Through the process of food processing, it is possible to obtain a large variety of food stuffs in the supermarkets and other stores. There are a large number of food items which can seldom be stored for a long period of time as it has ...
Walmart Canada unveiled its first Supercentre in Atlantic Canada at its Halifax Centre store located in the Halifax Shopping Centre Annex at 6990 Mumford Road. "We have worked hard to ensure all of our customers will enjoy the changes to ...
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India-based Vaishno Devi Dairy Products plans to invest INR1.05bn ($17.65m) to expand its milk processing capacity three times by 2014-15. The project includes expansion of processing capacity at the company's existing facility near Pune ...
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UK-based Randox Food Diagnostics is set to unveil a generic Tetracyclines ELISA screening kit based on Biochip Array Technology for veterinary residue testing. The company will launch the ELISA kit by the end of this month to complement ...
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The infant formula industry is in the spotlight again after the launch of a price-fixing investigation into foreign and domestic milk powder makers and intensified government efforts to consolidate a nationwide hodgepodge of producers. ...
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Abu Dhabi-based agri business company Al Dahra International (ADII) is set to acquire 20% stake in India-based Kohinoor Foods (KFL) in a deal estimated to be worth Rs1.12bn ($18.9m). Under the terms of the deal, Al Dahra will pay Rs160 ...
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US-based family-owned dairy company Shamrock Farms has introduced a new range of farm-fresh sour creams. The new sour creams are available in three flavors -Creamy Ranch, French Onion and Zesty Jalapeno. According to the company, the ...
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US-based Food Technology Corporation (FTC) has introduced TMS-Pilot – its new food texture analyzer - at the Institute of Food Technologists Exhibition in US. According to the company, the new TMS-Pilot texture analyzer, which is a ...
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Rat meat passed off as lamb meat, dead pigs dumped in the Huangpu river, milk tainted with melamine and rice contaminated with cadmium – living in China, it sometimes seems like our food comes from the infamous factories of Upton ...
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Global packaging solutions provider Serac has developed a new blow molding-filling-capping line which is specifically designed for dairy bottles production below 12,000 bottles per hour. According to the company, the new solution opens ...
Some 83% of UK consumers want method of production labelling, which clearly identifies the farm system used to produce the food, extended to meat and dairy products. Almost as many, 79%, said farm animal welfare was important when deciding ...
In June, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.7 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.6 percent in cities and 2.8 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 4.9 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
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Italian cooperative Milchhof Sterzing has installed two new SetLine packaging lines from Oystar A+F, which have the capacity to handle up to 22,000 yogurt cups per hour. The packaging systems, which feature integrated top-sleeving ...
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France-based Serac group will introduce its new blow molding-filling-capping line Combox, which features the Highly Hygienic (H2F) filler that meets the hygiene requirements of cold chain dairy products. Designed for dairy bottles ...
Weather Update June 24, 2013 Part of the reason for the delay in sending an update on the crop position is the diversity of the information we are able to obtain. The weather has been very mixed depending on where you are standing. A very ...
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