Oman-based PET sheet producer Octal has launched the new recyclable DPET-PE trays for the poultry packaging industry. The trays maintain maximum freshness and extend shelf life of the product. According to the company, its new DPET sheet ...
By Eric Aasen, Product Line Manager, Bosch Packaging Technology More than ever before, our supermarket shelves are a battleground for an enormous array of packaged fresh food products, each competing for the attention of time-strapped, ...
Donaldytong / Wikipedia photo. Victorian Agriculture and Food Security Minister Peter Walsh has officially opened Murray Goulburn Cooperative’s new office in Dubai, which confirms the company’s plans to significantly expand ...
Tags: Victorian Agriculture, Murray Goulburn Cooperative, agriculture
Brazilian dairy products maker Vigor Alimentos has acquired 50% stake in rival local dairy co-operative Itambe for BRL410m ($208.3m). Itambe procures milk from 31 individual members in the states of Minas Gerais, Goias and Sao Paulo. ...
Acquisitions and growth in markets outside the EU have helped dairy giant Arla Foods report higher annual sales and profits. The company said today (20 February) its consolidated net profit jumped by more than a third in 2012 to DKK1.9bn ...
Tags: M&A, Emerging Markets, 2012
Canadian dairy co-op Agropur has booked what it claimed are "remarkable" annual financial results, with higher sales and core earnings. Agropur posted a 5.1% rise in sales to C$3.7bn for the year to 3 November. The co-op did not provide ...
Canadian dairy cooperatives Agropur and Farmers Co-operative Dairy plan to merge their operations. Announcing the move, the dairies said it would benefit their farmer-owners by providing national scale and accelerating a process of ...
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US-based mass spectrometry products provider AB SCIEX has launched a new testing method for laboratories to test for and quantify dicyandiamide (DCD) in dairy products and other protein-rich foods. The company stated that the new method ...
Tags: AB SCIEX, mass spectrometry products, DCD, dairy products
US-based AB SCIEX has released a new testing method for laboratories to screen for and quantify dicyandiamide (DCD) in dairy and other protein-rich foods products. This new method increases the accuracy and reduces the amount of time to ...
Tags: AB Sciex, Testing Method, Dicyandiamide Detection, Dairy Products
Axon, a division of Pro Mach, will unveil the stainless steel version of the Aurora, a series of in-line mandrel-style shrink sleeve applicators at West Pack from 12-14 February 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. ...
Tags: Axon, Shrink Sleeve Applicators, Packaging
India-based manufacturer of branded milk and ice cream Hatsun Agro Product plans to establish a milk processing facility in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu with an investment of INR500m ($9.39m). The plant is expected to process 2.5 lakh liters ...
Tags: branded milk, ice cream, Hatsun Agro Product
YoCrunch, a US-based yogurt brand, has unveiled a new range of strained Greek yogurt – Yopa! Yopa!, a farm-fresh dairy product, will be available in vanilla along with four fruit flavor combinations such as blueberry, strawberry, ...
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Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH) has announced that the initial tests conducted on baby milk formula imported from New Zealand have not shown any traces of potentially hazardous substance dicyandiamide (DCD). The Food and Drug ...
Tags: baby milk, baby milk formula, dairy products
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 - ...
Tags: Spar International, ADCOOPS, Middle East
Fonterra and New Zealand's government are trying to reassure officials in key export markets that the country's milk supply is safe, after traces of agricultural chemical dicyandiamide were found in some dairy products. Fonterra said late ...
Tags: Fonterra, dairy export, milk supply