Packaged Food Market Statistics, June 2013

Packaged Food Industry Overview In India: Amira Nature Foods Ltd Declares Launch Of Organic Business Division

Industry news
16 hours ago
by Information Solutions

Dubai , 2013-06-17 -- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Industry player") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced the launch of the Amira Organic business division to build upon the strength of the Amira brand product offering , capitalize on the growing global demand for organic packaged foods. The new Organic business division is comprised of an experi...

Industries : Packaged Food
Countries : India

Baby Formula Mergers And Acquisitions In China: China Mengniu Dairy Offers Us Dollars 1.6 Billion For Baby Formula Firm

Company news
16 hours ago
by New York Times Digital

HONG KONG ? China?s biggest dairy producer on Tuesday placed a US Dollars 1.6 billion wager that it could win over the trust of parents in the world?s most populous region after a series of scandals involving tainted baby formula. China Mengniu Dairy said it would offer to take Yashili Inter1ional , one of the region?s leading makers of infant milk formula , baby food, in a deal worth ...

Industries : Baby Food
Countries : China

Packaged Food Innovation Trends In India: Amira Nature Foods Introduces New Division For Organic Foods

Company news
19 hours ago
by M2 Communications

Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE:ANFI), a provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, announced on Monday the launch of its new Amira Organic business division. as reported by the Industry player, this new business division is to build upon the strength of its brand product offering , capitalise on the growing global demand for organic ...

Industries : Packaged Food
Countries : India

China Mengniu Offers Us Dollars 1.6 Billion To Buy Carlyle-backed Yashili

Company news
22 hours ago
by SourceMedia

China Mengniu Dairy Company , the region?s largest dairy producer, offered HKUS Dollars 12.5 billion ( US Dollars 1.6 billion ) to buy a local infant formula maker as baby food demand surges , the government pushes for safer products. Mengniu agreed to buy 75 % of Yashili International Holdings Ltd. from Chairman Zhang Lidian?s family , Carlyle Group , it said in a statement today. It will also o...

Industries : Baby Food
Countries : China

Baby Food Production Statistics In Malaysia: Baby Royale Locks In Malaysia Store Deal

Company news
23 hours ago
by News Ltd.

AN emerging Victorian baby food manufacturer has struck a deal to put its products on the shelves of 350 supermarkets throughout Malaysia , which the Victorian government hopes could be a catalyst for more small food businesses to follow suit by expanding into Southeast Asia . Baby Royale , which is based in the Victorian regional capital of Traralgon, makes premium branded Halal baby ...

Industries : Baby Food
Countries : Malaysia

Ice Cream Production Capacity In Indonesia: Ezaki Glico To Launch Ice Cream Products In Indonesia

Company news
1 day ago
by Kyodo News International, Inc.

TOKYO , 2013-06-17 -- ( Kyodo ) _ Ezaki Glico Company said Monday it will launch ice cream products in Indonesia in 2015, its 1st expansion into an overseas ice cream mar...

Industries : Frozen Food
Countries : Indonesia

Pet Food Industry Statistics In The United States: Pets Prove To Be Recession-proof

Industry news
1 day ago
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

2013-06-17 --While Americans willingly cut their spending on upscale restaurants during the Great Recession, their pets continued to dine on gourmet meals. A recent report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) backs up an October 2011 Time magazine report that claimed pets were as recession-proof as doughnuts, chocolate , condoms, , so popular that Americans spent more than US Dollars 33 ...

Industries : Pet Food
Countries : United States

Canned Fruit And Canned Vegetable Production Statistics In Armenia: Total Of 1,240.3 Tons Of Canned Food Produced In Armenia In January-april

Company news
4 days ago
by ARKA News Agency

Market YEREVAN , 2013-06-14 . / ARKA /. Canned food production output totaled 1,240.3 tons in Armenia in January-April, an 18.7 % increase from the year before, the region's National Statistical Service reported. Canned meat production output totaled 285.9 tons compared to 1...

