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Meat, poultry & seafood

Meat, poultry & seafood Archives

Sealord seeks clearance for Independent Fisheries takeover

Sealord seeks clearance for Independent Fisheries takeover

The move follows Moana NZ’s recent acquisition of Sanford’s North Island inshore fishing business, signalling its strate...
Coles and West Meat Packers boost meat production in $35m facility upgrade

Coles, Western Meat Packers boost meat production in $35m facility upgrade

The investment will expand production lines from six to nine, increasing weekly capacity to 400,000kg.
Listeria outbreak linked to M&J Chicken product

Listeria outbreak linked to M&J Chicken product

Dr John Gerrard, chief health officer for Queensland Health, said the Listeria strain found in the chicken samples was t...

Toowoomba-based Meat Cellar’s bacon hailed as the ‘world’s best’

Meat Cellar has been a part of the Toowoomba community for nearly 30 years, with the current owners purchasing the busin...
Moana to take over Sanford's North Island Inshore Fishing Business

Moana secures Sanford’s North Island inshore fishing business

In this agreement, Sanford will not sell any of its quota but will lease ACE related to its North Island inshore fishing...

Lab-grown meat can be kosher and halal, experts say

Cultivated meat is derived from a sample of animal cells that are fed a nutrient mix and grown in steel vats, avoiding t...

China’s CellX pilots lab-grown meat production, eyes US market

As part of an event on Wednesday for government, investors and media, the cultivated meat company CellX served up meat d...

Recall: Oriental Merchant’s Hanabi Marinated Pork Bulgogi

The products are recalled due to the presence of an undeclared allergen such as wheat/gluten.

The climate-friendly cows bred to belch less methane

Methane emissions from Canadian dairy cows vary widely, from 250 to 750 grams per day, said Christine Baes, professor of...

Sanford CEO Peter Reidie steps down

The chairman of Sanford, Sir Rob McLeod thanked Reidie for his leadership during a period of “extremely challenging” loc...

As cell-cultivated meat hits menus, investors see scaling as next hurdle

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on June 21 approved both Upside Foods and Good Meat to sell their cultivated chi...

NZ King Salmon names Carl Carrington as its new CEO

Carl Carrington has more than 30 years of industry experience and was the former GM of McCashins Brewery and the MD of H...

New Zealand competition regulator clears Inghams acquisition

Commerce Commission chair, Dr John Small, said the commission was “satisfied” that the acquisition is “unlikely to subst...

Coles launches carbon-neutral pork range

Coles category manager for pork, Ben Beckett, said he is “confident” customers are going to welcome the new range that h...
US approval of cultivated meat sets stage for Australia's innovation push

US approval of cultivated meat sets stage for Australian innovation push

The historic move is likely to trickle down to other countries, including Australia and New Zealand, where four companie...
Our Cow rolls out same-day delivery in Sydney

Our Cow rolls out same-day delivery in Sydney

Founded by young farmers Bianca Tarrant and Dave McGiveron in 2019, the northern NSW-based meat delivery subscription st...

NSW prawn farmers get government aid to assist with outbreak recovery

The disease affects the mortality of crustaceans such as prawns and poses no threat to human health or consumption.

Farmers Pick launches sustainable pantry essentials line

In regard to its main offering of imperfect fruit and vegetables, Farmers Pick has also expanded its core offering to in...

Sydney Fish Market announces Craig Davison as its new chair

Craig Davison brings a range of experience from across industries including security, media, pharmaceuticals, medical re...

Poultry industry leader Dr Vivien Kite retires

Dr Kite will be replaced by Dr Mary Wu who comes from the Australian Meat Industry Council.