US pasta and pesto manufacturer Armanino Foods has recorded an increase in full-year earnings, despite battling rising raw material prices as a result of the US drought. Net profit amounted to US$2.88bn in the 12 months to the end of ...
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Perfect Pasta, an Illinois-based firm, 315 pouis recalling nds of ready-to-eat roast beef products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection ...
Asda has recalled fresh sauce manufactured by private-label giant Greencore after finding horse DNA in the line - the first product outside the frozen aisle to become embroiled in the contamination scandal. Greencore has confirmed it ...
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US food group Campbell Soup Co. has recorded a drop in first-half profits as costs related to its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms hit earnings. Earnings in the six months ended 27 January fell to US$430m, a 7.3% decline on last year, the ...
Princes has signed a long-term partnership deal with Italian pasta producer Pastificio Guido Ferrara in a deal that it hopes will boost its European presence. The supply partnership agreement, announced today (11 February), is part of a ...
Princes' Crosse & Blackwell has expanded its 4Kids children's range with the launch of Disney-themed fruit in jelly pots. The launch, which comprises six variants, aims to drive value and penetration in the GBP39.1m potted fruit market, ...
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UK-based Princes has introduced two Best of British cooking sauce ranges under its Crosse & Blackwell brand. The first range of cooking sauces feature four varieties - creamy mushroom, honey & mustard, sausage casserole and ham & leek. ...
Convenience is one of the fastest-growing categories in retail and the market for chilled convenience food is estimated to be worth euro 145bn (pound 125bn) across Europe, with the UK market in the sector forecast to grow to euro 20bn by ...
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Curwood, a Bemis Company has collaborated with Swedish firm MicVac to develop a new microwave pasteurized cooking and packaging method for chilled ready meals in North, South and Central America. Curwood Marketing director David Engen ...
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Curwood, a Bemis Company has joined forces with Swedish company MicVac to offer a new microwave pasteurized cooking and packaging method for chilled ready meals in North, South and Central America. Curwood director of marketing David ...
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Canadian baker Canada Bread, in which Maple Leaf Foods has a 90% stake, has announced plans to close two bakeries, affecting around 120 jobs. The facilities are located in Grand Falls in New Brunswick and Edmonton in Alberta. The ...
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Linpac Packaging, a UK-based food packaging manufacturer, is set to introduce Freshware range under its new Freshform division, marking its entry into the chilled retail prepared and convenience foods segment. The new launch complements ...
Spar International has entered into a partnership agreement with Abu Dhabi Co-operative Society (ADCOOPS) that aims to boost the retailer's presence in the Middle East. ADCOOPA has opened, under licence, a flagship store for each format - ...
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Organix, the Organic baby food brand in the UK, has introduced new home cooking range, Cook with Organix. The company noted that Cook with Organix recipes provide the starting point for a meal, to which shoppers can add the finishing and ...
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Information flicks onto an iPad screen of its own accord as I walk through a technology exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science. Extra details about rovers and planetary exploration pop up as I sidle over to the Mars Yard, and are replaced ...
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