Andros Foods North America is planning to invest $73m to ramp up fruit processing capacity in Shenandoah County, Virginia, over the next three years, while creating 160 new jobs. The investment will be used to add production and ...
KODA Distribution Group (KDG) and the Unipex Group have announced KDG’s acquisition of Unipex Solutions Canada, a specialty chemicals distributor in Canada. The acquisition, KDG said in a statement, exemplifies the company’s ...
EWG Spirits & Wine, producer and distribution of grape-based spirits, has launched La Quintinye Vermouth Royal in the United States. La Quintinye Vermouth Royal is a French vermouth made from white wines from the southwest of France. It ...
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Dutch brewer Heineken has agreed to purchase 51.11% stake in Slovenian brewery Pivovarna Lasko in a deal that will value the company at around $237m. Heineken and Lasko's largest shareholder Bank Asset Management Company (DUTB) ...
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The merger of MRRM Inc. with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marbour S.A.S. was announced following a special resolution approval at a special MRRM shareholders meeting held in Montreal, Quebec on March 31. Canada-based MRRM Inc. operates ...
3D printing and additive manufacturing solution maker Stratasys has announced that Volvo Trucks is using its additive manufacturing technology at Volvo’s facility in Lyon, France. According to Stratasys, the technology has helped ...
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Iconic denim jeans maker Levi Strauss said it has saved 1 billion litres of water since 2011 through its ‘Water Less’ process, which reduces the water used in garment finishing by up to 96 per cent. Alongside, Levis also ...
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Chinese consumers spent lavishly on travel, movies and gifts during the lunar New Year holiday. While hoards of travelers were on their way home on Feb. 18, New Year's Eve in China, Wu was enjoying the sunshine in Bali with her family, ...
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France-based rice producer Marbour has agreed to acquire 100% stake in Canadian establishment MRRM. Both the companies have entered into a definitive agreement to this effect. MRRM mills, bags, packages, cans, processes, and sells ...
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Innovative food discovery app Handpick has officially launched its iOS app and website in the US, as well as announced its Series A funding. The new app allows food lovers access to over 10 million socially shared food posts from ...
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Oeko-Tex Association has named Georg Dieners as the new general secretary and he takes over from Dr. Jean-Pierre Haug. Jean-Pierre Haug will concentrate on professional cooperation in the technical committees within the Oeko-Tex ...
Australia’s largest multi-brand retail food franchisor and leading wholesale coffee roaster, Retail Food Group Limited (RFG) has announced that it has partnered with Tian Jin Sen Yong Tai Co Limited, to establish a joint venture for ...
For the second consecutive year Volvo Trucks has received Europe’s prestigious Quality Innovation of the Year Award. Volvo Trucks received the award for its new transmission, I-Shift Dual Clutch, whose main benefit is that it makes ...
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Canada-based International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) have announced to support three new projects to improve food security in developing countries. Supported by the ...
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Frozen bakery products manufacturer Vandemoortele will acquire Lanterna-Agritech (LAG), a producer of frozen focaccia and bread in Italy. The acquisition will enable Vandemoortele to boost its bakery products business in Italy, as well ...
Tags: frozen focaccia, bread, Agriculture