The Vion red meat and poultry businesses acquired by 2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) can expect some “major cost savings” by their new owner Ranjit Boparan, according to a leading City analyst. 2 Sisters has acquired 11 of ...
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A worker has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after falling through the roof of Nestlé’s beverages factory in Dalston, Cumbria. The man was airlifted to hospital Emergency services were called at 10.30am ...
Swiss meat processing company Bell Group has booked an increase in full-year profits, despite what it claims has been a "demanding" market environment. In the 12 months to the end of December, net profit climbed 5.9% to CHF75.8m ...
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European food researchers from 27 member EU states are set to meet in Brussels, Belgium, to establish plans to address the horsemeat mislabeling scandal. The EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain will outline plans to implement ...
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has suspended operations at two meat processing facilities in the UK over claims that both the firms have sold horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers. The FSA raided both the premises, Peter Boddy ...
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Russia meat producer Cherkizovo has booked an increase in full-year sales volumes in two of its divisions. In the 12 months to the end of December, sales volumes in its poultry unit climbed 23% to around 319,210 tonnes of slaughter ...
UK-based meat processing company Cranswick Country Foods is set to establish a new pork packing plant in Hull, a move which is expected to create 100 jobs. This move comes after the company secured a 30m contract to supply pork products ...
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No traces of horse DNA were found in the second round of tests at Liffey Meats facility in Co. Cavan, Ireland, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). The tests were conducted by the FSAI after an investigation conducted ...
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Tesco has recalled some ranges of burgers in Ireland and the UK after food safety officials reported finding traces of horse meat in samples on sale in its stores, as well as in other retailers' outlets. Horse meat DNA was present in ten ...
Horsemeat has been found in some of the beef burgers that were sold in UK and Irish supermarkets, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). This finding comes after the agency conducted a study examining the authenticity ...
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Brazilians meat firm JBS expects to complete the acquisition of key XL Foods assets within a week, and is seeking regulatory approval to handle the stricken Canadian group's US operations. JBS said today (10 January) it expects to ...
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Swiss meat processing company Bell Group said it saw "stable" sales development in 2012, despite a "difficult" market environment. In the 12 month period, sales edged up 0.4% to CHF2.52bn (US$3.29bn), the company reported today (7 ...
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Eagle x-ray inspection equipment detects and rejects foreign body contaminants including metal, glass, stone, bone, plastics and rubber in food products. The US-based firm said that Brazil’s food exports are expected to increase ...
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US agribusiness giant Cargill is to invest US$15.8m in the expansion of its case-ready meat facility in Marshall, Missouri. The investment will include the addition of a new production line for its value-added food products. The move ...
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2 Sisters Food Group, an England-based chicken meat processing company, has unveiled San Marco Deeply Delicious, a new range of microwaveable pizza. The San Marco Deeply Delicious range features Pepperoni and four Cheeses variants, said ...
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