Nordic food company HKScan has agreed to form a joint venture (JV) with Zhejiang Qinglian Food to sell Finnish pork products to Chinese consumers. HKScan is looking to establish a new presence on the Chinese market by launching products ...
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Seaboard Triumph Foods (STF) is set to begin commercial operations at its new pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa from 5 September 2017. STF said that the new facility will make use of robotics and other technologies to supply a ...
US-based meat-processing company Smithfield Foods has acquired Kansas City Sausage for an undisclosed price to grow its packaged meats business and boost its supply chain. Kansas City Sausage is a pre-rigor sausage producer and processor ...
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Sun Capital Partners' affiliate has closed the sale of Creekstone Farms Premium Beef to an unnamed supplier of premium USDA-certified beef and pork products. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. The choice of food lovers ...
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Hilton Food Group has entered into an agreement with Sonae Modelo Continente to form a 50/50 joint venture for the supply of packaged meat products to Sonae stores in Portugal. The joint venture will supply a range of packaged beef, lamb, ...
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Food packing firm Hilton Food has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Portugese retailer Sonae Modelo Continente to supply its stores with a range of packaged beef, lamb, veal and pork products. As per terms of the deal, Hilton will ...
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Smithfield has announced to launch seven new products to encourage consumers to explore the latest in cooking trends and flavor innovation. With the rise in slow cooker cooking, all bacon everything and holiday entertaining, the brand ...
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UK pork products sold by some of the major supermarkets have been found to be contaminated with a livestock strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The University of Cambridge conducted a study to test 97 UK-produced ...
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Cargill has appointed Chuck Gitkin as chief marketing officer (CMO) for North America protein business. He will also be a member of the Cargill Protein Group’s leadership team. Previously, Gitkin was senior vice president of ...
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China’s Aoxin Tianli Group, a producer of breeder hogs, market hogs and black hogs, has signed an agreement with Shangzhi Xiaop (Dalian) E-Commerce to sell its products online. As per the agreement, Aoxin Tianli will sell its ...
Canada-based poultry and pork products manufacturer Olymel is planning to invest over $25m to expand its hog slaughterhouse and butchering facility at St-Esprit in the Lanaudière region. Upon completion, the expanded facility is ...
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Canada-based poultry and pork products manufacturer Olymel is planning to invest $7.7m to expand its poultry processing facility at St. Damase in Quebec, Canada. The plan will see an addition of 15,000ft2 of space at the facility, along ...
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South Africa has renewed imports of US chicken, beef and pork products, bringing an end to a 15-year trade dispute with the country. The South African government concluded months of discussions over 'the three meats' with the US, under ...
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Australia's pig farming and pork industry have experienced some tough conditions over the past five years. On the other hand, strong meat prices have been a feature of the past 12 months as pork has benefitted from higher meat prices ...
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Premium meat and dairy producer, Truly Irish Country Foods, has enlisted warehousing and distribution experts, Oakland International, to expand distribution for their premium Irish meat and dairy product range across Ireland and the UK. ...
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