US-based agricultural and food company Cargill has announced to cut the use of antibiotics in its US cattle supply by 20%, a move which is likely to impact 1.2 million cattle annually. From now, Cargill plans to reduce the shared-class ...
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South Africa has renewed imports of US chicken, beef and pork products, bringing an end to a 15-year trade dispute with the country. The South African government concluded months of discussions over 'the three meats' with the US, under ...
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China-based protein food developer Sino Agro Food (SIAF) has effected management changes to expand its brand in Europe. SIAF has announced that Bertil Tiusanen has resigned from his position as the CFO and has taken up the role of New ...
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Packaging solutions provider Multivac has unveiled plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Kansas City, Missouri, US. The company will invest around $6.9m to expand its US headquarters in Kansas City, which is expected to create ...
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Brazilian food manufacturer BRF has completed the acquisition of UK based food company, Universal Meats for £34m. This deal will enable BRF to expand in local markets in the UK. The negotiations for the takeover began in December ...
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Australia's pig farming and pork industry have experienced some tough conditions over the past five years. On the other hand, strong meat prices have been a feature of the past 12 months as pork has benefitted from higher meat prices ...
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US-based Huisken Meat Company has issued a voluntary recall of around 89,568 pounds of beef products over suspected contamination with extraneous wood materials. The Sam's Choice Black Angus Vidalia Onion products were manufactured ...
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To Coincide with the 15th anniversary of the Foot and Mouth Crisis on 19 February Devised by Gloucestershire farmers with widespread support from across the food industry, Happerley Passports empowers farmers to control provenance at the ...
China and Azerbaijan on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt. "The signing of the MOU shows that the substantial cooperation between the two countries has entered into a new ...
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Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s is introducing the Steakhouse Thickburger, available now at participating restaurants nationwide. Served on the chains' signature Fresh Baked Buns, the Steakhouse Thickburger features a charbroiled, ...
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Neogen has received approval from the AOAC Research Institute for its new rapid and accurate test to definitively detect E. coli O157:H7 DNA. Neogen's newly approved ANSR for E. coli O157:H7 detects the bacteria after only 10 minutes of ...
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The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled that Canada and Mexico could impose tariffs worth $1bn on goods from the US in response to the latter's COOL law. The global trade body stated that the US meat labelling law is ...
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Pork prices have jumped around Australia, but a question mark surrounds the course of the latest pork price rise. There is speculation as to whether rise is an opportunistic flow-on by butchers and processors in response to previously ...
Grand River Foods has received funding worth $1.3m from Ontario to expand its processing facility in Cambridge, Canada. In addition to the funds it received from the Ontario Government, Grand River Foods will invest $13m in the ...
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After closing the financial statements for the 2014/15 financial year, Danish Crown is paying out DKK 300 million more to its owners than last year - based on an unchanged supply of animals. This means that the company will disburse a ...
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