Russian firm Kampomos plans to bring brand new ranges of premium,
fresh meat products to the Russian market using globally recognised
processing and packaging equipment techniques, Angela Drujinina
reports.
Canadian packaging provider Winpak has acquired the Map Fresh
barrier tray division of Clear Lam Packaging - a strategic purchase
that aims to boost Winpak's existing proprietary technology
capabilities for manufacturing high-barrier...
San Miguel Corporation and Hormel Foods have confirmed plans to
open Asia's largest hotdog factory in Cavite, Philippines.
Operating under Purefoods Hormel name, the plant will initially
focus on supplying the domestic market,...
Sharp increases in meat prices at the end of September have
prompted Ukraine's Ministry of Agriculture to call for tighter
measures to prevent speculation and ensure more stable pricing. But
market observers claim that the increases...
Looking at the range of processed meat products being launched onto
the Eastern European market at the present time bears witness to
the increasingly ambitious recipes that the region's food producers
are now trying to entice...
US processing giant Smithfield Foods has increased its share of
Spanish pork processor Campofrío Alimentación to 22.4 per cent from
15.2 per cent, further strengthening its influence in Europe's
ever-consolidating meat processing...
Raw meat injected with water and additives to retain moisture is
being sold alongside ordinary fresh meat by leading UK
supermarkets, a disclosure that represents yet another blow to the
reputation of food production writes Anthony...
An in-depth study of UK-based Whitbread's Beefeater restaurants and
its steak supply chain has uncovered a new team-based approach to
customer satisfaction following the incorporation of Value Chain
Analysis (VCA) methods.
A seminar on meat packaging automation was held this month at
Packforum, packaging materials supplier Cryovac’s permanent
customer-care centre near Paris. The programme addressed new
challenges in meat packaging including market trends,...
Danish Crown's UK subsidiary Tulip Limited has combined with
Flagship Foods to create the UK's second largest pork meat
supplier. The new group will be called Tulip.
The British Poultry Council claims that less regulations on energy
consumption and pollution in the meat processing industry is vital
if the sector is to survive the onslaught of cheaper imports,
writes Anthony Fletcher.
A new report suggests that competition in the European organic meat
industry is increasing, as the market begins to suffer from
overcapacity. This follows another report that linked the
popularity of organic meat in North America...
Public concern over BSE outbreaks is set to boost sales of organic
meat products in North America, according to a new report. But
North Americans have not historically been as influenced by food
scares as their European counterparts.
Leading Danish ingredients provider is about to showcase its latest offerings for the meat industry at the IFFA trade fair in Frankfurt, which includes a system which allows the easy shaping of meats.
The price paid to British farmers for chicken needs to increase by
8p a kilogramme if the industry is to survive, the National Farmers
Union said yesterday. Poultry producers are getting an average of
2p less than the cost of production...
The US National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) has taken the
first steps in creating a country of origin labelling programme.
Put together by a specially organised NCBA task force, the
programme consists of a US label that...
The UK pork processing industry is calling for a substantial
increase in meat prices. British Pig Executive (BPEX) chairman
Stewart Houston has written to retailer and foodservice leaders to
point out that producers in Britain and...
Tyson Foods has said that the ongoing restructuring of its North
American meat processing operations is likely to result in a number
of job losses. The group is to close two of its North American
operations in a bid to improve long-term...
Distribution in sparsely populated countries such as Finland is a
perennial problem, especially when it comes to perishable foods
such as meat and poultry. Having worked in this geographic
environment for years, Finnish packaging...
A US farm co-operative is set to open a $25 million
state-of-the-art pork processing plant that will be wholly owned by
hog producers. Is this the best way that small pork processors can
compete against the likes of Smithfield and...
The EC is set to introduce new rules on labelling meat-based
products from 1 July 2003. The ruling has been passed with the aim
of giving consumers better information on meat products.
The UK Food Standards Agency has made recommendations to the
European Commission pushing for new measures to prevent very high
levels of unnecessary water being added to chicken and an end to
'ripping the consumer off'.
This month's World Pork Congress will provide a clear example of
how globalised the industry has become. Keynote speakers at the
event include Raoul Baxter, European president of Smithfield Foods
and Igor Babaev, president and...
The Food Standards Agency is to investigate exactly the exact
ingredients for salamis and similar meat products being sold in the
UK, in an effort to clamp down on the sale of horse and donkey
meat.
The US Government's food safety leader, Elsa Murano, has said that
despite irradiation being an effective way to maintain the safety
of meats, companies are still slow on the uptake because the system
often remains prohibitively...
VPK Packaging Group has expanded its trading activities in the
Netherlands, through the acquisition of Maasbach Verpakkingen,
strengthening its logistical capabilities.
US food giant ConAgra, which yesterday announced record profits,
will now be waiting for the financial year's end to assess the
negative impact the recently confirmed sale of its processed meats
division will have.
In the US, The National Pork Producers Council has carried out an
international research programme to examine the impact meat product
packaging can have on the consumer decision-making process.
ConAgra Foods, one of the leading food processors in the US, has
reported a 58.7 per cent profit increase for its fourth quarter,
beating Wall Street estimates on higher sales of major packaged
food brands.
Smithfield Foods, the largest US pork producer, has reported that
its quarterly profit fell by more than half as an excess of meat,
caused partly by Russia's month-long ban of US poultry imports,
hurt prices.
In the US, farmer-owned Farmland Industries and subsidiary Farmland
Foods have announced plans to rebuild their pork processing plant
located in Albert Lee, Minnesota.
US-based DuPont Protein Technologies International and the Shineway
Group, China's largest producer of processed meat, have recently
agreed to jointly invest in soy protein production.
US-based Tyson Foods has announced the company has completed its
purchase of a bacon processing facility in Omaha, Nebraska, from
Millard Refrigerated Services.
DSM Food Specialties is highlighting a new range of SavorKey yeast
extract-based flavours offering a boiled beef and boiled chicken
taste at this week's IFIA exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.
Canadian company Maple Leaf Foods has reported its financial
results for the first quarter ending 31 March, with solid increases
in both sales and profits.
Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. producer of beef, chicken, and
pork, said on Monday fiscal second-quarter results turned to a
profit as sales rose sharply, boosted by its acquisition last year
of top meatpacker IBP Inc.
