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190,757
Meat producer Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 190,757lb of ready-to-eat chicken fritter products over possible foreign matter contamination.
AgroFresh and Zest Labs partner for end-to-end solutions
The companies are collaborating to improve operations, increase visibility into produce shelf life and reduce food waste.
Cerealto Siro incorporates IBM Watson AI
Cerealto Siro Foods has incorporated IBM Watson AI into its food innovation process for early detection of trends.
Tyson Foods and Auburn University partner
The partnership will produce a solar-powered poultry house that will operate completely off the grid.
Associated British Foods forms JV in China
Associated British Foods and a Wilmar International subsidiary are forming a 50/50 joint venture in China.
69,590
US-based seafood wholesaler J Deluca Fish Company, which does business as Nautilus Seafood, has issued a recall of approximately 69,590lb of Siluriformes fish products as they were not presented for import re-inspection in the US.
$100m
Global agrifood investment firm Finistere Ventures is partnering with three Israel-based companies to form a consortium to invest $100m in agrifood start-ups. As part of this initiative, Finistere Ventures will be working with OurCrowd, Tnuva and Tempo Beverages.
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Luke Johnson opens up about collapse of Patisserie Valerie
Luke Johnson, the executive chairman and chairman of the remuneration committee of Patisserie Holdings, has broken his silence on the downfall of principal trading brand Patisserie Valerie. Writing in The Sunday Times for the first time since the cake and coffee chain fell into administration, in January of this year, he described the business' decline as “horribly rapid and unexpected”.
Source: The Times
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