Commissioners in Lyon County, Nev., approved a special use permit that will allow a proposed meat processing plant to move forward in Wabuska, according to RGJ.com.
Kraft Foods reported a 5.4% rise in second quarter net profit, more than offsetting higher raw material costs and adverse effects of currency exchange rates, the company said on Thursday.
Paul Grimwood, chairman and chief executive of Nestlé UK & Ireland, has been appointed chairman and chief executive of Nestlé USA, based in Glendale, California, from October 2012.
Milk processors Arla, Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman, which supply Britain's major multiples, have come under sustained flak over the past month for their role as 'middle men' in cutting the price paid to dairy farmers for milk to below the cost of its pr
Consumer education on lactose intolerance is needed if manufacturers want to tap into the significant growth potential of lactose-free dairy, industry research has claimed.
Fonterra board member Colin Armer has tended his resignation – the second announcement of its kind from the New Zealand-based dairy exporter in as many weeks.
Gyulai Húskombinát is reportedly seeking a rescue package worth around €3.5m (1bn Hungarian forints) from the Hungarian government in order to stabilise its operations after rising energy, labour and raw material costs caused massive losses.
Russian processor Cherkizovo Group has reported"robust" growth in poultry and pork sales in the first six months of 2012, although lower prices have hit profits.
Canadian processor Maple Leaf Foods has reported improved profits for the second quarter, but warned that weather conditions could cause challenges in the year ahead.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said it is “reviewing” the meat industry’s petition to the EPA to waive the federal mandate on corn ethanol production during the drought that is sweeping the US.
Nestlé has launched a new beverage in the US called Juicy Juice Fruitfuls with 35% less sugar than regular juice, with the firm keen to tackle parental concerns regarding sugar intake.
The Russian government is to invest in the large-scale production of duck meat for the first time, in order to increase the competitiveness of the poultry industry.
The preliminary national average price received by farmers for all wheat in July was $8.31 per bu, up $1.61 from $6.70 in June and up $1.21 from $7.10 in July 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Agricultural Prices report.
The total amount of edible liquid product from shell eggs broken during June was 232,750,000 lbs, down 1% from May and down 3% from June 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Egg Products report.
