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30-Aug-2010 - There’s nothing like a shortage of wheat to send some news media searching for superlatives. Talk of “soaring” wheat prices and “rocketing” bread prices were common, in the British press, after Russia decided to temporarily ban grain exports earlier this month. Three weeks later what lessons can we lean?
24-Aug-2010 - Vion said it plans to expand its veal processing operations after being given the go-ahead by the European Commission to acquire Weyl.
05-Aug-2010 - JBT FoodTech said despite growing demand for its freezing and protein processing systems, year-on-year second quarter revenues fell by seven per cent to US$135m.
05-Aug-2010 - Growing demand for meat with a clear provenance was one driver behind a multi-million pound investment programme by Vion to expand its processing operations in Scotland and create 250 new jobs.
29-Jul-2010 - Marel hailed a stronger order intake for its processing equipment on the back of the continuing economic recovery as it posted improved operating results for the first half of 2010.
16-Jul-2010 - Dow Wolff Cellulosics has this month increased prices across its food ingredients portfolio, adding its name to the growing list of ingredient firms passing on increased costs for emulsifier products.
28-Jun-2010 - ‘Billion dollar deal’ was not a phrase bandied about the food ingredients industry much last year. With BASF buying Cognis for €3.1bn and Corn Products International paying $1.3bn for National Starch, M&A looks to be thawing – but best not get over-excited just yet.
24-May-2010 - Please: A big round of applause for Jozsef Kapuvári. Who? You might well ask. Kapuvári is the author of an EU report that highlights the importance of realistic food prices – not just to underpin the food supply chain but to maintain the fabric of European society.
23-Apr-2010 - Finnish meat processor Atria has announced the start-up of a €70m plant in Russia – dubbed the most modern in the country.
22-Apr-2010 - European food and drink exports saw a double-digit drop last year, reflecting a shrinking demand for most major food categories in foreign markets, according to a new report.
25-Feb-2010 - Bemis Co has agreed to sell off part of Alcan’s US flexible packaging operations in order to secure the takeover of the company from Rio Tinto.
05-Feb-2010 - Marel has announced that it is to sell subsidiary Stork Food and Dairy Systems to Dutch investor Nimbus as part of a strategy to focus on its core processing segments.
16-Dec-2009 - Plans to invest almost £10m in Northern Ireland’s food processing and packaging sectors have been announced.
11-Sep-2009 - Kraft Foods is slashing its supply chain costs by $300m - a decision that Leatherhead Food International predicts will dramatically affect suppliers and could result in casualties.
07-Sep-2009 - Cloud Packaging Solutions has said the acquisition of Toll Packaging will boost its ability to meet the increased demand for shorter packing runs triggered by the current global economic crisis.
14-Aug-2009 - France and Germany have emerged from recession but the global nature of the food industry may mean it takes longer to recover than other sectors, according to a senior economist at Wageningen University.
31-Jul-2009 - Ireland has launched new initiative to boost food exports, by assigning 25 graduates as fellows to partner with Irish food firms in 33 international markets.
06-Jul-2009 - Europe’s meat processors will suffer unless the European Commission meets extra costs resulting from a new regulation on improving animal welfare at slaughter, said an industry body.
05-Jun-2009 - Decision News Media, publisher of MeatProcess.com and 16 other websites serving the international food, nutrition, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, has been acquired by the leading UK business-to-business publisher William Reed Business Media.
05-Jun-2009 - Canada is making overtures towards free trade talks with Europe that could open up a new source of beef for the EU – if a parallel hormone-free industry could be established – and boost grain supplies.
04-Jun-2009 - A contentious proposal to compel US food manufacturers to contribute towards safety inspection costs took a step forward yesterday after the Food and Drug Administration signalled its backing for the idea.
02-Jun-2009 - The economic recession is biting across the globe, and bleeding casualties litter all industries, but now is not the time to cower. Those willing to spend may provoke a stimulation of their business that could set them up for years, if not decades, to come.
05-May-2009 - Most Americans support cutting farm subsidies to large farming businesses, according to a new survey from www.worldpublicopinion.org .
28-Apr-2009 - The swine flu virus first identified in Mexico cannot be contained, warns Dr Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), as the economic impact of the outbreak continues to spread.
20-Apr-2009 - US-based processor Dean Foods is expected to purchase the Santee Dairies milk processing operations from retail group Stater Bros., according to press reports.