Pompeian Group, the Baltimore-based importer and distributor of olive oil and vinegar, is entering into a new equal partnership with the DCOOP Group of Spain, the largest olive oil cooperative in the world. Pompeian, through its group of ...
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India’s decision to remove stock limit exemptions for pulses held by Indian importers amidst rising prices of the commodity has become a cause of concern for the US. On October 18, India cut down the permissible limit of pulse ...
A surge in interest in GMO-free or non-GMO products, and continuing growth in the free-from category, is driving consumer demand for cleaner labelling and greater transparency on packaging. The free-from category has been buoyed by ...
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The U.S. soybean harvest speeds ahead of a five-year pace, while corn picking lags behind. Meanwhile, crop conditions remain little to shout about, according to the USDA. Both harvest completion percentages are well below the ...
Emery Oleochemicals LLC has earned the Certified Biobased Product Label granted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), for six products from the company’s EMEROX range of renewable-based polyols. This certification, ...
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Ajinomoto is investing JPY2.4bn ($20m) on a new production line for frozen rice products at the Oakland facility in the US, as part of its aim to boost production capacity. This line will become operational by 2016. The North American ...
The Almond Board of California (ABC) will join with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and other partners in carrying out a new USDA-funded pilot project designed to give both almond and corn growers greater access to greenhouse gas ...
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Harrisvaccines has been granted a USDA conditional license for the company’s avian influenza vaccine, RNA. This is the first conditional license for the highly pathogenic avian influenza that swept across the Midwest in the spring of ...
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US-based Flowers Foods has completed the acquisition of organic bread producer Dave's Killer Bread (DKB) for approximately $275m in cash. The acquired entity will run as an independent subsidiary of Flower Foods. In August, the company ...
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SunOpta, a leading global company focused on organic, non-genetically modified and specialty foods, will participate in Natural Products Expo East being held in Baltimore, MD from September 17 - 19, 2015. SunOpta will showcase its healthy ...
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South Carolina-based The Pork Rind Factory has recalled around 18,406 pounds of pork rind products due to “misbranding and undeclared allergens”, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food safety and Inspection ...
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Creekstone Farms Premium Beef has expanded its product range with the introduction of new Non-GMO project verified Black Angus Beef. Raised on a non-GMO diet, the new beef is said to be free of antibiotics and supplemental hormones. ...
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Two top scientists from the Agricultural Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture are in Islamabad this week to lead the annual review of the US-Pakistan Cotton Productivity Enhancement Programme, Pakistani newspapers have ...
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has eased restrictions on Canadian poultry imports as the industry is recovering from the recent bird flu outbreak. Imports of poultry and poultry products from Ontario were banned in April after a ...
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Low-fat snack maker SnackWell's has expanded its product range with the introduction of two new better-for-you snacks. The new products include Chocolate Mint Devil's Food Cookie Cakes and Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites. SnackWell's ...
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