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New Zealand Signs Chilled Meat Agreement with China
Mar 29, 2017New Zealand exporters will soon be allowed to send chilled meat to China under a new agreement signed by the two countries. Significant revenues are expected to be made by the New Zealand meat sector following a Memorandum of Cooperation ...
Tags: chilled meat, frozen meat
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2 Sisters Food Group Subsidiary May Cut 350 Jobs at Merthyr Plant
Nov 10, 2016St Merryn Foods, a subsidiary of The 2 Sisters Food Group, is mulling to shut down its retail packing operations at its Merthyr Tydfil meat processing site in the UK. The closure is expected to affect around 350 out of a total workforce ...
Tags: 2 Sisters, St Merryn Foods
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TA1 Texture Analyser Is Used to Measure The Eating Quality of Meat
May 19, 2015TA1 texture analyser (available from Bestech Australia) is used by the Scottish Agricultural College for shear force measurements to measure the eating quality of meat. Uniformity and enhancement of meat eating quality is seen as an ...
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Food Law and Policy Development
Apr 2, 2015It was reported on 25 March 2015 that new Country of Origin Labelling laws will be delayed until at least August 2015 despite the Prime Minister’s announcement on 16 February 2015 that country of origin labelling proposals for reform ...
Tags: FSANZ, dietary supplements, Food
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FTA Has Been Finalised Between Australia and China
Nov 25, 2014Dairy and meat industry boost from new China FTA deal A new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been finalised between Australia and China, with the Australian dairy and meat industries expected to benefit. Australian Prime Minister Tony ...
Tags: Dairy Industry, Meat Industry, Agriculture
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Keeping Food Fresh for Longer Could Aid The Fight Against Food Waste
Dec 27, 2012It's a staggering figure – around 2.9m tonnes of food and drink is wasted each year, according to Wrap. It's a number that's been troubling politicians and environmentalists but it is a problem that packaging can help tackle. And ...
Tags: Flexibles, food shelf, Wrap, packaging
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Packaging Is Increasingly Recognised as a Vital Weapon in The Fight Against Food Waste
Dec 22, 2012Packaging is increasingly recognised as a vital weapon in the fight against food waste. Philip Chadwick reports on how the flexible plastics sector is innovating to play its part in packaging's biggest challenge It's a staggering figure ...
Tags: food, drink, wasted, Packaging, flexible plastics, keeping food fresh
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Vion Has Finalised a Deal for an Mbo of Its UK Pork Arm
Dec 14, 2012Vion has finalised a deal for an MBO of its UK pork arm, which is among a series of assets in the country the Dutch food group is looking to sell. The company today (13 December) confirmed UK private-equity firm Endless would back a ...
Tags: Vion, deal, MBO, UK pork arm
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Dutch Meat Supplier Vion Has Announced It Wants to Quit The UK
Dec 11, 2012Dutch meat supplier Vion has announced it wants to quit the UK, a market it has said suffers from over-capacity and "extremely challenging" trading conditions. Vion said today (19 November) it is already in "detailed discussions with a ...
Tags: Meat giant, Meat, Dutch meat, meat sector
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Shares in Tyson Foods Fell Today After The US Meat Giant Lowered Its Forecast
Dec 11, 2012Shares in Tyson Foods fell today (6 August) after the US meat giant lowered its forecast for annual sales and warned grain costs would weigh on profits in its next financial year. Tyson, which reported mixed third-quarter results today, ...
Tags: Tyson Foods, sahre, meat industry, grain cost, food industry
