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The European Commission (EC) has lifted the import ban on fresh and chilled peas and beans from Egypt, which was imposed following the deadly E coli outbreaks in Europe earlier...
UK-based food company Premier Foods is planning to sell its key brands, including Hartley’s jam and Haywards pickles, in an effort to cut its debt of £950m.
Leprino Foods, the US-based producer of mozzarella, cheese blends and pizza cheese, is set to open a $200m cheese plant in Greeley, Colorado, US, in November.
American consumer goods company Sara Lee has entered into an agreement to sell its fresh bakery businesses in Spain and Portugal to Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo for €115m ($154m) in cash.
US-based agribusiness company Cargill has reported a 66% drop in profit to $236m for the fiscal 2012 first quarter, compared with $693m in the same period a year ago.
The EU Budgets Committee has agreed to provide European fruit and vegetable producers with an additional €250m ($334.26m) in funding to help curb food contamination outbreaks in the future.
Chilean sweets manufacturer Dos en Uno, owned by Argentinian food producer Arcor, is to build a new $40m confectionery plant in Chile.
China-based Bright Dairy and Food is planning to raise 1.42bn yuan ($222.17m) through a private placement to upgrade the technology of its new production facility in Minhang district, China, with...
Australian beef exports reached almost 82,000t in September 2011, up 8% year-on-year, according to new data published by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Canada-based specialty crops processor Alliance Grain Traders intends to invest up to C$50m (US$48.06m) in the construction of a pasta and pulse processing and logistics complex in the Global Transportation...
