Kosher (also kashrut, kashrus or kashruth) signifies food that meets with Jewish dietary law. Kosher certification plays a very important role in increasing the sales of a food company. The Badatz Igud Rabbonim KIR is one of the largest ...
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Faerch Plast has launched the new MAPET II mono packaging, produced from MONO amorphous polyethylene terephthalate or MAPET, which offers better sealability compared to its predecessor MAPET I. Developed primarily for manufacturing trays ...
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Smithfield Foods will launch a line of deli and meat products in the US under the Cracker Barrel brand. US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel wants to take its brand into other channels and it today (13 November) announced a licencing deal ...
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A "solid" third quarter has led Denmark-based food ingredients firm Chr. Hansen to raise its forecasts for annual sales and EBIT margins. Chr. Hansen said today (4 July) it expects its sales to increase by 9-11% on an organic basis and ...
UK food group Princes has devised a GBP1.6m (US$2.5m) advertising campaign across its portfolio to push its 'Yours to Enjoy' brand message. The campaign, which launches this month, aims to promote the "different usage occasions, ...
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US retailer Safeway Inc has joined the recall of ground beef products supplied by XL Foods over fears that it could be contaminated with e-coli. Ground beef sold at the self-service meat counter and full-service meet cooler at Safeway ...
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Hormel Foods has promoted James Snee to lead the US group's international operations. In an announcement today (26 September), Hormel said Richard Bross was retiring as president of Hormel Foods International Corp. Snee's appointment ...
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Russian meat processor Cherkizovo has reported a jump in first-half earnings as profits from each of its three businesses increased. Net income was up 56% to RUB2.95bn (US$94.4m) for the period to the end of June. Operating income ...
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The countdown to SIAL 2012, one of the largest trade events in the food industry calendar continues. And as it does so, the just-food diary brings you more news of what to expect from a range of exhibitors laying out their wares this year ...
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(i) State-level development Zone-Shihezi Economic Development Zone Established with the approval from the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in 1992, established as a state-level development zone with the approval ...
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Belgium-based Ter Beke has reported a sharp drop in half-year profits, due to higher raw material costs and one-off charges. For the six months to the end of June, the meat and ready meals group said net profit sank by 31% on the same ...
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Swiss meat processing company Bell Group said it is "holding up well", despite booking a drop in first-half profits today (9 August). The company said it faced a "difficult" trading environment in the six-month period as net profit ...
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Suzanna's Kitchen, a producer of prepared meat products, is recalling 35,800 pounds of breaded chicken products as they may contain pieces of plastic, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service ...
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Increasingly demanding requirements from food manufacturers and their consumers mean that packaging is becoming progressively 'smarter'. Active or intelligent packaging is a sector which continues to grow in size, with expansion driven by ...
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Cherkizovo has opened a second production line at the Otechestvenniy meat processing facility in Pravdinsk,Kaliningrad region,Russia,with an investment of$15m. The new production line is expected to boost the production capacity of the ...
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