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 ...
Tags: Universal Meats, UK markets
US-based confectionery company Mondelez International has committed to source 100% cage-free eggs in the US and Canada by 2020 and in Europe by 2025. The commitment comes after years of responsible sourcing and sustainable practices that ...
Tags: cage-free eggs, eggs
Chinese researchers say H1N1 swine flu viruses, which have circulated in pig populations since 1979, have obtained the ability to infect humans and may "pose the highest pandemic threat" among flu viruses currently in the animal population. ...
Tags: H1N1, Pandemic Threat
Thanks to a powerful new gene-editing technique, scientists have overcome a major hurdle for humans to receive life-saving organ transplants from pigs. In a paper in the U.S. journal Science this week, the researchers described using the ...
Tags: Gene Editing, Organ Transplant
Swiss food company Nestle has committed to use only cage-free eggs for its US food products by 2020. With this decision, the packaged food company has joined companies like Kellogg, McDonalds, Subway and Dunkin' Donuts, who have already ...
Tags: Nestle, cage-free eggs, Food
After a decade of negotiations, China and Australia will begin to implement a Free Trade Agreement on Sunday. Significant benefits to both economies are expected. Under the Free Trade Agreement, or FTA, nearly 86 percent of the two ...
Tags: FTA, China-Australia
Pizza chain Papa John's has pledged that it will begin using chicken in its products that have been raised without human and animal antibiotics, by summer 2016. The company said it would also use chicken that have been fed a 100% ...
Tags: Papa John's, chicken Pizza, Food
A tomb found by archaeologists which has a history of 2300 years in Shandong.[File Photo] What did ancient Chinese do for fun? Obviously they couldn't surf the Internet or watch TV; in fact, ancient Chinese had many kinds of board and ...
Tags: Ancient Chinese, Table Games
The new matrix system switches the high beam on as soon as the vehicle exits an urban area and then automatically and constantly adapts both the length and shape of the light cone for every traffic situation. (Photo Courtesy of Vauxhall) ...
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus has been terrorizing the pork industry for over 25 years, but the end may be in sight. Researchers and scientists from the University of Missouri, Kansas State University, and Genus ...
Swedish automaker Volvo has unveiled S90, the sedan version of its previously released XC90 SUV. The automaker, which is known for manufacturing SUVs is trying to revamp its entire lineup by 2019, and enter into the sedan segment with the ...
Tetra Pak and DeLaval, sister companies in the Tetra Laval Group, today signed a five year agreement with the Dairy Association of China to provide training to Chinese dairy farm managers. The signing ceremony was attended by both the ...
Tags: cows, Dairy Farm, Tetra Pak, Delaval
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the sale of a type of genetically modified (GM) salmon within America. ‘AquAdvantage’ GM salmon was developed by an US company called AquaBounty Technologies who altered ...
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)’s certification program for global soy suppliers ADM Responsible Soybean Standard has gained recognition from the European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC) and the International Trade Centre ...
Tags: ADM, soy, protein-meal
Poultry processor Moy Park is planning to invest £10m to expand its processing facility and hatchery in Derbyshire. The move is expected to create 100 jobs. The investment will go towards the installation of a new cutting line, ...
Tags: Moy Park, birds, poultry products