US-based Rich Products plans to close its dough and flatbread products manufacturing facility on White Street in Rochester, New York, putting 92 jobs at risk. According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice filed ...
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Global packaging solutions provider Serac has developed a new blow molding-filling-capping line which is specifically designed for dairy bottles production below 12,000 bottles per hour. According to the company, the new solution opens ...
Muller Quaker Dairy, a joint venture between PepsiCo and Theo Muller, has introduced four new yogurt flavors: Muller FrutUp Mango, Muller FrutUp Orange, Muller Greek Corner Pineapple Passion Fruit, and Muller Greek Corner Mango. The new ...
US-based food brand Amy’s Kitchen is expanding soup distribution with the launch of six varieties at Asda stores across the UK from 22 July. The company is launching a new range of six varieties in the ambient free from category. ...
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Some 83% of UK consumers want method of production labelling, which clearly identifies the farm system used to produce the food, extended to meat and dairy products. Almost as many, 79%, said farm animal welfare was important when deciding ...
Demand for dairy proteins is forecast to rise significantly in the coming years as manufacturers and consumers begin to realize their full potential, according to Arla Foods Ingredients. The company stated that the supplies of dairy ...
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Cattle on the Schilke Ranch in northwestern North Dakota, located on Bakken Shale. Photo: Jacki Schilke In the midst of the domestic energy boom, livestock on farms near oil-and-gas drilling operations nationwide have been quietly falling ...
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Some vintners in Italy last week may have stopped stomping grapes and frantically opened their Chinese dictionaries. The vineyards in the EU's wine-producing regions have 10 days to get the language down pat, so they can respond to a trade ...
Tags: China Probe, EU Wineries
In June, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.7 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.6 percent in cities and 2.8 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 4.9 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
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Italian cooperative Milchhof Sterzing has installed two new SetLine packaging lines from Oystar A+F, which have the capacity to handle up to 22,000 yogurt cups per hour. The packaging systems, which feature integrated top-sleeving ...
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France-based Serac group will introduce its new blow molding-filling-capping line Combox, which features the Highly Hygienic (H2F) filler that meets the hygiene requirements of cold chain dairy products. Designed for dairy bottles ...
The Chinese government has been busy probing Western firms this week. On Monday, the country announced it would investigate EU wine dumping into the Chinese market, an action that could see prices hiked on imported wine this year. On ...
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The Chinese government has launched probes into Swiss packaging company Tetra Pak and New Zealand dairy company Fonterra (FCG.NZE), The Wall Street Journal reported. China's State Administration of Industry and Commerce announced on Friday ...
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Weather Update June 24, 2013 Part of the reason for the delay in sending an update on the crop position is the diversity of the information we are able to obtain. The weather has been very mixed depending on where you are standing. A very ...
Tags: agriculture, lentils, pulses, grains
US-based candy maker Boyer Candy has relaunched its Original Peanut Butter Cup Pourable Curl Sauce – a key ingredient for ice cream. According to the company, the Curl Sauce and Mallo Cup Topping is one of the key ingredients for ...
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