Saudi Arabian retail company Savola has increased its stake in food company Almarai to 36.5%by buying shares worth SAR2bn($533m). The company,which is also involved in sugar business,previously held 29.95%stake in Almarai. Savola said ...
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Avery Dennison is introducing a new pressure-sensitive label for meat packaging applications which it claims will withstand the vacuum-shrink process without wrinkling The self-adhesive label manufacturer said that the new label will ...
US retailer Supervalu Inc has recalled ground beef products supplied by XL Foods over fears that it could be contaminated with E. Coli. The beef products were imported to the US from Canada by XL Foods and distributed to Supervalu-owned ...
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When people see refrigerator,not many think about the mechanism that goes inside it.Refrigeration works due to Refrigerant Gases.The most popular HFC refrigerant used for new appliances nowadays is R-134a.This gas is being used in common ...
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Sousvidetools.com,a specialist supplier of sous vide and vacuum packing equipment for professional chefs,has launched the Vac-Star 9-litre water bath,a new compact light-duty stainless steel sous vide machine,ideal for use in ...
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WHEAT:The 2012/13 U.S.wheat balance sheet is unchanged this month;however,small by-class adjustments are made to projected exports and stocks.Projected exports for Hard Red Winter wheat are lowered 25 million bushels with Hard Red Spring ...
Iglo Group has added lines to its Birds Eye frozen chicken range in the UK. The company has developed of 12 "new and improved" flavours to the chicken grills and chargrills portfolio, the group said. The new range will include: Sticky & ...
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Philips Lumileds has introduced the new high-voltage and high-performance LUXEON H 50-2 LEDs.Having a typical efficacy of over 800 LPW,the LUXEON H50-2 brings 27%more efficacy to the existing LUXEON H 50V LED,in addition to offering 30%more ...
Continental Strictly Kosher Meat,Poultry&Delicatessen Products,an establishment based in Quebec,Canada,is voluntarily recalling ground beef and ground veal products as they may be contaminated with E.coli O157:H7. According to the ...
Tags: ground beef, E.coli, CFIA
Eriez’ X-ray inspection systems come with next-generation technology and include: E-Z Tec XR-Bulk for bulk flow applications; E-Z Tec XR-Pack for packaging lines; E-Z Tec XR-SS (side shoot) for upright packages and containers; and E-Z ...
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UK frozen food manufacturer Iglo Group has booked an increase in first-half profits but warned it expects markets in the second half of the year to remain "challenging". EBITDA in the six-month period climbed 12.8% to GBP180.3m ...
Tags: frozen food, snacking, takeaway style, fish, poultry, vegetables
Ecolab,a leader in cleaning and sanitizing within the food and beverage industry,has opened a manufacturing plant and distribution center in Taicang,China,as part of its plan to strengthen its presence in the country. The 546,000ft2 ...
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A fall in the Brazilian real and a spike in soybean costs were key factors in the fall in half-year profits at Brasil Foods,the company has reported. Brasil Foods booked an 82%fall in first-half net profit to BRL160m(US$79.2m)for the six ...
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Finnish meat firm HKScan has reported widening half-year losses and reiterated its warning that annual EBIT will fall this year. In the six months to the end of June, net losses amounted to EUR5.1m (US$6.3m) compared to a net loss of ...
Tags: HKScan, meat, will fall, poultry slaughtering, meat raw material
In July, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 1.8 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 1.9 percent in cities and 1.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.4 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.5 ...
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