Egg and turkey prices in the US will surge more than expected this year as a result of the severe bird flu outbreak in the country. Figures released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) show that over 48 million chickens and turkeys ...
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MGP Ingredients has reported results for the second quarter period ended June 30, 2015. "We continue to be very pleased with our results through the first half of 2015 as we aggressively implement our strategic plan," said Gus Griffin, ...
UK-based Noble Foods that supplies fresh eggs to the country’s retailers has selected Paragon Software Systems’ Integrated Fleets planning solution as its strategic modelling tool of choice. The Paragon software will be used ...
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Perdue Farms is growing over 50% of its chickens without using antibiotics of any kind, including human or animal, a move that comes after the company stopped using human antibiotics in chicken production. The human antibiotics are either ...
Whole Foods Market is recalling cherry, blackberry and peach pies as they contain egg which is not mentioned on the packaging, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The products associated with the recall include whole pies, ...
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American packaged foods company Pinnacle Foods is voluntarily recalling Wish-Bone Ranch Salad Dressing variety as its bottles were unknowingly packed with Wish-Bone Blue Cheese Dressing. Produced by a contract manufacturer, the recalled ...
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South Africa will stop imposing tariffs on poultry imports from the US, paving the way to resume trade in the country which had been closed for the past 15 years. The two countries have reached an agreement to this effect, as per which, ...
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Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food, differ in shape and taste from one place to another across China. There are mainly two tastesto zongzi: sweet and savory. Nowadays people even make zongzi with mixed swwet and savory fillings. Such a ...
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Hot Pockets, a sandwich brand owned by Nestle USA, has expanded its product range with the addition of new bite-sized snacks. The new products include Snack Bites and Breakfast Bites, which are claimed to be free from artificial ...
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US senator Kirsten Gillibrand has launched a new bill that would improve the recall process for meat and poultry products, giving the USDA mandatory recall authority over contaminated products. This comes after a new investigation ...
According to the monitoring of MOFCOM, the prices of farm produce in 36 large and medium-sized cities continued to fall, and prices of production means in circulation stopped falling and picked up last week (April 27-March 3). Last week, ...
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Summer, the 7th term of the year, begins on May 6 and ends on May 20 this year. Start of Summer signals the transition of seasons. On this day, the ...
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Saudi Arabia has imposed a ban on imports of poultry meat and egg products from the Canadian province of Ontario over the detection of avian influenza at three farms. Recently, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the ...
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Ayrshire-based egg producer Chalmerston Farm Eggs is set to increase production with the support of £1.1m finance package from HSBC. The farm is expected to benefit from a free range poultry shed that will help increase its stock of ...
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Packaging company Egg Posure that was founded by the Dutch Twinpack and the Danish food producer Hedegaard Foods has created Eggyplay that can double up as packaging for eggs and a sustainable toy. Eggs Posure had launched its ...
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