Published: May 17, 2012

Lifeway Foods, a US-based supplier of kefir cultured dairy products, has announced an agreement to nearly triple the distribution of its kefir line in Target stores. The company has also launched new products in Target stores.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Melodie Michel

Dutch slaughter line supplier NAWI has signed a strategic co-operation contract with Nijhuis Warer Technology to provide efficient abattoir solutions to the international meat market.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Melodie Michel

The US National Pork Producers’ Council (NPPC) has welcomed a decision by the New Zealand High Court to allow imports of consumer-ready uncooked pork from countries affected by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Melodie Michel

Russian processing giant Cherkizovo has announced the launch of a turkey meat production joint venture with Spanish agribusiness Grupo Fuertes.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Melodie Michel

The global poultry sector is expected to benefit from positive market conditions and strong prices in the second quarter of 2012, a Rabobank report has revealed.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Mark Astley

The ever-growing popularity of ‘better-for-you’ organic and functional food is set to drive US dairy sector sales in 2012, according to an industry trends report.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Australia look set to okay the sale of non-pasteurised hard cheeses after food safety authorities approved a proposal to sell raw milk products in the country.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Eric Schroeder

Alliance Grain Traders Inc. has pushed back the ground breaking date on its $50 million pasta and pulse processing complex in Regina to 2013. The project, which was announced in October 2011, originally was slated to begin this year.

Published: May 16, 2012

The average price paid for white pan bread finished higher while whole wheat bread ended lower in April, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Published: May 16, 2012

Germany reports better-than-expected economic data and it proved to be enough to turn around the negative trading in commodities markets. The CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets are seen trading high Tuesday.

Published: May 16, 2012

Tasmanian dairy processor Tamar Valley Dairy has reportedly secured a five-year deal to supply 3,000 tonnes of yoghurt each year to Australian supermarket chain Coles.

Published: May 16, 2012

Bonduelle, a French based vegetable processing company, has received approval of the Hungarian competition authorities for the acquisition of assets of Kelet-Food, a Hungarian canning factory.

Published: May 16, 2012

High Liner Foods has partnered with Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), following which the seafood processor will source wild-caught seafood from only MSC-certified fisheries by next year.

Published: May 16, 2012

Beef Products, a US producer of ammonia-treated beef, said that it will be eliminating an additional 86 jobs. Earlier this month, the company announced that it will be eliminating more than 650 positions and closing three of its four plants.

Published: May 16, 2012

USDA will soon test six more strains of E.coli in raw beef, in an effort to improve food safety. Currently, E. coli 0157:H7, which is the most common type of bacterium, is tested by USDA inspectors at meat-packing plants.

Published: May 16, 2012

Philadelphia, the cheese brand owned by Kraft Foods, is launching new limited edition lenticular lid designs for three of its products – Philadelphia Light, Philadelphia Original and Philadelphia Garlic & Herb.

Published: May 15, 2012

Vadilal, one of the leading ice cream and frozen dessert brands, has launched five products under the umbrella brand of Ice Trooper, the mascot for this new segment. It is targeted at kids aged between seven and 13.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Melodie Michel

The American meat industry has hit back at claims that TG, dubbed as ‘meat glue’, was used to form fake premium cuts from low-quality cuts, in an attempt to avoid a media scandal similar to the ‘pink slime’ controversy.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Melodie Michel

The global pork trade is returning to a more normal situation after months of increased disease-related imports from Asia, according to a Rabobank report.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Melodie Michel

Brazil and Argentina will face increased competition on the international poultry market now that the EU has announced it would lift its bird flu-related ban on raw chicken from Thailand on 1 July 2012, a report has said.