Mars Chocolate North America is planning to invest $100m in the expansion of its manufacturing site in Topeka, Kansas, a move that brings its total investment to $430m in the site. As part of the expansion, the company broke ground on a ...
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Bacon processor SugarCreek is to open a new $120m facility in Cambridge City, Indiana later this month. The new 435,000ft2 facility with three cooking halls and a Sous Vide line will increase the company's cooking capabilities. It is ...
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US Foods has opened a new distribution center in Flowood, in the US state of Mississippi which will serve over 4000 clients across Mississippi and Louisiana. The new 272,000ft2 facility houses a demonstration kitchen featuring culinary ...
Automotive interiors supplier International Automotive Components (IAC) has expanded in China, inaugurating its facility located in Hangzhou. Sprawled over 78,577ft2, the Hangzhou plant will generate over 220 employment opportunities. ...
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Virginia Tech is set to launch a new $14m Dairy Science Complex located at Kentland Farm in Montgomery County, Virginia, US. The new facility has been designed to further Virginia Tech's dairy science program. Featuring latest ...
US-based protective packaging firm Pregis has opened a new manufacturing unit in Chihuahua, Mexico, to cater to automotive, consumer electronics, agriculture and aerospace sectors. The new facility will produce Astro-Foam polyethylene ...
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Snack products maker Diamond Foods has opened a new innovation center in Salem, Oregon, in order to bolster its product development capabilities. The new 7,000ft2 center located next to the Kettle Brand potato chip facility houses R&D ...
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Tremco Group announced the acquisition of certain assets of Chemtron Manufacturing Ltd., a Calgary-based manufacturer of construction adhesives, sealants and tapes with annual net sales of approximately $5 million. Terms of the transaction ...
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Multi brand online retailer Bluestem Group completed acquisition of Orchard Brands Corporation, also an online retailer of multi-brand family of 13 catalogue and ecommerce brands. The deal, according to a Bluestem Group press release, has ...
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Work uniforms and facility services provider UniFirst Canada Ltd. said it has acquired Canadian company and Ontario based McGuire Uniforms. “The acquisition unites two of Canada’s largest suppliers of direct purchase programs ...
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Supporting the increasing demand for ecologically sound and user friendly products, BASF commissioned a new production plant for form release agents that is among the most advanced and most efficient in Europe. Opened at the company’s ...
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Canned vegetable products manufacturer McCall Farms is planning to open a new production facility in Effingham, South Carolina. When operational this month, the facility will expand the company's existing Florence County operations, while ...
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Morton Salt is launching food grade manufacturing capabilities at its salt production facilities in Grantsville, Utah and Port Canaveral, Florida with an investment of around $20m. The project will see the installation of a sea salt ...
American food and spice company Zatarain has opened its new manufacturing and warehouse facility in Gretna, in the US state of Louisiana. Spread over an area of around 80,000ft2, the $26m facility comprises 10 production lines and ...
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Lamb producer Superior Farms has opened a new processing facility in Dixon, in the US state of California. Located adjacent to the current facility, the new plant will become completely operational by the end of August this year. The ...
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