28 October 2014
EWG app to tell if food is healthy
Washington-based Environmental Working Group (EWG) has developed a new food database and mobile app that contains ratings and other information about nutrition and ingredients.
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27 October 2014
Cutrale-Safra finalises merger with Chiquita for $682m
Brazilian juice maker Grupo Cutrale and investment firm Safra Group will takeover banana company Chiquita Brands International for $682m.
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27 October 2014
Gordon Food to open distribution centre in Kannapolis
US-based food service distributor Gordon Food Service will be investing $58m in the next five years for a distribution centre in Afton Ridge Business Park, Kannapolis.
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26 October 2014
USDA recalls 31,689lb of gluten free chicken
Pennsylvania-based Murry's has recalled 31,689lb of chicken after the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a high risk recall over fears of staphylococcal enterotoxin contamination.
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26 October 2014
Chiquita shareholders say no to merger with Fyffes
Banana company Chiquita will not enter a merger deal with Irish rival Fyffes after the company's shareholders voted against it.
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23 October 2014
James Hutton Institute report calls pesticides ban threat to UK food security
A report by scientists at the James Hutton Institute has stated that the European Union's plan of blacklisting up to 40 chemicals will lead to an overall drop in farming...
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23 October 2014
Goya Foods opens new facility in California
The US's largest Hispanic-owned food company, Goya Foods, has opened a new facility and distribution centre in Southern California to meet increasing demand for its new facility and distribution centre...
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22 October 2014
General Mills completes acquisition of Annie’s
US-based General Mills has completed the acquisition of Annie’s for $821m.
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22 October 2014
Abraaj Group poised to acquire Kudu
Private equity firm Abraaj group is hoping to buy a majority stake in Saudi Arabia-based fast food chain Kudu, alongside TPG Capital.
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21 October 2014
Russia bans animal fats from EU countries
After several products failed to meet hygiene standards, Russia has announced a ban on import of animal fats and offal from the European Union (EU), widening its ongoing rift with...