The month of October marked a 37-month construction spending high, accumulating a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $872 billion, according to the latest Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) report. October's adjusted annual ...
Dutch food group Wessanen has taken full control of frozen food maker Favory Convenience Food. It has bought the 35.9% stake it did not already hold from Rabo Capital for EUR5m (US$6m). Wessanen is looking to maximise the value of its ...
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Taipei, Dec. 6, 2012 (CENS)--Further liberalization for mainland Chinese investments in Taiwan can rectify the one-way flow of Taiwanese funds, technology, and personnel to the mainland, said Wang Yu-chi, minister of the Cabinet-level ...
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Woolworths Ltd today (23 July) revealed it was able to grow its full-year sales, despite the Australian retailer's supermarkets reporting falling prices. In an announcement to the Australian stock exchange, Woolworths said sales rose by ...
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Africa and the Middle East have driven a rise in exports of food and non-alcoholic drinks from the UK in the first half of 2012, figures show. For the six months to the end of June, food and soft drinks exports increased by 2.2% to ...
UK-based chilled foods group Bakkavor has sold its businesses in France and Spain to French co-op Agrial. Bakkavor said today (23 November) it has reached a formal agreement with Agrial, Société Cooperative Agricole et ...
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UK own-label firm Bakkavor has returned to profit in the third quarter of the year. Earnings in the three month period amounted to GBP2.8m (US$4.5m) compared with a loff of GBP5.7m in the prior year. The improvement was predominantly ...
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LAS VEGAS — Occasional and casual dining importer Steve Silver Co. will nearly double its space here with a 9,828-square-foot permanent showroom at winter Las Vegas Market. Steve Silver, which previously had shown in temporary space ...
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Watson Standard has acquired certain assets of Delta Coatings Corporation, a privately-owned coatings company that specializes in the development and manufacturing of coatings for the general industrial and packaging industries. Acquiring ...
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The chairman of private-equity firm Arle Capital Sir George Buckley is to join PepsiCo's board of directors. Buckley will become PepsiCo director and join its audit committee in September. The 65-year-old was named chairman of UK-based ...
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Taipei,Dec.7,2012(CENS)--After being deferred for over one year,a high value-added petrochemical investment project of Formosa Plastics Group(FPG)is finally ready for implementation,as the Petitions and Appeals Committee of the Executive ...
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PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) flat glass business announced that it can now manufacture heat-strengthened glass in thicknesses of less than 3 millimeters, which makes it among the first major glass manufacturers in North America to offer ...
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Bicycles Plus owner John Crews marked his shop's silver anniversary in unusual fashion: He completely overhauled his already successful 25-year-old business. Earlier this year, the longtime Specialized and Trek dealer had come to a ...
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Advanced Design Technology announces that its TURBOdesign Suite version 5.2 is now shipping.This version of the company's three-dimensional(3D)inverse design technology software provides a new TURBOdesign Volute module and faster ...
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Azelis has extended its agreement with Canadian based Petro-Canada, the world’s largest white oil producer to be their sole partner to distribute the PURETOL range, now, for all industry applications including chemicals, rubber and ...
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