The Lisu women are not obliged to abstain from certain foods during pregnancy and they go about their household duties as long as they are able. When the birth is imminent the husband calls to his ancestors by their spirit name, offering to ...
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New Hope, a leading agribusiness operator in China, and US-based private equity firm Blackstone are in the final round of bidding for Australia's leading poultry processor Inghams Enterprises. Second round bids are expected to be launched ...
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Food Technology Noord-Oost Nederland (FTNON), a Holland-based food technology equipment provider, has developed Stir, an air dryer for drying fresh salads, vegetables and herbs. The new Stir (Selective Transformed InfraRed) drying ...
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance in Russia has identified bacteria in poultry meat imported from Ukraine. The agency has reported that Listeria was found in the batch of poultry, which was produced by ...
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Gainco, a US-based manufacturer of yield management, packing and distribution systems for meat and poultry processors, has signed a distribution agreement with Viking Masek Global Packaging Technologies – a manufacturer of vertical ...
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The Zimbabwe government plans to support small holder poultry farmers to facilitate the growth of agriculture industry in the country. The poultry industry, which is one of the fastest growing agricultural sector, is aiming to produce 72 ...
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Dutch food giant Vion's plans to sell its UK food businesses throwing into doubt the future of its 13,000 UK employees was"almost an inevitability,"according to leading City analysts. Julian Wild,food group director at legal firm ...
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As we approach the annual tradition of the U.S. Presidential turkey pardon, few pause to think about the packaged turkeys that will be presented to the American chief executive before November 22. However, the packaging experts at Sealed ...
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British poultry processors are missing a trick by paying for disposal of chicken feet,which could be exported to China where retailers such as Tesco are struggling to meet demand. So wrote environment secretary Owen Paterson in his online ...
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Uncertainty surrounds the future of 13,000 food manufacturing jobs today(November 19),as Dutch food manufacturing giant Vion announced plans to sell its UK food businesses to concentrate on what it describes as"core markets"in the ...
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British multinational grocery Tesco is revamping its meat,fish and poultry range,by launching new packaging,in-store signage and enhanced products within the line. The store has increased the meat content in its burgers and sausages from ...
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Britain's pig producers are hopeful of a brighter future as Tesco follows Waitrose's example in entering a dedicated deal with farmers. Tesco announced today(November 8)that it would work directly with UK beef and pig farmers in a new ...
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UK retail giant Tesco has revealed a "multi-million" pound revamp of its meat, fish and poultry range as part of a GBP1bn (US$1.6bn) investment programme announced earlier this year. The re-launch, unveiled yesterday (5 November), ...
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India has confirmed a bird flu outbreak at the Central Poultry Development Organisation(CPDO)at Hesaraghatta,Karnataka state,and has announced the culling of over 33,000 birds to control the spread of the flu. This move comes after tests ...
Gone are the days when people have to take the help of bricks to make a temporary shelter in any event or for parking their vehicles. Temporary shelters have replaced the old trend and become talk of the town. These have become quite common ...
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