"damaged when an outbreak of typhoid in Aberdeen, in which three people died, was traced to a tin of Fray Bentos corned beef imported from South America. The corned beef had been contaminated as a result of the cooling process during manufacture, in which the untreated water used had come, according to the BBC, ""from a river into which an estimated 66 tonnes of human excrement and 250,000 gallons of urine entered every day"". At the end of the 1960s, Vestey disposed of the Anglo factory to the Uruguayan government and, in 1968, sold Liebig to Brooke Bond to form"
"pies in Australia. The Fray Bentos brand is best known for the manufacture and sale in the United Kingdom of a range of tinned meat pies such as steak and kidney and minced beef and onion. Since 2011, the brand in the UK has been owned by Baxters, who manufacture Fray Bentos products at their site at Fochabers in Scotland. In addition to meat pies, the range includes tinned meat puddings and tinned meatballs as well as microwaveable meat-based pasta and rice dishes. The popularity of Fray Bentos products, once a staple in the UK and some European countries, has"
"sells Fray Bentos-branded steak and kidney pies in Australia. In 2008, the Brazilian-owned Marfrig Group announced the re-opening of the Liebig factory and the resumption of export of meat products, though at a lower volume than at the original factory. Botnia S.A., a subsidiary of Finnish corporation Metsä-Botnia, built a large cellulose factory (pulp mill) in Fray Bentos to produce bleached eucalyptus pulp; production started in November 2007, and the first shipments were made in December 2007 from the port of Nueva Palmira. Investment in the project was about 1 billion USD. Several groups raised concerns regarding the effects of"
"declined in recent decades and, in 2011, it was reported that sales had been flat at around £30 million per year for the previous ten years. Tinned meat products, including Fray Bentos, now have a down-market image. According to the ""Financial Times"", Fray Bentos products ""may engender sneers"" but they also have a ""cult following"" in the UK. Baxters describes Fray Bentos as ""an iconic British brand"". Campbell's Soup Company manufactures and sells steak and kidney pies in Australia under the Fray Bentos brand name. In 1865, Liebig's Extract of Meat Company was founded in Britain by German chemist Justus"
"by Liebig in 1881 to market ""Fray Bentos Compressed Cooked Corned Beef"". With the introduction of freezer units, the company was eventually able to produce and export frozen and chilled raw meat as well. The amount of food processed and shipped around the world caused the town of Fray Bentos to be called ""The Kitchen of the World"". Fray Bentos canned meats, now owned by Baxters, are still sold in Europe. The brand also offers meat pies, which have been manufactured since 1958. The British tonic wine Wincarnis originally contained Liebig's meat extract and was initially called Liebig's Extract of"
"the domestic UK and overseas markets, including third-party brands such as Del Monte. During the 1980s, the factory was purchased by Premier Foods when Lockwoods Foods Limited went into administrative receivership. Premier Foods, among other popular food brands, would later produce the popular staple food Fray Bentos canned steak and kidney pie at the Long Sutton factory. Following the sale of the Fray Bentos business to Baxters in 2011, production was moved to Scotland in 2013. The factory facility, is now part of the Princes Food & Drink Group and Long Sutton is their largest food production site in the"
"Fray Bentos was bought by Campbell's in 1993 and sold onto Premier Foods as part of the sale of the US food group's UK assets in 2006. Since the acquisition, Baxters has introduced new products under the Fray Bentos brand, such as soups in August 2012 and instant hot meals (Fray Bentos Hunger Busters) in June 2014. Baxters withdrew from the chilled soups sector in 2008 and sold its Grimbsy factory to Northern Foods, attributing the move to strong competition in the sector and a desire to focus on more profitable products. In May 2016 Baxters announced that up to"
"have a negative impact on the environment or tourism in either country. The paper mill started operating in November 2007. Fray Bentos has an Industrial Revolution Museum in the former meat processing factory of the Liebig Extract of Meat Company, where thousands of people worked. When it was shut down, the opportunity was taken to create a museum, with the original machinery, and social and cultural artefacts of the technological revolution in Fray Bentos. The museum exhibits the machinery used in the meat and extract of meat process, the buildings, an 1893 Merryweather water-pumping machine, a complete canning plant, a"
"in 2007 and moved its Fray Bentos production to its factory in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire. In 2011, the Premier Foods canning division, including Fray Bentos, was bought by Princes Group, but, following an Office of Fair Trading investigation, Princes were required to immediately sell off Fray Bentos on competition grounds. It was bought by Baxters, the current owners, who announced that production would transfer to its site at Fochabers in Scotland. The move was completed in 2013. Baxters have extended the Fray Bentos range to include ""deep fill"" pies and microwaveable bowl products. After an investigation by a BBC One"
"plant where the meat was cooked, a laboratory, etc. It also has a museum for the artist Luis Alberto Solari, who was born in the city. The Miguel Young Theatre is an important cultural landmark. Fray Bentos has its own football league, the Liga Departamental de Fútbol de Río Negro, established in 1912, made up of 14 teams. Among the most notable are Fray Bentos Fútbol Club, Club Atlético Anglo and Laureles Fútbol Club. The title character of Borges' short story ""Funes el Memorioso"" was from Fray Bentos. Villa Independencia Airport serves Fray Bentos, but has no commercial air service."
