Mexico-based soft drink bottler Coca-Cola Femsa has plans to invest $200m to expand its operations in Brazil. The company intends to use the investment on developing different kinds of packaging such as minipets. It will also invest in ...
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Qatar Investment Authority’s wholly-owned subsidiary Hassad Food is looking at options to purchase Brazilian sugar and poultry assets, in a bid to venture into North American market. Reuters reported citing Hassad Food business ...
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Driven mainly by a stronger demand in the Americas, sales in the fourth quarter of 2014 recovered and rose by 6.3 per cent from the year ago quarter, at sports goods and apparel marketer Puma. “In comparison with fourth quarter of ...
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Yoghurt growth opportunities fuelled by global lifestyle differences, market research More than half (53 percent) of consumers globally are eating more yoghurt than they used to, according to findings from a study commissioned by global ...
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Global yarn production witnessed a rise of 6.3 per cent in Q3/2014 in comparison to Q3/2013. This was supported by an increase of 7.3 per cent in output in Asia, whereas the other regions saw declines of 3.1 per cent annually in Europe, 2.4 ...
Tags: Yarn Output, Textile
New rules to facilitate entry of bulk carriers at the nation's ports China is likely to import more iron ore from Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the Brazilian mining giant, to bolster its raw material reserves, after the Ministry of ...
Chinese high-speed train companies are eyeing more contracts in overseas markets. "The US will be the next strategic focus for us, after successfully winning the Boston contract," Yu Weiping, vice-president of China CNR Corp, told China ...
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More and more, people are understanding that the planet needs everyone to manage drink packaging responsibly. Sustainability is a major trend identified by both TechNavio in "Global Beverage Packaging Market 2015-2019" [December 2014] and ...
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Mercedes-Benz has broken ground at its passenger cars plant in Brazil, which is a part of the company’s global production network expansion plan. The plant is located at Iracemápolis near Sao Paulo and the German car maker ...
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While the UK's coconut water is thriving, new research has shown that there are further markets that could expand in global coconut water market, according to market research organisation Datamonitor. Findings showed that although UK ...
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Food processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has agreed to sell 50% stake in its export terminal in Brazil to Glencore. ADM has entered into an agreement to this effect. Located in Barcarena, in the northern Brazilian state of ...
The dolls now make up roughly 15 per cent of all toy sales in Nigeria, according to its creator. An independent doll line has taken off in Nigeria, making up 10 to 15 per cent of the country's toy sales. Taofick Okoya created the Queens ...
2XU has added professional athlete and World Champion Triathlete Craig “Crowie” Alexander and his triathlon coaching company Sansego to its growing portfolio of rand ambassadors. Crowie will train, compete and recover in 2XU ...
Tags: wetsuits, compression wear, cycle, Sporting Goods
Speaking at the inauguration of Tex-Trends India 2015, Indian union textiles minister, Santosh Kumar Gangwar said the new National Textiles Policy will be unveiled after the Union Budget is presented. The new Textiles Policy aims to ...
Tags: home furnishings, yarns, fabrics, silk, Apparel
Global conglomerate Honeywell has added two bar code label printers to its portfolio that are designed to provide an entry-level solution for industrial printing. The two printers dubbed, PD43 and PD43c, can be used in different ...