Summer is nearly here, so now is a great to invest in a decent portable speaker – and a getting a good deal won’t hurt either. Amazon is selling the Sony SRS-XB3 portable speaker for a bargain price of just £67.99, which ...
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ICSH Parent, the parent company of Industrial Container Services, has announced that it has been acquired by funds advised by Centerbridge Partners, a leading private investment firm. Prior to this transaction, ICS was owned by affiliates ...
Tyson Foods has agreed to buy Ohio-based sandwich producer AdvancePierre Foods for about $3.2bn. The acquisition will expand Tyson Foods' portfolio of prepared foods and protein-packed brands. A subsidiary of Tyson Foods will offer to ...
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BlackBerry’s latest smartphone has finally launched in the UK, although it’s not easy to get your hands on one. The BlackBerry KeyOne is now available to purchase in the UK, although stock is limited to just one retailer ...
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Demand for solvent-grade mixed xylene has come to a near standstill this week as the product shares the same code for imports as mixed aromatics, which is expected to have a consumption tax imposed some time between May 1 and July 1, market ...
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Loews has agreed to acquire US-based rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Consolidated Container Company (CCC) from Bain Capital Private Equity for about $1.2bn. Based in Atlanta of Georgia, CCC offers packaging solutions to stable end ...
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In December we learned Microsoft was planning to bring its Cortana digital assistant to smart speakers, with the first device revealed to be a speaker from third-party firm Harman Kardon. The speaker is set to debut this year, but it ...
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Middle-market private investment company Highlander Partners has acquired Gimbal Brothers, a manufacturer of gummy vitamins and gourmet jelly beans. Highlander Partners has also formed Bettera Brands to pursue confection and snack ...
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Online shopping could soon get an augmented reality twist, as a new report suggests Amazon is working on a way to drag and drop virtual furniture into a simulated version of our homes. That’s the latest word from an anonymous source ...
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JBS USA has agreed to acquire Plumrose USA, the bacon and deli-meats business of Denmark's Danish Crown, for $230m. The acquisition is in line with JBS' plans to diversify its product portfolio and expansion of prepared foods and branded ...
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German authorities have raided Audi’s offices and homes of several officials over the emissions test cheating scandal by its parent firm Volkswagen. The authorities allege that Audi engineers and managers might have installed the ...
US Foods has agreed to acquire Birmingham, Alabama-based SRA Foods, a meat processor and distributor having yearly sales of around $80m. Family owned since 1940, SRA started out as a butcher shop in Birmingham. Today, SRA Foods occupies a ...
New iPad 2017 vs iPad Pro 2016: Apple isn’t shy about launching 9.7-inch tablets, but which of its latest slates is the best? We compare the specs and tell you what you need to know. Apple dropped a surprise announcement on us in ...
Owners, Steve Mohabir and his wife Tracey opened the toy store in 2009 as a tribute to their two year old son Marcus and friends Toby and Kate Beasley who died in a car crash in 2004. Surrey toyshop, The Toy Box has decided to close its ...
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Carlsberg Sweden is launching its non-alcoholic beer, Carlsberg Non-Alcoholic 0.5%, in an organic variety. Swedes' interest in non-alcoholic beer is greater than ever. Sales at Systembolaget, the state-owned chain of liquor stores in ...
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