Parmalat has acquired certain business operations from Italian dairy establishment Consorzio Cooperativo Latterie Friulane (Latterie Friulane) for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition includes production, sales and distribution ...
Tags: UHT milk, yogurt, Montasio cheese, Agriculture
American canned and frozen vegetables producer McCall Farms is planning to close its yam processing plant in Wilson, a move that will slash 64 jobs. The operations from the Wilson plant will be transferred to the company's other plant in ...
Tags: butter peas, triple succotash, cut okra, Agriculture
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Arkansas announced that the city of Fort Smith, Ark. will upgrade its sewer collection and treatment system over the next 12 years to reduce ...
Tags: Sewer System, Local Waterways, Agriculture
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has confirmed the acceptance of a letter addressed to the National Packaging Covenant Industry Authority (NPCIA) from the New South Wales (NSW) government related to a container deposit scheme and is examining ...
Tags: packaging waste litter, packaging recycling, Agriculture
Saudi Arabia-based food producing firm Savola Group has agreed to sell its packaging unit Savola Packaging group to Takween for $242.46m (910m Saudi Riyals). The complete purchase price will be financed through a syndicate of Saudi banks, ...
Tags: plastic containers, barrels, bottles, covers, Agriculture
The Bay City Commission in Michigan, US, will consider a resolution for a Brownfield Redevelopment Plan for the city's Landaal Packaging Systems that would be an incentive for the nearly $5m expansion that had been announced earlier. ...
Tags: manufacturing, warehousing, office operations, Agriculture
Barfresh Food Group, a manufacturer of frozen, ready-to-blend beverages, has secured 20 new retail and institutional accounts in Los Angeles and San Diego. These new accounts have signed on to offer its customers Barfresh's unique line of ...
Tags: frozen beverages, food service, Agriculture
Irish micro-distillery Blackwater Distillery has opened and is set to begin producing Blackwater No 5 Gin in the near future. When produced, the Blackwater No 5 Gin will initially be available for sale at select off-licences. The ...
Tags: whiskey, Gin, Agriculture
Parmalat has acquired certain business operations from Italian dairy establishment Consorzio Cooperativo Latterie Friulane (Latterie Friulane). The acquired operations encompass the activities engaged in the production, sales and ...
Tags: UHT milk, yogurt, Montasio cheese, mozzarella, Agriculture
Youngevity International, global direct marketer of nutritional and lifestyle enhancement products and also a vertically-integrated producer of gourmet coffees for the commercial, retail and direct sales channels, announced that it has ...
Tags: jewelry, coffee, healthy chocolate, healthy energy drinks, Agriculture
International Spirits is planning to follow a new strategic plan, in a move to establish itself as the first African American-owned alcoholic beverage operation in the US. As part of the new strategy, the company will support the growth ...
Tags: alcoholic beverage, rum, tequila products, Agriculture
Finland-based consumer and specialty packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has completed the sale of its film unit to DBAG Fund VI, a fund advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs for around €141m. With the sale of the unit, Huhtamaki will be ...
Private equity investing firm Abraaj Group has decided to withdraw from the bidding process for the acquisition of Egypt's BiscoMisr. The company had offered $12.14 per share to purchase up to 100% of the share capital of Egyptian cake ...
Tags: Egyptian cake, biscuit maker, Agriculture
Abdu Bulama, minister of science and technology in the Nigerian government spoke about creating a strong partnership between his ministry and Mosanto, a producer of Bt cotton seeds. This will help in reviving the declining cotton industry ...
The Prime Minster of Egypt, Ibrahim Mehleb, recently held meetings to discuss the issues of the cotton and textile industry, and announced that the Egyptian Government has decided to support the revival of the textile sector, Daily News ...
Tags: Cotton Textile, textile industry, Textile