"Campofrío Food Group The Campofrio Food Group (Spanish: ""Grupo de Alimentación Campofrío""), known simply as Campofrío, is a prominent Spanish multinational food company based in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, that produces different kinds of processed meat products. The company was founded in Burgos by José Luis Ballvé in 1952. José Luis Ballvé worked in a Seville slaughterhouse before becoming a traveling wool and hide buyer. His travels took him to Burgos and he decided to settle there, borrow €500, and open a meat business. Ballvé handled the production side of the business and his partner, Romulo Fernando, handled the retail side."
"others. The eastern half of the department has many pastures for the grazing of sheep and cattle which are an important contributor to the economy of the department. The main industries are again based around agro-industry the most prominent being wineries and dairies. The department also has a fluvial port located in Fray Bentos. Tourism is becoming popular in the department especially in the thermal spas around the area of Las Cañas. Botnia S.A., a subsidiary of Finnish corporation Botnia, is currently building a large cellulose factory in Fray Bentos to produce bleached eucalyptus pulp. The investment in the project"
"used 12,000 pots per year of the easily digestible substance. By 1875, 500 tonnes of the extract were being produced at the Fray Bentos plant each year. It was recommended for soldiers during the American Civil War for its shelf stability, ease of transport, and ease of use. It was still used by the Allied forces in World War II. European adventurer Sir Henry Morton Stanley valued it on his trip to Africa. It is still sold by Liebig Benelux. In 1873, Liebig's began producing tinned corned beef, which it sold under the label ""Fray Bentos"". ""Fray Bentos"" was trademarked"
"Highlands, around 40 miles to the west of Baxter's Fochabers headquarters. Baxters was declared number four in the ""Scottish Grocer"" magazine's Scottish Brand Review 2016. In December 2016 Baxters donated 2,100 cans of soup and 1,000 Fray Bentos pies to a charity food bank in Aberdeen. Alongside Baxter's own brand products, other products are sold under a variety of brands owned by, or licensed to, the group. Audrey Baxter Signature Range Baxters Fray Bentos Garners Jack Daniels Manor Vinegar Mary Berry Peppadew Pizza Express Simply Delicious Argents Hill Country Cuisine Aunty Kath's Bamboleo Baxters Jensens Organic Baxters Soup Experts Aylmer"
"The tins were also ideally suited as army rations as they weighed just one pound and were easily transportable. With the outbreak of the Boer War, the company's profits were significantly boosted from supplying corned beef to the British Army in South Africa. Fray Bentos corned beef was also supplied to the troops in World War I. Its popularity was such that the term ""Fray Bentos"" was used as slang by soldiers to mean ""good"". One of the early British tanks that fought at the Battle of Passchendaele was given the nickname ""Fray Bentos"", because the men inside felt like"
"implicated in the case. In July 2017 Eumar Roberto Novacki, Brazilian secretary of state, in Geneva tried to convince european meat importers that brazilian meat was of high quality. At the same time, new information on bribery of meat inspectors were published Operation Weak Meat The Operation Carne Fraca or Operation Weak Meat in Brazilian media in English (), is an action enforced by the Federal Police of Brazil, the Brazilian federal police, started on March 17, 2017 which investigated some of the country's largest meat processing companies. The company JBS S.A., holding the trademarks Seara Alimentos, Swift Armour, Friboi"
"Beher (company) Beher (stylized as BEHER) and also called Bernardo Hernández, is a Spanish ham producer company that has worldwide fame. It is situated in the town of Guijuelo (province of Salamanca, Spain), in the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Jamón de Guijuelo. This third generation family company was founded in the 1930s and is now one of the 300 biggest companies in Castile and León. In 2001 and 2004 it was awarded ""Best international company"" during the International Fair in Frankfurt, the main international fair of meat products. Among the many products of Beher ""Bellota Oro"" (Gold Acorn) stands"
