Prices for grocery items remain high, as unit prices in Nielsen-measured categories and retail channels have risen every month over the past two-and-a-half years. And the higher prices have consumers keenly focused on their budgets and how ...
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US poultry producer Pilgrim's Pride moved to a profit in 2012 and claimed its "best results in recent years". The company made a profit of US$174m in the 12 months to the end of December. This compares to a net loss of $495.7m last year. ...
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Campbell Soup Co has signed a deal with Grupo Jumex and Conservas La Costeña that will expand its manufacturing and distribution capabilities in Mexico but result in the loss of 260 jobs. The deal, announced today (15 February), ...
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US food group Campbell Soup Co. has recorded a drop in first-half profits as costs related to its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms hit earnings. Earnings in the six months ended 27 January fell to US$430m, a 7.3% decline on last year, the ...
US-based food company Campbell Soup has entered into agreement with Grupo Jumex and Conservas La Costea to expand its manufacturing and distribution capabilities in Mexico for its beverages, soups, broths and sauces. Grupo Jumex, a ...
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Nestle Prepared Foods, a subsidiary of Nestlé USA, is voluntarily recalling Lean Cuisine Culinary Collection Mushroom Mezzaluna Ravioli in the US as the products may contain fragments of glass. The recall has been initiated after ...
Supermarket chain Dave’s Marketplace has purchased QuickLabel’s Kiaro! inkjet label printer for use in printing custom labels for its prepared foods and fresh cut produce items. Dave's Marketplace used the label printer to ...
Shares in Tyson Foods fell today (6 August) after the US meat giant lowered its forecast for annual sales and warned grain costs would weigh on profits in its next financial year. Tyson, which reported mixed third-quarter results today, ...
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UK retailer The Co-operative Group has added to its food management team with the appointment of executives from Tesco and Asda. Matt Hood will join the Co-op next month as head of commercial trading for dairy, chilled prepared foods and ...
US-based consumer healthcare company Ganeden Biotech has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status for GanedenBC30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086), a spore-forming probiotic ingredient. ...
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US-based International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has opened a new flavor production facility in New Delhi, India, as a part of its plan to strengthen its presence in emerging markets. The new facility, located in Gurgaon, will develop ...
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US-based food retailer Fairway Market has launched its first Glatt Kosher catering menu,just in time for Thanksgiving. The Glatt Kosher menu includes oven ready Empire kosher turkey,slow roasted beef brisket,butternut squash bisque,apple ...
US-based Cucina Fresca Gourmet Foods has announced that it has upgraded its retail packaging for all fresh pasta offerings. The company is updating its retail tray format for all pasta offerings to increase footprint through use of less ...
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Tesco announced a£16M(€20M)contract with the Irish Dairy Board(IDB)last week(November 14)to supply Irish butter to Tesco stores throughout Europe. The butter will be produced in Ireland,packaged in Germany and supplied to Tesco ...
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Japanese convenience store operator Lawson said today (3 July) its continued focus on fresh food in its stores allowed it to grow its customer base during the first quarter of the year. Lawson said operating profit increased 8.4% on the ...
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