Demand for meat, poultry, and seafood packaging is forecast to increase 3.2 percent annually to $9.7 billion in 2017. Gains will be driven by increased meat, poultry, and seafood production along with accelerated foodservice revenue ...
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Amcor Packpyrus is also a recyclable pack. It has an oxygen barrier and is suitable for pre-sliced products like meat or cheese, the firm said. The firm is providing Packpyrus in three versions; Packpyrus Flexible for vacuum pack base ...
Turkey processor Bernard Matthews has blamed the pressure of rising commodity prices for putting 55 jobs under threat at its cooked meats site in Great Witchingham, Norfolk. Rising input prices have put 55 jobs under threat at Bernard ...
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EXCLUSIVE – Ambitious plans for a unique £65m food production hub that would shorten food supply chains and create up to 2,500 jobs have been put into action by Oakland International The food park would comprise around ...
Australia bakery business Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses have launched carbon neutral bags across its network of 58 stores in Victoria. According to the company, the new bags are manufactured by Lombard The Paper People, and meet ...
UK meat firm Cranswick is likely to reap strategic benefit from the merger of China’s largest meat processor and pig producer, Shuanghui International, with the world’s largest pork processor North America’s Smithfield ...
The global market for advanced packaging solutions that includes active, controlled, intelligent packaging, and advanced packaging components was at $31.4 billion in 2011, according to a report from BCC Research entitled Active, Controlled, ...
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Shuanghui International has agreed to acquire US-based pork producer and processor Smithfield Foods in an all-cash deal valued at $7.1bn, including the assumption of net debt. Shuanghui International is the majority shareholder of Henan ...
Refrigerator manufacturers are making more freshness claims. For example, LG's Push & Seal Crisper Drawer is supposed to remove air with the push of a button, "sealing the compartment to help maintain freshness within." GE's ClimateKeeper ...
Tags: Refrigerator, Food, Consumer Electronics
Dalehead Foods is a major supplier of British pork and lamb to Waitrose. Waitrose and Dalehead have unveiled a new Moroccan lamb and a Carolina pork themed selection, with accompanying dips. In a statement, Staeger said: "The pack had ...
US-based mass spectrometry products provider AB SCIEX has developed a new method to detect horse DNA in meat samples. AB SCIEX noted that this development is in response to recent reports that horse and pig DNA had been identified in beef ...
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has introduced new labeling rules, which will help shoppers to obtain information about the origin of their meat The new rules, which are set to bring the US in accordance with the standards of the ...
Tags: Meat Labeling, Packaging
Russian meat producer Cherkizovo has reported net loss of $0.6m for the first quarter of 2013, compared with net income of $39.8m in Q1 2012 due to high grain prices and low pork prices. The company's sales for the quarter increased by ...
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New federal labeling rules have been implemented in the US which will allow the shoppers to have more information about the meat they purchase. The new regulations require labels on steaks, ribs and other cuts of meat to convey ...
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Kunzler & Company, a manufacturer of fine meat products, has introduced new products - Natural Deli Ham and Deli Roast Beef. Natural Deli Ham and Deli Roast Beef are being aimed at consumers seeking for the 'No Nitrate, No Nitrite added' ...
Tags: Beef, Natural Deli Ham