Published: Jul 26, 2012

Dutch food firm Wessanen has taken full ownership of Favory Convenience Food by purchasing an additional 35.9% stake from Rabo Capital for EUR5m ($6m).

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Indian dairy co-operative Dudhsagar Dairy plans to invest Rs3.5bn ($62.69m) to set up a facility in Haryana state by the end of 2012, as part of its plan to boost its milk supply to the national capital Delhi.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

A conference on Food Processing Industry - Innovation and Application is being organised on August 29, 2012, at Assocham House, New Delhi.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

White or refined sugar, in comparison to its raw counterpart, rose by over 9.5 per cent during the past two weeks as India, the world's second-biggest sugar producer, was contemplating banning exports due to rise in domestic prices.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) are calling on countries to comply with a global moratorium on research that involves working with live rinderpest virus in laboratories.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

A line of branded fish products from Kerala, Fish Maid, is promising to harvest benefits for the Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation (KSCADC) and the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC), while simultaneously netting better incomes

Published: Jul 26, 2012

A contagious virus targeting the eyes of tilapia fish in Lake Kinneret has lately become more prominent in the country’s Galilee oasis.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body on Monday adopted a report which supports China in its claim against the anti-dumping measures taken by the United States on Chinese shrimp and diamond sawblades exports.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

The provincial agriculture office expressed its intention to expand aquaculture production in the province in coordination with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Recently, at a meeting of the all-party MP group on primary care and public health, The Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley described the benefits of working with businesses in the creation of a public health strategy.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Electronic tracking allowing South West fishermen into parts of a marine protected area will now continue after a trial monitoring their activity.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Taiwan’s legislature passed a bill that would allow some US beef imports that contain small amounts of ractopamine, a feed ingredient used to promote leanness in pork and beef, according to news reports. The bill does not include pork.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Peggy Albertson was named public relations manager for the National Turkey Federation, NTF President Joel Brandenberger announced recently.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

The Meat Industry Suppliers Foundation, the philanthropic organization of the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced five recipients of the foundation’s scholarship program.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Primary industry statistics for the March 2012 quarter show what a boom of a production year it was for most. Total seafood export revenue was up by 9.4% in the March quarter, due to increasing prices and a volume increase of 3.4 per cent.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Smithfield Foods Inc. took the unusual step of importing corn from Brazil to feed the company’s hogs, according to news reports.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Patrick J. Schwab and Jeffrey R. Baker have been named to new positions at Hormel Foods Corp. following the upcoming retirements of Douglas R. Reetz and Dennis B. Goettsch.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Poultry certified wholesome during June (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.67 billion lbs., down 5 percent from the amount certified in June 2011, according to data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the US Department of Agriculture

Published: Jul 26, 2012

An additional 76 counties in six states have been declared primary natural disaster areas due to damage and losses caused by drought conditions, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Published: Jul 26, 2012

A US Department of Agriculture e-newsletter encouraged employees to participate in Meatless Mondays at USDA cafeterias — much to the dismay of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA).