Agriprotein to expand insect proteins in Europe
The business behind the insect-derived feed protein maker Agriprotein is rebranding itself as the Insect Technology Group (ITG) following expansion into related sustainable recycling activities. The company started in South Africa in 2008, using soldier fly larvae to...
read moreNMR adds to Cornish team
Milk recording and dairy services business NMR has appointed two new experienced managers - Loretta Hughes and Kath Annear - to its Cornish team. Ms Hughes is the new customer account manager in Cornwall, promoted from an area field manager post. She first joined NMR...
read moreOrigin Enterprises sales up 24% in Q1
Origin Enterprises grew its revenues by 24% in the first three months of its current financial year, through selling higher volumes of agronomic inputs and services at higher prices. The Dublin-based Group has reported revenues of €430 million in the quarter ended...
read moreTrump, Xi meeting raises hopes on soya trade
The weekend meeting of US president Trump and Chinese president Xi in the margins of the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires on Saturday produced the outlines of a deal that looks as though it might end China’s effective ban on purchases of US soya beans. But so far, the real...
read moreADM explores dairy-free whey proteins
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is partnering with a Californian start-up business to explore the large scale manufacture of dairy proteins through microbial fermentation. Berkeley-based Perfect Day, founded in 2014, has modified a strain of yeast to ferment sugars into...
read moreAHDB completes controversial MLCSL sale
The AHDB has finally divested its carcase classification business, Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Limited (MLCSL), following ministerial approval of the controversial sale. A potential sale to Hallmark Veterinary Compliance Services was first announced in...
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