In November 2013 compared with October 2013, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade rose by 1.4% in the euro area (EA17) and by 1.2% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In ...
Tags: economy, Retail Trade
The food industry is calling on ASEAN Member States to speed up the harmonisation of food standards across ASEAN to unlock the economic potential of the agri-food sector and accelerate progress towards a single economic community by 2015. ...
Growing investor interest in the Australian processed food sector and divestments by large Australian food manufacturers are becoming more frequent. The recent drop in the Australian dollar and export market opportunities may be driving ...
Air Products, a US-based gases and chemicals provider, has unveiled a new method which uses liquid nitrogen to control the temperature of foods, while they are being processed. The procedure is claimed to enhance the quality of food ...
Tags: Air Products, Food Products
The dairy food market in Mexico is expected to grow at a higher CAGR of 4.3% during 2012-2017 owing to slower per-capita consumption of dairy products, especially milk says a report by Canadean Food. According to the report titled, ...
Tags: Dairy Food, Dairy Product
Victoria's strong footprint in the national food manufacturing and processing industries has prompted organisers of next year's foodpro food manufacturing trade show to head to Melbourne for the first time. The event's exhibition manager, ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, food Packaging
Oxford Frozen Foods, a frozen wild blueberries supplier, is set to invest C$184m to establish a new processing facility, develop wild blueberry fields in New Brunswick, Canada. As part of the project, the company will invest C$50m for ...
Tags: Frozen Foods, wild blueberries
Profits fell for Boparan Holdings, holding company for 2 Sisters Food Group, in the past financial year, dented by the integration of Vion's meat processing plants. Boparan: 'trading conditions have been very tough' Reporting on results ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Meat
Arla Foods, a Danish dairy company, is set to open a new DKK270m global innovation center in Aarhus, Denmark. The 10,000m2 facility with open space and project rooms for collaborations and will gather all of Arla's innovation resources ...
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Whitworths, the dried fruit, nut and seed supplier, has received a big cash boost after private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe Fund IV acquired a major stake in the Midlands-based firm. Equistone Partners investment will enable ...
Tags: Fruit, Nut, Agriculture, Food
The Pont Pack is a slim-line packaging product that is designed to enable "simple, cost-effective mailbox delivery" as many purchases are made online or via mail order. Manufactured in HDPE and available in 120ml and 275ml sizes, Pont ...
In results published today (27 August), the Greenock-based polythene manufacturer said that operating profits increased 14% to 16.4m. Chairman Cameron McLatchie said: "The improvement in operating profits can be attributed to another ...
China's economy performed better than expected in July with inflation stable and industrial production strengthened. China's consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, grew 2.7 percent from a year earlier in July, with retail ...
Tags: China's economy
The GCC glass industry is witnessing a period of unprecedented growth driven by a significant acceleration in new construction and infrastructure projects announced by regional governments. According to the UK-based Bowmedia Group’s ...
The furore surrounding the horsemeat scandal seems to have settled for the time being. But let’s not forget an estimated 10M beef burgers, among other products, were removed from supermarket shelves across the country. Perhaps this ...
Tags: Product recalls, Eclipse, Food