Meat industry news
2022-06-21
#Snack Tuesday: New products from Kellogg’s, Mars, Oreo, Nightfood, Lenny & Larry's, Blue Diamond and Hormel Foods | Food Business Africa Magazine
GLOBAL— #Snack Tuesday this week features exciting new products from Mars, Oreo, Nightfood, Lenny & Larry's, and Blue Diamond, as well as a range o ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-06-20
Collaborative meeting with Phyto Organix and farmers productive for both sides
On Wednesday and Thursday, Phyto Organix Foods Inc. met with local farmers for the first time in the Strathmore and Vulcan regions to discuss their $225 million yellow pea processing facility. Read more
2022-06-20
Pork Producers Call for Exemptions from Mandatory Front-of-Package Nutrition Labelling for Ground Meat
Saskatchewan's pork producers are calling on the federal government to follow the lead of other countries and exempt ground beef and pork from proposed front-of-package labeling that would require... Read more
2022-06-20
Saudi Arabia’s Savola foods acquires food group EGYBELG | Food Business Africa Magazine
SAUDI ARABIA—Savola Foods, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Savola Group, has acquired the total assets of food group EGYBELG, with a value of US$33.1million. ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed mergers & acquisitions
2022-06-20
Pork Producers Call for Exemptions from Mandatory Front-of-Package Nutrition Labelling for Ground Meat
Saskatchewan's pork producers are calling on the federal government to follow the lead of other countries and exempt ground beef and pork from proposed front-of-package labeling that would require... Read more
2022-06-20
Minister Bibeau announces finalists for Food Waste Reduction Challenge
Protein has been a big topic, not just for Strathmore, but for all of Alberta. With
Phyto Organix bringing a $225 million yellow pea processing plant in 2024, and the recently
proposed meat... Read more
2022-06-17
NCBA Disappointed in House Passage of Special Investigator Bill
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) expressed strong disappointment in the House passage of the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, which incorporates the Meat and Poultry Special... Read more
2022-06-17
House votes to create USDA meat investigator
The bill would also authorize the summertime sale of gasoline that is 15% corn ethanol and would help farmers adopt precision-agriculture technology. Read more
2022-06-16
Katjes Group acquires gluten-free baked goods firm Genius Foods | Food Business Africa Magazine
GERMANY—German confectionery company Katjes Group has acquired UK gluten-free baked goods firm Genius Foods through its venture-capital arm Katjes Greenfood ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed mergers & acquisitions
2022-06-16
Massey Ferguson® Produces One-Millionth Tractor
AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, celebrates the production of the one-millionth tractor... Read more
2022-06-16
House Democrats Unveil ‘Lower Food and Fuel Costs’ Bill
The House could vote as early as next week on an omnibus bill that would allow summertime sale of E15, create a special investigator’s office at the USDA to enforce fair-play laws in meatpacking, and... Read more
2022-06-16
Another $1 Billion Month for Beef Exports; Pork Exports Remain Below Year-Ago
U.S. beef exports maintained a remarkable pace in April, topping $1 billion for the third time this year, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).... Read more