Honda is planning to expand the Takata airbag related recall to three million vehicles in the US. Previously the company recalled around 2.8 million vehicles mostly in humid areas of the US, where humidity could make the inflators more ...
Jaguar Land Rover commenced construction of its manufacturing facility in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jaguar Land Rover has become the first British automotive company to invest in a manufacturing factory in Brazil. At first a new 60,000m2 ...
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White House Rural Council and six federal agencies have selected 26 communities to be part of a federal initiative called Local Foods, Local Places. This initiative aims to provide technical support to integrate local food systems into ...
United Natural Foods reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 ended November 1, 2014. First Quarter Fiscal 2015 Highlights Net sales increased 24.4% to $1.99 billion compared to $1.60 billion for the same period ...
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British agribusiness Sundrop Farms has secured $100m in investment from private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co ( KKR ) to ramp up vegetable production. The investment will be used in the expansion of Sundrop Farms' greenhouse ...
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Agri-business company Olam International has agreed to acquire US peanut sheller McCleskey Mills, in a $176m deal. The acquisition is in line with Olam's strategy to invest in specific products, including edible nuts. McCleskey is ...
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Hershey has completed the acquisition of The Allan Candy Company, a Canadian confectionery producer for an undisclosed amount. The addition of Allan Candy's manufacturing capabilities and confectionery portfolio will enhance Hershey's ...
American-style cheese manufacturer Glanbia Foods is set to invest $82m in a bid to expand its manufacturing and production plants in Gooding and Twin Falls, Idaho, US. With this investment in manufacturing processes, Glanbia aims to ...
Manufacturer of oatcakes and oat biscuits, Nairns Oatcakes, has installed well proven CW3 combination checkweigher and metal detection unit from Loma Systems to further increase the capacity of its latest state-of-the-art production line. ...
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Omnitracs, a leading provider of fleet management solutions to transportation and logistics companies, today announced the appointment of veteran software technology executive Kevin Haugh as vice president and general manager of its Roadnet ...
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Aston Martin has made public the latest sports car DB10 that will be used in the next James Bond movie Spectre. The company will build only 10 units of the model, specifically for the movie. It will be developed and built in-house at ...
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BMW along with car sharing company Sixt SE has launched its car sharing service in London. The service will initially offer 210 units of BMW 1 Series and MINI Countryman models, and the German car maker is planning to add 30 BMW i3 ...
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Bentley Motors will expand its headquarters in the town of Crewe in England with an investment of £40m, thus increasing its total capital in the facility to £840m. The carmaker will build a new 45,000m2 research and ...
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Ferrari has unveiled its most powerful model named FXX-K which will be introduced at the Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi. The K in the car refers to the KERS kinetic energy recovery technology used to boost performance of the car on track. ...
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Four UK cities including Greenwich, Bristol, Coventry and Milton Keynes have been chosen by the Innovate UK to trial driverless cars. The formal trials are aimed at knowing how driverless cars could be integrated into everyday life across ...
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