Mexican food firm Grupo LALA has agreed to acquire assets of Nicaraguan food company Eskimo for an undisclosed amount. An agreement to this effect was signed by both the companies, with the transaction to be closed after obtaining ...
Tags: ice cream, milk and yoghurt, Agriculture
BowTech Archery has named two new directors to its leadership team. John Hernandez has assumed the new position of director of vertical bows and and Sheila Gallagher has joined the company as director of sales. Both began working in their ...
Tags: leadership team, Sporting Goods
Skoda has commenced the series production of Fabia Combi at the company’s Mladá Boleslav plant in Czech Republic. The car which is in its third generation is expected to have more space, functionality and eco-friendliness ...
Tags: system screen, Fabia Combi, Auto
Hempel has acquired Schaepman’s Lakfabrieken B.V, a leading Dutch supplier of specialised industrial, protective and decorative coatings. The acquisition is part of Hempel’s five-year growth strategy, One Hempel – One ...
Tags: decorative coatings, suppliers, Construction
Ningbo PEACEBIRD, a Chinese fast-fashion company, has chosen the fashion PLM solution by Lectra, one of the leading integrated technology solutions providers for fabrics and technical textile companies, based in France, to support its ...
Tags: Fashion Firm, technical textile, Textile
Cardia Bioplastics has expanded its patent portfolio with 19 granted patents apart from 42 more pending registrations for its bioplastics technology. The company has also secured seven new Cardia Compostable, Biohybrid and PPC-starch ...
American fresh produce distributor Castellini Group of Companies has announced plans to invest around $52m in the development of a new large-scale fresh-cut fruits and vegetables processing and produce distribution centre in Conley, ...
Tags: fruits, vegetables, Agriculture
US based Cooper Tire is looking to move its production out of China following the sale of stake in a joint venture with Chengshan Group. Previously the dispute at the joint venture, Cooper Chengshan Tire Company in eastern Shandong, China ...
Tags: joint venture, Cooper Tire, Auto
The Board of Directors and the Group Management of Sika were informed Friday evening, December 5, 2014, that the French Group Saint-Gobain intends to indirectly acquire all shares held by the Burkard family, Sika's current majority ...
Tags: Saint-Gobain, shareholder, Construction
British agribusiness Sundrop Farms has secured $100m in investment from private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co ( KKR ) to ramp up vegetable production. The investment will be used in the expansion of Sundrop Farms' greenhouse ...
Tags: vegetable, Agriculture
Global beverage giant The Coca-Cola Company has made a deal with South African multinational brewing and beverage company SABMiller to acquire its Appletiser drinks brands on a worldwide basis, and acquire or be licensed rights to a further ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, Sabmiller, Agriculture
The Coca-Cola Company, SABMiller and Gutsche Family Investments (GFI) will combine the bottling operations of their non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages businesses in Southern and East Africa. The new entity, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, bottling operations, Agriculture
The rigid plastic packaging giant’s results for the six months ended 30 September 2014, shows good growth in profits, returns and dividends. The planned acquisition of Promens Group progresses the company’s Vision 2020 ...
Cardia Bioplastics Limited (ASX: CNN) has signed a terms sheet with privately held Stellar Films Group (Stellar Films) under which a merger of the businesses of the two groups is proposed. What is the goal? The idea is to create a ...
Tags: Bioplastics, Films, Packaging
Compostable resins, films, bags and custom finished products providers Cardia Bioplastics has announced a merger with Australian privately held Stellar Films Group to create a leader in sustainable packaging. Cardia Bioplastics will ...
Tags: sustainable packaging, Compostable resins, Agriculture