Munich-based Can2Close was founded in 2012 by Andreas Kleiner, Robert Kruetten and Moritz von Grotthuss. It said that its 'c2' resealable end is a new mechanism that replaces the standard stay-on tab opening of beverage cans with a simple ...
Swiss food company Nestlé has announced that it has halted beef supplies from a Spanish supplier Servocar after tests found that the products contained traces of horse DNA. Following this development, the company is recalling the ...
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Nestle has recalled two beef ready meals on sale in Spain and Italy after tests returned positive for horse DNA. The company is recalling its Buitoni beef ravioli and beef tortellini products on sale in the two markets because tests ...
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Swiss food company Nestlé is withdrawing beef pasta meals from shelves in Italy and Spain after tests found that the products contained traces of horse DNA. The company noted that this decision has been made after its tests found ...
Germany’s Federal Minister of Transport, Building, and Urban Development, Peter Ramsauer, led a business delegation to Erbil to meet Kurdistan Regional Government officials and participate in the first Germany-Kurdistan Region ...
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A head-up display for joggers has been designed by German firm o-synce. The display system, which is mounted in the runner's hat, uses a 2.4GHz transceiver from Nordic Semiconductor to provide wireless links to up to eight ...
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The 2012 trend for major cross border merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the UK food and drink industry is set to continue in 2013. That’s the view of expert Andrew McLean, a partner at law firm Stephenson Harwood, in this ...
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SAP has released its preliminary Q4 figures, with the enterprise software corporation missing forecasts for operating profits, despite delivering record revenues. The German firm reported total revenue from October through to December ...
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Informed sources say potential buyers for R&R Ice Cream put their first-round bids on the table this week – with the firm founded by US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rumoured to be in the running. var ...
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Informed sources say potential buyers for R&R Ice Cream put their first-round bids on the table this week – with the firm founded by US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rumoured to be in the running. Bain capital ...
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Epistar,the Taiwan-based company that is ranked as one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-brightness LEDs,has become the latest major producer to hint at a transfer to a potentially much cheaper silicon platform. Currently the ...
KP snacks–the maker of Hula Hoops,KP Nuts and McCoy's–has been bought from United Biscuits by German firm Intersnack for an undisclosed sum. KP Snacks has been bought by Intersnack for an undisclosed sum Analysts had long ...
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Epistar hints at'game-changing'silicon LED switch 12 Oct 2012 Giant Taiwanese LED maker works with GaN-on-silicon specialist Azzurro on technology with potential to cut cost of solid-state lighting. Plessey's GaN-on-silicon LED ...
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In preparation for the launch of Europe's answer to GPS,research satellite GIOVE-A has been retired. Made in the UK by Surrey Satellite Technology(SSTL),"the main objectives of the GIOVE-A mission were the on-board characterisation of a ...
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Carl Zeiss Meditec, the medical technology specialist that is majority-owned by the German optics giant Carl Zeiss, has reported a strong set of data for the first six months of its current financial year – thanks in part to ...
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