billion packs during 2011, according to the new “Global Aseptic ...
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HP has confirmed it is writing off about$8bn after the drop in value of EDS,as the result of internal decisions combined with the global economic climate. Earlier this month Hewlett-Packard(HP)warned that it would write off$8bn after the ...
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Kraft Foods UK has extended its Cadbury and Philadelphia collaboration to include a new snacking product. Philadelphia with Cadbury Snack features Light Philadelphia blended with Cadbury milk chocolate and mini oat biscuits for dipping. ...
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Lindt & Spruengli has booked a 14% rise in first-half net profit in the face of weak consumer sentiment in the chocolate-maker's largest markets, the US and Europe. The Swiss chocolatier said today (21 August) net profit rose to CHF36.6m ...
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