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Food industry quotes of the week - Quorn, ConAgra, Thai Union Group
2015-10-02 17:15:25| Food - Topix.net
Philippines group Monde Nissin was this week named as the buyer of Quorn Foods, agreeing a deal that valued the UK meat-free business at GBP550m. ConAgra Foods, under-pressure from changing consumer trends in the US, outlined its plan to revitalise the group, with 1,500 jobs to go as part of the process.
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US food industry backs government plan to aggressively cut food waste
2015-10-01 16:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In September, the US government announced the first ever national goal to reduce Americas food waste, giving an extra push to a movement on the part of big brands to cut down on waste. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in partnership with charities and the private sector is targeting a 50% cut in edible food waste by 2030. More than 133bn pounds of food is thrown away each year in the US, accounting for roughly one third of the nations...
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Food, beverage industry CEOs call for meaningful deal on climate change at UN conference
2015-10-01 02:48:42| Beverages - Topix.net
The CEOs of several major food and beverage companies are calling on world leaders to push for a meaningful agreement at the United Nation's conference on climate change later this year in Paris. The 10 companies, including cereal maker General Mills and candy maker Mars Inc., will run an open letter as a full-page ad in the Financial Times and Washington Post on Thursday.
Cold food industry undergoes slew of personnel changes
2015-09-15 19:14:19| Grocery - Topix.net
World Poultry Foundation, Stone Mountain, Ga. Randall Ennis , former chief executive officer of the Aviagen Group, was named president.Ennis is currently director of international business development for the EW Group.
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Food industry enlisted academics in GMO lobbying war, emails show
2015-09-06 16:00:07| Biotech - Topix.net
At Monsanto, sales of genetically modified seeds were steadily rising. But executives at the company's St. Louis headquarters were privately worried about attacks on the safety of their products.
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