Compostable resins, films, bags and custom finished products providers Cardia Bioplastics has announced a merger with Australian privately held Stellar Films Group to create a leader in sustainable packaging. Cardia Bioplastics will ...
Tags: sustainable packaging, Compostable resins, Agriculture
Brazil’s JBS buys Primo Smallgoods Australia’s largest meat processor, marketer and export JBS Australia has signed a $1.45 billion deal to acquire ham, bacon and smallgoods producer Primo Smallgoods. The brands of the Primo ...
Tags: ham, bacon, smallgoods, Agriculture
Diageo pursues tequila, drops whiskey Global alcoholic beverages giant Diageo has announced an agreement with distiller Casa Cuervo to acquire full global ownership and control of tequila brand Tequila Don Julio. In return, Diageo has ...
Tags: Tequila, Whiskey, Agriculture
Retail Food Group acquisition of La Porchetta collapses Australia’s largest multi-brand retail food franchisor and leading wholesale coffee roaster, Retail Food Group Limited (RFG) has announced that a deal to acquire the 70 ...
Tags: Retail Food, casual dining, Agriculture
Irish meat processor Dawn Meats has agreed to acquire 49% stake in Terrena’s beef processing arm Elivia, in a deal worth €40m. The move is in line with Terrena's strategy to boost its beef processing business outside its ...
Meat processor JBS Australia has agreed to acquire ham and bacon producer Primo Group, in a deal worth $1.45bn. The move is in line with the company's strategy to grow its presence in value-added products. Founded in 1985, Primo ...
Hyundai’s logistics division Hyundai Glovis has acquired a finished vehicles logistics company named Adampol to increase the investment capabilities of both companies and obtain synergy in logistics market. Adampol is a Polish ...
Tags: Hyundai Glovis, logistics market, Auto
Abraaj Investment Management has secured approval from the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority to acquire 51% stake in the nation's confectionery producer Bisco Misr for $119m. The company, which will pay £73.91 per share, will ...
Vinous announced today it has agreed to acquire Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (IWC). Founded in 1985 by Editor and Publisher Stephen Tanzer, IWC is the oldest independent, American-owned wine journal. Tanzer will join Antonio ...
A miniaturized heart-failure monitor recently acquired by St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, MN) from an Atlanta-based startup named CardioMEMS reduced 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients over 65, according to an analysis of the ...
Tags: Heart Sensor, Readmission Rate
Posted in Orthopedics by Nancy Crotti on November 18, 2014 Zimmer Holdings Inc. (ZMH) has agreed to extend the European Commission’s review of its pending $13.4-billion merger with Biomet, Inc. “by a limited number of ...
French dairy major Danone has agreed to invest €437m in Chinese infant formula producer Yashili, in a move to acquire 25% stake. The investment is said to form a part of the company's strategy to expand its footprint in China. ...
Tags: Yashili, Mengniu Dairy, Danone, Agriculture
The acquisition of US Foods by food distributor Sysco is not likely to happen in the current year as expected and its talks to secure an approval from antitrust regulators are still going on. In December 2013, Sysco announced that it ...
Tags: food distributor, Federal Trade Commission, Agriculture
Turkey’s Yildiz Holding has signed a deal to acquire UK-based cookie firm United Biscuits, the maker of Jaffa Cakes and Jacob Crackers, as part of its strategy to expand into new markets. Once the deal is closed, the Turkish firm ...
Tags: United Biscuits, Turkish firm, Agriculture
US-based WhiteWave Foods has acquired So Delicious Dairy Free, in a previously announced deal worth $195m. Earlier in September, WhiteWave Foods agreed to acquire So Delicious Dairy Free from its existing shareholders, led by Wasserstein ...
Tags: WhiteWave Foods, Dairy Free, Agriculture