The National Pork Board has approved budgets for the domestic and international marketing of pork, a move which will increase the demand for pork. The board is planning to provide $27,735,000 in 2013 and about $7,102,000 for international ...
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US food group Hormel Foods saw its profits accelerate in the final quarter of its financial year amid stronger earnings from its grocery products business. Hormel, which makes Spam canned meat, booked a 13% increase in net earnings to ...
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Meat company Cranswick is conducting"unprecedented"negotiations with retailers,as pig feed prices continue to rise,according to City analyst Panmure Gordon. In a note on the firm's interim results–due to be published on Monday ...
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British poultry processors are missing a trick by paying for disposal of chicken feet,which could be exported to China where retailers such as Tesco are struggling to meet demand. So wrote environment secretary Owen Paterson in his online ...
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Uncertainty surrounds the future of 13,000 food manufacturing jobs today(November 19),as Dutch food manufacturing giant Vion announced plans to sell its UK food businesses to concentrate on what it describes as"core markets"in the ...
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Britain's pig producers are hopeful of a brighter future as Tesco follows Waitrose's example in entering a dedicated deal with farmers. Tesco announced today(November 8)that it would work directly with UK beef and pig farmers in a new ...
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UK retail giant Tesco has revealed a "multi-million" pound revamp of its meat, fish and poultry range as part of a GBP1bn (US$1.6bn) investment programme announced earlier this year. The re-launch, unveiled yesterday (5 November), ...
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The Minister for Agriculture,Food and the Marine,Simon Coveney T.D.has announced the creation of 100 jobs as a result of on-going innovation,growth and investment at Kepak's Consumer Food facility in Watergrasshill,Co Cork.This expansion is ...
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US deli meats producer Columbus Foods has expanded its product range to include a'Farm to Fork Naturals'line. "Mminimally processed and free of antibiotics and additives,the range has been created in repsonse to"consumer desire for ...
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American food manufacturer and processor Kunzler has announced the launch of its new product-Kunzler Ham Medallions. Kunzler Ham Medallions are vacuum packed as 6-1oz.pre-sliced pieces with 12 packages per case with an estimated retail ...
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US snack firm Thanasi Foods has added to its Duke's product line with the launch of a Small Batch Smoked Meats range. The product line, launched last week, comprises 11 variants. Flavours include: Original Angus Beef Jerky; Island ...
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Thanasi Foods,a US-based snack food supplier,is set to introduce its all natural Duke's Small Batch Smoked Meats. Duke's Small Batch Smoked Meats range will include Original Angus Beef Jerky,Roasted Cayenne Beef Jerky,Island Teriyaki Beef ...
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Avery Dennison is introducing a new pressure-sensitive label for meat packaging applications which it claims will withstand the vacuum-shrink process without wrinkling The self-adhesive label manufacturer said that the new label will ...
UK retailer Morrisons has launched a premium private label line under the M Signature brand. The new own label range will replace its 'The Best' range inherited by Morrisons from its Safeway takeover, it said today (17 September). The ...
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WHEAT:The 2012/13 U.S.wheat balance sheet is unchanged this month;however,small by-class adjustments are made to projected exports and stocks.Projected exports for Hard Red Winter wheat are lowered 25 million bushels with Hard Red Spring ...