Finnish manufacturer of meat foods and products HKScan is set to lay off 123 workers at its operations in the country as part of its restructuring plan. Of all the jobs, 49 jobs will be eliminated through permanent layoffs while the ...
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Separate final bids have been placed by the US private equity firms Blackstone and TPG Capital as well as a consortium led by Chinese agribusiness company New Hope to acquire Australia's leading poultry processor Inghams Enterprises. The ...
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US poultry group Sanderson Farms has indicated its first-quarter margins remained under continued pressure from high feed costs despite rising poultry market prices. The company said today (21 January) that net sales for the three months ...
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Linpac Packaging, a UK-based food packaging manufacturer, is set to introduce Freshware range under its new Freshform division, marking its entry into the chilled retail prepared and convenience foods segment. The new launch complements ...
Scottish food manufacturer Browns Food Group has acquired the Hall's brand from Dutch multi-national Vion for an undisclosed sum, safeguarding 50 jobs. Browns' aquisition of the Hall's brand has saved 50 jobs Browns finance director ...
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Olymel, a processor and distributor of pork and poultry products in Canada, has acquired the Canadian assets of hog producer Big Sky Farms for C$65.25m ($65.7m). Olymel noted that this acquisition is a strategic response to the challenge ...
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US-based Humphrey’s Market is recalling about 2,764 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat (RTE) and raw poultry products as they were produced without the benefit of inspection, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and ...
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US poultry giant Sanderson Farms has reported an annual profit thanks to higher poultry prices and increased production. The return to profitability reflected higher production In the 12 months to the end of of October, earnings ...
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US poultry giant Sanderson Farms said today (28 August) it had cut production to offset the spike in feed costs it expects after this summer's severe drought in the country. Chairman and CEO Joe Sanderson Jr said the company had reduced ...
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Boparan Holdings, the parent company of UK firm 2 Sisters Food Group, has moved into the black in its last financial year when its sales grew ahead of the market. The business booked a profit of GBP42.5m for the 12 months to 28 July, ...
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The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has ordered poultry companies to improve their food safety plans, in order to prevent foodborne illness and protect the food supply. As a part of this ...
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The trend towards energy-saving x-ray equipment for the food industry continues to increase momentum, with Eagle Product Inspection’s Pack 400 HC being the latest launch in the area. In addition to a range of other x-ray ...
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III . Investment i. Policy and Administrative Rules Catalogue of Related Laws Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China Customs Law of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and ...
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The Agriculture Department of the Philippines has imposed an import restriction on poultry products and by-products from Mexico, due to an outbreak of bird flu. Mexico recently reported detection of avian flu with serotype H7 in three ...
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Mexico has activated a national animal health emergency plan after an outbreak of bird flu affected nearly 1.7 million poultry. Under the plan, strict controls have been placed on the transport of poultry, poultry products and other ...
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