Chipotle Mexican Grill is planning to stop selling pork at over a third of its restaurants across the US over violations of animal welfare. This comes after Chipotle found that one of its suppliers is not meeting its animal-welfare ...
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Minor Cold, the 23rd solar term, begins this year on Jan 6 and ends on Jan 20. During Minor Cold, most areas in China have entered the bitter cold stage of ...
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The consumer public has put out the call, and the hog industry is responding in a big way at the start of what's likely to be a year of major growth for the U.S. hog herd. New data show the breeding herd has climbed by 4%, with the number ...
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Earlier in December 2014, Australian Food News reported that food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November 2014, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
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Palatka based Abe’s Finest Meats has recalled around 80,050 pounds of hickory smoked sliced bacon products over misbranding, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said. According to ...
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Known as "the kingdom of plants and animals", Yunnan is home to a rich variety of foods. As a province with 26 different ethnic groups, the variety of cuisines is an important attraction for tourists. Yunnan cuisine, also named Dian ...
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Beijing-based Hosen Capital’s New Hope Investment Fund has acquired Chicago’s beef processor Ruprecht. Ruprecht is the oldest operating beef processor in the region and this acquisition will bring more investments and help to ...
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Clemens Food Group is planning to invest $255.7m in the construction of a new pork processing facility in Coldwater Township in Michigan. The proposed investment is expected to create 810 jobs in the region. Commenting on the ...
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Brazilian poultry meats exporter and dairy products processor BRF is planning to further expand its operations to Asian markets with partnerships or potential acquisitions. The company mentioned India, Malaysia and Indonesia as ...
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Due to the cheap price, Chinese family and restaurant commonly use soybean oil. Beijing has imported more than 6300 ten thousand tons of transgenic soybeans from the United States, Brazil and Argentina in 2013. According to the national ...
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Zambian agri-business company Zambeef is in talks with a third party to divest edible oil and soya meal producers Zamanita Limited. The move follows the publication of a cautionary announcement regarding the transaction on the Lusaka ...
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The key point of import beef and mutton attracting consumers is "green health".Some imported beef and mutton stores principals said that the frequent negative news of Chinese meat industry this year has reduced consumers' confidence.But for ...
Price of produce in 36 large and medium-sized Chinese cities moved up slightly in the week ending Nov. 30 compared with the previous week, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. The average price of 18 vegetables experienced a rise of ...
Global food processing equipment manufacturer JBT has acquired protein processing equipment provider Wolf-tec for $54m to strengthen its protein processing and liquid foods portfolios. Wolf-tec offers ingredient preparation, blending, ...
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The hog market has been a good place to be in the last year. Live hog prices in the last few months have trended almost $20 a head higher than the same period in 2013. So, what's the outlook heading into winter? Feed supplies remain low, ...
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