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The Vietnamese government is pushing to reform and modernize its meat-processing industry. The push to build more modern slaughter houses, offer investment incentives to private operators, and impose tough laws and standards indicates growing demand for modern meat processing technology. ILDEX Vietnam 2010 is expanding its meat-processing profile to satisfy this demand.

VIV Europe 2010 will take place from April 20 - 22, 2010 in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht, The Netherlands. The international exhibition on innovative animal husbandry aims to be the ultimate meeting place for international top decision makers in the feed to meat industry. This year two special themes with related conferences will be presented at the exhibition, Eggs! and Meat Safety. Up to 400 companies from 32 different countries have already booked a stand, covering about 75 % of the total exhibition floor.

Leaders across the Canadian food industry and government are coming together to share information and learn about emerging technologies and science, in order to produce safer food for Canadians.

Leading Western Australian pork processor, PPC Linley Valley Fresh, has won the Hong Kong Australia Business Association (HKABA) 2009 Business Award, Exporting of Goods, Large Company Category.

Cherkizovo Group, one of Russia’s leading integrated and diversified meat producers, is pleased to announce that it recently won several top awards for its high quality products.

It’s almost 10 o’clock on a Wednesday morning. In the operations manager’s office on the first floor, Jørn Kjær is getting ready for the day’s visit. The checklists have been prepared, and Jørn glances out of the window at the open area in front of the slaughterhouse.

Maple Leaf Foods today revealed its ThinkFOOD! Centre, a state-of-the-art culinary innovation facility and the only one of its kind in Canada. It offers an unprecedented and holistic approach to creative thinking and collaboration to facilitate accelerated innovation and growth across Maple Leaf's global bakery and protein businesses.

Cargill Meat Solutions today announced the re-launch of Tender Choice® branded pork products - the company's premium enhanced pork brand.

The agreement is initially worth US$ 706.2 million in cash with the assumption of US$ 193.8 million in debt.

Zhongpin Inc., a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it has upgraded its slaughtering and processing facility in Changge, Henan province, that produces chilled and frozen pork products.

Interview with Caroline Mitchell - Meat Scientist with JSR

This plan has been prepared at a time of substantial change in the industry. It is also a plan that has been prepared after significant consultation with all stakeholders – producers, processors, retailers, government both state and federal.

Vissan Ltd Co will develop a food processing complex worth VND700 billion (US$39 million) in the southern province of Long An, pursuant to an investment licence granted by the provincial People’s Committee.

Tulip Ltd has appointed Steve Murrells into the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer for its UK operation. Murrells, who will take up his position in early October, will report directly into Carsten Jakobsen, who remains UK Chairman of Tulip Ltd and Vice CEO / President International of Danish Crown.

At today’s extraordinary meeting Tulip Food Company’s board of directors decided to recommend the closing down of Tulip’s factory in Sdr. Borup near Randers at the end of December.

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has demanded creation of Rs.7,500 crore Corpus Fund to infuse technologies and skills so that processing of meat, fish and poultry production is increased to over 25% in next 2 years.