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Around 76% of oysters tested from oyster harvesting areas in the UK contain the norovirus, a common viral cause of diarrhoea and vomiting, according to a new study published by...
Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods), a Thailand-based meat and animal feed company, has agreed to purchase a 74% stake in Hong Kong-based affiliated company CP Pokphand (CPP) for $2.1bn, as...
Russian meat producer Cherkizovo has opened a $42.5m slaughtering facility in Penza, Russia, as part of an investment programme with the aim of increasing production capacity.
Tiger Brands, South Africa's leading food company, plans to invest $470m in overseas acquisitions in 2012, to counterbalance the lack of domestic demand.
Varying the distribution of fat in food products can help lower their fat content, without affecting the sensory properties, according to a new study conducted by Wageningen University and TI...
New Zealand multinational dairy cooperative Fonterra plans to double its sales in China by 2020, after the melamine-tainted milk scandal in 2008 led to the bankruptcy of its local partner...
Chongqing Grain (CGG), China's state-owned grain corporation, plans to invest $500m to establish a soybean complex in Bahia, Brazil.
Swiss food company Nestlé plans to invest £110m ($171.41m) in the expansion of its coffee production factory in Tutbury, central England, UK.
CHS, a US-based energy, grains and foods company, has signed an agreement to acquire Solbar, an Israeli company that manufactures specialty soya proteins and soya isoflavones, in a deal worth...
Galletas Gullon, a Spanish cracker manufacturer, has announced that it has successfully increased its production levels following the installation of Chiorino HP food quality conveyor belts in its factories.
