Hormel Foods Corporation today reported its performance for the fiscal year 2014 first quarter. All comparisons are to the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The company reported fiscal 2014 first quarter net earnings of $153.3 million, up 18 ...
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Treating a peanut allergy with oral immunotherapy changes the DNA of the patient's immune cells, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. The DNA change could ...
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British-Dutch multinational company Unilever has signed a deal to sell its meat snacks business to US beef jerky group Jack Link’s. The sale includes Bifi and Peperami sausage brands as well as a manufacturing unit in Ansbach, ...
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Grand Foods, an Australian importer and distributor of Turkish foods, is withdrawing various soft and hard cheese products and one butter product, as they are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products subject to recall ...
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Canadian dairy giant Saputo has closed its unconditional all-cash takeover offer for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) and now holds 87.92% share in the Australian firm. The company stated that going forward it will work closely with ...
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Another major Australian milk supplier gets snapped up The sale of privately-owned dairy giant United Dairy Power to Hong Kong businessman William Hui is locked in, according to Stock & Land. It was reportedly sold for around $70 ...
Tags: Australian milk, Caboolture Cheese, shredded Mozzarella
Denali Flavors, a US-based Moose Tracks ice cream flavor maker, has unveiled four new ice cream products based on its Moose Tracks and Caramel Caribou flavors. The new range includes Original Moose Tracks Ice Cream Sandwiches, Original ...
January 29, 2014 How might Lion's next moves affect the Australian dairy industry Food and beverage company Lion has announced that it does not currently intend to sell its shareholding in Victorian dairy company Warrnambool Cheese and ...
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Australian ice cream brand, Skinny Cow, has launched three new flavours in its “portion-controlled” range. Skinny Cow, which is part of the Peters Ice Cream brand portfolio, said its range is “97 per cent fat ...
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United Dairy Power, an Australian milk supplier, is in talks with Origo Partners, a Beijing-based private equity firm, over a sale of the company for about $70m. Established in 1999, United Dairy operates two factories at Jervois and ...
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Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited (MG) today announced that as a result of Saputo Inc (Saputo) acquiring a controlling interest in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited (WCB), it intends to seek the consent ...
Robotics address the need for speed for product placement into packaging. Bosch Packaging TechnologyEnergy and raw materials are becoming more expensive, and consumers want to do more for the environment. This is forcing manufacturers of ...
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Trailblazer Food Products, a US-based producer of private label and branded grocery products, has collaborated with Albertsons. As part of the collaboration, Albertsons carries Trailblazer's products including Walls Berry Farm Preserves ...
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Van's Natural Foods, known for its delicious, better-for-you frozen breakfast foods, extends its nutritious new snack line with the introduction of certified gluten-free, multigrain snack chips and PB&J sandwich bars. Earlier this year, ...
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New South Wales-based dairy company Bega Cheese Limited (Bega) has announced its intention to sell its 18.8 per cent shareholding in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) to Canadian dairy company Saputo. The move makes a Saputo takeover of ...
Tags: interest grows, Sell WCB Shares