Private equity firm J.W. Childs Associates has acquired majority stake in California Pinot Noir producer Kosta Browne from The Vincraft Group. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Vincraft acquired its ...
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India-based Amul is planning to invest around INR50bn ($786.8m) in a move to ramp up its production capabilities. The proposed investment is anticipated to increase the company's capabilities by more than a third over the next three ...
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Barfresh Food Group, a manufacturer of frozen, ready-to-blend beverages, has secured 20 new retail and institutional accounts in Los Angeles and San Diego. These new accounts have signed on to offer its customers Barfresh's unique line of ...
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Calyxo GmbH of Bitterfeld-Wolfen in Germany’s ‘Solar Valley’, which is a manufacturer of cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar modules and a supplier of turnkey photovoltaic systems, says that its development and ...
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China's plan to merge its two railway vehicle manufacturers CNR Corp and CSR Corp into one conglomerate will create an industrial giant which will provide a significant boost to the country's export sector.The planned marriage is expected ...
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US-based establishment Jack's Abby Brewing is planning to build a new brewery in downtown Framingham, Massachusetts. The move will enable the company to expand its production capacity that will be enough to cater to the growth in ...
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On December 17, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator will announce a major grant award to the Public Health Institute’s Regional Asthma Management & Prevention, in Oakland, ...
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American meat processor Monogram Foods will invest $36.5m to expand the production operations at its Martinsville facility in Virginia. The 54,000ft2 expansion will create 100 jobs by July 2015, while 100 more jobs will be added over the ...
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China-based vendor TCL Communication Technology Holdings has managed to ramp up its smartphone shipments to over five million units a month since October and will reach its goal of shipping 40 million smartphones in 2014, according to the ...
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Fox Head Inc. announced that Pete Fox will rejoin the company in the newly created role of chief creative officer. Fox will report directly to Interim CEO Scott Olivet with his appointment being effective immediately. Formerly the ...
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New Belgium Brewing has chosen RAMP Video Management for SharePoint to provide easy, intuitive and secure access to videos to hundreds of employees. Because RAMP integrates with SharePoint and is infused into existing SharePoint workflow, ...
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For its fiscal second-quarter 2015, fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported revenue of $297m, up 2.2% on $290.7m a year ago but down 9.4% on $327.6m last quarter (its first ...
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China's imports shrank unexpectedly in November while export growth slowed, fuelling concerns that the world's second-largest economy could be facing a sharper slowdown and adding pressure on policymakers to ramp up stimulus measures. ...
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The signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Korea is expected to result in a structural change in trade patterns between the two counties. The FTA and its consequences thus offer a rare moment for Taiwan to review its ...
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British agribusiness Sundrop Farms has secured $100m in investment from private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co ( KKR ) to ramp up vegetable production. The investment will be used in the expansion of Sundrop Farms' greenhouse ...
Tags: vegetable, Agriculture