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                    [ArticleID] => 879799
                    [Title] => Swift sells assets worth P214.76 M
                    [Summary] => 

Swift Foods Inc. has approved the sale of two parcels of land as well as 16 buildings and some equipment for P214.76 million.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348516 [Title] => Feedmillers ask DA for more corn imports [Summary] => The local feedmilling industry is reiterating to the Department of Agriculture (DA) its request for additional corn imports of 120,000 metric tons (MT).

"We are hoping to get approval of our request in the next two weeks because of the urgency of bringing in the corn imports," noted Ricardo M. Pinca, vice-president of the Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (Pafmi).
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 247687 [Title] => Swift Foods ships chicken to Japan [Summary] => Swift Foods Inc., one of the country’s biggest poultry producers, is venturing into the exports business with the initial shipment of about 35 metric tons of frozen cuts and processed chicken products to Japan.

Swift president Bernardo Concepcion said in a statement that the company will export its processed chicken products to Japanese firms Sumikin Busan and Nisho Iwai.

"The company would be exporting chicken cut-ups for the known Japanese chicken barbecue dish, the yakitori," Concepcion said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 247430 [Title] => Swift to export chicken to Japan [Summary] => Swift Foods, Inc., one of the major poultry producers in the country, is in the final stages of negotiations with Japanese importers for the export of value-added chicken products to the Japanese market.

Swift president Bernardo Concepcion said Sumikin Busan and Nisho Iwai, two major Japanese sogo-soshas, are now working closely with the company in finalizing a supply agreement for the next three to six months.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 234614 [Title] => Chicken prices stabilize as growers hike output [Summary] => Chicken prices are starting to stabilize as the local poultry industry hiked its production to at least 2.3 million birds.

The Philippine Association of Broiler Integrators (PABI) which include San Miguel Foods Inc., Swift Foods, Tyson Agro-Ventures, Universal Robina and Vitarich, and the United Broiler Raisers Association (UBRA) said they have advanced the harvest of up to two million birds last December to meet the high demand for chicken during the holidays.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209181 [Title] => SEC okays SFI property dividend [Summary] => Food and beverage giant RFM Corp. completed another step in its transformation to a branded food business with the recent approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the upstreaming of Swift Foods, Inc. (SFI) as a property dividend to RFM’s shareholders.

This means SFI, one of the country’s dominant chicken producers, is no longer a subsidiary of RFM, but owned directly by its shareholders as a separate, publicly-listed corporation.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 205441 [Title] => Broiler output seen to grow 25% [Summary] => A glut in local chicken supply is expected as the production of broilers has been forecast to go up by 25 percent this year.

The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) estimates that broiler production will reach 593.75 million from 475 million chicks in 2002, an output which fueled the chicken industry to register gross revenues of P66.5 billion last year.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 178490 [Title] => Broilers group backs RA 8435 [Summary] => The Philippine Association of Broiler Integrators (PABI), which comprises the major poultry producers and integrators in the country, has expressed strong support over the retention and strict implementation of RA 8435 Sec. 109 exempting payment of tariff and duties for the importation of all agricultural inputs, machines and equipment, including spare parts and renewable energy systems.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 158374 [Title] => GMA urges private sector to help develop Mindanao [Summary] => President Arroyo urged the private sector yesterday to assume an active role in organizing business activities that will accelerate the economic development of Mindanao.

In a statement issued on the occasion of the inauguration of the Swift Foods, Inc. poultry processing facilities in Misamis Oriental, the President said: "Being a firm believer in the private sector as the engine of economic growth, I am encouraged to see the initiative of Swift in Northern Mindanao, a manifestation that the company shares the government’s vision to develop the region."
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 143238 [Title] => Lucio Tan group gears up for battle over corned beef market in Luzon [Summary] => The Lucio Tan group is gearing up for a major battle in a new field as it is set to launch a P60-million advertising campaign for its newly-acquired processed meat brands.

Tan’s Foremost Farms, the country’s leading livestock company, will soon embark on a nationwide multimedia campaign to promote its latest food line, the Winner brand of corned beef.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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