Meat industry news
2022-06-09
PIP International opens a US$20M pea wet fractionation pilot facility in Alberta | Food Business Africa Magazine
CANADA—PIP International, a Canadian-based agrifood company, is opening a US$20 million yellow pea wet fractionation pilot facility and commercial test ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-06-09
Lotus Bakeries to invest US$84M to expand North Carolina production facility | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA— Snack food company, Lotus Bakeries is set to invest US$84 million to expand its production facility in Mebane by adding two more production lines and w ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news
2022-06-08
General Mills pulls out of dough manufacturing joint venture in Israel | Food Business Africa Magazine
ISRAEL—General Mills has sold its majority stake in its controversial dough manufacturing business in Israel to local firm Bodan Holdings, its partner in th ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-06-08
African Development Bank approves US$1.5B global aid package to avert a looming food crisis in Africa | Food Business Africa Magazine
AFRICA—With the African Emergency Food Production Facility, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Board of Directors approved a US$1.5 billion gl ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-06-08
Beefalo — Producers Say This Cattle And Bison Crossbreed Provides The Best Of Both
Bison produce very lean meat, but they are wild animals that can be difficult to raise on a farm. Cattle are very docile, but their meat can be high in fat and not very healthy. Read more
2022-06-07
New scholarship announced for Manitoba and Saskatchewan students
The Thanks for Farming Tour and Meridian Manufacturing Inc. have announced a new joint scholarship initiative. Read more
2022-06-07
Consumers Feeling the Meat Price Sticker Shock have Ways to Save
Grocery and gas prices are on the rise, and sticker-shocked consumers are looking for ways to cope and stick to their budgets.
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment... Read more
2022-06-06
Bipartisan Senate bills seek to diminish corporate squeeze on meat pricing
Two bills would give the federal government more investigative tools and transparency in pricing. Read more
2022-06-04
Pets Choice looks to expand manufacturing capabilities with a new warehouse and retail scheme in Blackburn | Food Business Africa Magazine
UK—Pet food manufacturer Pets Choice looks to expand manufacturing capabilities in the UK and create more jobs with a huge new warehouse and retail scheme i ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-06-03
History Highlight: APHIS Combats Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
In the mid-1990s, thousands of cattle in the United Kingdom (UK) were affected by an outbreak of a fatal neurological disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly referred to as “mad cow... Read more
2022-06-03
Beef Day, the perfect place to meat!
The wait is over and the smell of grilled beef is in the air as the B.C. government, ranchers and the public celebrate B.C. Beef Day with a barbecue outside the Parliament Buildings. Read more
2022-06-03
Do Tannins Have a Place in Beef Production?
Tannins can be perceived as “antinutritional factors” in ruminant diets. Indeed, they are; however, when they are provided from low to medium concentrations (< 50 g/kg DM) tannins can improve... Read more