Industries : Canned Food
Countries : Armenia

Dog Food Production Statistics In The United States: New Chicken Tenders Dog Treats Now Available In Stores

Company news
6 days ago
by PR Web

Pittsburg, KS (PRWEB) 2013-06-12 Natural Life Pet Products has just released a new line of Chicken Tender dog treats. This product is made in the USA with all-natural, simple ingredients. This new addition will round out the diverse offerings of natural pet food products that Natural Life provides to their customers. Natural Life Chicken Tenders are simply made with all-natur...

Industries : Pet Food
Countries : United States

Frozen Berry Production Statistics In The United States: Hepatitis A Illnesses Linked To Frozen Berries Jump To 87

Company news
Jun 11, 2013
by Penton Business Media

ATLANTA ? A hepatitis A outbreak linked to a Townsend Farms frozen berry mix has spread to 8 states , led to 87 illnesses, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control , Prevention . Fairview, Ore. -based Townsend Farms sold its Organic Antioxidant Blend of frozen berries , pomegranate seeds in Costco Wholesale Corp. , Harris Teeter stores, where it was sol...

Industries : Frozen Food
Countries : United States

Dried Date Production And Trade Statistics In Pakistan: Dates Export To Be Started In July

Industry news
Jun 11, 2013
by Pakistan Press International

Dates export will be started in Pakistan at the end of July as potential export of dates from the region is US Dollars 250 million to US Dollars 300 million per annum. While talking to a group of growers on Tuesday CEO Harvest Tradings Ahmad Jawad has said that potential export of dates from Pakistan is US Dollars 250 million to US Dollars 300 million per annum but due to lack of infrastructure proper processing , pac...

Industries : Dried Food
Countries : Pakistan

Dried Date Trade Statistics In Pakistan: Dates Export To Be Started In July

Industry news
Jun 11, 2013
by Pakistan Press International

Islamabad , 2013-06-11 (PPI): Dates export will be started in Pakistan at the end of July as potential export of dates from the region is US Dollars 250 million to US Dollars 300 million per annum. While talking to a group of growers on Tuesday CEO Harvest Tradings Ahmad Jawad has said that potential export of dates from Pakistan is US Dollars 250 million to US Dollars 300 million per annum but due to lack of in...

Industries : Dried Food
Countries : Pakistan

Frozen Food Industry In Bangladesh: Bffea Hails Proposed Budget

Industry news
Jun 9, 2013
by Plus Media Solutions Pakistan

DHAKA : The official news Agency of Bangladesh (BSS) has issued following news release: Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) today praised the proposed budget for fiscal year 2013-14. Terming the budget "Market , export friendly", BFFEA president Amin Ul...

Industries : Frozen Food
Countries : Bangladesh

Frozen Food Sector In Bangladesh: Bffea Terms Budget Export-friendly

Industry news
Jun 9, 2013
by HT Media

Bangladesh , 2013-06-09 -- President of Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) Md Amin Ullah termed the proposed budget 'Market , export -friendly'. He thanked the Finance Minister for not increasing tax at source , retaining cash incentive on the export sectors in his proposed budget. BFFEA President has requested the Finance Minister to exempt 5 per cent tax on cash...

Industries : Frozen Food
Countries : Bangladesh

Frozen Food Sector In Bangladesh: Bffea Hails Proposed Budget

Industry news
Jun 7, 2013
by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha

DHAKA , 2013-06-07 (BSS) - Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) today praised the proposed budget for fiscal year 2013-14. Terming the budget "Market , export friendly", BFFEA president Amin Ullah praised Finance Minister AMA Muhith , ...

