Private equity firm American Capital has invested $31.5m to support the acquisition deal of Teasdale Foods by Snow Phipps Group that happened in October this year. Teasdale Foods offers private label and branded bean and hominy products ...
Ecolean, a company that develops and manufactures innovative packaging systems for the dairy and liquid food industry, has opened a new office in Dallas, Texas. The company said that the new facility is targeted at gaining foothold in ...
Diversified packaging company Sonoco has developed plant-based plastic bottles for Ecover's new home care line. Ecover has launched its popular green brand in North America after joining Method in 2012. The new look is the celebration ...
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Del Monte Pacific will form a joint venture with Spanish fruit processor Nice Fruit and British investment firm Ferville to set up a food processing facility in the Philippines and market frozen fruits across the globe. The joint ...
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Major furniture supplier Furniture Link International, owner of the UK brand Wilkinsons Furniture, has rebranded its business to VIDA Living. Group MD Niall Wogan says: “As we were able to more clearly define our business and its ...
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Six men have been charged by the Joint Organised Crime Group (JOCG) for their involvement in the attempted importation of almost three tonnes of MDMA and crystal methamphetamine (ice) into Sydney. This seizure is estimated to be worth up ...
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Vencorex is significantly expanding its capacity of isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI). The expansion of this monomer capacity will take place at Pont de Claix site, France. The new capacity will be 20 kT to be available by the end of 2016. ...
U.S. Zinc is commemorating the company’s opening in 1949, celebrating 65 successful years in the zinc products marketplace. The company’s roots were as a wholesaler of nonferrous metals. Now, U.S. Zinc is a premier global ...
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Browns Restaurant Group is set to open the first Browns Socialhouse in Ontario, spearheading the Vancouver-based franchise's expansion into Eastern Canada. Located in the Erin Mills community of Mississauga, this new location will act as ...
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The idea of universal design is all about offering quick and easy access to every part of your home. It builds in the flexibility to accommodate users in any state of health or physical mobility. Whatever the current age and level of ...
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Ponysaurus Brewing in the US has announced plans to open a new brewery and taproom in Durham, North Carolina. Spread over an area of around 6,000ft2, the proposed facility will increase the company's brewing capacity from 180 barrels ...
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China Automotive Systems has started construction of the first stage of a facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil designed for the assembly of its steering units for sale in South American markets. The new Brazilian facility will be assembling ...
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Visteon Corporation has completed the sale of its interiors operations in India to Reydel Automotive Holdings B.V. The transaction is part of the previously announced divestiture of the majority of Visteon's interiors business to Reydel. ...
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will sell its 65% ownership in Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co. Ltd (CCT) to Chengshan Group Co. Ltd. for approximately $262 million. “Resolving the ownership of CCT has been a key goal for us, and we ...
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Recently, one college in Utah discovered that a ballast-compatible LED tube could only work with one of several ballasts used in its facilities. This is hardly a surprise given the following facts: • Ballast-compatible LED tubes are ...