Kuwait packaging group targets food growth after opening AED$100m site in Abu Dhabi Gulf Printing and Packaging has opened a new AED$100m site in Abu Dhabi’s Food & Packaging cluster in the KIZAD free-zone. The firm, a subsidiary of Kuwait-based Al Khat Packaging Co, is the exclusive provider of all print carton materials for McDonald’s […]

Organic meat higher priority for Irish consumers Organic, free-range, high animal welfare standards, and no hormones or antibiotics; a recent study from Teagasc shows that an appetite for these farm-level production practices is evident amongst a growing segment of Irish meat eaters. Farm-level production practices are becoming increasingly important in determining Irish consumers’ assessments of

UAE’s LuLu Group ploughs investment in India’s food processing and supply chain The UAE’s LuLu Group is investing US$400m in a food processing plant, a logistics and processing unit for fruit and vegetable produce, and a mega shopping mall in India’s state of Telangana. LuLu Group signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on these endeavours with

South African listeriosis outbreak source identified   There have been calls for an overhaul of South Africa’s food safety legislation in light of a listeriosis outbreak in the country that has claimed the lives of 183 people to date. In addition, more than 1,000 people are thought to have been affected by the outbreak, which