Molson Coors Brewing has completed its previously-announced acquisition of SABMiller's stake in their US joint venture, MillerCoors. The deal, initially signed late last year, closed the day after Anheuser-Busch InBev finalized its ...
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Constellation Brands has agreed to sell its Canadian wine business to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for about C$1.03bn ($786m). The sale includes Jackson-Triggs and Inniskillin wine brands and wineries, as well as Wine Rack retail ...
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Swedish firm AR Packaging Group has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Indonesian paper packaging firm PT Maju Jaya Sarana Grafika (MJSG) for undisclosed amount. Maju Jaya provides services from design, prepress, ...
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The Hershey Company has introduced new limited edition Hershey’s Kitchens Sea Salt Caramel Baking Chips to its line of baking products, along with a number of new Hershey’s Kitchens recipes. In addition, Hershey also updated ...
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Zespri, the world leader in premium quality kiwifruit, announces that it is extending the availability of Zespri SunGold and Green Kiwifruit through the spring. Zespri is rapidly expanding its presence in North America in reaction to ...
FMC has launched new agricultural commercial operations in Argentina, upon exiting its joint venture (JV) with Ruralco Soluciones. The new company will support its agricultural solutions business in the country. From now on, FMC will ...
US-based cereal maker Kellogg has entered into an agreement to acquire Ritmo Investimentos, a controlling shareholder of Brazilian food group Parati Group. The purchase price of the acquisition is about $429m and it will be an all-cash ...
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A group of farmers has accused The Dannon Company of using deceptive marketing claims on its new products made from non-GMO (genetically modified organisms) ingredients. Representing various ranchers, corn, soybean, beet sugar and dairy ...
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China's COSCO Shipping Ports Limited Tuesday announced its subsidiary has acquired a 40-percent stake in Italy's Vado Holding B.V. from Maersk Group's APM Terminal for 53 million euros (58.3 million U.S. dollars). Vado Holding operates ...
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In Bentonville, Arkansas, there’s a building where delicious things are happening. It’s the Culinary & Innovation Center — just opened in June — where Walmart’s private brands team is developing new items, ...
Xylem Inc has set up a new pump rental and service business in Jebel Ali, Dubai to serve growing demand from the construction and infrastructure sectors, as well as municipal customers, across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The ...
However, LEGO has strengthened its position in the equivalent US list, and is now the leading toy brand there with 11 products in the US top 100. Hasbro has overtaken LEGO to become the leading brand in the Amazon UK best-selling toys & ...
Tyson Foods has acquired a 5% stake in Beyond Meat, a Los Angeles-based producer of plant-based meat substitutes. The investment was provided via a fundraising initiative by Beyond Meat. It will provide additional capital to help the ...
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Mix 1 Life announced that it has acquired 100% of the shares of Scottsdale, AZ based BrandMark Products. BrandMark is an international distributor and sales agency of snack foods, beverage products and sports nutritional products. Its ...
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US-based sandwich producer AdvancePierre Foods has acquired raw and cooked beef and chicken Philly steak product maker Allied Specialty Foods from Steven Zoll for $60m in cash. However, the transaction amount is subject to certain ...
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