The United Kingdom had a lamb flatbread sandwich. Switzerland got the “McZuri”, a veal burger. Now, Australia will get a Serious Lamb Burger, according to news reports.
Less pressure from Midwest rain, falling crop condition ratings, and positioning ahead of Friday's USDA Crop Report have the CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets set to trade higher Tuesday.
Campbell Soup has completed the acquisition of Bolthouse Farms, a US-based food and beverage company, from private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners in an all cash deal of $1.55bn.
Below normal monsoon rains in India are the chief cause of a 7.8 million tonnes downward revision in the forecast for global rice paddy production in 2012, although world output should still slightly surpass the excellent results achieved in 2011.
Cleaning and sanitation is crucial to modern dairy industry. Ever increasing consumer awareness is driving modern dairy plants to work on improving hygiene standards.
Nestlé has encountered a “consistent deterioration in growth” in 2011-2012 in the US, its biggest market, according to analyst Andrew Wood at Sanford C Bernstein.
The New Zealand Commerce Commission has been urged to investigate the proposed sale of New Zealand Dairies Limited’s (NZDL) processing assets to Fonterra, after an unsuccessful bidder claimed to have topped Fonterra’s winning offer.
Muller Quaker Dairy, a joint venture between PepsiCo and the Theo Müller, has started the construction of $206m yogurt facility in Batavia, New York, US.
Kariba Harvest Zambia Limited (KHL) has invested about K50 billion (US$9.5 million) to build a tilapia fish farm in Siavonga district to offset the country’s fish deficit.
A network of small-scale fishermen has blasted the Fisheries Department's plan to register unlicensed trawlers, saying the move would harm marine life.
HB Grandi’s Vopnafjördur factory has been a busy place over the last few days. In addition to regular landings by the company’s pelagic vessels, both the factory and the fishmeal plant have been shipping out a total of 4,300 tonnes of products.
Following concerns raised by residents in the Solway area over illegal cockle picking, Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead has called a meeting of public bodies.
Those wanting to invest in the aquaculture industry must be aware of the big challenges that come their way, said Deputy Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Mohamad Johari Baharum.
An international study to understand and predict the likely impact of ocean acidification on shellfish and other marine organisms living in seas from the tropics to the poles is published this week (date) in the journal Global Change Biology.
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science’s (Cefas’) Chief Scientist, Dr Mike Waldock, has assumed the role of Interim Chief Executive with the departure of Richard Judge, who was at the helm since February 2007.
Building on the successful refinancing of its debt facilities announced on 6 June, 2012, Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated reported today that it has exercised a US$10 million accordion option under its Term Loan B credit facilities.
