Testing conducted by the Leicestershire County Council has identified that Asda's own-brand corned beef contained about 50% horsemeat. On 8 March, Asda withdrew thousands of its own-brand corned beef tins from stores across the country ...
In an announcement that makes Sony's $25,000 Ultra HD TV look like a good deal and LG's $17,000 UHD TV look like an absolute steal, Samsung this morning said you can pre-order its own ultra-large Ultra HD TV later this month, provided you ...
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US-based sibling restaurant chains Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s have introduced new Jim Beam Bourbon Burger. The new Jim Beam Bourbon Burger features rich and tangy sauce flavored with Jim Beam bourbon, onion straws, two strips of ...
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French authorities have found 57 tons of banned mutton at the French company Spanghero, which was earlier implicated in the horsemeat scandal. Spanghero operates a factory in Castelnaudary, near Toulouse, in south-west France. The meat ...
The 2 Sisters Food Group expects the horsemeat scandal to cause "considerable volume reduction" to its ready meals business, according to its latest financial results for the 13 weeks to January 26. 2 Sisters said the horsemeat crisis ...
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Supermarket chain Sainsbury has dodged the worst impact of the horsemeat scandal and posted better than expected financial results for its fourth quarter and year to March 16, driven mainly by non food items. Strong Sainsbury results ...
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Strong sales, reflecting continued market outperformance -Total sales for fourth quarter up 7.1 per cent (6.3 per cent excluding fuel) -Like-for-like sales for fourth quarter up 4.2 per cent (3.6 per cent excluding fuel) ...
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FPL Food, a US-based establishment, is recalling around 5,820 pounds of ground beef chuck as they may contain small pieces of plastic, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The product ...
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Most people in this country, when they sit down to eat one of the several meals they are likely to enjoy tomorrow, will never think about where the protein, vegetables and grains they consume came from. Many will probably pause a few ...
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Counterfeit food robs Americans of $10 billion each year Californians lose 800,000 acre-feet of water to 305 minnows Golden rice battle only just beginning As we head into a new year, U.S. agriculture faces 2013 filled with opportunities ...
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The Commission is today able to report about some success in its strategy to fight global trade barriers. The efforts of the European Commission to fight protectionism over the last year bear fruit and could create better trade and ...
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Peer Foods Group, a US-based producer and distributor of major meats, is set to establish a new production facility in Cumberland, Indiana, creating 80 new jobs by 2014. As part of the expansion plan, the company will invest about $5.5m, ...
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Vion has confirmed that a management buyout could save 70 jobs at its Welsh Country Foods lamb-processing site. A management buy-out could save jobs at Welsh Country Foods, said Vion Almost 350 workers are employed at the facility on ...
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A supplier that provides beef products to several schools Northamptonshire, UK, is the latest to join the widening horsemeat scandal, after its beef products were found to contain horsemeat. In a testing that was conducted nationally, one ...
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Foodservice supplier Brakes has put 90 jobs at risk by deciding to outsource desserts production from its subsidiary division Creative Foods in Cornwall to Greencore’s Ministry of Cake company in Devon. Greencore is picking up ...
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