"America. Its portfolio of brands includes Lay's, Cheetos, Fritos, and Doritos, as well as local brands such as Lucky, Stiksy, and Baconzitos snacks in Brazil and ManiMoto in Colombia. Frito-Lay snacks are distributed in Europe under the ""PepsiCo Europe"" operating division, previously PepsiCo International. Products include: Walkers Crisps, Doritos, Paw Ridge, Smiths, Cheetos, Duyvis, Snack-a-Jacks, Looza, Twistos, and Solinki. PepsiCo maintains manufacturing plants in Europe, the largest of which are two snack manufacturing and processing plants located in Leicester and Coventry in England. Frito-Lay products sold under the ""PepsiCo Asia, Middle East & Africa"" division represent the smallest (as of"
"Verde, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Macau, Mozambique, Netherlands, S.Tomé and Principe, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Ferbar Ferbar - Fernando Barros, Produtos Alimentares, Lda or simply Ferbar, is a Portuguese company specialized on wholesale of food products, including canned vegetables, sauces, tomato products and canned fruits. The company, headquartered in Maia, Greater Porto subregion, is the leading brand on its segment in Portugal. The company exports its wide range of products to several countries, including Angola and Mozambique. Ferbar was founded in 1971 by Fernando Nogueira de Barros Coelho, having started its operations as a small regional company, operating"
"interior. Citrus cultivation for export has increased in the departments along the Río Uruguay. The department of Colonia, some of which was settled by the Swiss, was famous for the production of milk, butter, cheese, and dulce de leche (a dessert made from concentrated milk and sugar). Most wheat (in which Uruguay was self-sufficient) also was produced in this region. Construction with Argentina of the Salto Grande Dam across the Río Uruguay north of Salto was a major boost to the development of the northern litoral in the 1970s. By contrast, the closure of the famous meat-packing plant at Fray"
"of these stores were also previously Bayless Markets. Food City competes in its home market of Arizona against El Rancho Market and ""Fry's Mercado"" launched by Kroger-owned Fry's Food and Drug. The Food City stores outside of Arizona are unrelated. Slogans: ""Mucho Value!"" Bashas' Bashas' is a family-owned grocery store chain, primarily located in Arizona, with one location outside the state in Crownpoint, New Mexico. Its headquarters are in unincorporated Maricopa County, Arizona, near Chandler. The Bashas' family of stores includes four distinct formats: Bashas', Bashas' Diné, AJ's Fine Foods, and Food City. The company has more than 130 stores"
"the merged manufacturing business of Brooke Bond Liebig. Brooke Bond Liebig was acquired by Unilever in 1984. In 1993, Campbell Soup Company bought Fray Bentos from Unilever's Brooke Bond division. The Hackney plant was closed in the same year and production moved to Campbell's own factory in King's Lynn. Campbell's subsequently transferred its rights to the brand in the UK to Premier Foods as part of the sale of Campbell's UK operations in 2006. However, Campbell's continues to manufacture and sell steak and kidney pies in Australia under the Fray Bentos brand name. Premier Foods closed the King's Lynn factory"
"Frankie & Benny's Frankie & Benny's is a chain of Italian-American restaurants in the United Kingdom, with numerous outlets nationwide, run by The Restaurant Group plc. The first location opened in 1995 in Leicester, but now the chain has over 250 locations across the UK. The years 2015 and 2016 proved tough for Frankie & Benny's, as profits slumped. This was blamed on poor management of the company and an unnecessary raise in menu prices. Owners, The Restaurant Group, are currently attempting to reinvent the brand, which introduced a new menu in March 2017. In branches, on menus, and on"
"Operation Weak Meat The Operation Carne Fraca or Operation Weak Meat in Brazilian media in English (), is an action enforced by the Federal Police of Brazil, the Brazilian federal police, started on March 17, 2017 which investigated some of the country's largest meat processing companies. The company JBS S.A., holding the trademarks Seara Alimentos, Swift Armour, Friboi and Vigor and also the BRF company, holding the trademarks Sadia and Perdigão are accused of having mixed rotten meat treated with chemical components into meat sold in Brazil and abroad. As a first consequence, more than 30 meat inspectors were fired."
