Forty years ago, Bernard Sadow, a vice president of a Massachusetts luggage and coat company,was traveling back from Aruba with his family. While struggling with his suitcases at the airport, a bulb went off: He realized putting wheels on ...
Tags: Luggage, Wheeled-Luggage, Cases, Boxes
It reflects not only how we travel – by plane, train, or automobile – but what we value as travelers and as human beings: flexibility, brand loyalty and our increasing dependence on technology. There's a lot more packed into ...
Cleaner cotton makes quality yarns – but how can spinners be sure of removing unwanted contaminants without wasting good fiber or hampering mill productivity? The acquisition of Jossi Systems AG by Uster Technologies has created the ...
United Natural Foods reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 ended May 3, 2014. Net sales increased 13.8%, or $215.5 million, to $1.78 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to $1.57 billion for the ...
Tags: Natural Foods, Agriculture, Food
United Natural Foods has signed an agreement to acquire all of the stock of Tony’s Fine Foods, a distributor of perishable food products, for nearly $195.3m. Founded in 1934, Tony's primarily sells its products to retail and ...
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton projections for 2013/14 indicate that global 2013/14 cotton consumption is estimated at 109.5 million bales, 3 percent (3 million bales) above the preceding year. Although rising for a ...
Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc., (MDA) parent company of Spinning, Peak Pilates, Bodyblade, Ugi and Resist-A-Ball, has signed an exclusive worldwide license agreement with CrossCore, Inc., the leader in rotational bodyweight training products and ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
today’s yarn markets, an inadequate piecing quality alone can cause an otherwise high-quality yarn not being accepted in downstream processing. For the new Rieter R 35 semi-automated rotor spinning machine the renowned AMIspin ...
Tags: Piecing of Yarn, Rieter R 35
Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (“Sun Capital”), a leading private investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies, announced the sale by an affiliate of its investment in Frontier ...
Tags: Frontier Spinning, Sun Capital
China-based yarn spinner Keer Group is investing $218 million to establish its U.S. operations, which will be named Keer America Corp., in Indian Land, S.C. The investment includes construction of a 230,000-square-foot manufacturing ...
United Natural Foods, Inc. (the "Company") today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 ended November 2, 2013. "Continued demand and UNFI's focus on its core strategies delivered strong results during the first ...
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Every good spinner understands the importance of testing cotton fiber quality. It's the basis for critical decisions which impact on yarn quality and, ultimately, the mill's ongoing profitability. The USTER AFIS PRO 2 fiber testing ...
Tags: Independent Trails, Textile
Gastonia, N.C.-based yarn spinner Parkdale Mills Inc. is investing $85 million to expand its facilty in Rabun Gap, Ga., and add 210 jobs. Parkdale acquired the Rabun Gap site from Winston-Salem, N.C.-based HanesBrands Inc. in 2009 after ...
Tags: Textile
Rimowa Luggage has a reputation of invention and luxury. Metal trunks were a Rimowa first in 1937, and Polycarbonate luggage started with them in 2000. Both safe and gorgeous in form, one could travel like a celebrity with a Rimowa case, ...
United Natural Foods (UNFI) has agreed to acquire Trudeau Foods from Trudeau Holdings, a portfolio company of Arbor Investments II, for an undisclosed amount. Minnesota-based Trudeau Foods is a distributor of natural, organic and ...
Tags: Natural Foods, Trudeau Foods