Published: Jul 20, 2012

Garden Namkeens, a CavinKare brand, has opened its facility at Bhiwandi, Maharashtra. Spread across eight acres, the factory deploys futuristic technology to cater to the brand’s current and future requirements.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Innophos Holdings, Inc. has completed its acquisition of AMT Labs, Inc., a privately held company based in North Salt Lake, Utah, that manufactures ingredients for the food, beverage, confectionery and nutraceutical industries.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Mrs. Fields Famous Brands and Interbake Foods L.L.C. have signed a long-term licensing partnership under which Interbake Foods will become responsible for the manufacture and sale of Mrs.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Caravan Ingredients now offers CrackerVantage, a technology that has been shown to reduce broken crackers in the manufacturing process and to reduce dough fermentation time by up to 30%.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

While the U.S. corn crop withers under hot, dry drought conditions, the U.S. 2012 rice crop is faring far better.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

As spatial planning is used increasingly to manage fisheries and other ocean resources, researchers are working to determine the best ways to use and refine the various spatial management tools.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

The nine Californian E. coli O157:H7 infections connected to an April romaine lettuce outbreak in Canada all occurred in Orange County, a spokesman for the California Department of Public Health confirmed to Food Safety News Thursday.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

At least 49 people have fallen ill since October in a Salmonella Infantis outbreak linked to dog and cat food manufactured at a Diamond Pet Foods facility in Gaston, South Carolina, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its f

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Amazing Coachella, Inc. farms grew the romaine lettuce linked to E. coli O157:H7 illnesses that struck California, New Brunswick and Quebec in late April, the California Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday to the Packer.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

A California company is voluntarily recalling one day's production of diced and slivered onions and a mix of diced onion and celery because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

New Orleans Cold Storage (NOCS), oldest cold storage company in North America has just opened a massive, new 142,000-square-refrigerated warehouse at the Port of New Orleans.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Preferred Freezer Services (PFS), Chatham, New Jersey, USA, is building yet another addition to its continually expanding footprint in Avon, Massachusetts.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

NOAA Fisheries Service has revised the commercial quota for greater amberjack in the South Atlantic Region, as specified in the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment (77 FR 15916).

Published: Jul 20, 2012

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene its Reef Fish Advisory Panel 6 - 7 August, 2012. The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, in Tampa, Florida.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Federal ethanol production mandates have increased and destabilized prices for corn, wheat and soybeans, according to a new economic study on the impact of corn ethanol production on food and commodity prices.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Worsening drought conditions prompted the US Department of Agriculture to designate 39 additional counties as primary natural disaster areas, the agency announced July 18.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Despite some declines in China, income for Yum! Brands, Inc. increased 5 percent during the second quarter.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Sales of prepared and ready-to-eat foods will reach $32.45 billion in 2012, up 8 percent from 2011, according to a new report from Packaged Facts.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Farmland Foods launched a new line of fresh pork products called Oven Perfect Fresh Pork that comes ready to cook in the bag.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire the commercial egg operations of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. The assets include two production complexes near Pittsburg, Texas, with capacity for 1.4 million laying hens.