Journals By Industry - Animal Slaughtering & Processing

The first two months of the year could see the beginning of construction work on a pork processing plant, reports Elsalvador.com (Dec. 21, 2011). The plant, which already has several environmental permits, will...

Site construction has begun for the Diamond Green Diesel Plant, which is being built adjacent to the Valero oil refinery in St. Charles Parish. The project is expected to be complete by the...

RKF has secured the 2,300 s/f Upper East Side flagship location for fashion retailer Zadig et Voltaire at 992 Madison Ave., on the northwest corner of 77th Street at the base of The...

A state law that regulates what slaughterhouses must do with pigs that cannot walk is preempted by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. The federal law, passed in...

Company Has Been Transformed Into Leading Marketer of Packaged Fruits and Vegetables BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Sun Capital Partners, Inc. ("Sun Capital,") a leading private investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a7f362/meat_products_gl) has announced the addition of the "Meat Products - Global" report to their offering. This package contains meat product market analyses from 66 countries. These market research...

All the forecasts for 2012 are for current beef prices to be sustained. Trade looks set to remain strong across livestock sectors in 2012, as Jeremy Hunt reports The livestock sector is bucking...

Federal rules published in 2010 require specific meat and poultry products to carry new nutrition information starting January 2, 2012. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that the new rules will...

The Texas Beef Council's (TBC) newly elected board of directors recently gathered for their first meeting of the fiscal year to lead the state's producer-run beef marketing organization. The TBC board of directors...

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The government of El Salvador will invest $27.3 million in the national sector of municipal slaughterhouses, reports Laprensagrafica.com (Nov. 15, 2011). In order to improve the quality and hygiene of the abattoirs that...

HEADNOTE Nation's No. 1 turkey producer commissions fast-track renovation of Turkey, NC, mash mill featuring complete pelleting, storage and rail expansions Butterball is synonymous with turkey; however, in the instance of its new...

HEADNOTE Some big names make the "look out for" list for 201 2 along with a couple of lesser knowns and a newcomer that is starting out big ELDORADO BRASIL A newcomer to...

Company Analysis Food Strengths Bachoco completed its initial public offering (IPO) in 1997 and its securities are listed on the Mexican and New York stock exchanges. Vertically integrated operations allow the company to...

Company Profiles Food Strengths World's largest beef producer; the top seller in Brazil and Australia. Although at core a meat producing business, the company has over recent years strongly focused on the development...

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Strengths The company is the largest food producer by sales in the high-growth Brazilian market. In recent years, strong focused on development of higher-margin value-added products. Has invested heavily in new facilities in...

NEW YORK -- Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE: LUK) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a controlling interest in National Beef Packing Company, LLC ("National Beef"), one of the largest beef...

A gender discrimination plaintiff should not have been allowed to introduce evidence of a proposed separation agreement in order to prove her employer's liability, the 8th Circuit has ruled in reversing a $709,000...