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LGC acquires BRC Global Standards

BRC Global Standards' written standards underpin the achievement of consistent quality, safety and operational standards throughout the supply chain.
November 28, 2016
LGC Group, UK, completed the acquisition of BRC Global Standards, a London-based provider of safety and quality standards programs for food and non-food manufacturing, packaging, storage, distribution and retail.
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Cargill enters partnership with Japfa for poultry products in Indonesia

Cargill and Japfa will also work together to produce a new range of value-added consumer food products.
November 25, 2016
Cargill, Wichita, Kan., and So Good Food, a wholly-owned Indonesian subsidiary of agri-food company Japfa, entered into a 60-40 joint venture to produce and supply fully-cooked poultry products in Indonesia.
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Smithfield Foods to acquire Hormel’s Farmer John, Saag's Specialty Meats brands

Clougherty Packing LLC is a leading integrated producer and processor of a full line of branded pork products, including the Farmer John brand of bacon and sausages brand and the Saag's Specialty Meats brand of deli meat and specialty sausage.
November 21, 2016
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., announced plans to acquire Clougherty Packing LLC, Los Angeles, from Hormel Foods Corp., Austin, Minn.
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Study: HPP equipment market worth $500.3M by 2022

The market is driven by factors such as increasing consumption of packaged foods, growing ready-to-cook meat production, government assistance toward developing food technologies and widening applicability of HPP equipment.
November 21, 2016
The market for high-pressure processing (HPP) equipment is projected to reach a value of $500.3 million by 2022, at a CAGR of 11.26% from 2016, according to a report published by MarketsandMarkets.
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Cargill rolls out EZ Peel packaging for ground beef chub products

The technology, developed by Bemis Co., Inc., Neenah, Wis., will be exclusively used for Cargill's Our Certified 1-pound ground beef chubs.
November 21, 2016
Cargill, Wichita, Kan., is said to be the first beef producer to offer EZ Peel packaging for ground beef chubs in retail stores across the United States, beginning January 2017.
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Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach unveil strategies to reduce greenhouse gases

Proposals also focus on freight infrastructure investment, innovation and technology to improve supply chain efficiency, comprehensive energy planning and increased advocacy for stricter emissions standards and government incentives.
November 21, 2016
Aggressively deploying zero and near-zero emission trucks and cargo-handling equipment and expanding programs that reduce ship emissions are among the core strategies the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are proposing for the next version of San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP).
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