Olam International and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have formed a joint venture called MC Agri Alliance (MCAA) in Japan for the supply of agricultural and food products. The joint venture will import and distribute coffee, cocoa, ...
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Food ingredients distributor Cornelius Group and US-based company Milne Fruits have entered into partnership to supply MicroDried fruit products to the European food and drink industry. Milne Fruits uses the MicroDried technique in which ...
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Mars Chocolate has completed the acquisition of Hacienda La Chola cocoa farm in Ecuador from Naturisa. Hacienda La Chola is the agricultural unit of Naturisa and located in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The latest addition to its network of ...
Tags: Mars chocolate, Acquisition, Hacienda La Chola Cocoa Farm, Naturisa
UK based packaging and label company, Macfarlane Group has agreed to acquire Colton Packaging Teesside for £1.25m. Employing eight people, Colton Packaging Teesside is a unit of Colton Packaging, a Leicester based distributor of ...
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AR Packaging Group and Egem Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret have signed a strategic partnership agreement. The objective of this agreement is to establish a cooperation in the manufacture, purchasing, sale and marketing in Turkey of packaging ...
Tags: AR Packaging, Egem Ambalaj, Partnership
Central National Gottesman (CNG), a sales and marketing organization in the global pulp, paper and forest products industry, announced today that its Lindenmeyr Munroe division will acquire the business of C.J. Duffey Paper Company in ...
Tags: Central National Cottesman, CNG, Lindenmeyr Munroe Division, Acquisition
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide over $90m grant to strengthen local and regional food systems and for specialty crop development. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, flowers and nursery crops. ...
Tags: USDA, Local Food System, Crop development
Germany-based industrial packaging firm Mauser Group has acquired Berenfield Containers through its subsidiary in the US for undisclosed amount. The acquisition will strengthen its Mauser's presence in the US besides expanding the ...
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The United States is expected to be the most competitive manufacturing nation, moving China into the number two position by 2020, according to the 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ...
Plant-based ingredients provider Naturex has divested its stake in the joint venture with Aker Biomarine which was created to krill extract production. As part of the agreement, Aker BioMarine will pay Naturex an undisclosed sum ...
Tags: Naturex, Aker Biomarine, Ingredients provider, Extract production
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to make $100m equity investment in Egypt-based United Sugar Company (USC), which is also a subsidiary of Savola Group, to strengthen the agribusiness sector in the ...
Tags: EBRD, Investment, USC, United Sugar Company, Savola Group
Organic food producer United Natural Foods (UNFI) has acquired the outstanding stock and an affiliate along with certain real estate of Nor-Cal Produce for $68.6m cash. With the Nor-Cal Produce acquisition, United Natural Foods intends ...
With increase in distracted driving, which is contributing to increase in motor vehicle crashes and fatalities, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is supporting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's ...
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Medication and supply management solutions provider Omnicell has introduced new guided packing software to increase packing accuracy of SureMed Multimed blister cards that improve patient adherence. The SureMed by Omnicell Guided Packing ...
The “Reversed Cold Weather” in the north of China still cannot prevent the exciting start of the heavy-duty truck industry in March, 2016. Confronting increasing pressure of economical downward and changeable situation in this ...
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