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Suspected caseSwine fever is spreading

African swine fever has now been detected in a wild boar outside the risk area. The official confirmation is still pending.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 30, 2020

MarketingFlexitarians do not feel addressed by advertising

GERMANY, Hohenheim. Ever more humans reduce meat consumption in favor of vegetable alternatives. Current marketing reaches however large target group of the Flexitarier not sufficiently.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 30, 2020

Plastic wasteSüdpack invests in joint project with Recenso

GERMNAY, Ochsenhausen. The Collaboration marks an initial pioneering step by the leading film manufacturer towards an efficient circular economy in the market.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 30, 2020

AgricultureMeat production will also increase in 2020

RUSSIA, Moscow. Russian milk and meat production in 2020 is expected to be higher than in the previous year. Growth is particularly strong for pork.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 29, 2020

ConferenceLet's Plant Meat won Asia's plant protein award

THAILAND, Bangkok. A start-up from Thailand received the Plant Protein Award from Buhler and Givaudan at the Future Food Asia 2020 conference.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 29, 2020

DiseaseNumerous new ASF cases in Poland

POLAND, Warsaw. Again, also the continuances of house-pigs are affected. Another infected wild boar was officially confirmed in Germany.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 29, 2020

AlternativesNew plant-based company founded

GERMANY, Hamburg. Planteneers are the experts for plant-based alternatives within the Stern-Wywiol Gruppe.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 28, 2020

SustainabilityWeltec builds 7-MW biogas plant near Seoul

SOUTH KOREA, Seoul. The biogas plant in South Korea is to produce heat from food waste.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 28, 2020

TradeBrazil moves ahead in global beef exports

AUSTRALIA, North Sydney. Brazilian beef exports supported by a favourable exchange rate and strong Chinese demand.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 28, 2020

Poultry meatWorld market remains under pressure

THE NETHERLANDS; Utrecht. According to Rabobank, the global market for poultry meat is likely to continue to be characterized by major fluctuations

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 26, 2020

ExpansionTönnies is drawn to Spain

SPAIN, Calamocha. The company wants to build a fully automated slaughterhouse in Calamocha. The company could become one of the largest employers in the province.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 25, 2020

Trade FairLogiMAT 2021 postponed as a precaution

GERMANY, Stuttgart. The event will be postponed from March to early summer 2021.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 25, 2020

ASFMeanwhile 29 confirmed cases

GERMANY, Berlin. Infected animals are found daily in Brandenburg. Spatially, however, the epidemic is not spreading any further.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 25, 2020

Piglet castrationQS yields to the pressure

GERMANY, Bonn. In the German QS system, the same rules should now apply for domestic and imported piglets after all.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 24, 2020

StrategyGEA sells manufacturer Bock to Nord Holding

GERMANY, Düsseldorf. As part of its continued focus on strategic core markets the company is selling the compressor manufacturer Bock to Nord Holding.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 24, 2020

AppointmentPilgrim’s replaces CEO

USA, Greeley. Pilgrim’s Pride has replaced its CEO as he prepares to face price-fixing charges.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 24, 2020

EmploymentRaid against meat companies

GERMANY, Mageburg. Yesterday, the federal police was on duty with 800 officers in the early morning hours.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 24, 2020

Meat IndustryTönnies demands collective agreement

GERMANY, Rheda Wiedenbrück. According to the will of Germany's market leader, uniform rules are to apply nationwide in the meat industry. In the own enterprise 6,000 workes are permanently employed.

by Steffen Bach – September 23, 2020

Trade FairOnline: Cleanzone is going digital

GERMANY, Frankfurt. Cleanzone will be taking place on 18 and 19 November 2020 as a purely virtual event.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 23, 2020

ConferenceNew food and nutrition trends released

USA, New York. Americans are seeking immune-boosting foods, plant-based meals, filling snacks and carbs as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – September 23, 2020