"north between Brazil and Argentina and in the south between Uruguay and Argentina). Argentines residing mainly in Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, about 35 km from Fray Bentos, had been concerned that ENCE's pulp mill would pollute the river. Also, some demonstrations had been organized against ENCE. After ENCE received its permit, another company, the Finnish Botnia, made public their intention to consider the same area for another pulp mill. Botnia received the environmental authorization to build a mill in February 2005. The Uruguay River is shared by the two countries and is protected by a treaty, which requires both parties to"
"after the town of Quilmes, Buenos Aires, where it was first produced. ""Argentine Cuisine"" is heavily based on the growth of all kinds of cereals, grains, oil seeds, fruits and vegetables, since Argentina is a significantly large livestock and agricultural country. In the Mesopotamia waters river fish such as silverside, surubi, dorado or boga clearly stand out. Meat products have been dominant in the country since the 16th century. The country is regarded as a major beef, pork and poultry producing and consuming country. As a matter of fact, certain areas such as those located in the south are usually"
"brands 7DAYS, finetti and Chipicao, also the local brands Molto, Spin Span, Chipita Chips, Tsipers and Extra. Chipita Chipita S.A. is a food company in Greece. It operates in 66 countries. Chipita has developed e-commerce in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1973 by the 5 Gavalakis brothers (50% ownership) and Constandinos & Efrosini Tsaltas (50% ownership) in Moshato, Athens . In 1986 Spyros Theodoropoulos took control of the company. In 1992, it began the trading of mini croissants. In 1994, the company traded in Athens Stock Exchange. In 2005 the company merged with Delta Holding S.A. Five years later, in"
"evident in recent years. Dairy products, like milk, Swiss cheese, cream cheese, ""dulce de leche"", yogurt and many other milk products. They also produce a variety of sausages and animal products, fruits and vegetables, cereals and wine. It is located in the southeastern part of Colonia Department, Uruguay. Its population, as of 2004, was 12,000. Nowadays, Nueva Helvecia is famous for its milk production. Until 1980 the Facansa enterprise produced bodywork for road vehicles. Ancestors and descendants of Swiss immigrants to Nueva Helvecia, Colonia, Uruguay. The site contains the surnames Ettlin, Greising, Odermatt, Bratschi, Bratsche, Hugo, Haller, Ackermann, Frey, Ernst."
"18 months. Many of the hams are also smoked in a small, wood-fired smokehouse that sits behind the shop. Benton's also produces prosciutto, cured bacon, and fresh pork sausage. Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams is a producer of cured meats in Madisonville, Tennessee, United States. The business was started in 1947 by the late Albert H. Hicks. Allan Benton and his father, B.D. Benton, took over the business in 1973 and it was subsequently renamed and moved to its current location in Madisonville. The company uses a slow curing process using salt, brown sugar, and"
"in 60 countries. In 1992, it acquired United States cheese company Sorrento. In 1999, ""la société Besnier"" became ""le groupe Lactalis"" owned by Belgium-based holding company BSA International SA. In 2006, they bought Italian group Galbani, and in 2008, bought Swiss-based cheese maker Baer. In 2011, they bought Italian group Parmalat out of bankruptcy. In 2013, the Sorrento and Precious brands in the US were renamed Galbani, and the Sorrento Lactalis division was renamed Lactalis American Group. In 2007, the French Institut National des Appellations d'Origine, which administers AOC (""L'appellation d'origine contrôlée"") designations for French food products, refused to permit"
"Sargento Sargento Foods Inc. is an American food producer best known for its cheese. It was established in 1953 in Plymouth, Wisconsin by Leonard Gentine and Joseph Sartori. The company name is a combination of Sartori and Gentine, with an ""o"" added to make the name sound Italian, as the company specialized in Italian-style cheeses. Sargento is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, and is one of the country's largest retail cheese companies. The company offers profit sharing, tuition reimbursement and benefits for its employees. The company has been a sponsor in American motorsports for"
"distinctively local style. The mortadella of Prato is a Tuscan speciality flavoured with pounded garlic and coloured with alchermes. The mortadella of Amatrice, high in the Apennines of northern Lazio, is unusual in being lightly smoked. Because it originated in Bologna, this contributed to the naming of the American sausage meat ""bologna"". Mortadella Bologna has Protected Geographical Indication status under European Union law. The zone of production is extensive: as well as Emilia-Romagna and the neighbouring regions of Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Marche and Tuscany, it includes Lazio and Trentino. Mortadella is very popular in Spain and Portugal, where a variety"
"and it was given to Creuzot's son, Percy III. It sells sausage and meats to independent grocery stores and restaurants. Frenchy's Chicken Frenchy's Chicken is a restaurant chain in Houston, Texas selling Louisiana Creole cuisine. It was established in 1969 by Percy ""Frenchy"" Creuzot Jr. In 2010 Allan Turner of the ""Houston Chronicle"" wrote that the original location, still operated by the founding family, and the chain-operated locations together have a ""loyal clientele"". Houston R&B artist Beyoncé Knowles made references to the chain in her music. In 1969 Percy ""Frenchy"" Creuzot Jr., a New Orleans native who had traveled to"