Canada-based Maple Leaf Foods is hopeful of closing sale of Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International of Irving, Texas for C$645m on 28 October. Rothsay is the leading rendering company in Canada and a ...
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Land O'Lakes, a farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative, has added Teriyaki to its line of Sauté Express Sauté Starters. Sauté Express Sauté Starters are an all-in-one combination of seasoned butter and ...
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Bob Evans Farms, a US-based food company, has shut down its sausage production facility in Richardson, Texas, putting more than 100 jobs at risk. The company said that its decision will allow its BEF Foods division to better manage ...
Alfa, a Mexican conglomerate engaged in car parts and petrochemicals, is looking at options to launch an initial public offering (IPO) for its processed foods division Sigma Alimentos. Sigma produces dairy and meat products under Fud and ...
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Pork Farms owner Vision Capital is fishing for prospective buyers for the chilled savoury pastry manufacturer, FoodManufacture.co.uk can exclusively reveal. Pork Farms makes chilled savoury pastry products The private equity firm, with ...
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The design agency created the packaging for the brand’s salted peanuts, dry roasted peanuts, honey roasted peanuts and roasted cashews, as well as its newly launched chilli peanuts. The packaging for each was created using, what the ...
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Shuanghui International has acquired a US pork processor Smithfield Foods in an all-cash deal valued at $7.1bn, which includes the assumption of net debt. The deal received approval from Smithfield's shareholders at a special meeting held ...
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Smithfield Foods announced that its shareholders have voted in favor of proposed merger with China's Shuanghui International for $4.7bn, in a development which will be the largest ever takeover of a US company by a Chinese firm. At a ...
ConAgra Foods is recalling PF Chang's Home Menu Pork and Leek Dumpling frozen appetizer, as the product may contain crustacean shellfish (shrimp) and fish (pollock), which are not mentioned on the labeling. Recalled product includes ...
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Holland's Pies, a UK-based producer of pies, puddings and pastries, is set to introduce a new range of microwavable frozen snacks, the pre-baked microwavable Steak Slice and Sausage Roll. The new products will be available at Tesco stores ...
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Conestoga Meat Packers, a Breslau, Ontario-based pork processor, is set to boost production capacity of its facility in the Kitchener-Waterloo region by one-third, while creating 100 new jobs. The company will invest more than C$14m ...
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Shuanghui International, a Chinese food giant, is hopeful of closing the $4.7bn acquisition of American pork producer Smithfield Foods by 26 September 2013, following the approvals from the latter's stakeholders. The American producer has ...
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Siberoni, a frozen food manufacturer, is recalling 169,655 pounds of raw and frozen meat and poultry ravioli products, which were produced without the benefit of inspection, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and ...
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BEIJING-Signs of more appetite in China for steel and other materials and equipment used in construction add to evidence of an economic rebound, but one driven by a return to ramped-up spending on infrastructure and heavy industry the ...
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Custom Food Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of CTI Foods, is set to expand its facility in Owingsville, Kentucky, with an investment of $44m, a move which will create 200 new jobs. Custom Foods manufactures processed beef, pork, ...
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