Aunt Bessie's has launched what it claims is the first frozen gravy product in the UK. The food group has developed Aunt Bessie's Homestyle Gravy, cubes of "frozen fresh gravy" that can be microwaved in under two minutes or cooked on the ...
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Associated British Foods today (10 September) revealed it had taken an impairment charge of A$150m (US$155m) on its Australian meat business as it battles "difficult" trading conditions in the market. The UK-listed group announced the ...
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Allied Bakeries, the UK bread arm of Associated British Foods, has extended its Kingsmill portfolio in the UK with the launch of a breakfast products range. Kingsmill Fruit and Fibre comprises three products: Kingsmill Fruit and Fibre ...
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Singapore agribusiness giant Wilmar International has booked a drop in first-half profits as the group suffered losses in its oilseeds and grains business. In the six months to the end of June, Wilmar recorded a net profit of US$373m, ...
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Dough figure is a kind of small sculpture that uses flour and glutinous rice flour as the main raw material, plus the components such as color, paraffin, honey etc, and undergoes control and mildew-proof processing. It is a type of folk ...
The Russ ethnic minority descends from Russian immigrates to China during the 18th century. Most live in Ili, Tacheng, Altay and Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region whilst a few live in the Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolian ...
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Paper sacks manufacturer in the UK Forum Packaging has invested more than £1m in its business operations over the past one year to improve buildings, machinery and supply chain. Forum Packaging has bought a new fleet of three ...
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Pamela's Products has launched gluten-free products – two cookie mixes and an artisan flour blend in the US. The new products include Artisan Flour Blend, Oatmeal Cookie Mix, and Sugar. According to the company, Artisan Flour ...
A 4,000-year-old Chinese folk art rarely practiced today, dough figurine is also known as mianhua or miansu in Chinese. The man who may have created the craft, Zhuge Liang, was military strategist of the state of Shu in the Three ...
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Singapore-based Wilmar International is building two large wheat flour mills in Indonesia,as it seeks to take advantage of the increasing demand for bread,noodles and convenience foods in the country. The project is being implemented by ...
Nigeria,a leading producer of cassava in the world,is stepping up efforts to popularize cassava bread and make the product available. As a part of this plan,the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,in conjunction with the ...
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South African food company Tiger Brands,which acquired 63.3%stake in Dangote Flour Mills,is planning to buy off the other minority shareholders in the company. In September 2012,Dangote Industries completed the sale of its 63.3%in Dangote ...
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\ The Bai ethnic group mainly engages in agriculture and fishery. The Bai people are very hospitable. They treat their guests to baked tea whenever they come to visit. Colloquially called "three courses of tea", the tea is bitter in ...
According to the fifth national census in 2000, the Primi population is 33,600. Their language, Primi, is a member of the Tibetan-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan phylum. In the past, Primi was written using Tibetan characters, however, ...
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Naming Tradition Monba people take naming a baby as a very important issue. An auspicious name is always expected. Three days after the baby is born, the host removes a "no entry" sign from the house and invites a lama to the house. By ...
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