“The acquisition by Sanders of our animal nutrition business reflects the ongoing partnership that has existed between Avril and the InVivo Group since 2005,” said Christophe Passelande, MD of Soufflet Agriculture. The deal would include Soufflet Agriculture’s Talmont-Saint-Hilaire production site in Vendée, France. That facility produces 45,000 tons of mash feed a year. “This transaction […]
EU feed and pet food sectors concerned about use of fit-for-feed animal fat in biofuels
Even though category 3 animal fats are not mentioned in Annex IX of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) as feedstocks for sustainable biofuels, they are increasingly being used and marketed as such, said Alice Tempel Costa, technical director, FEDIAF. Data from EFPRA, the group representing the European animal by-product processing sector, shows that the demand […]
Animal sacrifices and pagan worship on the edge of Europe
Melanie Hamilton, CNN A tiny wooden hut with smoke sprouting from its chimney sits at the base of a windswept hill dotted with lambs. Inside is a large iron cauldron, scuffed from centuries of use and smothered in flames. As its interior bubbles, mountain barley and wild hops are married together to create a delightfully […]