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Food products to fore as EU and Mexico tie up new trade deal
The European Union and Mexico have reached a new agreement on trade which means the flow of goods between them will now be largely duty-free...
US private-equity firm Sun Capital Partners 'eyeing Young's Seafood'
Sun Capital Partners, a private-equity firm based in the US, has been linked with a possible bid for up-for-sale UK food company Young's Sea...
Judge orders Agrokor founder Ivica Todoric be extradited from UK
Ivica Todoric, the founder of embattled Croatian food company Agrokor, is to be extradited from the UK to face charges in his home country o...
Brazil to expand meat exports to China and open new Asian markets
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply has revealed that meat exports to China are to be increased and negotiations are unde...
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Food products to fore as EU and Mexico tie up new trade deal 23 Apr 2018
The European Union and Mexico have reached a new agreement on trade which means the flow of goods between them will now be largely duty-free.
US private-equity firm Sun Capital Partners 'eyeing Young's Seafood' 23 Apr 2018
Sun Capital Partners, a private-equity firm based in the US, has been linked with a possible bid for up-for-sale UK food company Young's Seafood.
Judge orders Agrokor founder Ivica Todoric be extradited from UK 23 Apr 2018
Ivica Todoric, the founder of embattled Croatian food company Agrokor, is to be extradited from the UK to face charges in his home country over alleged fraud.
Japan's Nissin Foods enters into Hong Kong JV with Kagome Co. 23 Apr 2018
Instant noodle manufacturer Nissin Foods has set up a joint venture with fellow Japanese company Kagome Co, which will see them selling products in Hong Kong and Macau.
Perdue Farms to invest US$42m in Georgia facility 23 Apr 2018
US-based chicken, turkey and pork processor Perdue Farms is to invest US$42m expanding its facility in Houston County, Georgia.
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Agrokor founder Ivica Todoric to hear decision on extradition order in London today 23 Apr 2018
The founder of indebted Croatia-based food company Agrokor is to appear before London's Westminster Magistrates Court on Monday to hear his fate under an extradition order.
India's food sector attacks government health-labelling plan 20 Apr 2018
An Indian government plan to adopt new food labelling regulations that mandate detailed nutrition information on the front of packaging in a fixed format is being bitterly opposed by the industry.
Activist investor Jana Partners takes stake in US food group Pinnacle 20 Apr 2018
Activist investor Jana Partners has taken a 9.1% stake in US company Pinnacle Foods.
French MPs vote to ban veggie firms from using meaty terms 20 Apr 2018
Legislators in France have backed a bill banning suppliers of vegetarian foods from using terms associated with meat in the marketing of their food.
FrieslandCampina sets out investment plans for China 20 Apr 2018
FrieslandCampina, the Netherlands-based dairy giant, has outlined how it plans to invest in its business in China in 2018.
EU bans meat from 20 Brazilian plants 20 Apr 2018
The European Union has acted to ban meat from a number of Brazilian producers in a move that was widely anticipated.
Brexit, commodities prompt Arla cost cuts 20 Apr 2018
The impact the UK's vote for Brexit has had on currency, as well as pressure from commodity prices, has led European dairy giant Arla Foods to set out on cutting EUR400m (US$493.9m) on costs from its business.
South Korea’s Nongshim Co., Ajinomoto to build soup plant 20 Apr 2018
South Korean food group Nongshim Co. and Japanese group Ajinomoto are to build a soup-powder factory near Seoul through their new joint venture.
Spanish seafood firm Union Martin gets PE investment 20 Apr 2018
Unión Martín, the Spain-based seafood supplier, has attracted investment from Alantra Private Equity.
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Mondelez's Enjoy Life claims US palm oil-free first 20 Apr 2018
Mondelez International's US free-from snack maker Enjoy Life Foods is claiming a first after receiving palm oil-free certification for a number of its products.
Irish dairy groups linked with possible LacPatrick bid 20 Apr 2018
Irish dairy groups Dale Farm and Lakeland have been linked as possible suitors for local peer LacPatrick Dairies, which has announced it is mulling its "strategic options" after recent interest from companies in the sector.
Brazil's M. Dias Branco sets up internal investigation after police raid 20 Apr 2018
Brazilian pasta and biscuits maker M. Dias Branco has created an internal investigation committee after being targeted by the country's Federal Police (FP).
MamaMancini's outlines sales ambition 20 Apr 2018
MamaMancini's Holdings, a US supplier of Italian-style foods, is eyeing reaching annual sales of US$300m in four years' time through new retail contracts and entering new sales channels.
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