Tests carried out by a council laboratory in West Yorkshire found that over third of 900 food samples were not what they claimed to be or were improperly labeled. Public are buying fake or mislabeled food, including mozzarella that is ...
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January 29, 2014 How might Lion's next moves affect the Australian dairy industry Food and beverage company Lion has announced that it does not currently intend to sell its shareholding in Victorian dairy company Warrnambool Cheese and ...
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United Dairy Power, an Australian milk supplier, is in talks with Origo Partners, a Beijing-based private equity firm, over a sale of the company for about $70m. Established in 1999, United Dairy operates two factories at Jervois and ...
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Mondelēz International, a US-based food and beverage firm, is geared up to invest around £75m in its Cadbury plant in Bournville, Birmingham. The investment will be used to upgrade equipment at the facility over the next three ...
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Mrs Macs, an Australian establishment, has recalled two Mrs Macs Microwave pies over packaging fault that may result in overheat and scorch the consumer, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand. The products associated with ...
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KLN Family Brands, an American snack food manufacturer, has purchased the former Troyer Farms potato chip plant in northwestern Pennsylvania. The company will begin the manufacturing of kettle-cooked potato chips, popcorn and other snacks ...
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Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited (MG) today announced that as a result of Saputo Inc (Saputo) acquiring a controlling interest in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited (WCB), it intends to seek the consent ...
Dairy Facts 2013, provides a comprehensive overview of 2012 sales, consumption and production data for the dairy foods industry. With more than 100 pages of industry facts and figures, the booklet offers an excellent summary of the overall ...
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Back in the Middle Ages, Central Europeans were already capable of digesting milk, yoghurt and cheese just as well as us today. Researchers at the University of Zurich's Centre for Evolutionary Medicine have discovered that the population ...
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The Abraaj Group, a UAE-based private equity investor, has entered into an agreement to acquire majority stake in Turkish dairy firm Yorsan Group, alongside the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Yorsan Group is a ...
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Liquid crystals are remarkable materials that combine the optical properties of crystalline solids with the flow properties of liquids, characteristics that come together to enable the displays found in most computer monitors, televisions ...
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Van's Natural Foods, known for its delicious, better-for-you frozen breakfast foods, extends its nutritious new snack line with the introduction of certified gluten-free, multigrain snack chips and PB&J sandwich bars. Earlier this year, ...
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New South Wales-based dairy company Bega Cheese Limited (Bega) has announced its intention to sell its 18.8 per cent shareholding in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) to Canadian dairy company Saputo. The move makes a Saputo takeover of ...
Tags: interest grows, Sell WCB Shares
Organic food manufacturer Pastry Smart has introduced Jack Crisps, an all-natural cracker cheese brand at the Specialty Food Association’s 39th Annual Winter Fancy Food Show 2014 in San Francisco. The trans fat and wheat free cheese ...
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Canadian dairy products maker Saputo has signed an agreement to acquire the fluid milk business of Scotsburn Co-Operative Services for $61m to expand its presence in Atlantic Canada. Scotsburn Fluid Milk Business operates two processing ...
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