When members of the U.S. Military Academy's Class of 2018 report on July 2, they'll be issued everything from cadet clothing and toiletries to towels, washcloths and black shoe polish. They also will get a Rochester-made footlocker to store ...
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Packaging Options Direct (POD), a division of global packaging solutions leader TricorBraun, has experienced a significant rise in website traffic and increased sales since the addition of 360-degree spin product images to its website. ...
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Smurfit Kappa has been awarded the gold Corporate Social Responsibility (‘CSR’) rating by EcoVadis for the fourth successive year. The company ranked among the top 1% of the 30,000 companies that were assessed on a range of ...
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A subsidiary of Flagship Food Group has acquired various assets of Glutenfreeda Foods, including its brand portfolio and its USDA manufacturing facility near Seattle, Washington. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but Flagship ...
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Packaging and bottling systems manufacturer Krones has acquired US-based firm Javlyn to expand its process integration capabilities. Based in Rochester of New York state, Javlyn, produces automated processing systems for the food, ...
Bosch is planning to divest its subsidiary Robert Bosch Starter Motors Generators, including all subsidiaries, to the purchaser consortium ZMJ (Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co., Ltd.), Zhengzhou, China, and CRCI (China Renaissance ...
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Anheuser-Busch InBev has expanded distribution of SpikedSeltzer nation-wide in the US. Launched in 2013, SpikedSeltzer had been primarily sold in New England, New York, and New Jersey. In January, the company expanded into the ...
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Ride-hailing company Lyft has reportedly raised $500m in a new round of funding that valued the company at about $7.5bn. Uber's rival has been trying to raise investment for some time to enter new markets. In the first quarter of this ...
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Swiss specialty chemicals firm Clariant is strengthening its collaboration with Gettel High-Tech Materials on biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) manufacturing in China. The companies will jointly promote additives and liquid feeding ...
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Avery Dennison announced that its board of directors has elected Gregory S. Lovins as vice president and interim chief financial officer, effective immediately. As interim CFO, Mr. Lovins will lead the company’s finance function, ...
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Lable printer Telrol Group has purchased six Xeikon CX3 high-speed production presses. The presses have been selected to produce quality print with standard conventional substrates, helping to increase its capacity to serve European ...
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In an ongoing effort to defend its rights and ownership of the Havana Club rum brand and trademark in the US, Bacardi has filed an amended complaint with the US District Court for the District of Columbia. This filing amends the original ...
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Cargill is cutting back on the amount of antibiotics used on its U.S. cattle supply by 20%. This decision will influence 1.2 million cattle annually, none of which use any type of antibiotics for growth promotion that are important for ...
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GM and its business partner Lyft announced the launch of a short-term car rental program, known as Express Drive. This rental program is exclusively for the Lyft platform, which will make automobiles available for Lyft users at cheaper ...
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Yorkshire-based bedding and mattress company Duvalay has appointed Jim Harrower its commercial manager, to help launch its new Hilary Devey collection. Jim joins with a wealth of experience in the bed industry. He was previously the MD of ...