The Cutrale and Safra Group has extended its previously announced tender offer for the acquisition of US-based banana producer Chiquita Brands International until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on January 5, 2015. ...
Tags: farming, processing, technology, sourcing, Agriculture
The Cutrale and Safra Groups announced that the previously announced tender offer by its affiliate, Cavendish Acquisition Corporation, for all outstanding shares of common stock of Chiquita Brands International at a price of $14.50 per ...
Tags: antitrust laws, Agriculture
Altamont Capital Partners has partnered with existing shareholders to lead a strategic investment in Hybrid Apparel (Hybrid), a leading supplier of branded, licensed and private label apparel. Current shareholders, including Hybrid Founder ...
Tags: Hybrid Apparel, Altamont Capital
Russia-based Syassky Pulp and Paper Mill has signed a contract with Italy’s Toscotec for the supply of a new tissue line at its mill in Syasstroy, in the Leningrad region of Russia. The new equipment will help in producing higher ...
Tags: Syassky Pulp, Paper Mill
German car maker Porsche has announced that it is planning to replace chassis components of 918 Spyder model worldwide. The company also announced that only 205 units were affected with the issue. Porsche claims that the affected ...
Tags: Porsche, Chassis Components, 918 Spyder
The increase in the availability of electric vehicles has the potential to disrupt the fuel retail operations of supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles, according to market research organisation IBISWorld. Fuel retailers such as ...
Tags: electric vehicles, Agriculture
More research is needed into the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), although emerging research suggests the method is an effective way to reduce or quit smoking, according to a review of research on e-cigarettes ...
Tags: E-Cigarettes, Agriculture
Cabela's, Nike and Under Armour was among 10 online retailers that earned spots on the Kurt Salmon Santa’s Good List for Holiday Shipping for speedily delivering multi-unit Cyber Monday orders in an average of 2.6 days, more than ...
Tags: Outdoor Brands
Amazon.com, Inc. launched Prime Now in select areas of Manhattan in New York City Thursday. The long anticipated service offers one-hour delivery on tens of thousands of daily essentials to Amazon Prime members through a mobile app. Prime ...
Nike, Inc. reported earnings rose 22.7 percent in the second quarter ended Nov. 30, to $655 million, or 74 cents a share, exceeding Wall Street's consensus estimate of 70 cents. Revenues grew 14.8 percent to $7.38 billion. Nike Brand ...
Tags: product type, geography and key category, Sporting Goods
Oak Furniture Land, the UK’s fastest-growing furniture company, is launching a major new sofa brand with 57 showrooms across its retail network. SofaStore is the latest development from the clicks-to-bricks retail success story that ...
On December 17, 2014, SAIC Iveco Hongyan 2015 marketing business annual conference was held in Chongqing, and the theme of this annual meeting is quality casting Hongyan. From all over the country, more than 800 Hongyan heavy truck ...
Tags: heavy truck dealers, service providers, Transportation
Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire manufacturers, has announced that it has successfully closed the acquisition of the Pirelli steel cord plants in Italy, Romania, and Brazil. As a part of this ...
Tags: steel cord, wire manufacturers, Metallurgy
In recognition of the importance of sustainable parking facilities and practices to the development of sustainable communities, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), the certification body for the U.S. Green Building ...
Tags: parking, architecture, engineering, technology, Construction
Automotive suppliers will quality check more than 300 million airbag-inflator systems using sophisticated helium- and hydrogen-based leak-detection technology in 2015. Frontal airbags have reduced fatalities in frontal crashes by up to 25 ...
Tags: Detection Technology, Airbag, Auto