News on Food Processing

2010-09-01 Chandigarh-based IFFPIL plans to develop mega food park in Punjab

Besides, general infrastructure, the proposed park would have capacity to accommodate atleast 35 agro-processing units. Speaking to Business Standard, IFFPIL, Managing Director, Sukhinder Singh said, "The Food Park Scheme will be implemented by a SPV, namely International Mega Food Park Ltd in which the stakeholders will be investors in the park, farmers, FIIs, FIs, service providers, etc. Further, we have written to the state governments for its equity participation in the SPVs. The park would be spread over 60-70 acres and the total project cost would be Rs 140-150 crore. We will promote agro processing units in the par. "The company has already acquired the land for the project.

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A consortium led by Chandigarh-based International Fresh Farm Products India Ltd (IFFPIL) would develop Punjabs first mega food park at Fazilka under a scheme of the Ministry of Food. - IFFPIL mega food park Punjab govt PAIC Sukhinder Singh Mega Food Park

2010-08-31 Food and Beverage News: Top Stories - Sahai bats for contract farming to enhance food processing

The call for a second Green Revolution given by the UPA government would remain a distant dream unless a linkage was established between farming and industry, he observed. The food processing industry, Sahai pointed out, posted huge growth in 2009-10 when several other sectors were languishing due to the downturn. The colossal wastage of fruits and vegetables, estimated at Rs 58,000 crore annually, caused by the absence of proper storage, particularly cold chain facilities, could be prevented provided adequate investments were made. The investments, in his opinion, should not be lagging because this particular sector was totally tax-free.

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Subodh Kant Sahai, minister for food processing industries, has urged the local entrepreneurs to come forward in a big way to adopt contract farming as a means to promote food processing activity which, blessed with so many incentives from the Centre

2010-08-30 Myanmar refugees face cultural and language barriers in Robeson County

The Perdue Farms chicken packing plant in Rockingham has been paying a nonprofit organization to bring in refugees from Myanmar since 2008, according to published reports. The Smithfield Foods hog processing plant in Tar Heel also is said to have hired a number of refugees in recent years, but a company official declined to comment.

There has been a great need for these food processing companies to replace the undocumented worker," Wiley said. "Theyre scared to cut (illegal immigrants) loose because theyre not sure they can find someone to replace them. Thats where we come in. "

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2010-08-28 Bunge CFO resigns - St. Louis Business Journal

White Plains, N. Y. -based Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) is a food and feed ingredient company that operates grain elevators, grain and oilseed processing plants, refineries and food processing facilities in the U. S. , Canada and Mexico. Its North American operating arm is St. Louis-based

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2010-08-27 State Ag Department cuts ribbon on mobile food processing unit Farm and Ranch Guide: Regional News

The mobile food processing unit presents a multitude of possibilities for the production, processing and promotion of North Dakota foods, Goehring said before the ribbon cutting. It can be used for processing local fruits and vegetables for farm-to-school programs, test recipes for development of new North Dakota products, produce samples for taste testing of new products, teach food safety education and more.

The decision to invest in a mobile food processing trailer grew out of a survey commissioned by the ag department that looked into the economic and technical feasibility of establishing a mobile food processing unit. That study was conducted by N. C. Doty and Associates of Fargo in , and revealed a need for such a unit for the growing local food efforts across the state.

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2010-08-23 Biggest Gainer Food Processing Stocks (BRID, SJM, ADM)

) Dallas, Tx - Bridgford Foods Corporation (NASDAQ:BRID) is currently trading at usd. 12. 99, and it is up by 2. 89 pct. The stock touched usd. 12. 84 as its intra-day high, after opening at usd. 13. 97. It has 52-week price range of usd. 7. 15- usd. 16. 90. Its 50-day moving average is at usd. and 200-day moving average stands at usd. . The stocks EPS is usd. 0. 80 and its beta is 1. 51. Bridgford Foods Corporation P/E ratio is 16. 15 and its market cap is usd. 121. 24 million.

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) Dallas, Tx - Bridgford Foods Corporation (NASDAQ:BRID) is currently trading at usd. 12. 99, and it is up by 2. 89 pct. The stock touched usd. 12. 84 as its intra-day high, after opening at usd. 13. 97. It has 52-week price range of usd. 7. 15- usd. 16. 90. Its 50-day moving average is at usd. and. - Penny Stock

2010-08-22 Whats the public temperature on final kill steps in food : Food Poison Journal

Is it time to consider a similar final kill step on all foods intended to be consumed raw Food irradiation is based on the principle of using energy to ionize a material, in this case food. Ionizing irradiation treatment involves chemical reactions with microbes, but these reactions are not dissimilar to chemical reactions induced by cooking, canning, curing, drying, freezing, or other food processing techniques. There are pros and cons to every food processing technique. In food irradiation, high speed particles or rays are harnessed by a machine. The particles used for this purpose are common in nature, and part of the energy that comes from the sun. These particles are focused in the process to penetrate the food, and result in the creation of free radicals that damage the DNA of organisms, especially microbial

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Today, the monolithic recall of eggs due to salmonella contamination grew even bigger. Hillandale Farms, of Iowa (like Wright County Egg Co. ), volunta

2010-08-20 Firm: SW Miss. should pursue call centers and plastics, food processing, metal work industries - WREG

The firm recommends call centers, metal fabrication, plastics, large food-processing industries and general food processing.

Firm: SW Miss. should pursue call centers and plastics, food processing, metal work industries

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2010-08-19 Hospitality Biz India :: FDI in food processing sector up by 175 per cent

According to a PTI report, Subodh Kant Sahai, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries in a written reply informed the Rajya Sabha that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the food processing sector has witnessed 175 per cent growth during 2009-10 to USD 279. 33 million. In 2008-09, the foreign inflows were USD 102. 64 million.

In reply to another supplementary as to how much the inflow of foreign funds in the sector has helped the country, Sahai said food processing sector has benefited with innovative technologies and improved quality of products.

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According to a PTI report, Subodh Kant Sahai, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries in a written reply informed the Rajya Sabha that Foreign Direct Inve