2 October 2017
Premium Brands acquires Skilcor Foods in Canada
North American speciality food producer and distributor Premium Brands Holdings has acquired 100% stake in Canadian company Skilcor Food Products (Skilcor).
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28 September 2017
Undercover report alleges breaches at UK supermarket chicken supplier 2 Sisters
A report from an undercover investigation carried out by the Guardian and ITV News has alleged potential food safety breaches at a plant owned by UK-based supermarket chicken supplier 2...
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28 September 2017
Land O’Lakes opens new innovation centre in Wisconsin, US
US-based agricultural cooperative Land O'Lakes has opened its new WinField United Innovation Centre in River Falls, Wisconsin, as part of its research commitment to provide farmers with better tools to...
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25 September 2017
Cargill and Faccenda agree to form new JV company in UK
Global food producer Cargill has entered a joint venture (JV) with Faccenda Foods to create a new UK-based company that will manufacture chicken, turkey and duck products.
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25 September 2017
WH Group’s Smithfield to acquire two Romanian meat packaging companies
Chinese pork producer WH Group’s US subsidiary Smithfield Foods (Smithfield) has entered a share purchase agreement to acquire two meat packaging companies, Elit and Vericom, in Romania.
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21 September 2017
Quorn launches new refrigerated meat alternative products in US
Global meat alternatives producer Quorn Foods has launched a new line-up of refrigerated products in the US market.
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19 September 2017
Oscar-winning film director launches Verdient Foods
Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron and his wife Suzy Amis Cameron have launched a new company, Verdient Foods, in Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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18 September 2017
Conestoga to double meat processing capacity at its Breslau facility, Canada
Conestoga Meat Packers is set to expand its pork processing capacity at its Breslau facility by 86% with an investment from the Ontario Government in Canada.
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17 September 2017
Pagoda and AgroFresh to establish after-harvest fruit processing centre in China
Chinese fruit retail chain Pagoda has signed a cooperative agreement with US-based AgroFresh to establish an after-harvest processing centre for fruit in China.
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11 September 2017
Tulip to acquire Easey Holdings in UK
Danish Crown Group subsidiary Tulip has agreed to acquire UK-based pig producer Easey Holdings.