US-based beer distributor Reyes Beverage has announced plans to acquire Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, a move that will expand the company's operations. Gold Coast currently distributes several craft beer brands such as Boston Beer, ...
Tags: Reyes Beverage, beer brands, Agriculture
New Zealand dairy co-operative Westland Milk Products will build a new $40m ultra-high-temperature (UHT) treated long life milk plant at Rolleston manufacturing center. The proposed investment is said to be the company's first venture ...
Tags: Milk Products, milk dryer, Agriculture
Revenue growth: Revenue grew by 2.3% in 3Q14 and by 5.3% in 9M14, with revenue per hl growth of 5.0% in 3Q14 and 4.5% in 9M14. On a constant geographic basis, revenue per hl grew by 4.9% in 3Q14 and by 5.2% in 9M14. Total volumes in 3Q14 ...
Tags: Beer volumes, Revenue growth, Agriculture
Bottling company Coca-Cola Femsa plans to increase its investment in the Philippines operations to $1.7bn by infusing $500m by the end of 2015. The company will use the funds to upgrade its existing facilities and to establish ...
Diageo is in talks with Jose Cuervo to acquire the remaining 50% stake in Don Julio tequila, and in exchange offer its Bushmills whiskey assets. The company currently owns 50% stake in Don Julio. The take-over of the complete ...
Emperador Distillers, the Philippines-based hard liquor unit of Alliance Global Group, has completed the previously announced acquisition of Diageo’s Whyte & Mackay whiskey business for £430m. Scope of the transaction also ...
Tags: Whyte&Mackay products, whisky drinking culture, Agriculture
The corn and soybean crops in the U.S. are massive. Monday's USDA Crop Production report shows the soybean crop continues to skyrocket in size, but the corn crop's slightly smaller than earlier estimates. Now, speculation's rising that ...
Tags: Corn, Soybean, Agriculture
Corrugated packaging provider Green Bay Packaging (GBP) has acquired Great Lakes Packaging Corporation and Midland Container Corporation from MidCon Holdings, a portfolio company of Arbor Investments, for an undisclosed amount. MidCon is ...
Tags: Corrugated packaging provider, Green Bay Packaging, Agriculture
UK-based Plastics Capital has agreed to acquire packaging manufacturer, Flexipol Packaging, for a maximum consideration of £10.64m. Based in Lancashire, Flexipol produces plastic packaging products like vacuum bags, block bottom ...
Global packaging company Sonoco has announced that it has acquired Germany-based Weidenhammer Packaging Group for $360m (€286m) in cash. Weidenhammer specializes in producing composite cans along with composite drums and rigid ...
China has lifted the import ban on New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra’s whey powder and dairy base powder, which are used as ingredients in the manufacture of infant formula. The ban was imposed in August last year on the two ...
Tags: Infant Formula, Milk Powder
AGI Global Holdings Coöperatief and AGI-Shorewood Group US Holdings, which together form ASG, will sell their North American and Asian print businesses to Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) for an undisclosed amount. With this ...
Tags: Print Businesses, Multi Packaging Solutions, Agriculture
US-based producer of innovative custom-engineered components, products, and specialty packaging UFP Technologies has opened a new facility at El Paso, Texas. With this facility, the company has expanded its North American operations for ...
US-based Catalyst Paper Corporation will acquire the Biron paper mill and the Rumford pulp and paper mill for around $74m. The company has entered an asset purchase agreement with NewPage Corporation, NewPage Wisconsin System and Rumford ...
Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits has completed the sale and leaseback of its De Sousa Estates Winery in Beamsville, Ontario to Oakwest Corporation, a corporation that owns approximately 31% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the ...
Tags: Diamond Estates, common shares, Agriculture