US-based Michael Foods has announced plans to shut down an egg processing facility in Winona County, Minnesota in about six months, a move which will lead to 40 job losses. The company gained ownership of the facility through its ...
Lagercrantz Group has acquired all shares in Sweden-based Asept International, which offers dispensing systems that are used for liquidized foods primarily. Global food product manufacturers, restaurant chains and other sectors that need ...
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Garden of Life, a US-based producer of whole food nutritional supplements, has launched Fair Trade, Marley Coffee flavors of ‘Raw Protein’ and ‘Raw Meal’ – the company’s leading organic meal replacement ...
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Food producer Almarai has ordered 240 new trucks of the MAN TGS type from MAN Truck & Bus, rejuvenating their current fleet of 1,290 MAN long-haul trucks. Almarai conducts the distribution of its chilled foods and dairy products ...
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Court-Johnston is seeking new opportunities in the food industry Pooles owner Whelan saw it plunge into administration on August 13 before clinching the deal for an undisclosed sum on August 14. "It has now been sold out of ...
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Whole Foods Market in Northern California is recalling sour cherry and blueberry crostatas as the manufacture involved the use of egg wash which was not declared on the label. Consumers intolerant to eggs are at risk of serious or ...
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David’s Cookies, a US-based producer of cookies and frozen cookie dough, has opened its new headquarters and production facility in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, with an investment of $15m. With the opening of the new site, the company ...
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High Liner Foods, a leading supplier of seafood in North America, has launched Sa-Weet! Potato Crusted Seafood, a new addition to its Viking Brand portfolio. The new Sa-Weet! Potato Crusted line is designed for the K-12 and healthcare ...
The frigid temps in your office during the summer months might be to blame for the latest round of colds circulating your cubicles. If you're among the many gainfully employed Americans who blame work for their poor health, it turns out ...
SunOpta, a Canada-based organic, specialty and natural health products manufacturer, has completed the installation of two additional flexible re-sealable pouch filling lines at its Allentown, Pennsylvania facility. This development ...
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Canadian food processing and packaging company SunOpta has completed the installation of two additional flexible re-sealable pouch filling lines at its Allentown, Pennsylvania facility in the US. The installation will bring the facility's ...
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In March of this year, Wools of New Zealand became a fully grower owned company for the first time in its history. More than 700 New Zealand sheep farmers have invested in and are committed to the growth and sustainability of Wools of New ...
US-based food company Pinnacle Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire Wish-Bone and Western dressings brands from Unilever for $580m in cash. The acquisition includes a broad range of liquid and dry-mix salad dressing flavors ...
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Australian Consolidated Milk and Pactum Australia are constructing a new UHT milk processing facility in northern Victoria with an investment of A$40m ($36.6m), a move which is expected to create 100 jobs. Pactum Australia is owned by ...
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US-based baking company Flowers Foods has reported that its net earnings for the second-quarter of 2013 increased 64% to $46.5m, compared with $28.4m for the same period in 2012 driven by acquisitions. For the quarter ended 13 July, net ...
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