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US Foods to Acquire Meat Manufacturer FirstClass Foods

Apr 26, 2017

US Foods has agreed to acquire California-based meat manufacturer FirstClass Foods for an undisclosed price. Headquartered in Hawthorne, FirstClass Foods has about $55m in annual sales. Since 1962, FirstClass Foods has been delivering ...

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Heineken Sees Beer Volumes Increase in Europe and Asia Pacific

Apr 25, 2017

Drinks giant Heineken reported an organic rise in beer volumes of 0.5% in Europe and 5.4% in Asia Pacific in the first quarter of this year. The increase in sales was unexpected for this year’s first quarter and it was more than the ...

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Is Spotify About to Enter The Hardware Game? Reports Say Wearable on The Way

Apr 25, 2017

Spotify is preparing to enter the hardware game, judging by job opportunities recently posted online. The firm is seeking a senior hardware product manager that could “deliver hardware directly from Spotify to existing and new ...

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Icelandic Puts UK Seafood Distributor Seachill up for Sale

Apr 25, 2017

Icelandic Group has confirmed its intentions to divest its UK operations, Seachill, which supplies chilled fish to the country's retail market. The company's board has decided to start a sale process for Seachill, which had sales of ...

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Mars Chocolate Introduces M&M's Ice Cream Bars

Apr 24, 2017

Mars Chocolate is introducing this summer's hottest (and coolest) treat, M&M'S ice cream bars. The new 2.64 fluid ounce single Ice Cream Bar is individually wrapped, and will feature M&M'S Milk Chocolate Candy pieces, and reduced fat ...

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Bosch Partners with Baidu, Autonavi and Navinfo for Automated Driving

Apr 24, 2017

Germany-based Bosch is collaborating with Chinese internet giant Baidu and domestic mapping firms AutoNavi and NavInfo on automated driving projects. Bosch will be supplying components including radar sensors, multi-purpose camera for ...

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Sonoco Reports First Quarter Results for 2017

Apr 24, 2017

Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has reported financial results for its first quarter, ending 2 April 2017. First Quarter Highlights First quarter 2017 GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.53, ...

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Suzuki, Toshiba, Denso to Form JV for Automotive Lithium-Ion Battery Production in India

Apr 20, 2017

Suzuki Motor, Toshiba and Denso have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture company to produce automotive lithium-ion battery packs in India. In India, higher attention is being paid to environment, and new CO2 standards for ...

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Volvo to Build First Fully Electric Car in China

Apr 20, 2017

Volvo Cars announced at Auto Shanghai in China that it will build its first fully electric car in the country. The all new model will be based on Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) for smaller cars, and will be available for ...

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Papa John's Introduces Gluten-Free Pizza Crust Made with Ancient Grains

Apr 20, 2017

Pizza delivery firm Papa John’s International has unveiled gluten-free crust made with ancient grains. Papa John’s Gluten-Free Crust is made with Ancient Grains, specifically sorghum, teff, amaranth and quinoa, and is ...

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KFC to Introduce Zinger Chicken Sandwich in US

Apr 19, 2017

Chicken restaurant chain KFC is bringing its Zinger spicy chicken sandwich to the US. Created by the chicken experts with more than 70 years of experience making world famous fried chicken, the Zinger is a 100 percent chicken breast ...

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Deschutes Brewery Unveils Plans to Open Tasting Room in Virginia, US

Apr 19, 2017

Deschutes Brewery has announced plans to build a tasting room in downtown Roanoke in the US state of Virginia. The Oregon-headquartered brewery, which announced it will be creating an east coast facility in Roanoke last year, is looking ...

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La Brea Bakery Unveils New Artisan Snack Option Made From Single Origin Heirloom Wheat

Apr 18, 2017

La Brea Bakery has introduced Artisan Flatbread crisps made with single origin fortuna wheat. La Brea Bakery Flatbread Crisps are made with premium, flavorful ingredients like fresh herbs and distinctive spices, and twice baked to achieve ...

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GM to Invest $14m in New Cruise Automation Development Facility

Apr 18, 2017

General Motors (Gm) said it will invest $14m on a new facility in San Francisco for Cruise Automation to accelerate the development of autonomous cars. GM acquired the driverless tech startup last March. The new R&D facility, which is ...

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New Beef and Sheep Meat Research Programme Launched in Ireland

Apr 18, 2017

A new €8.1m five-year research and innovation program, focusing specifically on meat processing, has been launched at the Teagasc Ashtown Research Centre in Dublin. Dubbed as Meat Technology Ireland (MTI), the program has been ...

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