Canada-based Agropur Cooperative has agreed to purchase Northumberland Dairy Cooperative's dairy and food distribution assets. The transaction, which is subject to certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, ...
WhiteWave Foods, a leading consumer packaged food and beverage company that makes Silk, Horizon, International Delight and Earthbound Farm products, has announced green building certification of its beverage manufacturing facility in ...
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Luxembourg-based Ardagh Group has signed a 15-year agreement with West Yorkshire-based Reuse to expand glass recycling in the UK. The company has joined forces with the Australian recycling and waste management company United Resource ...
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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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Group 1 Automotive, an automotive retailer, has acquired Munday Chevrolet and Munday Mazda in Huston, Texas. Apart from selling new and used cars, Group 1 Automotive also sells vehicle parts, provides insurance and service contracts as ...
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Swedish-Danish company AarhusKarlshamn (AAK) has acquired Fabrica Nacional de Grasas, a Colombian company that specializes in vegetable oils and fats for the bakery segment. The company reported revenues of approximately SEK270m in 2013, ...
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Switzerland-based chocolate producer Lindt & Spruengli is in negotiations to purchase the US based candy business Russell Stover. The value of the deal, which is likely to be announced early this week, is expected to be $1.4bn, Reuters ...
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Canada-based Agropur Cooperative has entered into an agreement with Northumberland Dairy Cooperative to acquire Northumberland's dairy and food distribution assets for undisclosed sum. Under the transaction, Agropur will acquire the ...
French dairy major Danone has agreed to acquire 40% stake in , dairy company Brookside Dairy. The move is in line with the company's strategy to expand its presence across Africa. Brookside currently sells long-life milk in Kenya and ...
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Universal Robina, a subsidiary of Philippines' JG Summit Holdings, is set to acquire New Zealand-based Griffin's Foods from Australian Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) for about NZ$700m ($609m). Universal already has presence in Thailand, ...
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French multinational vehicle manufacturer Renault has reported 4.7% rise in sales to 1,365,418 units globally in the first half of 2014, compared with 1,304,427 units in the prior year period. The rise in sales was driven by the ...
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Shanghai International Children Baby Maternity Industry Expo (CBME China) is the recognized annual gathering of industry leaders, brands and key players of the children baby maternity industry. It is now the world's largest ...
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Luxonic has completed a ten-month, £750,000 programme to expand its production facilities in Basingstoke. The company has built two mezzanine assembly areas into its existing Basingstoke site, increasing the production area by 30 ...
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Tridonic will be integrating successively its OLED activities, which up to now have been located in Dresden, Germany in the LED Competence Centre in Jennersdorf. "LEDs and OLEDs are the core technologies for innovative and intelligent ...
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