Several Asian markets have decided to restrict the import of Canadian poultry following the detection of avian influenza on two farms in British Columbia. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of H5 avian ...
Tags: H5 avian influenza, Agriculture
Kaiima Bio-Agritech, a plant genetics and breeding technology company, and Kunshan Keteng Biological Science and Technology, an agricultural research company, have signed an agreement to commercialize new corn varieties for the Chinese ...
New Zealand’s Blue Sky Meats has acquired Gore-based Clover Export in a bid to offer better services to its customers. With this acquisition, Blue Sky Meats can offer processing capacity in beef and venison. It will also help the ...
Tags: Blue Sky Meats, Agriculture
Zambian agri-business company Zambeef is in talks with a third party to divest edible oil and soya meal producers Zamanita Limited. The move follows the publication of a cautionary announcement regarding the transaction on the Lusaka ...
Tags: edible oil, soya meal, Agriculture
US-based agribusiness company Alico has acquired three citrus producers in Florida, for an accumulated value of around $363m. Of the total investment, around $274m was paid to acquire Orange-Co and $72m for Silver Nip Citrus, while Gator ...
Tags: Citrus Producers, Agriculture
Northern Ireland is planning to introduce Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol, in order to reduce the harmful effects caused by alcohol consumption. The move is based on a research conducted by the University of Sheffield, and ...
Tags: Alcohol, harmful effects, Agriculture
Capital Teas has introduced a single-serve cup collection of its specialty teas. The new Capital Teas cups include premium organic and kosher teas in a highly portable form that can be quickly brewed with any Keurig machine in homes, ...
Tags: organic teas, Capital Teas, Agriculture
Elopak has launched a range of beverage cartons that are made of certified renewable polyethylene (PE), said to be the first for the European market. Another first for the company is that Elopak has used second generation renewable PE, ...
Ecolean, a company that develops and manufactures innovative packaging systems for the dairy and liquid food industry, has opened a new office in Dallas, Texas. The company said that the new facility is targeted at gaining foothold in ...
Live Oak Brewing in the US has broken ground on a new brewery in Austin, Texas, a move that will ramp up the company's production capacity. The proposed brewery will include a custom German-built brewhouse, millroom, lab, cold storage and ...
Tags: Brewery, cold storage, Agriculture
Big Rock Brewery has introduced new Barrel Aged Edition Ales including Cognac, Sherry and Bourbon, just in time for the holiday season. In our quest to brew deliberately different beers, this one ranks at the top in effort and creativity. ...
Tags: Cognac, Sherry, Bourbon, Agriculture
HJ Heinz has opened its new $70m infant cereal production plant in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, a move that will create 200 new jobs. The new plant, which is the company's largest infant cereal production plant across the ...
Tags: Infant Cereal, Agriculture
Stora Enso’s Tainionkoski unit in Imatra Mills in Finland will get a new winder and auxiliaries for its BM5 board machine from Valmet. The new equipments will help in increasing the winding capacity of the unit and upgrade the ...
Linx has developed a new continuous ink jet printer, Linx 7900, with added capabilities that help food and drink customers to print with lesser mistakes and measure production output. The improved software in the machine enables quick, ...
Tags: Ink Jet Printer, Agriculture
China,who bought about 4.3 million tons of grain sorghum last year taht far higher than the second (1.5 million tons) of Japan, is the world's largest importer of sorghum by far. Before 2009, the Chinese sorghum imports were almost ...
Tags: Sorghum Markets, Agriculture