Brazilian food company BRF, a producer of frozen foods under Sadia brand in the Middle East, has opened new $160m production plant in Kizad, Abu Dhabi. The plant will be capable of producing around 70 thousand tonnes of food products ...
Tags: frozen foods, Agriculture
Global brewing major SABMiller has agreed to expand its product presence to Brazil, under a partnership with Grupo Petropolis. Earlier in 2012, the company terminated its operations in Brazil citing a difficult exchange rate that made ...
Tags: Beer Market, SABMiller, Agriculture
Brazil’s JBS buys Primo Smallgoods Australia’s largest meat processor, marketer and export JBS Australia has signed a $1.45 billion deal to acquire ham, bacon and smallgoods producer Primo Smallgoods. The brands of the Primo ...
Tags: ham, bacon, smallgoods, Agriculture
Raisio’s new Benecol partner Shefa has launched the Benecol milk in Brazil. Shefa is a major Brazilian producer of dairy products and beverages. In addition to the UHT milk now launched, Shefa aims to extend its range with other ...
Tags: Benecol milk, Agriculture
BRF ended the third quarter of 2014 with net income of R$ 624 million, an increase of 117.5% over 3Q13. This performance arose from the management techniques and processes that have been implemented over the last year and highlight the ...
Tags: Brazilian operations, Net Operating Revenues, Agriculture
The forthcoming 30th season of Interfilière Paris, an international trade show-cum-sourcing event for lingerie, swimwear, performance fabrics and accessories, is slated to take place from January 24th to 26th, 2015. The soiree will ...
In October 2014, Brazil exported 148,500 tons of cotton, which is the highest monthly volume in the last two years. “This might result in a higher volume of exports in the year, than the one forecasted up until now by Conab, at ...
Tags: cotton prices, Cotton Exports, Textile
Ahead of the impending party season, a special womenswear brand, peppered with a swag South American flavour, has been launched in the UK. Titled as Ashanti Brazil, the e-commerce site, which is set to take the European fashion scene by ...
Tags: womenswear brand, Ashanti Brazil, Apparel
“The one biggest area within the cotton industry which holds the potential for improvement and efficiency is logistics,” said three speakers at the ICAC Plenary Meeting held in Greece. That was the takeaway message delivered ...
Tags: cotton industry, Costs of logistics, Textile
Rhodia, the synthetic fibre and polymer specialist from France, is prepping up to showcase its first-ever line of skin and body friendly jeans, Emana Denim, at the forthcoming edition of the Barcelonan denim-led trade fair, Denim by ...
Tags: jeans, synthetic fibre, Apparel
Brazil's motor vehicle output in October this year decreased by 2.5 percent from the previous month, and fell by nine percent year on year to 293,328 units (excluding agricultural vehicles), according to the Brazilian Motor Vehicle ...
Saxco International, a US-based distributor of rigid packaging for alcoholic beverages, has designed new packaging for Ambrabev's Boteco Ultra-Premium Cane Vodka range. Ambrabev's Boteco Ultra-Premium Cane Vodka range is being introduced ...
Tags: alcoholic beverages, Boteco Ultra-Premium Cane Vodka, Agriculture
I am writing to you on behalf of the European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare), an alliance of 57 public health organisations from 25 European countries working on the prevention and reduction of alcohol related harm. Improving road ...
Tags: road safety, alcohol sponsorship of Formula One, Agriculture
Alpargatas reported revenues from the United States and exports to markets outside Europe, Argentina and its home market of Brazil, increased 31.4 percent to $25.1 million in the third quarter as its Havaianas sandals brand grew a toehold ...
Dorel Industries Inc. reported organic revenue increased by 6 percent at its Recreational/Leisure segment in the third quarter. Segment sales are up 8 percent for the three quarters ended Sept. 30 compared with the same period in 2013. ...
Tags: Dorel Industries, bicycle