US-based Green Flash Brewing has broken ground on its new brewing facility in the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The move comes in response to the growing demand for Green Flash beers on the East Coast. To be spread over an area of ...
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US-based glass and packaging manufacturer M.A. Silva has completed the acquisition of Vintners Global Resource's (VGR) packaging business for an undisclosed amount. Head quartered in Washington, VGR supplies imported and domestic wine ...
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Canada-based food packaging company CKF will be producing its Earthcycle line of agricultural trays at its Hantsport, Nova Scotia facility. The move follows CKF's acquisition of Earthcycle Packaging in May 2013. The first ...
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Atlantic Natural Foods (ANF) announced the acquisition of the Loma Linda brand of canned shelf stable alternative meat analog products. The company will also license the Worthington Foods brand and will transition these products to the ...
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Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is planning to step down at the end of 2018 after completing five-year turnaround plan for the new Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, reported The Detroit News. The merger has been in works for a long time, and back ...
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Toray Industries’ group operating profit apparently grew 13% on the year to around 50 billion yen ($462 million) for the April-September half as carbon fiber sales made up for lower-than-expected sales in other segments. The figure ...
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File photo courtesy of ARTC. Relevant industries are now assessing their capacity to build the Inland Rail freight project, connecting Brisbane to Melbourne via regional south east Queensland, inland New South Wales and rural Victoria. ...
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Lone Star Transportation has announced its merger with Texas based open-deck transportation carrier company, Daseke. Lone Star specialises in transporting heavy shipments and is also known for transporting wind turbine components in North ...
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General Mills - the maker of Cheerios, Bisquick and Yoplait - has secured approval from US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the acquisition of Annie's, a natural and organic food company. The approval is given under the ...
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Flavors Holdings, the parent of Mafco Worldwide Corporation, a manufacturer of licorice extract and related derivatives, announced today that it has acquired Merisant Company, a manufacturer and marketer of several of the world's leading ...
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Irish paper-based packaging producer Smurfit Kappa has agreed to acquire corrugated packaging manufacturer Bates Container for an initial investment of $150m. Bates makes corrugated packaging and provides its services to the Texas region. ...
A deferred payment of around $7.5m (4.6m) is to be made at a later date to Bates, which employs 320 people and has a 135,000 tonnes of containerboard requirement. The deal, which will be funded from Smurfit Kappa’s cash reserves, is ...
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Specialty chemicals producer Clariant has signed a purchase agreement with VitaPac, the Chinese specialist for healthcare packaging, for an undisclosed amount. VitaPac produces innovative, technology-driven product lines that ensure ...
Hershey has acquired an 80% stake in the Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock (SGM), a privately held confectionery company based in Shanghai, China. Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Company product range includes Golden Monkey candy, ...
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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