China's New Hope is seeking to build food processing factories overseas, mainly in Southeast Asia, with an estimated outlay of $500m over the next five years. New Hope vice-president Wang Hang was quoted by South China Morning Post as ...
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Scandi Standard, through its subsidiary Kronfagel, has acquired Bosarpskyckling, a producer of organic broiler chickens under the Bosarp brand. The transaction will enable Kronfagel to expand its offerings, helping to meet strong demand ...
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Indonesia is engaged in talks to resume poultry exports to Japan which were suspended in 2004 over avian flu outbreak that affected many local poultry breeders. The poultry exports, if resumed to Japan, are anticipated to contribute close ...
Simplot launches new meat-free and soy-free Pies and Schnitzels Food manufacturer Simplot Australia has launched new meat-free and soy-free Pies and Schnitzels under its vegetarian brand Quorn. Simplot Australia said the new Quorn Pies ...
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Canadian government has announced new labeling requirements for mechanically tenderized beef (MTB) as part of Health Canada's commitment to promote food safety in the country. Effective immediately, the MTB products will be clearly ...
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New Zealand-based flexible packaging manufacturer Elldex Packaging is upgrading and replacing its existing manufacturing facility with a new 5,000 m2 factory in Christchurch’s Dakota Park. The company claims that the factory will be ...
(Boston) – The U.S. EPA announces that BJ's Wholesale Club is the first wholesale club and the most recent participant in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge, a national initiative aimed at encouraging businesses and institutions to ...
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A computer interface that works on vibration rather than electrical circuit board; an emergency programme that tackles the loss of coral reefs from ocean acidification; a camping equipment rental system to reduce festival waste; and a pot ...
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Members of the Australian packaging supply chain voiced their opinion on the need for cross-company collaboration at a joint AIP/APPMA meeting held in Melbourne last night. The group of over 80 packaging professionals had gathered to hear ...
US-based food company Hormel Foods has completed the acquisition of CytoSport Holdings, for $450m. CytoSport, which is based in Benicia of California, produces muscle milk products. It has been purchased from the Pickett family and TSG ...
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Newly Weds Foods has acquired New Jersey based Continental Seasoning for an undisclosed amount. Continental Seasoning's primary business comprises seasoning blends, spices, and ingredient processing aids for servicing meat, poultry, meat ...
As hemp makes a comeback in the U.S. after a decades-long ban on its cultivation, scientists are reporting that fibers from the plant can pack as much energy and power as graphene.Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, whose structure is ...
Packaging firm Delta Packaging plans to open a new 10,000m2 production facility in Katowice, Poland. Katowice facility will house rotary flexographic and sheet-fed lithographic printing technologies, in-line functional barrier coating ...
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Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, announces its agreement to acquire SPGPrints Group B.V. ("SPGPrints" or the "Company") from funds managed by Bencis Capital Partners for an enterprise value of ...
Tags: Investcorp, Acquire, Textile
Russia has imposed ban on food imports from the EU, the US and some other western countries, in a response to sanctions imposed over Ukraine. Russia Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was quoted by BBC as saying that the ban is imposed on ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food