McLane, a Texas-based supply chain services provider and a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has entered into an agreement to acquire Meadowbrook Meat Company (MBM) for an undisclosed amount. McLane chief executive officer Grady Rosier ...
Tags: supply chain services provider, food and beverage segments
Flexible packaging producer Colormasters is all set to open two new manufacturing facilities in Albertville, US. According to Colormasters, a new blown-film extrusion plant is under way on Smith Road, which will allow the company to ...
DiFusion Technologies and German-based specialty chemicals company Evonik Degussa have collaborated to develop a PEEK based product, CleanFUZE, a new medical polymer that prevents infection and promotes bone and tissue integration. ...
Tags: PEEK, CleanFUZE, medical polymer
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) is planning to invest more than $100m at its Cambridge, Ontario facility to increase the production of Lexus RX. As per the plan, the carmaker will hire 400 emplyees and increase the production ...
Tags: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Lexus RX, RX450h vehicles
Marchetti Smallgoods is recalling leg ham from independent supermarkets in Victoria, Australia, due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). The product affected by the recall ...
Chattanooga Bakery has unveiled new packaging for MoonPie,the company's brand of marshmallow cookie sandwiches. To develop the new packaging,the company had hired The Goldstein Group,based in New York.The new packaging features a darker ...
Tags: packaging, brand, sales growth
Japanese carmaker Toyota along with its five subsidiaries is planning to invest about IDR13trillion ($1.34bn) in Indonesia over the next five years to expand its capacity in Southeast Asia. The five Toyota group's subsidiaries include ...
Tags: Toyota, Karawang facility, new vehicle, engine control units
Inhaled nitric oxide drug products developer GeNO has received four additional US patents on its proprietary inhaled nitric oxide (NO) generation chemistry and delivery technology, bringing the total number of US patents to sixteen. The ...
Tags: inhaled nitric oxide drug, NO, NO2, GeNO
UK-based retail bakery chain Greggs has installed new carton kit from T Freemantle to assist in packing frozen items for national supermarkets. The company has ordered three semi-automatic End-Load Cartoners, which can operate at 80 ...
Tags: Carton Kit, packing frozen items, semi-automatic End-Load Cartoners
South Korean auto maker Kia Motors has launched its new KX-4 version of the Sportage that features a higher output turbodiesel engine for the UK market. The new Sportage KX-4 is equipped with an 181bhp 2.0-litre CRDi turbodiesel engine ...
General Motors has started the production of 2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD bi-fuel pickup trucks at its Fort Wayne, Indiana plant. Powered by a Vortec 6.0L V8 engine, both the models are capable of running on both ...
Tags: General Motors, Chevrolet Silverado HD, GMC Sierra 2500 HD
Graham Packaging has announced the installation of a new blow molder at its Etten-Leur facility in the Netherlands, in an effort to increase production capacity. The blow molder was bought from one of the Graham Packaging sites in the US. ...
Tags: Blow Molder, production capacity, Packaging
The Toyota HiLux has continued its year of ute sales domination,coming out on top again in the November sales figures. While the Toyota HiLux retained top spot with 3059 units delivered across the country,November proved an impressive ...
Tags: Toyota HiLux, Top 10 Best selling Utes, 2012 Sales Overview, car industry
Japanese carmaker Honda's automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, Honda Automoveis do Brasil (HAB), is planning to invest BRL100m ($49.29m) its automobile R&D division through the next two years. The investment, aimed at ...
Tags: Honda's automobile, carmaker, R&D division, new compact SUV model
Genzyme, a Sanofi company, has submitted a new drug application to the FDA seeking approval for KYNAMRO for the treatment of patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). The submission is based on trial in which ...
Tags: KYNAMRO, homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, HoFH