Archive of all JBS articles – Page 5
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NewsMedia Bites 7 Jan: Greggs, Asda, Northern Ireland
Bakery chain Greggs is heading for its first annual loss since the company was established 82 years ago
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NewsGreenpeace calls on mults to drop JBS-owned suppliers over bribery scandal
JBS’ parent company was fined by the US government last week
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Oct: Asda, Waitrose/Ocado, Hovis
The papers this weekend have plenty of reactions to Asda being “back in British hands” after the £6.8bn deal was announced on Friday.
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NewsPlant-based brand Vivera invests in £27m major Dutch ‘Vegan Valley’ expansion
The meat-free brand expects to more than double its production capacity by 2025
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NewsJBS to invest millions in ‘Together for the Amazon’ sustainability programme
The meat giant said it would be able to monitor its entire beef supply chain - including indirect suppliers - by 2025
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NewsMedia Bites 24 September: Uncle Ben’s, Tesco, Asda, Ocado
Uncle Ben’s is to change its name following criticism that its branding involved racial stereotyping
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NewsTulip name to disappear as pork giant rebrands as Pilgrim’s Pride
Tulip was acquired by the US-based meat giant last August in a £290m deal
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NewsTesco calls for new laws to make companies tackle deforestation
Greenpeace has launched a new campaign urging Tesco to drop JBS-owned companies Tulip and Moy Park as suppliers.
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Analysis & FeaturesOC&C Global 50: the five top performing fmcg companies of 2019
The OC&C Global 50 enjoyed their best overall performance in five years – within this group the report has picked out four ‘performance champions’ that drove particularly stellar growth last year
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat is Brazil’s beef sector doing to stop deforestation?
A new investigation has re-ignited calls to ditch Brazilian beef
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Analysis & FeaturesOC&C Global 50 report 2020: ready for the storm
The biggest fmcg players were in great shape heading into the coronavirus. And many are ideally positioned to thrive in the ‘new normal’
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NewsSupermarkets under pressure to drop JBS following Amazon deforestation allegations
JBS has been linked to a Brazilian beef farm with land allegedly under embargo for rainforest destruction
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NewsMoy Park expects to recover ‘good portion’ of coronavirus financial impact
The business implemented a ‘broad range of actions’ to mitigate the effect of the virus and expects its results to ‘not be significantly impacted’
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NewsGlobal meat industry ‘highly vulnerable’ to more pandemics, warns FAIRR
FAIRR concluded 44 of the world’s 60 largest meat, fish and dairy businesses were at ‘high risk’ of both creating another pandemic
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NewsHorsemeat seized in Europe as experts predict rise in food fraud from coronavirus
The risk of food crime has soared as foodservice collapse and closure of meat processing plants has created a dramatic imbalance in supply and demand
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NewsUS meat shortage unlikely to affect British prices
‘The food supply chain is breaking’, according to Tyson Foods
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NewsMoy Park turns test kitchen into meals on wheels production line
The NPD kitchen at the poultry giant’s Craigavon site in Northern Ireland is now creating 1,000 meals a week
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NewsMoy Park advertises hundreds of temp roles in bid to meet coronavirus demand
The temporary roles will be particularly targeted at hospitality workers due to their hygiene and food safety training
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Jan: Retail footfall, US vaping, Vegan food to go
Footfall across Britain’s shopping destinations fell over the crucial post-Christmas trading period even as retailers slashed prices to lure customers.
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NewsMoy Park adds ‘expertise and understanding’ with two senior hires
Hugh Nicholson has joined from Deloitte while Matt Hibbins has been promoted from within