23 January 2012
ConAgra to upgrade Indiana popcorn plant
US-based packaged foods company ConAgra plans to invest $15.6m in the upgrade of its Orville Redenbacher's microwave popcorn plant in Rensselaer, Indiana.
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23 January 2012
Anil Group to construct food park in India
Indian diversified business house Anil Group is set to start construction of a $39.18m mega food park in Gujarat next month, which has the potential to home 30-40 food processing...
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22 January 2012
Czech Republic bans Polish eggs
The Czech Republic has banned the import of eggs from Poland as the country failed to comply with the new EU laying hen welfare regulations.
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22 January 2012
Glanbia to expand into Idaho
Glanbia Foods, the US subsidiary of Irish Glanbia, plans to invest $15m in the construction of a corporate headquarters and innovation centre in Twin Falls, Idaho, US.
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19 January 2012
Russia bans Dutch meat imports over virus scare
Russia has imposed a ban on imports of sheep and goat meat and live animals from the Netherlands, following an outbreak of the Schmallenberg virus in December 2011.
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19 January 2012
Glanbia implements Zetes labelling system
Irish butter producer Glanbia has implemented Belgium-based Zetes' print and apply labelling solution to achieve higher quality standards and full product traceability.
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18 January 2012
Kraft to cut 1,600 jobs in US and Canada
Food giant Kraft Foods has announced plans to cut about 1,600 jobs throughout the US and Canada over the next 12 months, as part of its corporate split into two...
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18 January 2012
LycoRed introduces natural surimi colourant
Israel-based nutraceutical ingredients company LycoRed has developed a tomato lycopene formulation for use as a natural colourant in surimi applications.
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17 January 2012
Frutarom acquires stake in Slovenian flavours company
Israel-based flavour and fragrance company Frutarom has acquired a 56% stake in Slovenian flavours company Etol for €19.6m ($24.9m), as a part of its strategy to strengthen its presence in...
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17 January 2012
ConAgra to acquire Del Monte Canada
US-based packaged foods company ConAgra Foods has agreed to acquire Del Monte Canada, a provider of packaged fruits, fruit snacks and vegetables, from an affiliate of private investment firm Sun...