Packaging solutions provider Nosco has acquired assets of Knight Packaging Group, a US-based offset folding carton printer, for undisclosed amount. The acquisition is a part of Nosco’s strategy to add new products and capabilities ...
Italian confectionery giant Ferrero International has agreed to acquire US-based Fannie May Confections Brands from 1-800-Flowers.com for $115m in cash. The deal also includes Fannie May's subsidiaries Fannie May Confections and London ...
Sumitomo has entered into an agreement to acquire Irish fruit grower Fyffes for €751m to increase its fruit imports in Japan. The global trading company which imports about 30% of bananas to Japan has offered to buy each of the ...
The retailer has adapted the lyrics to 'If I Were a Toy' in its new 40" TV spot documenting the imaginative journey of Oscar the young boy. Smyths Toys Superstores has revealed its own take on the hit Beyonce single If I Were a Boy for ...
Tags: Smyths, If I Were a Toy, new TV advert
Fresh produce company Fyffes has acquired Canadian mushroom producer Highline Produce for CAD$145m (€98m), including refinancing Highline’s existing debt. Fyffes will fund the acquisition through new and existing bank debt. ...
Tags: Fyffes, Acquisition, Highline Produce, Mushroom Producer
McCann’s Irish Oatmeal has launched its redesigned website that incorporates a whole new brand look and layout structured to enhance the consumer experience. The redesigned website includes new features such as: simplified ...
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Nestle India has begun the production of Maggi Noodles at three of its plants in India and is targeting launch in November to take advantage of the festive season sales. Nestle has begun Maggi Noodles production at its plants in ...
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Nestle is preparing ground for the re-launch of its Maggi Noodles with increased spending on television advertisements. Expected to be back on shelves by Diwali, Maggi Noodles is set to make a grand comeback by taking advantage of the ...
Tags: Nestle, Maggi Noodles, Indian Market
Coca-Cola was one of the brands behind The Ad Council’s Love Has No Labels campaign launched by R/GA New York in February this year. The campaign video ran on Upworthy’s Facebook page from 12 February to 3 March and achieved ...
Tags: Coca-Cola Middle East, new packaging, packaging machine
The process involved to create a two-inch soft bunny using the machine takes two-and-half hours. A team from Disney Research and Carnegie Mellon University has created a 3D printer capable of making soft toys. IBN Live reports that ...
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Indian mobile commerce platform Paytm has launched its new brand campaign on the ongoing IPL, which aims to reinforce its position as the leader in the mobile commerce space. Paytm is an associate sponsor on Sony and is also the ...
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US-based Chiquita Brands International has confirmed that it has received an unsolicited offer from Cutrale Group and Safra Group to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of the company at a price of $13 per share in cash. The offer ...
FESPA has redeveloped its Awards programme, making it an annual competition and opening it to any print service provider, anywhere in the world. The FESPA Awards 2014 opens for entries. The global competition will culminate in a ...
Tags: FESPA, Print Excellence
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA, which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications, has announced the newest entry in its portfolio of GaN in Plastic packaged ...
Tags: MA-COM GaN RF power transistors, Electrical, Electronics
Coca-Cola has partnered with DEKA R&D, IBM, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), McCann Health, NRG Energy, Qualcomm Technologies and UPS to supply water purification kiosk EKOCENTER to 20 nations by the end of 2015. Coca-Cola stated ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, Safe Drinking Water