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ArchiveLabs provided equipment for testing fortified foods
LAHORE: A two-day international workshop that concluded here on Tuesday provided laboratory equipment and training to eight public laboratories for testing fortified foods...
Training was provided to lab staff of Pakistan and Afghanistan by German expert Dr Anna Zhenchuk...
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ArchiveFDA to cut trans fats from processed foods
NEW YORK: The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday made good on its proposal to effectively ban artificial trans fats from a wide range of processed foods, from microwave popcorn to frozen pizza, saying they raise the risk of heart disease...
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PakistanDutch company to acquire Engro Foods Ltd
KARACHI: A Dutch dairy cooperative is set to buy out food giant Engro Foods Limited with an investment of around $460million, in what would amount to the largest private sector takeover by a foreign firm in the country's history...
FrieslandCampina International Holding BV intends to acquire a 51 per cent stake of Engro Foods Limited, one of the largest listed companies at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), a notification on the...
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ArchiveDutch firm buys Engro Foods for $450m
KARACHI: Engro Corporation has finally entered into an agreement with a Netherlands-based dairy cooperative to sell up to 51 per cent shares in its subsidiary Engro Foods at an estimated cost of $448 million...
The transaction has been billed as the single largest private sector foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan in recent years...
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ArchiveEngro Foods’ profit drops by 25pc to Rs2.4bn
KARACHI: Engro Foods posted a net profit of Rs2...
“We attribute the decline in revenue to a heated competition in the dairy segment owing to the entrance of new players (Dostea, CupShup etc), especially in the tea-whitening category, which has affected the sale of Engro Foods’ largest dairy brand Tarang,” according to Topline Securities...
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ArchiveDutch dairy firm to buy Engro Foods public shares for Rs151.85 apiece
KARACHI: FrieslandCampina Pakistan Holdings BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina, has offered to acquire 49...
8 million shares of Engro Foods Ltd held by the general public at a price of Rs151...
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PakistanDoctors advise against consumption of deep-fried foods during Ramazan
KARACHI: Cut down on deep-fried foods as they cause indigestion, heartburn, weight gain and make you feel bloated...
Try grilled, baked, steamed or shallow-fried foods...
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ArchiveChinese firm keen on acquiring Fauji Foods
KARACHI: The Chinese state-owned Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Ltd — the dairy manufacturing industry — has shown interest to acquire up to 51 per cent of voting shares and control of Fauji Foods Ltd (FFL)...
In separate announcements to the stock exchange, Citibank NA Pakistan and the associated company of FFL said its total paid-up shares stand at 528...
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ArchiveWHO concerned over sugary baby foods
COPENHAGEN: Commercial baby foods often contain too much sugar and display confusing ingredient lists, according to a UN report that proposed new guidelines on Monday to improve infant diets...
The WHO noted that while foods that naturally contain sugars, such as fruits and vegetables, can be appropriate in young child diets, “the very high levels of sugars present in commercial products is a cause for concern”...
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BusinessFauji Foods to raise Rs7.8bn via rights issue
KARACHI: Fauji Foods will raise Rs7...
The share price of Fauji Foods decreased 0...
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ArchivePeshawar High court seeks transplant records from Peshawar kidney institute
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday directed the Institute of Kidney Diseases (IKD) in the provincial capital to file a report on the transplants performed by it and the doctors being trained by it...
The bench also examined the shortage of the popular over-the-counter painkiller and fever reducer Panadol and sought a report from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan about it...
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PakistanFIFA project in Peshawar — Pakistan football’s ‘lost’ Goal
The lush gardens built by the Mughals, the sub-continent’s most glorious rulers, were destined to see Pakistan’s next generation of footballers hone their skills...
It was not to be, however, in another classic case of Pakistan football’s failings...
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SportPeshawar Zalmi to encourage national side, will hire buses during Pakistan-England tour
Pakistan Super League team Peshawar Zalmi will hire two buses during Pakistan’s upcoming tour of England to encourage the national side and raise funds for KPK cricketers...
“The buses will be booked three hours before the start of the match and will be present at designated meeting points near the stadiums,” said Peshawar Zalmi owner Javed Afridi...
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PakistanPakistan-India contest to be shown on big screens in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: As millions of viewers in Peshawar and other parts of the country are eagerly waiting for Pak-India contest at the ICC T20 World Cup today (Saturday), cinema houses and food outlets in the provincial capital have also arranged live telecast of the match on big screens...
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