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Nearly 20,000 poultry birds have been killed in India to limit the spread of bird flu, which was identified at a farm belonging to the Central Poultry Development Organisation (CPDO),...
US-based food manufacturer Ralcorp has completed the separation of its Post Foods cereal unit, through a tax-free spin-off to Ralcorp shareholders.
Minnesota-based Michael Foods has recalled more than one million hard-cooked eggs across 34 states in the US over fears they may be contaminated with listeria monocytongenes.
Irish food ingredients and flavours company the Kerry Group is planning to close its frozen food factory in Grimsby in Northeast Lincolnshire, UK, costing 337 jobs.
Nearly 24,000 ducks have been destroyed in Australia after testing positive for a low pathogenic strain of the bird flu virus, prompting an exports ban in some Asian countries including...
US-based consumer goods company Sara Lee’s fiscal 2012 second quarter net earnings slumped 44% to $469m, compared to $833m in the previous year, due to discontinued operations and lump-sum charges,...
Bel Brands USA, a subsidiary of Paris-based Fromageries Bel, has unveiled plans to invest $100m to build a cheese production plant in Brookings, South Dakota, US.
Helped by price increases and continuing cost savings, US-based chocolate manufacturer Hershey has reported a fourth quarter net income rise of 4.9% to $142m and a growth in net sales...
US-based chocolate manufacturer Hershey plans to invest $10m over the next five years in programmes to educate cocoa farmers on modern farming techniques and lower child labour, as a part...
Flour Mills of Nigeria has announced plans to invest N7bn ($43.2m) to open an edible oil extraction plant and a refining facility in Ibadan, Nigeria, as a part of the...
