US c-store retailer The Pantry has seen its net losses widen in its first quarter. In the three months ended 27 December, the company made a net loss of US$3.1m compared to a net loss of $2.9m last year, it reported today (5 February). ...
Tags: store retailer, store chain, food industry
To understand what our readers view as the most important business issues for 2013-2014, DBR is launching a major industry survey covering all its readers worldwide. We are looking to find out how readers perceive business issues going ...
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US-based food company Kellogg has introduced new frozen food range under its Special K, Eggo and MorningStar Farms brands. The new products include frozen Flatbread Breakfast Sandwiches, Red Berry waffles, Drizzlers waffles featuring ...
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PMMI, the owner and producer of the EXPO PACK and PACK EXPO family of trade shows, announced that the premiere edition of EXPO PACK Guadalajara (Feb.27 -March 1, 2013; Expo Guadalajara) has sold out. "In December, we were happy to see ...
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Purchases of clarifiers, centrifuges, cyclones, dissolved air flotation units and other sedimentation and centrifugation equipment will exceed $7.3 billion in 2013. This is the latest forecast in the McIlvaine Sedimentation/Centrifugation ...
Tags: clarifiers, centrifuges, cyclones, dissolved air flotation
The Food Hoses made from polyurethane of the Master-PUR range were tested by an independent institute according to the most stringent requirements of the food industry. The result: the entire range has been awarded the sought-after ...
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Given the recent news that a sample of Tesco Everyday Value Beef burgers contained 29% horse meat, it’s interesting to see that McDonald’s has unveiled new packaging designs which it says are the latest step in their ...
Canadian retailer Metro Inc has reported an increase in first-quarter profits as higher sales boosted margins. Metro booked a 17.1% rise in net earnings to C$121.4m (US$121.1m) for the quarter to 22 December. Excluding profits from a ...
Tags: food inflation, food industry, profits
Scottish food firm Browns Food Group has purchased the Hall's brand from Dutch group Vion. Browns said the move "effectively merged" two of Scotland's "oldest family-owned food businesses". "We are very pleased to have secured the ...
Switzerland-based food group Huegli reported a 2% drop in sales for 2012, but added that it has recovered from a "slump" in the third-quarter of the year. Huegli said today (29 January) that net sales for the 12 months to the end of ...
Arla Foods Ingredients is investing 102M in a new lactose manufacturing facility in Denmark that will have "a major impact on the supply of lactose to the UK food industry". Arla's new lactose plant in Denmark will have a major impact on ...
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Filler ingredient from Poland is the source of horse DNA found in beef burgers on sale in the UK and Ireland, according to Irish agriculture officials. Fresh tests on the suspected Polish ingredient have shown up to 20% horse DNA content ...
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US-based fast casual restaurant chain California Tortilla has launched Bacon Chicken Club at all its outlets. Bacon Chicken Club features grilled chicken breast, Monterey Jack cheese, smoky hardwood bacon topped with Jalapeno Ranch, and ...
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Sugar is among the most important topics within the food industry. Initially a rare and high-priced product, the former white gold has become an excessively used commodity. Nowadays the industry trend is towards a reduction of sugar content ...
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Norway's largest food company Nortura has appointed Arne Kristian Kolberg as CEO. Kolberg, VP and executive director of production and processing for Nortura, will take up the post from 15 February. He succeeds Runar Larsen who recently ...
Tags: Norway, food company, Nortura, CEO, Arne Kristian Kolberg