Earlier in December 2014, Australian Food News reported that food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November 2014, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
Tags: Food, Beverage, Agriculture
Canadian establishment Maple Leaf Foods has announced plans to close its plant in Winnipeg on 31 December. The Winnipeg plant, which is one of three previously identified for closure next year, will be the sixth closure under a ...
Tags: commercial requirements, financial targets, Agriculture
Red Robin Gourmet will unveil The Cure Burger, whihc will be available by request only at participating restaurants nationwide beginning 1 January. Millions of drinking-age Americans believe food is the key to hangover relief, with almost ...
Tags: eggs, breakfast meats, burgers
Amidst restricting food imports from various European countries, Russia is set to import food from Iran, starting January 2015. Citing Russian agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor representative Alexey Alexeyenko, Russian news agency ...
Tags: fish, seafood, vegetables, fruits, Agriculture
Yorkshire-based PFF Packaging has acquired Thermopak which specialises in manufacturing moulded trays and carriers for the food industry for an undisclosed amount. PFF group will now control Thermopak's 65,000 ft2 manufacturing facility ...
Wholesome Tea, a subsidiary of Braintrust Investments, has acquired ready-to-drink tea beverage company Blue Buddha Beverages for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2009, Blue Buddha Beverages markets and sells a wide range of bottled ...
Tags: foods stores, grocery stores, gourmet stores, Agriculture
Chinese lawmakers are in the process of considering a proposed revision to the country’s Food Safety Law which would include the mandatory labelling of all goods containing Genetically Modified (GM) organisms. The central ...
Tags: GM crops, labelling procedure, Agriculture
Known as "the kingdom of plants and animals", Yunnan is home to a rich variety of foods. As a province with 26 different ethnic groups, the variety of cuisines is an important attraction for tourists. Yunnan cuisine, also named Dian ...
Tags: Yunnan Cuisine, cuisines
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice, the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 6. On the first day of Winter Solstice, the Northern Hemisphere ...
Tags: lunar calendar, Winter Solstice, dumplings
Brazilian poultry meats exporter and dairy products processor BRF has agreed to form a joint venture (JV) with PT Indofood Suskes Makmur in Indonesia. A binding memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed between both the ...
Tags: milk, ice cream, yoghurt drinks, Agriculture
Golden State Foods (GSF) owned KanPak US has finalized the acquisition of the Emmi Penn Yan Factory, a production facility for aseptic dairy products in Penn Yan, N.Y. KanPak U.S. is a joint venture partnership with Golden State Foods, ...
Tags: liquid products, dairy, meat, Agriculture
Reily Foods, a US-based firm, is recalling certain Carroll Shelby brand and Wick Fowler brand chili seasoning kits owing to undeclared allergens. The firm took this step after learning that one or more of the spice ingredients sourced ...
Tags: peanut, allergens, Agriculture
Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF) has agreed to acquire Bumble Bee Seafoods from pan-Atlantic private equity firm Lion Capital for $1.51bn. An agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Bumble Bee Foods has been reached by TUF. Bumble ...
Tags: Seafoods, Agriculture
Around 48% of all the pizzas surveyed across the UK were found to exceed the recommended limit for an entire day (6g/day), according to a report by the Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) and World Action on Salt and Health (WASH). ...
Tags: Half of Pizzas, Food
Surviving the festive season with one’s waistline intact is a bit like vowing to go to the gym on New Year’s morning: a noble goal, but not so easy in practice. Chocolate is another Christmas temptation that can be hard to ...
Tags: Chocolate, Agriculture