Swiss chocolate products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has agreed to acquire cocoa ingredients unit of Singapore-based Petra Foods for $950m. The proposed acquisition is expected to expand Barry Callebaut's cocoa sourcing and processing ...
Vion has finalised a deal for an MBO of its UK pork arm, which is among a series of assets in the country the Dutch food group is looking to sell. The company today (13 December) confirmed UK private-equity firm Endless would back a ...
Tags: Vion, deal, MBO, UK pork arm
Germany based insurer Allianz is likely to merge its two operations in Belgium (including Luxembourg) and Netherlands, in a bid to boost its footprint in the Benelux region. The integrated entity will be named as Allianz Benelux and ...
Dutch food manufacturing giant Vion has agreed a management buyout of its UK pork operations, safeguarding about 4,000 jobs. The new venture, backed by private equity firm Endless, will be led by Seamus Carr, md of Vion’s Pork ...
Tags: Vion, management buyout, UK pork operations
Christmas shoppers stand to be taken by surprise this month as campaigners take action in shopping centers around Europe to raise awareness of poverty wages of Cambodian garment workers. With these 'fashion mobs', they pressure H&M, Inditex ...
Tags: Christmas, poverty wage, garment, Cambodia
RPC Bebo Plastik has created a new margarine tub with a curved lid for the launch of Unilever’s airy whipped Latta Light margarine. The pack has been introduced in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands. According to RPC, ...
Tags: RPC Bebo, margarine tub, pack
Norske Skog, a Dutch paper products firm, has sold its paper mill Parenco in Renkum and recovered paper business Reparco to H2 Equity Partners, and cash worth €30m is expected to be released from the deal. H2 is expecting good growth ...
Tags: Norske Skog, H2, packaging paper
Sonoco Plastics has announced the commencement of rigid plastic containers production for personal care products at its new $15m plant in the Beauty and Home Care campus in New Albany, Ohio, US. Sonoco Rigid Plastics vice president Rodger ...
Ball Packaging Europe will demonstrate innovative cans for modern drinks with a slogan ‘Everything – Everywhere – Forever’ at Brau Beviale in Nuremberg during 13-15 November 2012. The can's attractiveness is ...
Netherland-based Royal FrieslandCampina has completed the acquisition of IDB Belgium. Although IDB Belgium will become a part of FrieslandCampina Cheese, Butter & Milkpowder, it will continue to operate independently. It has one ...
The annual Fashion's Night Out is expanding worldwide with 19 countries. On September 6, 2012, editors, stars, models, fashionistas, and designers will flood stores in cities across U.S. and around the world for fashion's most iconic ...
It is reported that Taiyuan Steel-produced high-grade pipeline hot rolled coil (L485MB), after processed into spiral pipe manufactured by one Chinese pipe company, has been shipped to Netherlands and used in Shell project. The shipments are ...
Tags: steel pipe, steel scrap buyers, steel strip, high carbon steel
Barry Callebaut said today (12 December) it had become the world's largest cocoa processor after agreeing to buy Petra Foods' cocoa ingredients business for US$950m. The Switzerland-based group, which supplies cocoa and chocolate ...
Tags: Cocoa, Food, chocolate products
Dutch food group Vion, which last week announced it wants to quit the UK, has set out plans to cut jobs from its domestic business. More than 100 staff within Vion's operations in the Netherlands could be affected from a move to improve ...
Tags: Vion, cut jobs, domestic business, food group
Speech by the Governor Doing Business in Henan Provinces of China introduces comprehensive condition of Henan Province. Henan, located in the hinterland of China, has a long history, abundant resources, complete infrastructure and ...
Tags: Henan province, survey, economy, investment