US based specialty food distributor The Chefs’ Warehouse has completed the acquisition of Del Monte Capitol Meat and its affiliated companies for an initial price of $185.5m. The initial price of this purchase also includes the ...
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Artisan Bistro, part of Artisan Bistro Foods, has debuted a new sustainable line of seafood bowls that is certified by Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), becoming the first entrée frozen food line in North America. Bearing the blue ...
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US-based Atlas Holdings has acquired the North American Foam Trays and Absorbent Pads (TAP) businesses of Sealed Air Corporation for an undisclosed amount and launched its new operating company Novipax. Novipax will be operating five ...
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Flavour firm McCormick & Company Inc. is launching 21 bold new flavours, which include burger sauce mix-ins, chilli peppers and flavoured sea salts. Kevan Vetter, executive chef for McCormick, said: "Our new products enable consumers to ...
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Simplot to launch new John West ready to eat tuna meals Food manufacturer Simplot Australia is set to launch a new range of ready to eat tuna meals under its John West brand, with the new range combining tuna, brown rice and quinoa. ...
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At the behest of the US FDA, Los Angeles-based L.A. Star Seafood Company Inc. has been ordered by a judge to halt its operations until it can comply with the food safety laws and regulations. The company, owned by Sima and Sam Goldring, ...
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Packaging company Multivac will display new packaging solutions for the seafood and fish products at Seafood Processing Europe in Brussels. Some of the machines to be displayed by the company are a thermoforming packaging machine for ...
US president Barrack Obama-led task force has drafted a 40-page report planning to curb black-market fishing and mislabelling of seafood, which costs the US and the world billions of dollars of fishing revenue. The US stands second after ...
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British frozen food and seafood supplier Findus has received an approval from the Spanish Competition Authorities for the acquisition of Nestlé Spain’s La Cocinera frozen ready to eat meals business. Earlier this year, ...
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Freedom Foods has reported a Net profit of $55.2 million for the first half of the 2015 financial year. However, the Net Profit figure was boosted by the inclusion of a post-tax fair value gain of $52.2 million from the gain on ...
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You can use your microwave for a lot more than making popcorn and reheating leftovers. It drastically cuts cooking time on things like veggies, fish, and shellfish. Baked potatoes can be zapped in the microwave and finished in the oven. ...
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American food company Pompeian has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of a new range of cooking sprays. The new Pompeian Cooking Sprays include Avocado Oil Spray, Coconut Oil Spray, OlivExtra Original Spray, and ...
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Australian salmon producer Tassal is contemplating the acquisition of private seafood business De Costi. This is in line with Tassal's strategy of increasing its product range from salmon to other seafood. The company, which has ...
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US seafood importer South Pacific Specialties is upgrading its Miami processing operations with modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) technology amid vertical integration push in South America and Asia. The company also expects to ...
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Scientists at the University of South Florida’s (USF) College of Marine Science have developed a device to detect mislabeled seafood. The handheld sensor uses real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (RT-NASBA) to ...
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