McDonald's has announced plans to open restaurants in Kazakhstan in 2015, in conjunction with a local developmental licensee, Kairat Boranbayev. Kazakhstan is McDonald's 120th global market and the 39th market that will be managed as a ...
Tags: McDonald's, Kazakhstan
The Hello Kitty Birthday Lollipop whistle is said to feature small parts hazardous to young children. US McDonald’s is recalling 2.5 million Hello Kitty themed Happy Meal toys over concerns that children could choke on some of ...
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American meat processor OSI Group has slashed 340 jobs at its Shanghai Husi Food plant, which is under investigation for allegedly selling expired meat to McDonald's and KFC. The move came as the company witnessed significant financial ...
Indonesia is engaged in talks to resume poultry exports to Japan which were suspended in 2004 over avian flu outbreak that affected many local poultry breeders. The poultry exports, if resumed to Japan, are anticipated to contribute close ...
Lead scare causes Heinz recall of infant cereal products in China US-based food manufacturer H.J. Heinz Co. (Heinz) has said it will tighten controls over ingredients suppliers in China after it was forced to recall some infant food ...
Russia's consumer protection agency Rospotrebnadzor has temporarily shut down four McDonald's restaurants in Moscow citing sanitary violations. Rospotrebnadzor had previously filed a claim in a Moscow court in July accusing the restaurant ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Dracco will be firing from all cylinders with its latest collection of global brands, with international campaigns surrounding Zombie Zity, Predasaurs and Filly. An in-bound and out-bound licensing powerhouse, the firm currently boasts ...
Packaging firm Delta Packaging plans to open a new 10,000m2 production facility in Katowice, Poland. Katowice facility will house rotary flexographic and sheet-fed lithographic printing technologies, in-line functional barrier coating ...
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Russian food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzor is planning to ban certain fruit and vegetable imports from Poland, as well as chicken imports from the US over food safety concerns. The agency will also test cheese from McDonald's for certain ...
Finnish firm Huhtamaki has signed an agreement to acquire India-based privately-owned flexible packaging firm, Positive Packaging, in a deal worth €247m ($336m). Following the acquisition, Huhtamaki will merge Positive Packaging ...
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When the UK government's plans to introduce aversion packaging on cigarettes began its fight with Big Tobacco at the beginning of June, a battle broke out in Australia too. It took two weeks for the Australian government to quash it. By ...
Arcos Dorados announced plans to further raise its leadership in animal welfare in its supply chain. Arcos Dorados announced it will require its pork suppliers to submit documented plans within two years to limit the use of gestation ...
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Australians love to dine out as much as they love their takeaway, especially on fast food, with more than half the population visiting a major fast food chain in the past month, according to a new Out of Home Dining report released 11 March ...
Tags: fast food, Agriculture, Food
Figurines of Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Toad and Yoshi will be available from March 19th until April 29th. Nintendo has offered a first look at the new range of Mario toys to be included with McDonald's Happy Meals from next week. ...
Producers looking to take advantage of the growing consumer demand for local foods but having difficulty in finding methods to process their poultry, rabbit and fish for retail sale may want to consider setting up their own processing ...
Tags: consumer demand, Mobile processing units, potential market