American beverage alcohol company Constellation Brands has finalised the joint venture agreement with Owens-Illinois (O-I) and also completed the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's (ABI) glass production plant located next to ...
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PepsiCo has expanded its presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new snack production plant in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, which will employ close to 300 people. Said to be the company's 15th location in the Middle East, the plant ...
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Croatian food establishment Podravka is planning to shut down its Podravka Polska factory in Kostrzyn, Poland, in a move to reduce its operational capacity. Podravka has decided to locate its production operations for the European Union ...
Tags: meat, baby food, sweets, Agriculture
Mexican corn miller and tortilla producer Gruma has announced plans to invest $50m in a new plant in Russia, over the next two years. Located in the Moscow Region, the new plant will be capable of producing around 31,500 tonnes of corn ...
Tags: tortilla wraps, tortilla, tortilla chips, Agriculture
Brazilian poultry meats exporter and dairy products processor BRF is planning to further expand its operations to Asian markets with partnerships or potential acquisitions. The company mentioned India, Malaysia and Indonesia as ...
Tags: chicken, turkey, pork, Agriculture
HJ Heinz has announced plans to divest its frozen ready meals manufacturing site in Dundalk, Ireland, to The Authentic Food Company for an undisclosed sum. The Dundalk factory employs 155 people and produces the WeightWatchers from ...
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Disc brake technology maker Brembo is planning to invest $39 m to build a new aluminum caliper production plant in Mexico. The plant expected to produce two million calipers per year for users in NAFTA region which includes US, Canada and ...
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HJ Heinz has opened its new $70m infant cereal production plant in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, a move that will create 200 new jobs. The new plant, which is the company's largest infant cereal production plant across the ...
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Brazilian food company BRF, a producer of frozen foods under Sadia brand in the Middle East, has opened new $160m production plant in Kizad, Abu Dhabi. The plant will be capable of producing around 70 thousand tonnes of food products ...
Tags: frozen foods, Agriculture
Audi is planning to construct an ultramodern geothermal plant at Pér, close to its present Hungarian factory in Gyor to tap geo thermal energy for the facility. The plant is expected supply the facility with at least 82,000 ...
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BASF has signed a definitive agreement to sell its manufacturing facility for natural fish oils, medium-concentrated omega-3s, and customized bottled fish oil in Brattvåg, Norway, to Marine Ingredients, a manufacturer of marine-based ...
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Smith & Nephew plc has figuratively yanked the job-security bandage off 108 employees at its St. Petersburg, FL, wound-care plant. The company plans to close the factory and lay the workers off by January 9, according to a report in the ...
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Pre-packaged sushi provider Fuji Food Products will open a new production plant in South Elgin, Illinois, as well as expand its presence in Midwestern US. The new 40,000ft2 plant is expected to become fully operational in December ...
Chicken processor Simmons Foods is planning to suspend operations at its manufacturing plant in the US city of Jay, citing inconsistent supply of hens and underutiltisation of the plant. Around 200 people working at the plant will be ...
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Following on-site investigations at a supplier, Opel/Vauxhall is expanding its safety check for Corsa and ADAM to include about another 1,000 cars in Europe. This is in addition to the 8,000 that were communicated last week. The ...
Tags: Opel/Vauxhall, 1000 Cars, Accessories