Cartridge-based metering, mixing and dispensing systems manufacturer Sulzer Mixpac has filed lawsuits against F-System cartridge copiers and secured key judgments. The MIXPAC F-System provides a compatible system with cartridges of 200 mL ...
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Advent International backed Sovos Brands has agreed to acquire Rao's Specialty Foods, the owner of Rao's Homemade pasta sauce made from natural ingredients. The transaction is expected to be completed during the third quarter of this ...
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The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN), along with other 66 EU and national industry associations, are urging the EU to protect the free movement of packaged goods. The loss of the internal market legal base ...
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General Motors (GM) has been accused of using a device in its diesel-powered vehicles in order to cheat on emissions tests, similar to Volkswagen scandal. A group of more than 700,000 owners and lessees of GM’s Chevrolet Silverado ...
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LyondellBasell has announced that its Supervisory Board has authorized the company's Management Board to declare a dividend of $0.90 per share, representing a 5.9 percent increase over the company's first quarter 2017 dividend. The ...
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Flowers Foods has announced an improved organizational structure aimed to provide greater focus on the company strategic objectives under Project Centennial, stress brand growth and innovation in line with a national branded food company, ...
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ICSH Parent, the parent company of Industrial Container Services, has announced that it has been acquired by funds advised by Centerbridge Partners, a leading private investment firm. Prior to this transaction, ICS was owned by affiliates ...
TreeHouse Foods has agreed to sell its Soup and Infant Feeding (SIF) business to Riverbend Foods, a newly founded portfolio company of Insight Equity. The SIF business is based in Pittsburgh, Pa. and is a leading manufacturer of private ...
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Driverless cars are set to hit UK roads in 2019 after a consortium of British companies unveiled plans to test the vehicles between London and Oxford. Driven, led by driverless software group Oxbotica, received a £8.6 million grant ...
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Kush Bottles has agreed to be the packaging partner for a series of US High Times Cannabis Cup trade shows. Hosted in states that have legalized medical cannabis programs, the Cannabis Cup is the world’s leading cannabis trade show, ...
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Barbequed meats manufacturer Rupari Food Services has agreed to divest almost all of its assets to a subsidiary of Carl Buddig and Company. The sale of the company is a natural next step for Rupari Food Services, who had been seeking a ...
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In Germany, customers are being notified in a two-step process. In the first step, all affected owners received a letter agreed with the authorities back in spring, notifying them that their vehicles are affected by the modification. Now ...
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Swedish confectionery and nuts firm Cloetta has agreed to acquire Candyking, a concept supplier of pick and mix candy in the Nordic countries and the UK. The acquisition strengthens Cloetta’s position within pick and mix and creates ...
The outline for China’s 13th five-year plan isn’t exactly summer beach reading: The 65,858-character document, which lays out in broad terms how China’s leaders want the country’s economy to develop between now and ...
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The European Commission has presented guidance for member states to crack down on automakers violating diesel emissions regulations. The guidance will help member states assess if car manufacturers use defeat devices or other strategies ...
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