Tara Minerals has completed the acquisition of FreshTec’s intellectual property for the preservation and protection of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers during extended periods of shipping and storage. Under the deal, the company ...
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Chinese authorities have entered into a new agreement to begin negotiations on opening export routes for British beef and lamb suppliers to China. The ...
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UK-based supplier of technically driven raising agents to bakers, Kudos Blends, has appointed Brenntag North America as the national distributor for KUDOS Potassium Bicarbonate in the US. Under the deal, Brenntag will expand the reach of ...
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American ingredient solutions provider Ingredion has signed an agreement with Alliance Grain Traders (AGT) to distribute AGT’s pulse flours, protein and bran ingredients. The agreement includes consumer foods such as baked goods, ...
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Snyder's-Lance has completed the acquisition of Baptista's Bakery, a producer of baked snack foods and 'better for you' snacks. The deal was originally announced on 7 May 2014. Financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed. ...
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Switzerland-based Syngenta has signed an agreement with Sweden-based food and agriculture group Lantminnen to acquire its German and Polish winter wheat and winter oilseed rape (WOSR) breeding and business operations. Syngenta noted that ...
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SP Richards Company, Genuine Parts Company's Office Products Group, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Impact Products (Impact) at an undisclosed sum. Consummation of the transaction is expected on July 1, 2014, and is ...
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Car rental service firm Europcar has signed an agreement with fleet management services provider Active Fleet Solutions' subsidiary TTS360. Under the contract, TTS360 will have to provide incident and accident management services for ...
UK-based vehicle manufacturer and a subsidiary of General Motors, Vauxhall Motors has inked a long term agreement with the vehicle recycling company Autogreen. As per the deal, the manufacturer will see that all its vehicles handled by ...
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Consumers using social media while dining out moves into the mainstream in the US Any social media feed is likely to be dominated by a core group of consistent regulars: babies, weddings, pets and food. Posting food pictures has gone ...
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A new publication from Hamburg-based secondary research organization yStats.com, “China B2C E-Commerce Market 2014“, reports that China is ranked as the world’s top market in B2C E-Commerce potential. The world’s ...
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Abu Dhabi, UAE-based Saif Al Kahili Group, has signed an agreement with Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) for setting up a caustic soda production plant. As per the deal, the total land reserved for the project is 102,401 sq m, ...
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More chipset suppliers are likely to tie up with Taiwan-based IC design houses in order to tap retail channels as well as to expand their ecosystem in China, according to industry sources. Microchip Technology announced a deal in late ...
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Bearish factors weighing on the Chinese market were offsetting any positive sentiment on Indian demand for Indonesian thermal coal, sources said Thursday. A Singapore-based source for a major producer said he did not share in the bullish ...
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Spot prices of South African 42-44% chrome ore, known as UG2 (upper group 2), have risen by 10-20% from March as platinum mine strike continues, producer and trade sources said Friday. UG2, a byproduct of platinum, was heard trading at ...
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