14 October 2011
Heinz to close Californian plant
American food company HJ Heinz is set to close its plant in Stockton, California, in early December 2011.
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12 October 2011
Europe lifts ban on Egyptian peas and beans
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...
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12 October 2011
Premier Foods to sell key brands to address debts
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.
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12 October 2011
Commercial Meat recalls beef over E coli scare
US-based Commercial Meat is recalling 377,775lb of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E coli O157:H7, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service...
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12 October 2011
Venezuela and Zao to establish banana processing company
The Venezuelan Government has signed a joint venture agreement with Russian business Zao Bonanza International to establish a banana processing company.
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11 October 2011
Leprino Foods to open new cheese plant in US
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.
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11 October 2011
Sara Lee to sell bakery units in Spain and Portugal
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.
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11 October 2011
Cargill profit falls 66%
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.
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11 October 2011
EU funding to curb food contamination outbreaks
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.
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10 October 2011
Alliance to build pasta and pulse processing plant in Canada
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...