Gildan Activewear Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Doris Inc. (Doris), effective July 7, 2014. Gildan previously announced on June 19, 2014 that it had entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the ...
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Canada-based dairy cooperative Agropur has agreed to acquire the assets of US-based cheese and dairy ingredients company Davisco Foods. As part of the acquisition, the company will acquire three Davisco cheese processing factories in ...
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The American subsidiary Unique Beverages (USA) announced that is has completed its acquisition of Activate Drinks. The acquisition includes certain assets of the Rising Beverage Company ("RBC"), including the Activate Brand and trademark, ...
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Canadian food retailer Sobeys has agreed to sell its dairy processing operations to Agropur Cooperative, in a deal worth $356m. A strategic partnership agreement to this effect has been concluded by both the companies. Agropur CEO ...
Finnish firm Huhtamaki has signed an agreement to acquire India-based privately-owned flexible packaging firm, Positive Packaging, in a deal worth €247m ($336m). Following the acquisition, Huhtamaki will merge Positive Packaging ...
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LEAF Brands, announces new 'Zero Calorie' versions of their popular Astro Pop sodas. The candy and snack manufacturer gained attention last month at the Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago when their Farts Candy won the award for "Most ...
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Plastic packaging company Takween Advanced Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi’s Savola Group to acquire its plastics and packaging business for an undisclosed amount. As part of the deal, Takween ...
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South African paper and packaging firm Mondi has completed the previously announced acquisition of bags and kraft paper business from Graphic Packaging's subsidiary Graphic Packaging International for around $105m. As part of the deal, ...
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UK-based AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings has announced plans to sell its Pure-Flex flexible packaging adhesives and ink media business to Polytech International for an undisclosed value. According to the company, its flexible packaging ...
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Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company (ACCBC), which operates in the MENA region, has completed the previously announced acquisition of a majority stake in Lebanese distributor of Coca-Cola and Pampa products National Beverage Company (NBC). ...
Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS), a US-based provider of value-added packaging solutions, has acquired the UK-based producer of rigid boxes, Armstrong Packaging, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition of Armstrong allows MPS to ...
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South African printing and publishing company Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers has received green signal from the Competition Tribunal to acquire the Nampak Cartons and Labels division in South Africa. The acquisition will allow ...
Bottling plants and packaging machines producer SMI Group has signed an agreement with Datalogic for the exclusive supply of the latter's products. The deal will allow to integrate Datalogic sensors in SMI's bottling and packaging ...
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US-based Newell Rubbermaid has signed an agreement with North Castle Partners to acquire Ignite Holdings, for about $308m. In the inital year, the acquisition of the beverage containers designer is said to be accretive to Newell's growth ...
Finland-based packaging supplier Huhtamaki has announced plans to sell its films business segment, in order to concentrate more on food packaging. The company's latest decision comes on the heels of evaluating options pertaining to its ...
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