The overall drop after five months of growth reflects a slide in prices for grains and vegetable oils 4 August 2016, Rome – The international prices for major food commodities saw a modest decline in July, following five ...
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Silgan, a supplier of rigid packaging for shelf-stable food and other consumer goods products, reported second quarter 2016 net income of $33.3m, or $0.55 per diluted share, as compared to second quarter 2015 net income of $42.2m, or $0.70 ...
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Specialty vegetable and legume seed producer Suba Seeds, owned by a private equity firm Paine & Partners, has acquired Brotherton Seed. However, financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1936, Brotherton Seed ...
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Annual Trend of China's Vegetable Textile Fibers, Paper Yarn & Woven Fabric Export Value from 2012 to 2015 From 2012 to 2015, China's vegetable textile fibers, paper yarn & woven fabric export value trended down. The export value in ...
Chinese fruit exporter Golden Wing Mau Agricultural Produce has acquired 19.99% stake in New Zealand fruit and vegetable group Turners & Growers (T&G) Global. Golden Wing Mau paid NZD2.95 a share to purchase 13.16 million shares from ...
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Farm produce prices posted mild declines last week, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. The average price of six types of fruit fell 1.5 percent, compared to a drop of 0.7 percent a week earlier, according to the ministry's website. ...
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China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June is likely to increase 1.9 percent year on year, slightly less than the 2 percent recorded in May, according to an industry report. The official CPI for June is due to be released by the National ...
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UK-based potato crisps producer Tyrrells has announced plans to expand its brand in the Australian and Asia-Pacific markets. The investment comes less than a year after the company acquired Australian snack foods maker Yarra Valley Snack ...
Carolina Innovative Food Ingredients (CIFI) is launching four new ingredient brands and two other new products at this year’s IFT show in Chicago, defining and adding to its existing line of 100% Carolina-made sweet potato ...
Bitsy's Brainfood, a new mom-run brand redefining "healthy" packaged organic food for kids, announces the addition of Smart Crackers to its lineup of healthy and educational snacks. Made with organic vegetables, Smart Crackers come in ...
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The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) is set to launch a Common Footprint Quality (CFQ) standard for the UK’s fresh produce industry that will ensure safe and high performance corrugated packaging for fruit and vegetables. ...
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Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply a solution encompassing various pieces of equipment to a vegetable oil plant in Russia. The order, booked in the ...
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InnovAsian Cuisine Enterprises is voluntarily recalling its Not-Ready-to-Eat Frozen Chicken Fried Rice products because they contain frozen vegetables that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This voluntary ...
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US-based biotechnology company DuPont Nutrition & Health has developed a new concept for European bread market inspired by Nordic thin breads. The concept, which is rich in healthy carbohydrates, targets consumers who are turning to ...
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France-based packaging equipment manufacturer Sidel has partnered with Brazilian oil producer Algar Agro to develop the world's lightest 900ml PET bottle for edible oil . The partners redesigned and developed the new PET bottle and ...
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