Category: Operations
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Tyson’s chicken business strengthened while beef volumes and margins weakened. Third-quarter results show a widening operational split across the processor’s protein portfolio.
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US food manufacturing expanded during July as input costs rose. Employment, inventories, imports, and order backlogs increased while supplier deliveries slowed across the sector.
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Danone and Arcor have completed their Argentine dairy joint venture. The integrated business combines 11 plants, established brands, manufacturing operations, and refrigerated logistics under equal control.
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UFlex has started commercial production at its Mexican packaging plant. The 80-million-bag facility targets pet-food markets across North and South America.
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Food-sector ransomware attacks have already reached 220 during 2026 globally. The count involves 46 criminal groups and is approaching the sector’s entire 2025 total with five months remaining.
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ABP has acquired a minority stake in Dovecote Park Limited. The investment changes ownership without transferring day-to-day control from the processor’s existing management.
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Food businesses are seeking statutory coordination across Britain’s food policy. More than 100 organisations want security, health, farming, planning, and trade placed within a long term legal framework.
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Wilson’s Country is testing digestate within commercial potato crop production. The project connects processing residues, renewable electricity, nutrient recovery, and farm carbon measurement within one supply operation.
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Extended Ensus support keeps domestic carbon dioxide production operating longer. The measure protects a critical input used in meat processing, beverage manufacture, chilling, preservation, and modified atmosphere packaging.
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Ireland’s food regulator sharply increased unfair trading investigations during 2025. The enforcement activity places closer scrutiny on payments, order cancellations, contract changes, and supplier treatment across agricultural and food markets.