Cereal maker Post Holdings’ subsidiary Michael Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire National Pasteurized Eggs (NPE) for undisclosed sum. NPE offers pasteurized shell eggs under the Davidson’s Safest Choice brand and ...
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Michael Foods is re-launching its Papetti's pasteurized shell egg products in the foodservice marketplace. Effective May 1, 2016, foodservice distributors and operators will be able to purchase these products for their businesses and ...
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Aldi is working its goal to work with suppliers toward transitioning to a shell egg supply chain that is 100% cage-free by 2025. As a first step toward its goal, all ALDI stores will carry a cage-free shell option by the end of the year. ...
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Mississippi based Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. and Rose Acre Farms, Inc. based in Seymour, Indiana have entered into a joint venture called Red River Valley Egg Farm, LLC, to build and operate a shell egg production complex in Texas. To be ...
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Cal-Maine Foods, a producer and marketer of shell eggs, reported that its first-quarter (Q1) profit surged from last year, with boost in net sales due to higher volumes and average selling prices. Quarterly net sales were $356.94m, an ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published nine warning letters it issued to food manufacturers and processors at the end of January and the start of February. Orth Farms of Eaton, NY, B & E Dairy of Barstow, CA, and Hillegass ...
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Salmonella contamination of shell eggs and subsequent recalls in 2010 resulted in economic losses to the egg industry and increased consumer concerns about the safety of eggs. In addition, HACCP regulations for egg processing are probable ...
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Noble Foods is investing £9M in an extra egg-packing facility at Witney, near Oxford for its Shell Egg division. The company, a leading supplier of fresh eggs to major retailers, aims to complete the construction project early next ...
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Cal-Maine Foods has booked a 39% drop in second-quarter earnings, as revenue growth failed to offset higher costs. The company said earnings dipped to US$14.3m in the quarter to 1 December, down from $23.3m in the comparable period of ...
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Cal-Maine Foods, a US-based egg producer, has reported that its net sales increased by 13.26% to $328.8m for the second quarter of 2013, compared to $290.3m for the same period in the previous year. For the period ended 1 December 2012, ...
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US egg firm Cal-Maine Foods' first-quarter net profits has more than tripled as sales climbed on higher average market prices for shell eggs. In the three months ended 1 September, earnings surged to US$9.4m from $3.1m last year, the firm ...
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The US government's Egg Safety Rule,which features standards to prevent Salmonella contamination at laying facilities,has come into effect from 9 July 2012. Previously,the rule was applicable only for large egg producers with over 50,000 ...
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