Industries : Frozen Food
Countries : Bangladesh

Cooked Food And Restaurant And Food Services Production Statistics In The United States: Patent Application Titled "packaging And Process For Cooking Food Products In An Oven" Published Online

Company news
Jun 6, 2013
by NewsRx.com

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Politics & Government Week -- as reported by news reporting originating from Washington, D.C. , by VerticalNews journalists, a patent application by the inventors Starkey, Adam James (Stroud, GB), filed on November 22, 2011 , was made available online on 2013-05-30 . The assignee for this patent application, patent application serial number 30271...

Industries : Cooked Food, Restaurant and Food Services
Countries : United States

Ice Cream Innovation Trends In The United Kingdom: United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Publishes Application For The Trademark "the Grown Up Ice Cream Industry Player Nice Try Kids But Its Not For...

Company news
Jun 6, 2013
by HT Media

United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Publishes Application for the Trademark " The Grown Up Ice Cream Industry player nice try kids but its not for you" to The Grown Up Chocolate for Multiple Products SOUTH WALES, United Kingdom , June ...

Industries : Frozen Food
Countries : United Kingdom

Dog Food Production Statistics: Barkley's Bistro Expanding Dog-treat Business

Company news
Jun 5, 2013
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

2013-06-05 --Local dog-treat producers Barkley's Bistro are expanding their business. The Industry player is partnering with Solid Gold Northland, a regional supplier that specializes in ...

Industries : Pet Food

Cooked Food And Restaurant And Food Services Production Capacity In The United States: Patent Application Titled "packaging And Process For Cooking Food Products In An Oven" Published Online

Company news
Jun 5, 2013
by NewsRx.com

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Food Weekly News -- as reported by news reporting originating from Washington, D.C. , by VerticalNews journalists, a patent application by the inventors Starkey, Adam James (Stroud, GB), filed on November 22, 2011 , was made available online on 2013-05-30 . The assignee for this patent application, patent application serial number 302711, is G...

Industries : Cooked Food, Restaurant and Food Services
Countries : United States

Dog Food And Cat Food Market Position In The United States: Blue Buffalo Is Both Cat And Dog Food Brands Of The Year In 2013 Harris Poll Equitrend® Study

Company news
Jun 5, 2013
by PR Newswire

NEW YORK , 2013-06-05 /PRNewswire/ -- as reported by the most recent Harris Poll on pet ownership, 3 in 5 Americans (60 %) have a pet. Among these pet owners, 2-thirds have a dog (67 %) , just over half have a cat (52 %), some with multiple pets. ,, despite tough economic times, the pet Market is expected to continue its 15 year trend of sales increases , log over ...

Industries : Pet Food
Countries : United States

Pet Food Production Statistics In The United States: Petmd Survey Reveals Pet Owners Are Concerned About Pet Food Recalls And Safety

Company news
Jun 4, 2013
by Marketwire

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/04/13 -- A recent petMD survey on the topic of pet food recalls revealed that a majority of pet owners have concerns about the safety of their pets' food. 86 % of respondents stated that strict quality control measures are important to them; however, just 15 % know whether or not the manufacturer of their pet's food practice...

Industries : Pet Food
Countries : United States

Pet Food Production Capacity In The United States: Petmd Survey Reveals Pet Owners Are Concerned About Pet Food Recalls And Safety

Company news
Jun 4, 2013
by Cision

2013-06-04 ? A recent petMD (http://file//pfdfil01/Departments/Marketing/Kelly/Media%20Relation s/petMD/petMD%20Releases/HillsSurvey/ petmd.com ) survey on the topic of pet food recalls revealed that a majority of pet owners have concerns about the safety of their pets? food. 86 % of respondents stated that strict quality control measures are important to them; however, just 15 percen...

Industries : Pet Food
Countries : United States

Ice Cream Production Capacity In Italy: Finland´s Largest Ice Cream Bar To The Shopping Centre Koskikeskus

Company news
Jun 4, 2013
by OMX

The Koskikeskus shopping centre in Tampere is expanding its service offering. Tampereen Jäätelöliike Oy will open a new ice cream bar on the 2nd floor of the shopping centre in August. ?We will have the most extensive flavour selection in Finland with nearly a hundred different ice cream flavours?, says the ice cream Industry player's Sales Manager, Perttu Mäkelä . Other novelties offered by ...

