Baskin-Robbins has announced that Island Creamery (ICI) has acquired more than 20 Baskin-Robbins shops in Puerto Rico, becoming the brand's new sole franchisee on the island. Under the agreement, Island Creamery, Inc. -- owned and ...
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Tassal will stop supplying Coles supermarkets with private label salmon as of 4 June 2016. The Tasmanian seafood company will also stop a salmon supply contract with Simplot from 30 June 2016. Tassal said it decided to withdraw tenders ...
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Furniture retailer Lee Longlands has acquired four stores from the Furniture Barn Group with immediate effect. The Furniture Barn Group, which had been trading through administration since last year, previously had eight stores across the ...
Canadian Metro Supply Chain Group has completed the acquisition of UK-based automotive and industrial services emergency logistics specialist, Evolution Time Critical. The automotive supply chain expertise of Evolution Time Critical ...
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UK based packaging and label company, Macfarlane Group has agreed to acquire Colton Packaging Teesside for £1.25m. Employing eight people, Colton Packaging Teesside is a unit of Colton Packaging, a Leicester based distributor of ...
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Tekni-Plex has completed acquisition of Sancap Liner Technology, a manufacturer of cap and closure sealing materials to the global market. Sancap is a producer of heat-seal, pressure-sensitive and gasket-sealing liners for ...
Fresh produce company Fyffes has acquired Canadian mushroom producer Highline Produce for CAD$145m (€98m), including refinancing Highline’s existing debt. Fyffes will fund the acquisition through new and existing bank debt. ...
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Food packaging and processing company Tetra Pak has acquired the Dutch cheese moulds manufacturer Laude for undisclosed amount. Established in 1962, Laude is engaged in designing, development, and manufacturing of plastic moulds used ...
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Germany-based industrial packaging firm Mauser Group has acquired Berenfield Containers through its subsidiary in the US for undisclosed amount. The acquisition will strengthen its Mauser's presence in the US besides expanding the ...
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Marvaco, provider of packaging artwork and prepress, has acquired Kostym Designindustries, a Swedish provider of creative packaging design. The acquisition of Kostym represents Marvaco's third in Sweden. Terms of the deal have not been ...
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Organic food producer United Natural Foods (UNFI) has acquired the outstanding stock and an affiliate along with certain real estate of Nor-Cal Produce for $68.6m cash. With the Nor-Cal Produce acquisition, United Natural Foods intends ...
Transilwrap Company, a manufacturer of specialty film products, has signed a letter of intent to acquire the specialty films business of US based Dow Chemical. Dow's specialty films business provides film solutions used in medical, ...
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Being at the helm of one of the world’s biggest technology companies is no small thing, right? Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, is worried that the career path he chose may have left his father dissatisfied. In an interview with ...
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LeapFrog declined MGA's first offer last month, choosing instead to be acquired by VTech Holdings. MGA Entertainment founder and CEO Isaac Larian is readying a fresh bid for LeapFrog, after his initial bid was rejected last month. ...
French dairy processing company Saputo is planning to close three manufacturing facilities in Canada located in Sydney (Nova Scotia), Princeville (Québec) and Ottawa (Ontario). The plant closures are expected to take place in ...
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