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Danish Pork Producer Opens China Factory Amid Huge Meat Shortage

European pork producer Danish Crown opened a plant near Shanghai on Wednesday to produce packaged pork for the area's affluent consumers. The company's...

Valio To Launch Free-Range Milk In Finland

Finnish dairy giant Valio has announced that it is to introduce milk sourced from free-range cows in the country, starting mid-September. The milk, sour...

Rewe Group Pledges To Offer 'Unpackaged' Cucumbers

German retailer Rewe Group has pledged to remove plastic packaging from its cucumbers, saving up to 160,000 kilograms of plastic per year. The retailer...

Penny To Introduce Traceable Pineapples And Organic Bananas

German discounter Penny has announced that it is to add QR codes to pineapples and organic bananas to provide additional supply chain information to shoppe...

More Latvians Are Opting For Local Fruit and Vegetables, Says Maxima

Sales of locally grown fruit and vegetables saw a 10% year-on-year increase in Maxima stores in the second quarter of its financial year, according to the...

Fresh Del Monte Reaps Reward From Embracing 'Value-Added' Approach

The chief executive of fresh produce giant Fresh Del Monte, Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, has said that the group is reaping the benefits from its focus towards m...

Tesco To Launch Super-Hot 'Armageddon' Chilli Pepper

Tesco has announced plans to introduce the hottest British-bred chilli pepper – Armageddon – to its UK stores. The retail giant claims Armag...

Cranswick Posts 'Positive' Q1 Results, Acquires Katsouris Brothers

British meat supplier Cranswick Plc has posted a 1.5% year-on-year increase in revenue in the first quarter of its financial year ended 30 June 2019....