Grab, a rival to ride-hailing company Uber in Southeast East, has raised $750m in equity financing, increasing its total capital position to more than $1bn. The expanded, oversubscribed round was led by Grab's strategic partner SoftBank ...
Performance Food Group Company (PFG) announced that Tom Ondrof will join PFG as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective from 1 October Ondrof will lead PFG’s corporate finance department and oversee ...
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Japanese food company Ajinomoto will launch its Japanese-style ramen in North America as part of its strategy to bolster its frozen noodles business in the region. While also expanding its frozen foods business in the region, Ajinomoto ...
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Last week's Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair set an improved tone for the diamond market despite challenging conditions in the Far East. Overall, it should be considered a good show as dealer trading picked up after a very slow summer. After ...
China's service outsourcing industry continued to grow in the first eight months, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Tuesday. Chinese companies agreed service outsourcing contracts worth 629 billion yuan (95 billion U.S. dollars) in ...
Eckart is set to exhibit its new pigments and colour trends for plastic packaging applications at the K 2016 event in Germany. The event will take place in Düsseldorf from 19 to 26 October. The new Luxan K family pigments have been ...
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Chip the Robot Dog, the SelfieMic and Minions Pie Face all make the list. Toys R Us has revealed its 2016 'Must-Have Christmas Toys' list. The list of 14 includes the likes of LEGO, Nerf, Shopkins and Num Noms, as well as hit pre-school ...
Pankaboard has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of new cartonboard for luxury packaging market. The company has developed new Pankalux GC1 folding boxboard for luxury packaging market, specifically beverage sector. ...
Orbis, an international manufacturer of reusable packaging and supply chain optimization expert, has names David Heer as the senior commercial director for Orbis Europe. In this new role, Heer is responsible for leading the ORBIS reusable ...
US based Kendall Packaging has broken ground on the expansion of its existing manufacturing site in Pittsburg’s Northeast Regional Industrial Park. The flexible packaging manufacturer is investing $10m for 59,000ft2 expansion in ...
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Polish firm Eurocast has installed new APET extruder, manufactured by Italian company Luigi Bandera, to meet the growing market demand for rigid packaging in the country. The new machine, which will complement the two existing machines at ...
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US private equity firm Soundcore Capital Partners LLC has completed the acquisition of PumpMan Inc, a Los Angeles-based provider of pump system maintenance, repair and new system installation. Founded in 1976, PumpMan serves more than ...
The producers of LED Specifier Summit – Northwest, taking place Sept. 22, 2016 at Seattle's Washington State Conference Center, encourage area lighting professionals to take advantage of this new educational and sourcing event. The ...
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Fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has introduced its CPRV422XA family of Class 40 high-bandwidth OIF Micro-ICR receivers. The new family of 64 Gbaud capable receivers, in the ...
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In booth #500 at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2016) in Dusseldorf, Germany (19-21 September), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA is demonstrating a new ...
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