A case of Newcastle disease has been confirmed in a backyard flock of birds in southwestern Russia.

Finnish meat and poultry company Atria has acquired the entire share capital of Domretor Oy, a contract manufacturer in the food industry located in Kauhava, Finland.

A product based on eggshell membrane alleviated pain from osteoarthritis, according to researchers in The Netherlands. They said that the product offered affordable health care as well as a sustainable use of a food waste material.

Plukon Food Group, the largest poultry company in the Netherlands, finalized its acquisition of Cuparius Food Group (CFG), based in Nijkerk, the Netherlands.

2 Sisters Food Group has entered into an agreement to sell part of its Fox’s Biscuits business to a Ferrero-related company for GBP246 million (US$319 million).

Cherkizovo Group reported a 7% year-over-year increase in chicken sales volume for the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, but a 8% decrease in its turkey sales volume

A new report urges European countries to prepare for likely outbreaks of avian influenza in poultry and other birds in the coming months. The advice follows a recent spike in outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Russia and Kazakhstan. There have also been new cases in Vietnamese poultry, while the mild form of the disease has been detected among more South African commercial ostriches, and in captive birds at a German zoo.

Changes in consumer dining habits during the COVID-19 pandemic have led 2 Sisters Food Group to create 180 new jobs at its prepared meals plant in Rogerstone, Wales.

VDL Groep, headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands, has taken ownership of Jansen Poultry Equipment (JPE).

New research from the University of Bath has revealed a growing interest in and openness for cultured meat as German and French consumers seek to reduce their overall meat consumption.

An initiative across 80 countries will see suppliers of poultry and other foods dramatically cut their waste to help reach Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 12.3.

Royal Pas Reform CEO Harm Langen will be leaving the company, effective October 1, 2020. The search for his successor is underway.