American food giant Conagra Brands has agreed to acquire Thanasi Foods, which makes Duke's meat snacks and BIGS seeds. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed by the parties. Based in Colorado, Thanasi Foods is a small ...
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Oregon-based hand-crafted spirits company Eastside Distilling has acquired MotherLode Craft Distillery, a bottling services provider. Since its founding in 2014 by Allen Barteld, the mission of MotherLode has been to enable craft ...
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Bonduelle has agreed to acquire Ready Pac Foods, the US producer of convenience fresh meal solutions, salads and fresh cut produce. The transaction is expected to close by the end of March 2017 following routine regulatory reviews and ...
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Glanbia Co-op has proposed to create a strategic joint venture named Glanbia Ireland encompassing Glanbia Ingredients Ireland, Consumer Products & Agribusiness. Glanbia Co-op also proposes a €100m “spin-out” of Glanbia ...
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CCL Industries, a world leader in specialty label and packaging solutions for global corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, reported record fourth quarter and annual financial results for 2016. Sales for ...
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British-Dutch multinational consumer goods firm Unilever has rejected American food giant Kraft Heinz’s merger proposal worth $143bn. It is not yet sure whether Kraft Heinz will be looking to approach another target following its ...
Swedish confectionery and nuts firm Cloetta has agreed to acquire Candyking, a concept supplier of pick and mix candy in the Nordic countries and the UK. The acquisition strengthens Cloetta’s position within pick and mix and creates ...
Lear, which supplies automotive seating and electrical systems, has agreed to acquire Grupo Antolin's automotive seating business. Grupo Antolin's seating business is headquartered in France with sales and operations concentrated in 5 ...
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AstroNova’s wholly owned Danish subsidiary ANI has signed an agreement to acquire European digital printing manufacturer Trojanlabel. Denmark-based Trojanlabel is engaged in manufacturing products including digital color label ...
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Technology company NVIDIA and German automaker Audi are partnering to put advanced AI cars on the road starting in 2020. Speaking at the opening keynote at CES, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, joined on stage by Audi of America ...
Belgian chocolate and cocoa products firm The Barry Callebaut Group has completed the acquisition of a chocolate production facility from Mondelēz International. The acquisition of the facility, which is located in Halle, Belgium, ...
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DuPont Nutrition & Health has announced that it will sell its global food safety diagnostics business to a Warburg Pincus portfolio company Hygiena. However, the financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition ...
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Nordic Sugar, which supplies sugar in the North European market, is halting the production of Fibrex and Fipec at its Swedish factory in Kopingebro. The company said that after 30 successful but challenging years on the fiber market, the ...
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Sustainable packaging solutions provider Ball is planning to cease production at its beverage packaging plant in Reidsville, North Carolina, US in mid-2017. Commissioned in 1978, the Reidsville plant was acquired by Ball in 1998 as part ...
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Ball Corporationis planning to stop production at its Reidsville, North Carolina, beverage packaging facility in mid-2017. The plant's customers will be supplied by other Ball facilities in the U.S. Ball expects to record an after-tax ...