Smithfield Sees Profits Return
US - US meat and pig meat processing giant, Smithfield Foods has reported income for the third quarter of the 2010 financial...

Redundancies at Pork Pie Factory
UK - A pork pie manufacturer in Dorset is set to lay off more than half its staff at its factory in Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Texas Firm Recalls Beef and Chicken Products
US - Windsor Foods is recalling approximately 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef taquito and chicken quesadilla...

AgFeed Announces Record Revenues
CHINA - AgFeed Industries, Inc., one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, has...

Acquisitions Boost JBS Revenue
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat processing giant JBS made a net profit of R$127.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Salmonella Scare Leads to RTE Bacon Product Recall
US - Nestlé Professional North America from Cleveland, Ohio, is recalling about 6,000 pounds of a ready-to-eat (RTE) bacon...

Tyson Indiana Pork Plant Slaughter Still Suspended
INDIANA, US - Hog slaughter at Tyson Foods Inc's fire-damaged Logansport, Indiana, pork plant could restart late this week...

Tyson Donates $250,000 to Haiti Disaster Relief
US – US poultry processing giant Tyson Foods and its employees have donated $250,000 to disaster relief efforts in Haiti. ...

Online Matchmaking with Suppliers from VNU
NETHERLANDS - With the launch of Animal Protein.net, VNU Exhibitions has introduced online match-making for the worldwide...

NFU DG Joins Moy Park As Non-Exec Director
UK - The former director general of the National Farmers' Union, Richard Macdonald CBE, has joined Moy Park as a non-executive...

Union, Supermarket Cooperate on Working Conditions
UK - Unite and ASDA are launching an initiative to improve the working conditions for the supermarket's meat and poultry...

Sara Lee in Repurchase Programme
US - US meat and food processor and commodities company Sara Lee Corp has initiated an accelerated share repurchase programme...

New Case Alleges Pollution by Poultry Farms
US - Assateague Coastal Trust and the Waterkeeper Alliance have filed a lawsuit in the federal District Court of Maryland,...

OIE Chief to Deliver Keynote Address at IPC Meeting
FRANCE - Dr Bernard Vallat, director general of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), will give the keynote address...

Tyson Set on Integrating Acquisitions
US - US meat processing giant Tyson Foods is focusing on integrating its recent acquisitions in China and Brazil, further...

Acquisition Boosts AFGRI Foods' Poultry Output
SOUTH AFRICA - In its latest six-month financial results, AFGRI Foods division highlights its more than 50 per cent increase...

Townsends Appoints New Senior Management Team
US - Townsends, Inc. has announced that Fred Beilstein has been appointed chief executive officer and Mike Schall, president...

BUBBA Burger Acquires New Plant
US - Burger manufacturer Bubba Foods is to buy the Armour- Eckrich production plant in Hastings, Nebraska.

Hauliers in Support of Danish Crown’s Future
DENMARK - All the hauliers transporting pigs for Danish Crown have decided to support the company in its endeavours to improve...

Safety Measures Follow ConAgra Explosion
US– The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) National Fuel Gas Code Committee has moved to strengthen safety requirements...