BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which was spun off from the III-nitride department of Macquarie University in 2005 to develop a low-temperature process using remote plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) to grow materials ...
RiceBran Technologies announced that its board of directors has named Dr. Robert Smith, the company's chief operating officer, as interim CEO, effective immediately. Dr. Smith will succeed W. John Short, who will remain with the Company ...
The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the Volkswagen Group will collaborate over the next three years to jointly develop innovative solutions for making urban mobility more environmentally-friendly, safer, more reliable and more ...
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Cargill has appointed Chuck Gitkin as chief marketing officer (CMO) for North America protein business. He will also be a member of the Cargill Protein Group’s leadership team. Previously, Gitkin was senior vice president of ...
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When we were drafting and seeking public comment on the rules that will implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), we promised that we would do whatever we could to help the regulated industry understand and meet the new ...
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Kush Bottles, a supplier of packaging, accessories, and branding solutions, has introduced new child resistant exit bag, expanding its portfolio. The new bag, Kush N Slide, is certified child resistant per Title 16 CFR 1700 and compiles ...
Silgan, a supplier of rigid packaging for shelf-stable food and other consumer goods products, reported second quarter 2016 net income of $33.3m, or $0.55 per diluted share, as compared to second quarter 2015 net income of $42.2m, or $0.70 ...
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Flint Group has opened a new Global Colour Centre (GCC) in Poland, which provides solutions for packaging print industry. The new center includes a demo centre, customer academy, round the clock colour matching, and digital colour ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance will launch a discounted insurance fee service from August, 2016. This will be targeted at fleet contractors with 10 vehicles or more, and who implement the Accident Reduction ...
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LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has announced a strategic agreement with global technology distributor Avnet Inc that expands coverage in the Americas for the distribution of Cree's portfolio of LED ...
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McDonald’s global turnaround is coming to fruition. The global re-vitalisation is being driven by the new management headquartered in Chicago. There are numerous lessons that can be learnt on how big companies can successfully ...
Bern Unlimited Inc. has promoted Jeff Cavicchi, formerly National Sales Manager, to Director of Global Operations and named three new leaders to head up sales both in the U.S. and overseas. Cavicchi, a 20-year veteran of the bike ...
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Tesco has announced that it will stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025, following an in-depth review of its egg sourcing strategy. The cage-free egg commitment from Tesco comes after its consultations with suppliers, industry experts ...
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With the re-grouping of teams from III-V Lab (the joint Alcatel-Lucent, Thales and CEA-Leti industrial research laboratory), Almae Technologies SAS is taking over III-V Lab's facilities at Marcoussis, which is sited on the Plateau de Saclay ...
Tags: CEA-Leti, III-V Lab, laser components
Hilton Food Group has signed an agreement with ModeloContinenteHipermercados (Sonae) to co-operate for the supply of retail packaged fresh meat into Sonae stores in Portugal. Under the terms of the agreement, Hilton will work with Sonae ...
Tags: fresh meat, food retailer