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24 September 2020
Brazilian meat firm JBS unveils anti-deforestation plan
Brazilian meat firm JBS is reportedly planning to only purchase cows not raised on deforested land by 2025 as part of its anti-deforestation plan.
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24 September 2020
Pilgrim’s Pride promotes Fabio Sandri to role of CEO
Prepared foods firm Pilgrim’s Pride has named its finance chief Fabio Sandri as the company’s new CEO with immediate effect.
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24 September 2020
HOCHDORF to discontinue wheat germ production at headquarters
Switzerland-based food company HOCHDORF has decided to discontinue wheat germ production at its Hochdorf site, as well as use the production and storage space for Bimbosan organic baby milk powder.
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23 September 2020
Mount Franklin Foods to open new candy manufacturing facility
US-based Mount Franklin Foods has announced the opening of its new 220,000ft² confectionery manufacturing facility in San Jeronimo.
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22 September 2020
General Mills aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
US food company General Mills has announced plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% across its full value chain from farm to fork to landfill by 2030.
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21 September 2020
Open Cages footage reveals chickens supplied to Tesco live in ‘chronic pain’
Footage published by animal welfare charity Open Cages has revealed that severely lame chickens are wallowing in their own filth on two chicken farms that supply Tesco.
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21 September 2020
Quinsea Fisheries and Clearwater obtain approval for fish plant
Canadian seafood wholesaler Quin-Sea Fisheries and Clearwater Seafoods have obtained approval from the Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture for their application to transfer the processing licence...
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17 September 2020
Protein Industries Canada invests in new technology platform
Protein Industries Canada has announced an investment in a new technology platform designed to support and enhance farmer decision-making and expand the country’s plant-protein market opportunities.
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16 September 2020
PerkinElmer introduces new solution for quality control in food production
US-based company PerkinElmer has launched its new Cloud-based software solution, known as DA 7350 instrument and Process Plus, for quality control in food production.
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15 September 2020
Banham Poultry reopens chicken processing facility after Covid-19 outbreak
UK-based Banham Poultry has reportedly reopened its facility in Attleborough, Norfolk, which was closed after a major outbreak of Covid-19.