Industries : Frozen Food
Countries : Italy

Pet Food Market In The United States: Pets Are Families Top Household Expense

Industry news
Jun 2, 2013
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

2013-06-02 --U.S. households spend more each year on their pets than they do on alcohol, furniture, landline phone service or men , boy's clothing, as reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected by the Census Bureau . Pet ownership is at a record high nationwide, , the overwhelming majority of U.S. households now own pets, survey data show. Americans love to treat their est...

Industries : Pet Food
Countries : United States

Baby Milk Sector In China: Chinese Premier Vows Safe Dairy Sector

Industry news
Jun 2, 2013
by Xinhua News Agency

China Focus: Chinese premier vows safe dairy Market BEIJING , 2013-06-02 ( Xinhua) -- China's cabinet on Friday announced detailed plans to improve the quality of domestic baby milk powder, fulfilling its pledge to address a persistent food safety issue that hinders more robust growth in the world's 2nd-largest economy. In an executive meeting of the State Council headed by ...

Industries : Baby Food
Countries : China

Frozen Food Production Capacity In The United States: Mcallen Commits Us Dollars 1.2 Million To Infrastructure For Foreign Trade Zone

Company news
Jun 2, 2013
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

2013-06-02 -- McAllen plans to spend US Dollars 1.2 million upgrading infrastructure for the South Bentsen Road Industrial Complex , part of the city's foreign trade zone, literally paving the way for new manufacturing plants. With a US Dollars 600000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce , another US Dollars 600000 from city coffers, McAllen plans to extend water , sewer service on South Bentsen Road...

Industries : Frozen Food
Countries : United States

Ice Cream Production Capacity In Taiwan: Major Taiwan Firms Embroiled In Food Scares

Company news
Jun 1, 2013
by dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH

Taipei ( The China Post /ANN) - Renowned food manufacturers were forced yesterday to pull from the Industry many of their bestselling items after it was learned that the products contained tainted agar powder, tapioca powder , preservatives. Agar powder , tapioca powder with chemical additives were sold to A.G.V. Products , Uni-President , who unknowingly pushed the ingredients further ...

Industries : Frozen Food
Countries : Taiwan

Restaurant And Food Services And Cooked Food Industry Figures: Firing On All Cylinders.

Industry news
Jun 1, 2013
by Gale Group

The foodservice category continues to generate a lot of excitement in the convenience store Market. It's no wonder given its solid performance year after year. Coming off a 6.2-% gain in per-store sales in 2011, the category posted another strong 6.8-% increase last year. The average c-store rang up a total of US Dollars 188927 in 2012 foodservice sales. Industrywide, the convenience ...

Industries : Restaurant and Food Services, Cooked Food

Baby Food Production Statistics In The United Kingdom: Organic Continues Double-digit Gains

Company news
May 31, 2013
by Penton Business Media

Last year was another banner 1 for the organic Market. SPINS tracked a 12 % increase in sales of organic products across all channels, , the Organic Trade Association reported that a whopping 8 in 10 parents now buy organic at least some of the time. ?I would characterize the Market as exploding,? says OTA Executive Director Christine Bushway . ?It was an incredible yea...

Industries : Baby Food

Baby Food Production Statistics In The United Kingdom: Organic Continues Double-digit Gains

Company news
May 31, 2013
by Penton Business Media

Last year was another banner 1 for the organic Market. SPINS tracked a 12 % increase in sales of organic products across all channels, , the Organic Trade Association reported that a whopping 8 in 10 parents now buy organic at least some of the time. ?I would characterize the Market as exploding,? says OTA Executive Director Christine Bushway . ?It was an incredible yea...

Industries : Baby Food