farms
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Fonterra announces freight partnership
Fonterra is shaping the future of the cooperative with the launch of Kotahi, a partnership with Silver Fern Farms that aims to bring New Zealand's exporters and importers together to increase the performance of the country's supply chain. Kotahi …
farms | 11 July 2011
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Solbar acquires North American plant
Solbar Industries said its subsidiary, Solbar USA, Inc., has completed the acquisition of the Green Planet Farms plant to produce soy protein isolates in South Sioux City, Nebraska, USA, for approximately $7.75 million. The Green Planet Farms pla…
farms | 08 November 2010
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Fonterra negotiates for two dairy farms in China
Fonterra has signed an agreement with the Government of Yutian County in China, formalizing the final stage of due diligence on two potential Fonterra dairy farm sites. "Our first farming operation in China, Tangshan Fonterra Farm, which was estab…
farms | 20 September 2010
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Dairiconcepts acquires US cheese business
DairiConcepts, a joint venture between Fonterra and Dairy Farmers of America, has acquired the US hard Italian cheese business of Swiss Valley Farms (SVF). The business, previously owned by SVF’s wholly owned affiliate Rochester Cheese, produces …
farms | 01 June 2010
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Fonterra to invest in two farms in China
Fonterra says it intends to invest in two dairy farms in China to continue to grow a high quality and secure the supply of milk on the ground. Fonterra China’s MD Philip Turner said the Chinese dairy industry is continuing to develop quickly but…
farms | 01 March 2010
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Yogurt cheese with probiotics
Purveyor of antibiotic and hormone free meats and cheeses Applegate Farms has launched the Applegate Farms Yogurt Cheese with probiotics in the US. The new pre-sliced cheese is a mild, creamy twist in functional foods. Applegate Farms new yogu…
farms | 18 August 2008
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Cocoa industry improves conditions on West African farms
The cocoa Certification Process, based on the Harkin-Engel Protocol that examines, monitors and implements better conditions for those working on cocoa farms in West Africa was completed in July 2008. The Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire governments are ex…
farms | 01 August 2008
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Pork Farms uses RPC tub containers for new snacks
Savoury snack maker Pork Farms said it will use RPC Containers Blackburnís Thor Pot for its new range of pastry products. Pork Farms said RPC’s tub format was not only apt for use at home, it could also be used outdoors at picnics and provided ea…
farms | 26 September 2007
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Premium Standard Farms declares quarterly dividend
Premium Standard Farms, reportedly the sixth largest pork processor, announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share. This will be paid on July 21, 2006, to all common stockholders of record as of June 23, 2006.…
farms | 07 June 2006
