CSafe Global, a manufacturer of temperature-controlled air-freight containers for the biopharmaceutical industry, has acquired France-based temperature-controlled packaging solutions supplier Kalibox. Established in 2001, Kalibox has two ...
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UK-based YRG Eclipse has opened a new facility in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, in a bid to expand its operations in the region. The new facility features modern equipment, which has been purchased with the support of Yorkshire Bank. ...
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MAHLE Powertrain is opening a new North American headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan later this year as part of a $16m North American expansion that will create new jobs and accelerate a variety of advanced engine-development programs. ...
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For second-quarter 2016, NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA (a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks) has reported ...
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Nutella-maker Ferrero International’s Canadian subsidiary is planning to expand its Ontario factory in Brantford to begin production of three new products. The company is looking to invest CAD36.1m ($27.6m) to scale up its ...
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French-based private label biscuit maker Biscuits Bouvard has acquired Belgian pastry manufacturer Pidy for undisclosed sum. Pidy, which specializes in manufacturing ready-to-fill sweet and savoury products, has production facilities in ...
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Lenard’s Chicken has kicked off its expansion plans, opening eight new redesigned stores across Australia. The stores are the first in a plan to open a further 10 by the end of the 2016 calendar year. Lenard’s says it is ...
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Spanish Ebro Foods has acquired a controlling stake in flour producer and retailer Santa Rita Harinas for €4.8m ($5.34m). In a statement to Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), Ebro said that it has bought 52% ...
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US-based private equity firm KKR has committed to invest INR520 crore in India’s dairy company Kwality to support is growth plans. Kwality will utilise the funds for capital expenditure purposes to further strengthen its milk ...
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Brazilian meat company BRF has announced that it would establish a new subsidiary that will focus on supplying meat for Muslim markets. The company said it would set up a unit Sadia Halal that will hold assets related to the production, ...
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ConAgra Foods has announced that it would invest $200m to expand operations at its Lamb Weston’s facility in Richland, Washington, US. The expansion will see an addition of a new french fry processing line at the plant. While the ...
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Australian dairy processor Burra Foods has signed an agreement with dairy farming company Inner Mongolia Fuyuan Farming, allowing the company to gain a majority shareholding in it. The move is part of Burra's growth plans to improve ...
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For first-quarter 2016, NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA (a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks) has reported ...
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Brazilian poultry exporter BRF has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining stake in Oman-based frozen food distributor Al Khan Foodstuff (AKF). Currently, BRF owns 40% stake in AKF and the total acquisition is is estimated ...
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Plessey of Plymouth, UK has been awarded the Manufacturing Business Award 2016 for large businesses by the Plymouth Herald. Now in their sixth year, the awards celebrate the city's most dynamic companies. Presented at a gala dinner at the ...