Ventura Foods has agreed to acquire Cargill’s dressings, sauces and mayonnaise (DSM) business for an undisclosed sum. Ventura Foods president and CEO Chris Furman said: "The acquisition of Cargill's DSM business is a strong fit ...
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William Jackson Food Group (WJFG) has acquired healthy snacking brand The Food Doctor. We've been looking to enter the healthy eating category for some time now and have long admired The Food Doctor, a London-based business started by ...
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Soup maker Tio Gazpacho has completed a $1.25m Series A funding round from investors led by 301 Inc, which is a General Mills’ venture capital arm. The Series A round also included investments from other private investors in ...
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New division will encompass Mattel's in-house studio, Playground Productions. Mattel has formed a new theatrical, TV and digital content creation division called Mattel Creations. Mattel Creations will utilise the firm's portfolio of ...
Li & Fung Limited, which designs, sources and distributes consumer goods for many of the world's leading consumer brands, reported sales 2.4 percent to $18.8 billion in 2015. “2015 was a challenging year," said Spencer Fung, Group ...
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Solazyme is focusing the company exclusively on food, nutrition and specialty ingredients, harnessing the power of its transformational algae innovation platform. The evolution leverages over a decade of R&D and product development on an ...
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Nexgen Packaging, a global supplier of brand identification products to retailers, announced technology integration with PTC in order to enable streamlined operations and reduced costs throughout the retail, footwear and apparel value ...
The Red Baron brand, the frozen pizza category, is celebrating 40 years of history by showcasing how pizza night has evolved with the launch of its "Timeless" marketing campaign. Red Baron pizza, a brand trusted in 27 million households ...
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Plastic totes maker Newell Rubbermaid announced it was buying consumer and sporting goods maker Jarden in a cash and stock deal worth about $13.2 billion. The deal brings together two companies with numerous familiar consumer brands under ...
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US-based packaged foods company ConAgra Foods plans to split the company into two independent public companies – with one handling the consumer portfolio of various brands and the other managing its foodservice portfolio of frozen ...
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While many domestic cosmetics brands are challenging international giants like L'Oreal and Estee Lauder in China, one brand is slowly encroaching on their home turf. Herborist, a herbal medicine-based cosmetics line owned by Shanghai ...
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Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing (THEM) has obtained certification from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), for storing, packaging and distributing alcohol-based products. The certification comes ...
Concept III Textiles will introduce Coolcore cooling and performance fabrics to its network of iconic global brands who value chemical-free wicking, cooling and drying performance. Coolcore’s complete line of commercialised cooling ...
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Weetabix has launched a new range of single serving Weetabix products in packaging of Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Bury. The three new products - Weetabix Crispy Minis Chocolate Chip, Weetabix Crispy Minis Banana and Weetos pots and were ...
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Consumer-focused private equity firm Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) will invest in Live Better Brands that produces the Way Better Snacks brand of natural tortilla chips and crackers. The ACG investment will enable Way Better to ...
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