MillerCoors is closing its brewery in Eden, North Carolina due to sales decline as there has been a visible shift in consumer preferences from mainstream beer to crafts beer. The Eden brewery was the first to brew Miller Genuine Draft. ...
Tags: MillerCoors, crafts beer, brewery
Global fast food restaurant chain McDonald's has announced a decrease in global comparable sales of 1.7 per cent in February 2015, continuing a downward trend. In the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa, sales decreased by ...
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Crocs Inc. announced its Gregg Ribatt will start working as its new CEO Jan. 28 and that Jason Giordano, managing director of Blackstone's Private Equity Group, has joined its board of directors. Ribatt, who was named at Crocs newest CEO ...
Tags: footwear, apparel, Sporting Goods
Amedica Corp. has laid off 25 employees, representing approximately 28% of its workforce. The move was part of a “comprehensive business review” that also includes deep cuts to corporate overhead and operational costs. The ...
Surf Technicians, LLC (Surftech), has been acquired Triple D Corporation Company Limited, a Thialand based investment company, that holds interests in various companies including a composites parts manufacturer. The acquisition brings the ...
Tags: unparalleled capabilities, environmental practices, Sporting Goods
Australian pie franchise Pie Face has made a comeback from voluntary administration, with the appointment of a new CEO and the signing of a Deed of Company Arrangement. Pie Face launched in Sydney in 2003 and now has 89 stores across ...
Tags: savoury pies, pastries, cakes, muffins, coffee, Agriculture
Gerald White, CEO Berforts Group, plans to carry on the good work that has gone before in his new role as BPIF President. Tony Garnish, Chief Executive, ASG Europe, and previous President recently stepped down. He commented that, ...
Tags: printing sector, Office Supplies
The BPIF are delighted to announce Charles Jarrold as their new CEO effective from January 5th 2015. Charles has been involved in the print and media sector since the early 1990s. Qualifying as an accountant with Ernst and Young, he ...
Tags: print, media sector, Office Supplies
Emcore Corp, which makes compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber-optics market, has named Jeffrey Rittichier as CEO. He succeeds Dr Hong Hou, who has served as president & CEO since March 2008. Rittichier has ...
Tags: fiber-optics, market, Electrical
Pierluigi Dinelli was named chairman and CEO of Pirelli’s NAFTA region, effective Janaury 2015. Pirelli Tire North America Inc. named new leadership to head its operations in North America, effective January 2015. Pierluigi ...
Tags: CEO, market share, Auto
ALDI Australia announces new CEO and structure change German-based supermarket group ALDI has announced a structural adjustment to its senior leadership organisation in Australia. ALDI said the change will support the ...
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SuperGroup Plc, a multi-channel branded UK fashion retailer offering quality clothing, has announced the appointment of Euan Sutherland as the new CEO of the company. Euan Sutherland, currently a non-executive director of SuperGroup, will ...
Stockmann, a Finnish listed company engaged in the retail trade, has appointed Per Thelin, as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from the 10th of November, 2014. Per Thelin, a B.Sc. Economics Graduate and a Swedish citizen, ...
Tags: Stockmann, Chief Executive Officer, Textile
Ashland Inc, a manufacturer of specialty chemical solutions, said it has hired William Wulfsohn as its new CEO, who replaces James O'Brien, who retires at the end of December. Wulfsohn, 52, brings nearly 30 years of world-class chemicals ...
Tags: specialty alloys, powder metal stainless steels, Textile
B&G Foods has appointed Robert Cantwell as its next president and chief executive officer, effective 1 January 2015. Cantwell, 57, who currently serves as the company's executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer, will ...