Ethiopia signs US 731 million dollar potash mining deal Ethiopia has signed a 731 million U.S. dollar potash mining agreement with Norwegian firm Yara International as the east African country stives to be food self-sufficient, an Ethiopian official said. Potash minerals are important ingredients for the production of fertilizers that[Read More…]

Putin steps in to make Russia a foremost supplier of organic food to Asia-Pacific In an article published on the Kremlin website ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, Putin suggests a common approach is needed to meet Asia’s rapidly growing demand for high-quality and healthy food.  “As a[Read More…]

Based in Boston, Au Bon Pain is a fast-casual bakery cafe chain that operates 304 units worldwide. Panera Bread, a subsidiary of the JAB Holding Co., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Au Bon Pain Holding Co. Inc., parent company of Au Bon Pain. Financial terms of the[Read More…]

BreadTalk delivered excellent results in Q3 as profits went up 22.2% YoY from $3.26m to $3.98m. It recognised revenue from the sale of two property investments. BreadTalk delivered excellent results in Q3 as profits went up 22.2% YoY from $3.26m to $3.98m. According to its financial statement, revenue fell 2%[Read More…]

Yara acquires leading crop nutrition recommendation platform In line with Yara’s strategy to accelerate its investments in digital farming, Yara completed the acquisition of ATC, which offers farmers and advisors solutions such as Adapt-N and N-Insight to optimize fertilizer use on individual field zones. Combining scientific multi-variable modelling of crops,[Read More…]

Processed food market is growing into multiple folds but this rapidly growing market requires a structure that can prevent it from deceitful activities. Food testing labs are now playing a major role in beefing-up the security which can curb the food swindle radically. Processed food market is growing into multiple[Read More…]

Cargill inks deal to acquire Brazilian feed producer Cargill has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Integral Animal Nutrition, a cattle feed producer in Brazil. The announcement comes just a few days after Cargill signed an agreement to acquire Diamond V, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.-based company[Read More…]

Big Chicken Wants Trump to Gut Bird Law The National Chicken Council and some Republican lawmakers want to kill rules that limit how many chicken carcasses poultry plants can process per minute, and they’re hoping President Donald Trump’s disdain for Obama-era red-tape will help them feed America’s growing bird-blood lust.[Read More…]

FAO focuses on food security this World Food Day During the World Food Day, CropLife Asia commended the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for its efforts to bring greater awareness to the need for Food Security in combatting global hunger, and took the opportunity to herald[Read More…]

Granted through the government’s Jobs and Prosperity Fund, the C$5.3m ($4.3m) investment is expected to increase productivity and create nearly 170 new jobs at the Breslau facility Conestoga Meat Packers is all set to expand its pork processing capacity at its Breslau facility by 86% with an investment from the[Read More…]