UK-based dairy giant Dairy Crest and Dairy Crest Direct (DCD) are set to introduce a new formula-based milk contract to British dairy farmers from 1 April 2013. The new contract will provide a formula method of establishing milk price ...
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New York - Same store sales rose 2.7% in the first week of March, according to The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index. This year's Easter weekend falls two weeks earlier than it did last year, shifting holiday business into March from ...
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Ireland-based C&C Group said that it has completed the acquisition of M & J Gleeson and its subsidiaries. C&C Group is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded cider and beer. The Group manufactures Bulmers, the leading Irish ...
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Irish Paper-based packaging provider Smurfit Kappa is all set to introduce a new range of Pouch-Up products in two shapes. One pouch comes with a single gusset at the base, while the other has a gusset at the bottom and top. New formats ...
Organic baby and toddler foods provider Sprout Foods has announced plans to launch improved packaging to its line of meals and snacks at Natural Products Expo West taking place from 8-10 March 2013, in Anaheim, California, US. According ...
Didier Lamouche has resigned both as COO of STMicroelectronics and CEO of ST-Ericsson. No replacement has been named and there has been no announcement about whether Lamouche is moving to a new job. In Q3 this year, ST has said it ...
Swiss researchers have worked with IBM to design a very high speed data converter which will operate at speeds up to 100Gbit/s. IBM Research has worked with Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland on ...
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Matt Grodin PHILADELPHIA — Matt Grodin has been named director of merchandising for World Imports, a full-line home furnishings importer serving U.S. and international markets. In the newly created position, Grodin will work with ...
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Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer USA, LLC, now offers CN9062, a liquid high-functionality oligomer that brings significant scratch resistance to demanding coatings applications. This oligomer imparts excellent hardness to ...
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A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM) announced today that it has made a proposal to the Board of Directors of Ferro Corporation (NYSE: FOE) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Ferro common stock for per-share consideration of $6.50, ...
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Astellas Pharma and UCB have introduced Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) rheumatoid arthritis therapy in Japan. The PEGylated Fc-free anti-TNF medication is indicated for adult rheumatoid arthritis patients who showed poor response to ...
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The grumbling of PC makers is getting louder with Windows 8 doing little to spark laptop sales. The latest complaints come from Jun Dong-Soo, President of Samsung‘s memory chip division, who had no kind words for Windows 8 during a ...
The Seagate Wireless Plus Seagate on Monday launched two new wireless hard drives for the Middle Eastern consumer market, the Wireless Plus and the Central. The Wireless Plus can be considered a successor to the Seagate GoFlex ...
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Ericsson announced on Sunday that it has been chosen by the Iraqi Telecommunications and Post Company (ITPC) to introduce IP technology. Ericsson has also been charged with expanding the telecom provider’s wireline network with a ...
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Furniture First buying group here has added four new members: Best Furniture Gallery, Fort Thomas, Ky.; Crockett Furniture, Gorham, Maine; Kutters Furniture, Hutchinson, Kan.; and Fish Furniture Shop, Mayfield Heights, Ohio. The buying ...
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