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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Flint Group has appointed Dr Pablo Steenwinkel as technical director for its Flexible Packaging business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Dr Steenwinkel joins Flint Group on May 1st 2017 from Avery Dennison, where he is ...
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Land O'Lakes has acquired Vermont Creamery, a creamery and artisanal cheese and butter-maker in Websterville, Vermont, US. Vermont Creamery Co-Founders Bob Reese and Allison Hooper and Land O'Lakes, Inc. President and CEO Chris Policinski ...
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Bonduelle has agreed to acquire Ready Pac Foods, the US producer of convenience fresh meal solutions, salads and fresh cut produce. The transaction is expected to close by the end of March 2017 following routine regulatory reviews and ...
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Give and Go Prepared Foods has closed its acquisition of the muffin business of United Baking and its subsidiaries Uncle Wally’s and Vision Enterprises. Based in Shirley, New York, Uncle Wally’s is a leading pure-play ...
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Amplify Snack Brands announced it has strengthened the Company’s executive leadership team by appointing Mike DeGrace as senior vice president of sales for North American region. Mr. DeGrace joins Amplify with over 30 years of ...
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Spirits giant Bacardi has appointed K.C. Kavanagh as senior vice president and global chief communications officer. Kavanagh reports to Mike Dolan, chief executive officer of Bacardi Limited, and serves on the Company’s global ...
B&G Foods has announced a 49.2% increase in net sales for the July-September quarter of this year. Highlights (vs. year-ago quarter where applicable): Net sales increased 49.2% to $318.2 millionNet income increased 63.6% to $32.4 ...
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SpartanNash has agreed to acquire certain assets of Indianapolis based Caito Foods Service and its Blue Ribbon Transport (BRT) logistic operations for approximately $217.5m. Additionally, SpartanNash will bear certain transaction costs ...
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Molson Coors Brewing has completed its previously-announced acquisition of SABMiller's stake in their US joint venture, MillerCoors. The deal, initially signed late last year, closed the day after Anheuser-Busch InBev finalized its ...
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Campbell Soup Company has appointed Ed Carolan as president for Campbell Fresh (C-Fresh). Carolan, 47, will lead the division that includes Bolthouse Farms beverages, salad dressings and carrots, Garden Fresh Gourmet salsa, hummus and ...
LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has appointed Daniel Castillo as president, Lighting, leading both the commercial and consumer lighting businesses and reporting to chairman & CEO Chuck Swoboda. ...
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Husky Injection Molding Systems, the largest brand name supplier of injection molding equipment and services, announced that Greg Temple has joined Husky’s team in the role of Vice President Global Supply Chain and Operations. Greg ...
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Inteva Products, an automotive supplier of engineered components and systems, has opened a new technical center in Bangalore, India. The state-of-the-art Center of Expertise expands Inteva’s technical capabilities and footprint in ...
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Swiss food giant Nestle and Britain’s R&R Ice Cream have completed establishing a joint venture Froneri to combine their activities in ice cream, frozen food and chilled dairy. The joint venture will integrate both the ...
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