LG's latest French-door bottom-freezer, the LG LFX33975ST, has an industry-leading claimed capacity of 33 cubic feet. The use of vacuum insulated panels, or VIPs, is one factor in the $3,500 refrigerator's cavernous interior since this type ...
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Canada-based marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products Premium Brands has agreed to acquire Freybe Gourmet Foods for $55m. Freybe, founded in 1844, is one of the leading manufacturers of premium gourmet deli meats in ...
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published the second round of the food industry’s own tests, which were carried out over the last three weeks. The tests revealed that a total of three samples contained horsemeat. A ...
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Rigid plastic packaging supplier Holfeld Plastics has received approval from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for its Diamat technology, which involves consecutive extrusion processes for decontamination efficiency of polyethylene ...
Nearly 70% of commercial pre-packaged meals and savoury snacks for toddlers in the US have high levels of sodium, which may present long-term health risks, according to a new study. The study was led by Joyce Maalouf, a researcher at the ...
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The 700 dairy producers in Tesco’s Sustainable Dairy Group (TSDG) are to receive an extra 1.9p/litre from April 1 2013. Tesco is lifting its supplier milk price to reflect higher feed costs and lower milk output The new price of ...
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The Lancashire County Council has informed the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that cThe meat was imported by Hungarian Food in Preston. Investigations revealed that 40kg were sold through Hungarian Food's own market stall in Preston, and ...
Meat packing firm Hilton Food is likely to suffer a short-term impact from the horsemeat scandal, despite none of its products being involved, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon. Hilton Food Group was likely to suffer a short-term ...
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Testing conducted by the Leicestershire County Council has identified that Asda's own-brand corned beef contained about 50% horsemeat. On 8 March, Asda withdrew thousands of its own-brand corned beef tins from stores across the country ...
Swedish retailer IKEA is set to re-launch its trademark meatballs at its stores in Europe after last month’s horsemeat contamination scandal, which caused the company to withdraw the products from the shelves. In February, IKEA ...
Officials from Unite the union are meeting Moy Park management today (March 20) in a bid to save 300 jobs at the firm's Wisbech poultry products factory in Cambridgeshire. Union officials and Moy Park management are meeting today to ...
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French authorities have found 57 tons of banned mutton at the French company Spanghero, which was earlier implicated in the horsemeat scandal. Spanghero operates a factory in Castelnaudary, near Toulouse, in south-west France. The meat ...
The Port of Brisbane has recorded container throughput of over 1 million containers for the first time. Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL) chief executive officer Russell Smith said the result marked a significant milestone in the port's ...
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The 2 Sisters Food Group expects the horsemeat scandal to cause "considerable volume reduction" to its ready meals business, according to its latest financial results for the 13 weeks to January 26. 2 Sisters said the horsemeat crisis ...
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Supermarket chain Sainsbury has dodged the worst impact of the horsemeat scandal and posted better than expected financial results for its fourth quarter and year to March 16, driven mainly by non food items. Strong Sainsbury results ...
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