Hershey has completed the acquisition of The Allan Candy Company, a Canadian confectionery producer for an undisclosed amount. The addition of Allan Candy's manufacturing capabilities and confectionery portfolio will enhance Hershey's ...
PT Hutchins, a KODA Distribution Group company, has announced the hiring of a new VP of Sales and the creation of a new, strategic technical manager position. J. Patrick Lancaster has been hired as the new VP of Sales for PT Hutchins. ...
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Auto manufacturer BYD Motors introduced world’s largest battery electric vehicle named The Lancaster eBus at the 2014 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Expo in Houston. The vehicle was designed and manufactured in ...
Rigid packaging manufacturer Silgan Holdings has acquired all the assets of US-based metal container manufacturers Van Can Company for about $40m. The transaction included the sale of two metal container manufacturing facilities. While ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with the owner of a meat processing plant in Lancaster, Pa., for allegedly failing to properly pre-treat its industrial waste before discharging it to the City’s ...
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Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) has opened the first ever electric bus factory in Lanscater, California in the US for the manufacture of long-range electric buses. The automaker has also unveiled the first all-electric, ...
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ROSEVILLE, Calif. — The North American Home Furnishings Assn. announced nominees for its 2014 Retailer of the Year awards, recognizing outstanding achievement and leadership among small and large retailers. NAHFA members were ...
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China’s Keer Group has unveiled plans to set up the company’s first textile plant in the US, creating more than 500 jobs over the next five years. The 230,000sq ft manufacturing facility in Lancaster County, South Carolina, ...
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Filtration Group has added surgical smoke evacuation specialist Buffalo Filter to its growing portfolio of companies. Founded in 1991 and based in Lancaster, New York, Buffalo Filter is a medical device manufacturer and supplier of surgical ...
Dan Peters, owner of Lancaster Bicycle, passed away Nov. 22 after a long battle with cancer. He was 41. Before opening Lancaster Bicycle four years ago, Peters managed Bike Source in Columbus and at one time worked for Kenda as a sales ...
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Warehouse equipment supplier Dematic has received an order for a ColbyRACK storage system purpose-built to deal with the forces generated by seismic events, together with a multi-level order picking module, conveyor sorting system and ...
Leveraging sustainable innovations as a driver of business and brand value is the central theme of the Sustainable Brands Conference. For the second time BASF is a major sponsor of this event that takes place at The Lancaster Hotel in ...
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British Lancaster Brewery has introduced its new chestnut ale - Mr Trotters Great British Chestnut Ale - in casks to pubs across the country. The company has introduced Mr Trotters Great British Chestnut Ale in a bottle in Selfridges and ...
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The Hershey Company today announced sales and earnings for the third quarter ended September 29, 2013. Consolidated net sales were $1,853,886,000 compared with $1,746,709,000 for the third quarter of 2012. Reported net income for the ...
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Hershey, a US-headquartered chocolate manufacturer, has achieved Zero-Waste-to-Landfill (ZWL) status at two of its facilities in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Robinson, Illinois. With this development, the company now has six plants in the ...
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