Cherkizovo Group, the largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer in Russia, took part in Meat Week, which kicked off the Golden Autumn Festival. Russia’s Minister of Agriculture, Alexander Tkachyov, opened Meat Week, where ...
Private equity firm Grey Mountain Partners has acquired Mediterranean food maker and distributor Kronos Foods. Financial details about the acquisition have not been disclosed. Based in Glendale Heights, Illinois, Kronos sells gryo meat, ...
Shanghai Husi Food and its US based parent company OSI Group have been fined more than CNY24.3m ($3.6m) by the Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration for preparing and selling sub-standard meat products. While Shanghai Husi Food ...
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Sports nutrition products provider Optimum Nutrition (ON) has launched new OPTI-BAR. The new assortment of great-tasting protein bars is a convenient, portable source of high quality protein, with three to five grams of sugar. "Over ...
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Buck Wild will add Cheddar Chipotle Tortilla Chips and Garlic Sea Salt Tortilla Chips to its existing lineup of complex and flavor-forward Tortilla Chips and Popcorn. Like all Buck Wild snacks, the two new flavors are made with real ...
South Africa-based Rhodes Food Group has announced plans to acquire domestic food producer Pakco for R200m ($14.5m), as part of its expansion strategy. Pakco owns popular brands, including the iconic Bisto brand, Hinds, Buffalo, Southern ...
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Cargill reported financial results for the fiscal 2017 first quarter ended 31 August, 2016. Key measures include: Adjusted operating earnings rose 35 percent to $827 million in the first quarter, compared with $611 million in the ...
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Stone Canyon Industries has sold SCI Ingredients and its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Fleischmann's Vinegar Company to Green Plains for $250m. Fleishmann’s Vinegar is being regarded as one of the largest producer of food-grade ...
Bazooka Candy Brands, a division of New York based The Topps Company, has introduced a sugar free gum product, expanding its innovations in the confectionery space. The new product, Bazooka Sugar Free Gum, has been rolled out across ...
Potato-chip giant Utz Quality Foods has completed its previously announced $135m acquisition of Alabama based Golden Enterprises, the owner of the Golden Flake Snack Foods. The merger is expected to support Utz Quality Foods’ growth ...
Southern California based SM Ingredients has developed a new proprietary soluble fiber named as Logifiber, aiming to diversify its ingredient portfolio. The company claimed that Logifiber can potentially change the landscape of the ...
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Paqui, part of Amplify Snack Brands and maker of light and crispy chips, has introduced new Carolina Reap chip. "The Paqui Carolina Reaper chip is truly hot as hell. Don't say we didn't warn you," said Jeff Day, Paqui Brand Manager. ...
Premier Foods is investing in its Batchelors brand, as part of its effort to expand its presence in the e microwaveable ambient pots market. Three brand new product ranges, Batchelors High Veg Pots, Soup & Dippers and High Protein Pots, ...
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UK pork products sold by some of the major supermarkets have been found to be contaminated with a livestock strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The University of Cambridge conducted a study to test 97 UK-produced ...
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US Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire specialty foods distributor Jeraci Foods to expand its reach in the Italian independent restaurant and pizzeria sectors. However, the terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based ...
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