Del Monte Fresh Produce has unveiled a new fresh cut facility in Oshawa, Ontario, a move that will expand the company's presence in Canada. Spread over an area of about 108,000ft2, the facility houses fresh cut operation, refrigerated ...
Apparel retailer Gap Inc, has promoted two of its senior executives as presidents of two of its brands, Gap and Banana Republic. Jeff Kirwan, who currently serves as president of greater China for Gap Inc, will become global president for ...
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The first Toy & Game Inventors Workshop took place in September, as budding toy creators grasped the opportunity to pitch their ideas to some of the biggest companies in the industry. Billy Langsworthy reviews the event and explains how it ...
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Never in a million years would I have expected to be living the life that I live now. I grew up as a Chinese American in the suburbs of the United States of America, studied Accounting at the University of Washington in Seattle, and started ...
India-based freeze dried food firm Saraf Foods has announced plans to expand its production capacity by 50%, in a move to cater to the increasing consumer demand for ready-to-eat foods. As part of the expansion, the company plans to ...
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The American multinational clothing and accessories retailer Gap Inc. is set to open its first-ever Old Navy outlet in Shenzhen, a city located in the south of Southern China’s Guangdong Province, on November 8, 2014. In a bid to ...
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NYSE-listed and clothing retailer, Gap Inc has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per common share for holders of the Company’s common shares. The dividend will be paid on or after January 28, 2015 to shareholders of record at the ...
Fresh Del Monte Produce has reported a surge in profit for the third quarter, driven largely by higher sales and prices for bananas. Coral Gables, Florida-based Fresh Del Monte's third-quarter profit rose to $19.9m from $6.4m last year. ...
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CocoPro, the world’s first high protein coconut water, has launched! Combining 20 grams of whey protein isolate with the natural nutritional properties of coconut water, CocoPro delivers ultimate muscle recovery and hydration in a ...
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Organic Gemini is set to open first retail outlet at Gansevoort Farmer's Market on 7 November 2014. CEO Mariam Kinkladze is responsible for bringing the most ancient of superfoods, TigerNuts, to the U.S. audience. "Sales at WholeFoods ...
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Banana producer Chiquita Brands International shareholders have voted against a merger deal with Irish rival c. Post this development, Chiquita will now enter talks with Brazil's Cutrale and Safra following an offer of $14.50 a share. The ...
Brazilian juice maker Cutrale and investment firm Safra Group have agreed to acquire American banana producer Chiquita Brands International, in a $680m deal. A definitive merger agreement to this effect was signed between Cutrale-Safra ...
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Party to boast a specially-branded Booth Nation photo-shoot zone complete with props and games. Bananagrams is the official After Party sponsor of the upcoming British Academy Children’s Awards in 2014. The will be an 'exclusive ...
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Chiquita Brands International today announced the appointment of Craig Stephen as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Fresh Express. Mr. Stephen will have responsibility for Fresh Express sales, marketing and customer service ...
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Apparel retailer Gap Inc. named Art Peck, who currently oversees Growth, Innovation and Digital division as its next CEO, effective from February 1, 2015 and succeeds Glenn Murphy. Murphy and Peck worked side-by-side and dramatically ...
Tags: Gap, Art Peck, Accessories