The premises in Belfast and Co. Waterford see the long established supplier of used, refurbished and new equipment position itself firmly at the heart of the major food industry growth. BOYD now has offices in Scotland, Northern Ireland and ...
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Mead Johnson Nutrition, a global leader in pediatric nutrition, opened its new production and research campus in Tuas, Singapore. The Tuas campus includes a manufacturing plant that will supply key ingredients and products to a number of ...
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Bob Evans Farms' investor Sandell Asset Management said that at least six private-equity firms are eyeing the company's food business, BEF Foods. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, the potential bidders for Bob Evans include Spirit ...
Tags: Equity Firms, Food Business, Food
US-based dairy distributor Balford Farms is planning to acquire Rosenberger's Dairy in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, for an undisclosed amount. Expected to be completed by the end of October, the acquisition will enable Balford Farms to expand ...
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Krusteaz, maker of premium baking, pancake and waffles mixes, announces today the national availability of its first line of flatbread mixes, incredibly versatile pantry staples that give consumers everything they need to create ...
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Canada-based Moosehead Breweries has selected United States Beverage (USB) as its new importer in the US, effective 1 November 2014. Under the partnership, USB will be responsible for sales, marketing and distribution of Moosehead ...
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Panasonic is reportedly considering to buy a stake in Ficosa International to expand its automotive parts business. Panasonic is considering to develop similar driver assistance systems that Ficosa makes and it is also aiming to jointly ...
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Mumbai & India-based producer of speciality chemicals, Pidilite Industries said it has acquired the adhesive business of Ahmedabad-based Bluecoat Private Limited. The transaction was concluded on a slump sale basis for a consideration of ...
The CIF Bremen Index dropped considerably this week, influenced by movements of New York Cotton Futures. The latest Bremen Cotton Exchange report says basically good production conditions prevail in major cotton planting areas. In ...
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Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) announced today that Anhui Jianghuai Navistar Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. (JND), the company's joint venture with Chinese truck maker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd. (JAC), has begun engine ...
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Finland-based stainless steelmaker Outokumpu has announced an update on its strategy, and also announced the expansion of its efficiency programs as well as the expected achievement of its €200 million synergy targets in 2015, two ...
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UPS recently gave me a tour of the company’s 5.2 million square foot Worldport facility in Louisville, KY. This overnight shipping/sorting facility accepts, sorts, and reloads at a rate of 416,000 packages per hour (that’s 115 ...
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Canada-based film and sheet extrusion systems supplier Macro Engineering and Technology has added the option of individual layer gas foaming to its barrier blown film coextrusion lines. The machines are used in producing high barrier ...
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Mothercare plc, the largest UK specialist retailer in its segment, said it will raise some £100 million through a rights issue and which will be £95 million, net of expenses. The rights issue is a fully underwritten 9 for 10 ...
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In the nine months to August 31, 2014 sales including VAT in local currencies at Swedish apparel retailer H&M surged 15 percent, year-on-year. Converted into SEK, sales excluding VAT amounted to SEK 108,775 million, up 18 percent from SEK ...