Alfa Laval, a Swedish provider of specialized products for heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has secured a SEK70m ($10.88m) contract from vegetable oil plant in Brazil to provide equipment to refine crude vegetable ...
Tags: Oil Refinery Equipment
Bob Evans Farms, a US-based food company, has shut down its sausage production facility in Richardson, Texas, putting more than 100 jobs at risk. The company said that its decision will allow its BEF Foods division to better manage ...
Murray Goulburn (MG) Co-operative, an Australian diary giant, has recorded more than two-fold increase in net profit after tax to $34.9m for the financial year ended 30 June 2013, as compared to $14.5m in 2012. Sales rose by 1% against ...
Tags: Murray Goulburn, Food
Philippine conglomerate San Miguel is looking at options to sell about 25% stake in its food business, San Miguel Pure Foods until 2014, in an effort to raise funds for expansion of the group’s operations. San Miguel president Ramon ...
Tags: Food Unit, San Miguel
General Mills Australia has recalled Pasta Master Fresh Lasagne from Woolworths Supermarkets in Western Australia, as the product may contain metal pieces, according to the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ). The product ...
Tags: Fresh Lasagne, General Mills
Bosch Packaging Technology has finalized its previously announced acquisition of France-based Tecsor Machines’ assets for an undisclosed sum. Bosch Packaging Technology division president Friedbert Klefenz said the acquisition will ...
Canada-based Maple Leaf Foods has entered into an agreement to sell Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International of Irving, Texas, for C645m ($614.11m). This move is a part of the Maple Leaf Foods' plan to focus ...
Tags: Maple Leaf Foods, Food
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) in Hong Kong has canceled the licenses of two food locations in Tsuen Wan on 25 August 2013, over repeated violation of Food Business Regulation by expanding the business area. FEHD ...
Tags: food locations, Food
US-based Campbell Soup has announced that it is in final and exclusive negotiations for the potential divestment of its business in Europe to CVC Capital Partners (CVC), a leading UK-based private equity firm. Campbell Europe, ...
Tags: Campbell Soup, European Operations
Thai food manufacturer Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) plans to acquire 83% stake in Russia Baltic Pork Invest (RBPI) from Capman Russian Fund in a deal estimated to be worth THB3.15bn ($101.2m). RBPI is a large-scale grain and pork producer ...
Tags: Pokphand Foods, Food
Indonesia-based food firm PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food (TPSF) has entered into an agreement with private equity firm KKR to sell approximately 9.5 % stake in the company to certain funds advised by KKR Asset Management for an undisclosed ...
Food continues to outshine clothing at posh retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S), according to the firm's first quarter results, covering the 13 weeks to June 29 2013. Food sales continues to outshine general merchandise at M&S Total UK food ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
US-based food production and distribution company Del Monte is considering the sale of its canned food business as part of the plan to focus on pet food business. The canned food division manufactures canned vegetables, fruit cups and ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Cold storage firm Oakland International has big plans to create 2,500 jobs and massively simplify food supply chains with a unique new industry hub. Josh Brooks speaks to Oakland’s founder to find out more Most of the time as a ...
Tags: Frozen Food, Packaging, Oakland
Flagship Food has completed the acquisition of Atlantic Foods, a supplier and manufacturer of menu solutions to the UK foodservice market, for an undisclosed amount. The deal will bring together two businesses focused on developing, ...
Tags: Flagship Food, Atlantic Foods