Bonduelle has agreed to acquire Ready Pac Foods, the US producer of convenience fresh meal solutions, salads and fresh cut produce. The transaction is expected to close by the end of March 2017 following routine regulatory reviews and ...
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Give and Go Prepared Foods has closed its acquisition of the muffin business of United Baking and its subsidiaries Uncle Wally’s and Vision Enterprises. Based in Shirley, New York, Uncle Wally’s is a leading pure-play ...
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UK's not-for-profit company The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) has modified its guidance for plastic pots, tubs and trays and aluminium foil to indicate that the materials are now widely recycled by councils at the kerbside. Used across a ...
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Stora Enso is set to introduce upgraded Ensocoat luxury and graphical carton board, which can be used in various applications. Ensocoat has been developed for use in graphical applications and luxury packaging for consumer products such ...
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Swedish confectionery and nuts firm Cloetta has agreed to acquire Candyking, a concept supplier of pick and mix candy in the Nordic countries and the UK. The acquisition strengthens Cloetta’s position within pick and mix and creates ...
Canadian consumer packaged meats firm Maple Leaf Foods has agreed to acquire American refrigerated plant-based protein foods manufacturer Lightlife Foods from Brynwood Partners VI for approximately $140m. Maple Leaf will finance the ...
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Norway-based wine and liquor wholesaler Arcus has selected Thin Film Electronics’ near field communication (NFC) technology to better connect with its consumers. Preparations are underway for an initial field trial, which is ...
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Hansgrohe, in collaboration with Phoenix Design, is bringing a suite of stylish and eco-conscious lavatory solutions to the market. The Talis E and Talis S lines mark the first time Select technology is available in Hansgrohe’s ...
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Folding cartons, corrugated packaging producer Green Bay Packaging has purchased and installed a new Speedmaster XL 145-7+L printing unit from Heidelberg at its facility in Wisconsin, US. The very large format (VLF) printing press, ...
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Fisher-Price will develop a range of pre-school items, including plush, vehicles, dolls, play-sets, musical toys and more. Genius Brands has snapped up Fisher-Price as master toy partner for the company’s pre-school series, Rainbow ...
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Steady buyer and designer attendance and strong order-writing set a positive tone at the largest-ever Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market, which ran January 22 to 26, 2017. Overall attendance surpassed last Winter’s all-time high, with 13% ...
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Moringa-based products maker Kuli Kuli has secured a $4.25m investment from Kellogg Company's venture capital fund eighteen94 capital in a Series A funding round. InvestEco and S2G Ventures were the other institutional investors featuring ...
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JOLLY TIME Pop Corn, the first brand name popcorn, and Cosmos Creations, a brand that creates premium snacks with an indulgent, artisan taste, have joined forces to provide new popcorn flavors to consumers. The four new ready-to-eat ...
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The Entertainer has smashed sales during the Christmas 2016 trading period, the retailer has revealed. In the five weeks leading up to December 31st 2016, the company reported an increase in total sales of 13.5 per cent, with December ...
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Iceland-based seafood company Icelandic Group has begun the process of divesting its subsidiary Gadus in Belgium. It was in 2012 that Icelandic had acquired Gadus for an undisclosed price. The decision to sell Gadus by Icelandic Group ...
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