Plastic packaging company ITC Packaging, a part of Grupo ITC, has designed new propylene packaging for Italian food company Buitoni’s product line, completissimo. The microwavable individual-portion pack features materials with ...
Campbell Soup Co has signed a deal with Grupo Jumex and Conservas La Costeña that will expand its manufacturing and distribution capabilities in Mexico but result in the loss of 260 jobs. The deal, announced today (15 February), ...
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US food group Campbell Soup Co. has recorded a drop in first-half profits as costs related to its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms hit earnings. Earnings in the six months ended 27 January fell to US$430m, a 7.3% decline on last year, the ...
Flowers Foods has expanded its market share in the wake of Hostess Brands move to wind down its operations. The US baker has been named the "stalking horse" bidder for the majority of Hostess Brands' bread business. While the assets will ...
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US-based food company Campbell Soup has entered into agreement with Grupo Jumex and Conservas La Costea to expand its manufacturing and distribution capabilities in Mexico for its beverages, soups, broths and sauces. Grupo Jumex, a ...
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The Belgian brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev and Constellation Brands have revised agreement for AB InBev's complete divestiture of the US assets of Mexican beer company Grupo Modelo. The move follows a US Department of Justice decision to ...
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Grupo Cortefiel, the Royal Spanish Football Federation and Santa Mónica Sports have signed a new sponsorship agreement whereby the brand Pedro del Hierro will be acting as an Official Supplier / Collaborator for an extendable ...
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Glass container producers Bangkok Glass and Pavisa have placed repeat orders for Iris inspection equipment. Inspection solutions specialist, IRIS Inspection Machines has started 2013 on a positive note, generating repeat business from ...
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A consortium of two private-equity firms has emerged as the lead bidder for the majority of Hostess Brands' cake business, including the Twinkies brand. Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos submitted a US$410m offer for the Hostess ...
Coca-Cola FEMSA has finalized the acquisition of 51% of Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines (CCBPI) from the Coca-Cola Company for $689m. According to Coca-Cola FEMSA, the franchise bottler of Coca-Cola, purchase price represents an aggregate ...
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Grupo Yoli produces and distributes Coca-Cola, Yoli, Fanta, Del Valle, and other trademark beverages of The Coca-Cola Company mainly in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Grupo Yoli shareholders said: “Since our founding almost 100 ...
Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest public bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world, and Grupo Yoli have agreed to merge their bottling operations. The boards of directors of both the companies have given their assent to the agreement, which ...
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Increased level of internationality on the visitor side: 67 percent of trade buyers came from outside Germany Messe Frankfurt to expand portfolio of events with the launch of Heimtextil India in June 2014 With 2,658 exhibitors from 62 ...
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French retailer Casino Group has recorded an increase in fourth-quarter and full-year sales, boosted by international revenue growth. Sales in the 12 month period climbed 22.1% to EUR41.97bn (US$55.83bn), while in the fourth quarter sales ...
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International Paper (IP) and corrugated packaging producer in Brazil Jari Celulose, Embalagens e Papel, a Grupo Orsa company, have sealed the previously announced deal to form a new joint venture (JV), in which IP will invest about $470m. ...
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