The Texas Association of Business filed a lawsuit against the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) in federal court to force the TABC to apply the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code in a fair, consistent and legal manner. Citing recent ...
General Motors (GM) is investing $290m in its Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, US to carry out upgrades at the facility. The investment will modify the faciliity's vehicle assembly operations with new technologies and processes. ...
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Snow Phipps Group-owned Teasdale Foods has acquired Louisville, Kentucky-based Mesa Foods for undisclosed sum. Founded in 1984, Mesa is a producer of private label tortillas, flatbreads, taco shells, taco kits and chips. The acquisition ...
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Jim Beam, a bourbon whiskey brand produced by Beam Suntory, has launched new global packaging redesign for its entire portfolio. The global packaging upgrade marks the first time changes to the bourbon bottle in decades and comes after ...
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US scientists have discovered middle-aged adults with high-levels of a particular body chemical are twice as likely to develop obesity later in life. The chemical in question, peptide neurotensin (NT), is already associated with increased ...
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Flowers Foods is voluntarily recalling Cobblestone Bread Co. Wheat English Muffins with the UPC # 0 72250 01316 1 and best by dates of October 28, 2015 through April 10, 2016 because they contain undeclared milk. People who have allergies ...
Fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), in partnership with foodservice packaging specialist International Paper Foodservice Europe, has developed a plastic-free paperboard food bucket in the UK and Ireland. Designed to replaces ...
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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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US-based chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride has announced to invest $190m in a strategic growth plan to expand production of Pilgrim’s Pierce Chicken brand. The growth plan, which was initiated in the fourth quarter of 2015, ...
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December 21, 2015 The top predictions for cocktail drinking trends amongst Australians in 2016 has been released by global spirit producer Brown-Forman Corporation. Brown-Forman owns a number of spirit brands including Jack ...
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Ford is planning to invest $1.3bn on its Kentucky Truck Plant to support the launch of the all-new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty truck. The company said that the investment is being made to build a new body shop, as well as to upgrade and ...
From virtual torture testing in supercomputers to purpose-built potholes, Ford has tough tested the all-new Super Duty -the toughest, smartest, most capable Super Duty ever - to make sure it’s ready for popular aftermarket cargo box ...
Bowie Resource Partners will become the US' largest Western bituminous coal producer following a deal with Peabody Energy, according to the company. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company expects the $358 million acquisition to nearly ...
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Arkansas-based Tyson Foods is planning to close two of its prepared foods manufacturing plants as part of its efforts to enhance overall performance and streamline operations. The company's plants that will discontinue operations are ...
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Toyota has pledged to eliminate CO2 emissions from its factories, and in an attempt to do so the company said that it will begin generating electricity from methane for its Georgetown plant in the US. Methane for the Georgetown plant ...
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