German automaker BMW said that a new president has been named to lead BMW's business in China. Mr Karsten Engel now president of BMW Group Germany, will become BMW's China head in the first quarter of next year, replacing Mr Christoph ...
Eat Natural, a UK-based producer of fruit and nut bars, has launched a new Fruits & Fibre bar that is prepared with cranberries, peanuts, oats and toasted spelt flaked, for the Christmas season. The new bar offers 6g of fibre per 100g and ...
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High-power fiber-laser and amplifier manufacturer Photonics Corp of Oxford,MA,USA says that John R.Peeler,chairman&CEO of epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview,NY,USA,has joined its board of ...
German snack firm Intersnack has agreed to acquire UK-based United Biscuits' (UB) snacks division, KP Snacks, from its private equity owners Blackstone and PAI Partners. This move is a part of the Intersnack's strategy to strengthen its ...
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Swiss chocolate products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has announced that its cocoa bean supplier Biopartenaire has gained Rainforest Alliance Certification. Barry Callebaut noted that Biopartenaire works with cocoa farmers across 292 ...
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Although Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s(TSMC's)consolidated net sales for November sank around 11.4%from October,to NT$44.2 billion,industry executives estimated the foundry giant's revenue for the fourth quarter to exceed its ...
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Chicken Tonight, a subbrand of Unilever's Knorr brand, is set to launch a new Turkey tomorrow sauce in the UK, just in time for the Christmas season. Chicken Tonight Turkey Tomorrow is a mild curry sauce made with tomatoes and spices. The ...
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Hellmann's, a US-based mayonnaise brand owned by Unilever United States, has launched its new limited edition flavor Southwestern Ranch Flavored Reduced Fat Mayonnaise. The new creamy flavor can be used as a dipping sauce for snacks ...
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US food giant General Mills has outlined a number of its global growth plans for its current fiscal year. Company executives yesterday (10 July) discussed plans that the company hopes will fuel growth in the US and beyond at a meeting ...
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JBT FoodTech, an American food processing machinery provider owned by JBT, has announced that it has signed a rotary sterilization technology contract worth $5m with a North American food processing firm. Under the deal, JBT will supply ...
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Optical components,modules and subsystems developer Oclaro of San Jose,CA,USA says that the Superior Court of California in and for the County of Alameda has granted preliminary approval of the previously disclosed proposed settlement of ...
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New chips to consume low electricity Intel has unveiled 'Haswell' architecture based fourth generation low-power Intel Core processor family, at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, US. Expected to enhance on mobile ...
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Syngenta Canada and Bayer CropSciences have submitted application to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada (HC), seeking approval for their soybean line, SYHT0H2, which has been genetically modified for herbicide ...
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US-based Domino's Pizza has launched a handmade Pan Pizza to its menu. The handmade pizza is made with hand-stretched dough that has a buttery, flaky taste unlike the traditional pizza. Wisynco Foods, the local franchise holder for ...
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Applied Materials,the No.1 supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment,is to cut 900 to 1,300 jobs representing 6%-9%of its workforce via a voluntary retirement and other programmes. The cuts come in a weak year for semiconductor ...
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