One of the most colorful booths at the International Builders' Show belongs to Formica, the Cincinnati-based inventor of laminate, which celebrates 100 years in 2013. To mark the milestone, the company is unveiling its new Formica Laminate ...
Wattayah Motors, the exclusive dealers for Volkswagen in Oman, have appointed Mr Hemant Bhat as general manager. As a part of his new role, Mr Bhat will be looking to grow Volkswagen's business in Oman by strengthening an already ...
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Hormel Foods will acquire the Skippy peanut butter brand from Unilever for a consideration of around US$700m, it emerged today (3 January). Unilever, which announced it was "considering options" for Skippy in October, announced this ...
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Nestle's brand Nescafé Original is planning to launch a new limited edition pack as part of the promotional campaign. Nescafe has decided start the TTL campaign which includes TV, outdoor, print advertising and in-store activation ...
The brief: Design agency Webb deVlam was tasked with finding an untapped technology to incorporate into the packaging for gin brand Bombay Sapphire. The firm needed to find something that had the ‘wow’ factor and settled on ...
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Peterkin has signed the exclusive UK and Ireland rights to Amazing Live Sea Monkeys. The deal is effective now and the first wave of crustaceans will be available from Peterkin in time for Easter. Peterkin Head of Sales and ...
PTC announced that Brooks Brothers Group Inc., the country's oldest clothing retailer, has chosen PTC Windchill FlexPLM software, PTC's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution for retail, to improve product design and development ...
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Arvind Lifestyle Brands, a subsidiary of Arvind Ltd, one of the largest players in the apparel brands and retail space, today announced the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement with the iconic surf lifestyle brand Billabong in ...
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The Administrative Board of PUMA SE announced that, by mutual agreement, Franz Koch will step down from his position as CEO of PUMA and member of the Group Executive Committee of PPR SA, the main shareholder of PUMA SE, at the end of March ...
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Chiquita Brands International has swung to a first-half loss as a drop in sales and higher sourcing costs hit profits. In the six months to the end of June, the US produce giant booked a net loss of US$6m compared to earnings of $102m ...
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Premier Foods plc has offloaded another of its brands, this morning (30 October) announcing the sale of Branston pickle to Japanese group Mizkan. The UK food manufacturer has agreed to sell its sweet pickles and table sauces to Mizkan for ...
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Gerbing's Heated Clothing,Inc.,a leading manufacturer of heated clothing and accessories,announced that it has been acquired by Prospect Brands,LLC and will be led by Tom Nolan,who will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer.The ...
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Pacific Equity Partners, an Australian private equity firm, has acquired Swiss food giant Nestlé's Australian ice cream brand Peters and Mulgrave factory located at Victoria for an undisclosed amount. Through the transaction, the ...
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Nike Inc.announced it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Cole Haan affiliate brand to Apax Partners for$570 million.The transaction is expected to be complete in early 2013. "The decision to divest of Cole Haan allows us to ...
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Global music artist and producer will.i.am and The Coca-Cola Company announced at a private launch event that the Levi's brand,MCM,RVCA and Case-Mate will be joining anchor partners,Beats by Dr.Dre and New Era as the newest members of the ...