Once considered just a pop culture craze or fad, the vast popularity of food trucks in major U.S. cities has been a leading force in the evolution of the mobile food industry. Driven by consumers' hunger for unique flavors and exciting ...
Global investment firm KKR is set to buy 10.4% stake in Indonesia-based agri-food company Japfa for $81.2m. As part of the deal, Japfa will place 750 million new shares to KKR via a private placement at about $52.9m. Concurrent with the ...
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US agricultural commodities trader Cargill has entered into an agreement to acquire Five Star Custom Foods for undisclosed sum. Five Star Custom Foods is a Texas-based food company specializing in cooked protein products and custom ...
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Cargill's protein business headquarters will remain in Wichita and relocate from 151 North Main Street to a new office building which will be built at a yet-to-be-determined site within the city limits. The company's decision was made ...
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A new hand-held scanner which determines whether meat is safe to eat or not, is now being sold in Australia. The ‘FOODsniffer’ is a small scanner which can be placed near raw chicken, beef, pork or fish to pick up ammonia, ...
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Monogram Foods has acquired Massachusetts-based Progressive Gourmet, a manufacturer of frozen appetizers for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will bring additional processing capacities and distribution for small bites foods, baked ...
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Gelson's Markets has announced that it will convert all of its private-label packaged eggs to cage-free this year. The company projects that close to 90% of its packaged egg sales will be cage-free by next year, with available eggs ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will be commencing a market study into the Australian cattle and beef industry. The study will examine competition, efficiency, transparency and trading issues in the beef and ...
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Rastelli Foods Group announced a partnership with Bubba's-Q and Three Jerks Jerky. Rastelli will be assisting its new partners with products and other important areas of businesses. Headed by former NFL player Al 'Bubba' Baker, Bubba's-Q ...
Brazilian meat packer Marfrig Global Foods has agreed to sell three meat packing and a livestock confinement unit in Argentina to China-based Foresun Group’s subsidiary for $75m. As part of the agreement, Black Bamboo Enterprises ...
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The new RotaVac system seamlessly integrates ILAPAK’s Delta 6000 flow-wrapper with an innovative rotary vacuum chamber that is optimised for applications - whether fresh primal meat cuts, retail, food service or cheese products. ...
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Schlotzsky's announced that it is adding seven new sandwiches to its menu. The new sandwiches will be permanent menu items and are now available at all Schlotzsky's locations nationwide. Each unique, hand-crafted sandwich offers bold ...
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Organic meat company Cleaver's has updated its packaging design to include more information about how its meat was produced. Cleaver’s, which is owned by Arcadian Organic & Natural Meat Company, wanted its new branding to address ...
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Cargill is cutting back on the amount of antibiotics used on its U.S. cattle supply by 20%. This decision will influence 1.2 million cattle annually, none of which use any type of antibiotics for growth promotion that are important for ...
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Jack Link’s Protein Snacks has acquired meat snacks unit of Grass Run Farms, which produces grass-fed beef snacks and fresh meat products. The deal also includes trademark and distribution rights for Grass Run Farms beef snacks. ...
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