The American Beverage Association is honoring America Recycles Day by supporting a pilot project called "Recycle on the Go" in Palm Beach County, Florida, to increase the amount of recycled cans and bottles and decrease the amount of ...
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Contract pharmaceutical company in the US Patheon has sold its global secondary clinical packaging and clinical distribution services business to Bellwyck Packaging Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Patheon chief executive officer James ...
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US-based SGS International, a provider of design-to-print graphics services to the consumer products packaging industry, has acquired Stevenson Color through its wholly owned subsidiary, Southern Graphic Systems, for an undisclosed sum. ...
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US retailer Kroger will stop selling fresh sprouts today (22 October) over concerns that the vegetable represents a food safety risk. According to Payton Pruett, Kroger's vice president of food safety, the decision was based on the ...
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US retailer Kroger has increased its full-year profit forecast after reporting a rise in third-quarter earnings. In the three-month period ended 3 November, earnings climbed to US$316.5m from $195.9m a year earlier, which included a ...
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The union representing Hostess Brands workers has insisted the US bakery group is "falsely claiming" the closure of three bakeries was the result of strike action. Hostess has been trying to force through cuts to pay and conditions and ...
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Major Tool & Machine, Inc. retrofitted two of their machining centers in 2010, changing to a CNC technology platform that was completely new to the company. Ten more such large-scale retrofits have followed, bringing increased enthusiasm, ...
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Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA) has acquired Brower Insurance Agency, an independent firm in Ohio, for an undisclosed sum. Following the transaction, the acquired enterprise will act as MMA's ...
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Illinois-based insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) has completed the acquisition of Ohio-based retail insurance broker Schiff, Kreidler-Shell Insurance and Risk Services (SKS). As part of the acquisition, SKS chairman and ...
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In one of the most hotly contested elections in recent history, auto glass shop owners in several key battleground states react to how they think today’s election will affect the auto glass industry. Similar to the majority of ...
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US-based fast-food hamburger chain Jack in the Box has relaunched Bonus Jack, a double-patty cheeseburger, for a limited time at participating locations. Bonus Jack, which was initially launched in the 1970s, features two beef patties ...
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Hostess Brands,a maker of breads and sweet goods in the US,has plans to permanently close its three bakeries following a nationwide strike by its bakers union. The company,which produces Twinkies,Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread,said that the ...
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US-based United Dairy Farmers(UDF)has introduced Greek frozen yogurt range under its Homemade Brand.The line includes five flavors-blueberry,strawberry,raspberry,peach and honey granola. The company noted that the new yogurt range ...
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Boston Scientific has completed enrolling first patient in a EVOLVE II clinical trial of its Synergy Everolimus-Eluting platinum chromium coronary stent system. The CE-marked stent features a combination of everolimus drug and ...
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Great American Insurance Group has promoted trucking executive Darrell Bickley to divisional vice president of its Trucking Division. Since joining the Trucking Division in 2004, Bickley served in various positions of increasing ...