Craig Hadley, Victoria Plum’s former head of buying, has joined online-only home furniture brand MatalanDirect.com as buying director. Having being instrumental in leading Victoria Plum to unprecedented growth, Hadley has been ...
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Organic and natural products company Hain Celestial Group’s UK subsidiary has acquired Orchard House Foods, a supplier of fruit desserts, juices and ingredients in the UK. Orchard Foods was established in 1985 by Wellness Foods . It ...
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Blumberg Grain, a US-based food security company, opened its command and control center, as part of the government of Egypt's Shouna Development Project. The launch, which was attended by VIP guests and dignitaries, took place onsite at ...
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UK-based dairy processing company Dairy Crest has acquired the remaining 50% shares in Promovita Ingredients Limited held by Fayrefield Foods Limited for £6m cash. Promovita was established as 50:50 joint venture between Dairy Crest ...
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Wanda Group will build a shopping complex in downtown Urumqi, capital of west China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, it announced on Friday. The shopping complex, with an investment of 3.5 billion yuan (540 million U.S. dollars), will ...
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Nautilus Inc., a maker of home fitness equipment, promoted Jeff Collins to vice president, general manager retail. In his new role, Collins will continue leading the company’s strategic initiative to grow the retail channel ...
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Consumers are looking for resealable packaging that keeps their fresh produce even fresher, according to a report by Mintel. The Mintel report, called Locavore: Attitudes toward Locally-sourced Foods, concluded that consumers wanted fresh ...
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Acura today announced additional launch details for the next-generation 2017 Acura NSX supercar, coming to market next spring, including pricing and the order taking process. Acura also revealed plans to auction off the very first serial ...
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Australian supermarkets giants have confirmed they source seafood from a company implicated in the usage of indentured slave labourers for prawn peeling. Coles, Woolworths and Aldi supermarkets have each confirmed that they have sourced ...
Graphic consumer packaging and corrugated packaging specialist Menasha Packaging has installed a new large-format flatbed die cutter and litho labeler/laminator in a bid to increase production efficiency and capacity in Canada. The ...
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The Frooglies is a line of cuddly toys made from 'signature Frugi fabrics'. Childrenswear brand Frugi is expanding into the toy market for the first time with the launch of its new cuddly toy line, The Frooglies. Made from signature ...
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The Xbox One Elite Controller might be launched in Lunar White in the near future. Although the black Xbox One Elite Controller has proved so popular it's always low in stock across all retailers, that obviously hasn't deterred Microsoft ...
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A screen shot of Rakuten online store. [Photo: global.rakuten.com] Rakuten, Japan's e-commerce market leader, and JD.com, China's leading direct online sales company, on Wednesday announced the signing of an agreement to establish a ...
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Arbor Investments has acquired majority equity stake in California-based DPI Specialty Foods from Ireland-based Ornua Co-operative Limited. DPI sells gourmet, organic, ethnic foods to national, regional, independent retailers, ...
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Bulla Dairy Foods has released an innovative single serve dispensing system for commercial retailers named “Bulla Real”. The machine allows for commercial kitchens, cafes and restaurants to make soft serve ice cream for their ...
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