Private equity investment firm Paine & Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire food safety and food quality solutions platform Global ID Group. However, financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in ...
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US based Blue Bell Ice Cream issued a voluntary recall for two flavors of cookie dough ice cream suspected to be contaminated with listeria causing bacteria. Produced at the ice cream company’s plant located in Sylacauga, Alabama, ...
Malouf has recently restructured its sales team with the appointment of six regional sales managers and one international sales manager to its in-house staff. The company also named Mike Douglas as vice president of sales. The ...
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Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) plans to showcase a wide range of farmer products and services designed to help attendees “keep their business on track” at the 63rd annual Farm Progress Show, Aug. 30 – Sept. 1, in Boone, ...
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Building on the new commitments to the Global Lighting Challenge announced in early June during the Clean Energy Ministerial, the US Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing funding for nine research and development projects that will ...
US commercial packaging company Graphic Packaging International has signed an agreement to acquire converting assets from Metro Packaging & Imaging. The acquisition is a part of the company's effort to develop the best supply chain in ...
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For over 80 years Blue Bunny ice cream has been creating delicious ice cream flavors and frozen novelty forms from its home in America's heartland. The brand has announced product enhancement, packaging innovation, and introduction of a ...
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Good news regarding farm accidents: In 2015, the U.S. saw fewer grain bin entrapments and incidents than it has seen in a decade. In 2014, a whopping 71 confined-space incidents were confirmed, but in 2015 only 47 were reported. ...
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Food solutions provider CTI Foods has completed the acquisition of pizza toppings manufacturer Liguria Foods for an undisclosed sum. Liguria Foods produces salami, pepperoni, and other protein pizza toppings for pizzerias and sandwich ...
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Graphic Packaging International has agreed to acquire 100% of folding carton manufacturer Walter G. Anderson (WG Anderson) for an undisclosed amount. The announcement comes on the heels of the company's agreement to purchase Australian ...
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Amcor Rigid Plastics has created a new business platform that will promote small-volume bottles production for start-ups in the beverage industry. As part of its UpStart program, Amcor will collaborate with start-ups like Alkaline Water ...
Student Li Xiangnan has been charged with the killing of his girlfriend Shao Tong, in the United States, Wenzhou City People's Procuratorate said. Li, 24, a native of east China's Zhejiang Province, is accused of strangling his girlfriend ...
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Mills Fleet Farm is in talks to be acquired by buyout firm KKR & Co., according to a Reuters report. With 35 locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and North Dakota, the company's mix includes hunting, fishing and sporting goods products. ...
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Blue Sky Family Farms, presented by Egg Innovations, the nation's largest producer of 100% free range and pasture raised eggs, is now available in Natural Grocers in the Midwest, Southwest and Northwest regions. Blue Sky Family Farms ...
Kraft Heinz is planning to expand its cream cheese manufacturing facility in Lowville, which will see 100 new employees being hired over the next five years. Currently, the Lowville plant, which makes Philadelphia brand cream cheese, ...
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