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World Food Prices Rise For First Time In 5 Months: UNFAO

World food prices rose for the first time in five months in October, boosted by jumps in quotations for sugar and cereals, the United Nations food agency s...

Gruppo Veronesi To Set Up Integrated White Meat Chain in Russia

Italy's Gruppo Veronesi plans to invest over €11 million in its first integrated cross-border supply chain for white meat in Russia, reports suggest....

At Smithfield Foods' Slaughterhouse, China Brings Home US Bacon

Smithfield Foods' slaughterhouse in Virginia used to carve up pork for American sandwiches and holiday dinners. But workers now box up pig carcasses to shi...

Jumbo To Build New E-Fulfilment Centre In Southern Netherlands

Dutch retailer Jumbo has announced plans to build its third e-fulfilment centre in Bleiswijk in southern Netherlands. It will serve as a logis...

Salmon Farming Firm Mowi Sees Higher Volume In 2020

Norway's Mowi plans to increase its production by 4.7% in 2020, the world's largest fish farming company said on Wednesday, as it reported quarterly earnin...

Brazil's BRF To Invest $120m In Saudi Chicken Processing Plant

Brazilian food processor BRF SA on Tuesday announced an agreement to invest around $120 million to build its first chicken processing plant in Sa...

In Hungry Venezuela, Food Producers Step Up Exports To Survive

Shrimp farming is booming in the western Venezuelan city of Maracaibo, but little of the shellfish is destined for tables in this malnourished nation. A...

French Confectioner Fights To Save Christmas From The Brexit Grinch

In the shadow of the Massif Central's extinct volcanoes, the production line at French glacé-fruit producer Cruzilles is working flat out to meet a...