Spanish design company Forward Thinking Architecture has developed an automated offshore floating farming alternative to increase food production. The multi-layered Smart Floating Farms (SFF) project combines solar energy, ...
Russia has approved six Iranian companies to supply dairy and poultry products, a move that could allow Russia to free up from high food price inflation. The move comes after the Russian government recently said that the country will ...
Tags: Dairy Products, Poultry Products
SPC Ardmona, an Australian fruit packing company owned by Coca-Cola Amatil, has opened the phase I of the $100m modernisation and renewal project at its fruit processing plant in Shepparton, Australia. The new SPC snack line at the ...
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Ulma Packaging has added to its range of flowrapping equipment, with the launch of the FM200. The new equipment from the supplier of packaging machinery and complete automated lines is for wrapping fresh food pillow pack style with ...
Tags: raw poultry, Fresh Food
Health Canada is contemplating to remove fruit juices from the category of healthy dietary choices under Canada's Food Guide as juices increasingly come under the scanner for promoting obesity. The current Food Guide recommends ...
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) has rejected appeal from the US regarding the country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat dispute between the US, Canada and Mexico. WTO said that labels carrying information about where meat is raised ...
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Australia's 14 million shoppers have shifted their shopping habits over the last decade according to the work of Roy Morgan Research. The key determinants in grocery shopping habits include food safety, location and good value. ...
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Mediterra, a US-based producer of ready-to-eat nutrition bars, has expanded its product presence and would be now available at Whole Foods Markets. Made with various fruits, vegetables, seeds and grains, Mediterra bars are available in ...
According to the monitoring of MOFCOM, the prices of farm produce in 36 large and medium-sized cities continued to fall, and prices of production means in circulation stopped falling and picked up last week (April 27-March 3). Last week, ...
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Summer, the 7th term of the year, begins on May 6 and ends on May 20 this year. Start of Summer signals the transition of seasons. On this day, the ...
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Sysco Canada has agreed to acquire foodservice distributor Tannis Trading for an undisclosed amount. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Tannis Trading supplies food products to the food service industry. It offers institutional food ...
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Producer of cold pressed organic bottled juice and juice cleanses Garden of Flavor has released the first line of cold-pressed organic juices with over 1 billion living probiotic cultures. The new offering includes Green Harmony, ...
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Brazilian food company BRF is set to establish a joint venture with UK-based Invicta Food Group to distribute processed foods in Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia. Reuters reported citing a securities filing that the company's ...
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US based Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks Corporation, has announced a new suite of fruit and vegetable juices in 11 fl. oz. bottles. This new line includes five new cold-pressed juice blends and one current product Essential ...
Nomad Holdings Ltd. has agreed to acquire Iglo Foods Holdings Ltd., said to be Europe’s largest branded frozen food company, from Permira Advisers LLP in a deal worth €2.6bn. Subject to customary closing conditions, Nomad ...
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