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Moon Ridge Foods opens state-of-the-art pork processing facility

This facility is said to be the first U.S. pork processing plant to utilize snap chilling technology.
August 5, 2016
Moon Ridge Foods, a farm-to-plate pork processor based in Pleasant Hope, Mo., installed next generation equipment and technology into its 110,000-square-foot Pleasant Hope facility, that come August, will process about 600,000 hogs annually.
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Study shows consumer trust in refrigerated foods is strong

Seventy-seven percent of consumers in the United States, Canada and the UK consider refrigerated foods to be a fresh option.
August 4, 2016
An international study conducted by the Culinary Visions Panel, Chicago, explores international differences in trust for refrigerated foods.
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Blue Harvest Fisheries acquires Hygrade Ocean Products

By virtue of the acquisition, Blue Harvest will begin marketing and distributing company-landed scallops, bluefin tuna and swordfish directly to customers.
August 4, 2016
Blue Harvest Fisheries, LLC, New York, acquired Hygrade Ocean Products Inc., a New Bedford, Mass.-based processor and distributor of scallops, cod and other premium fish products.
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Joyce Farms chicken

Joyce Farms announces 10,400-sq.-ft. expansion

The 5-month expansion project will add a warehouse and a new hatchery to accommodate future company growth.
August 4, 2016
Joyce Farms, Winston-Salem, N.C., announce expansion plans for its USDA-inspected processing plant in Clemmons, N.C.
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Cal-Maine Foods to acquire Dixie Egg, Egg-Land’s Best

Cal-Maine Foods is primarily engaged in the production, grading, packing and sale of fresh shell eggs, including conventional, cage-free, organic and nutritionally-enhanced eggs.
August 3, 2016
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., Jackson, Miss., signed a letter of intent to acquire substantially all of the assets of Foodonics International, Inc., doing business as Dixie Egg Co., as well as the Egg-Land’s Best, Inc. franchise.
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Food safety testing

NSF International acquires Euro Consultants to expand food safety services

Both NSF International and Euro Consultants Group share a similar commitment to food safety training, auditing and consulting within the food industry.
August 3, 2016
NSF International, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based provider of food safety auditing, training and consulting, acquired Euro Consultants Group (ECG), a Belgium-based food safety and quality service company.
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