Chicago based Levy Acquisition has agreed to buy Mexican-American fast-food chain Del Taco, in a $500m deal. The blank-check acquisition firm Levy Acquisition, which is controlled by restaurateur Larry Levy, will now change its name to ...
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China is toughening its examination of milk powder imported from New Zealand, according to the quality control watchdog, after revelations emerged on Tuesday of a criminal threat to contaminate some products with an agricultural poison. ...
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Investment group CorpAcq has forayed into the packaging industry with the acquisition of UK-based Northern Packaging for an undisclosed amount. Based in Altrincham, Northern Packaging operates from two sites in Skelmersdale, West ...
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UK-based gourmet popcorn manufacturer, Joe & Seph’s, has installed one of Allen Coding’s marking and coding specialist’s RX-S continuous small character inkjet printers at its facility in Watford. The equipment is ...
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Food Concepts Plc, the Nigerian parent company of Free Range Farms, Butterfield Bakery and Chicken Republic, has partnered with South Africa based Pioneer Foods. Deji Akinyanju, Food Concepts Chairman, said: "The partnership will benefit ...
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England based Wrights Food has decided to invest £6m in its new confectionery factory in Weston Road, enhancing company’s production capacity in the country. The new 40,000 sq ft facility is now fully operational and ...
Arkansas-based poultry producer Tyson Foods Inc. has cut out gentamicin, a key human antibiotic, from its hatcheries. The US' largest chicken producer told Reuters that gentamicin and other similar antibiotics had been removed from its 35 ...
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The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has released new protocols to be followed by fresh and perishable products companies to ensure safe use of reusable plastic containers (RPCs). The RPA had formed a food safety working group in 2014 ...
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British frozen food and seafood supplier Findus has received an approval from the Spanish Competition Authorities for the acquisition of Nestlé Spain’s La Cocinera frozen ready to eat meals business. Earlier this year, ...
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The government of India is planning to allocate 17 food parks to various companies towards the end of this month, which is expected to attract total investments of more than INR2,100 crore. India's food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur ...
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The merger date of Sysco Corp. and US Foods Inc. has been extended by 60 days from March 8 to May 7 because of the scheduled anti-trust hearings to be held in May, said food distributor Sysco in a filing with the US Securities Exchange ...
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Manufacturer of packaging systems for the liquid food industry, Ecolean, will be investing in the expansion of its factory in Sweden with the installation of a cast line for packaging films, poised to be one of Europe's biggest. ...
Dutch establishment Wessanen will divest its juice business American Beverage Corporation in the US to Brynwood Partners, in a $55m deal. American Beverage produces and markets ready to drink cocktails, non-alcoholic cocktail mixers, and ...
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Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages producer Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) has expanded its business with the establishment of a new venture in East Timor. The expansion forms a part of ThaiBev's strategy to invest around THB5bn ($153.2m) ...
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A partnership between petrochemicals company Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and liquid food packaging firm Elopak will help in making available beverage cartons coated with plastic made from SABIC’s certified renewable ...