A leading Chinese poultry firm has gained a major boost to its export ambitions with a visit to its plants by a delegation of overseas agricultural and veterinary officials, organised by China’s commerce ministry.
Finnish food company Atria has penned a contract to start trading large volumes of pork with China, a milestone the meat processor’s CEO described as “historic”.
Leading Danish meat processing companies, including Danish Crown, Hanegal and Skare Meat Packers, are attracting renewed acquisitive interest from industrial groups in China.
Ireland’s beef industry has moved one step closer to gaining a share of the Chinese market, by securing an agreement for a formal inspection team to visit the country in December.
Chinese soft drinks manufacturer Wahaha has signed a deal with the UK’s Nottingham University to collaborate on research and development covering areas including bioenergy, food technology and electric motors.
The Ukraine has banned imports of poultry and poultry products from several provinces of China in response to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza strain H5N1.
French supermarket giant Carrefour has closed one of its stores in China after being accused of selling regular chicken under a ‘premium’ label for high prices.
Almost 300 people who violated Chinese food safety laws were handed sentences including life imprisonment and the death penalty in 2011, according to a Chinese news agency.
European Union controls on Chinese rice product imports will be tightened in response to an increasing number of food alerts and border rejections of genetically modified (GM) contaminated products.
The European food and beverage industry could benefit from joint business opportunities in China, says Commissioner, especially for products that have already gained recognition on that market.
This year’s Beijing Olympic Games may have been good for China’s public image but the smooth running of the event was built on multiple state-prompted sacrifices and the food ingredients industry was one of the lambs that copped it in the neck for ‘the...
South Korea officials are planning to step up inspections of
imported Chinese freshwater fish after finding cancer-causing
chemicals in some fish sent from the country.
Leading vitamin and specialty chemicals maker DSM opened its first
research and development centre in China today, designed to help it
achieve strong sales growth from this market in the next three
years.
As Chinese producers move in on western markets, the first response
by many established players is to protect and defend their previous
market positions. It's a doomed strategy.
Melville, New York headquartered Comax Flavors, has opened a new
factory in Shanghai to serve the rapidly growing Chinese market,
the company reported yesterday.
German speciality chemicals firm Degussa is investing €10 million
in a new research and development centre in Shanghai, where its
numerous business units, including food ingredients, will seek to
develop products targeted for the...
Swiss Delice, the confectionery manufacturing arm of Swiss group
Migros, is to fast track sales of its products to China after a
successful launch last year in Hong Kong.
Large-scale Chinese food companies will set the direction for the
development of China's food industry in the next few years, an
international exhibition in Beijing shows.
North American food maker Kraft Foods Inc. on Tuesday said it would
close two Chinese biscuit plants and cut about 1,000 employees,
part of its latest effort to trim costs
China-based corn processor Global Bio-chem Technology Group Co Ltd
said last week it had signed an agreement with U.S. multinational
agribusiness giant Cargill Inc to form a joint venture to make corn
sweeteners.
Carrefour SA, the French supermarket giant, unveiled plans to build
a major procurement and distribution centre in the southern Chinese
province of Guangdong.
Suppliers of instant noodles in Mainland China have recently
re-focused on expanding product ranges, and using new production
technology, as western countries are increasing their imports of
instant noodles.
The long-term health benefits to Chinese and other Asian people who
have traditionally existed on a primarily plant-based diet might be
lost as more people in Asia switch to a Western-style diet that is
rich in animal-based foods.
Cranberry giant Ocean Spray is to launch a line of cranberry and
grapefruit beverages in the People's Republic of China within the
next six months, the...
