Organic food producer United Natural Foods (UNFI) has acquired the outstanding stock and an affiliate along with certain real estate of Nor-Cal Produce for $68.6m cash. With the Nor-Cal Produce acquisition, United Natural Foods intends ...
Sara Lee, makers of bread, buns, rolls and breakfast products, has launched its first-ever, bakery-inspired bread, Artesano. Artesano bread is now available in grocery stores and major food retailers nationwide, just in time for April's ...
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170 trading cards are up for grabs in the new collection. Collectibles company Topps has unveiled a brand new trading card game based on Moose Toys’ brand Shopkins. The trading card game follows on from the success of Topps' ...
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Siegwerk Druckfarben, one of the international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications, labels, and catalogs, has signed a contract to purchase the printing ink manufacturer ACTEGA Colorchemie and its subsidiaries. The ...
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Esko has completely updated its software solutions and relaunched under the umbrella brand name “Esko Software Platform”. It's the next version of the well-known portfolio of integrated software solutions for design, prepress, ...
Arla and Dairy Farmers of America agreed to start a joint venture to build a small dairy plant to produce cheddar cheese. The joint venture will have a combined investment of $58m out of which Arla will contribute 20% or $11.6m. The JV ...
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Surya has collaborated with designer and watercolor artist Shell Rummel for a new line of rugs to be unveiled at the High Point Market in April. The collection named ‘Natural Affinity’ is hand tufted of wool with a medium pile. ...
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Iconix Brand Group Inc. reported a loss of $263 million, or $5.44 a share, after charges of $402.4 million to writeoff the company's trademarks and goodwill. Over 90 percent of the impairment is related to the company's men's business ...
Sustainable resins specialist Cardia Bioplastics has seen a steep rise in demand for its packaging and bag products. Monthly orders have increased by 60 per cent over the last 12 months to over $100,000 for the company’s ...
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Process and packaging technology supplier Bosch has added a new topload cartoner to its TTM portfolio. The Sigpack TTMP offers an efficient and flexible cartoning solution for pharmaceutical customers who need packaging for ampoules, ...
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Prepress specialist Esko has updated its software solutions and relaunched them under the name of Esko Software Platform. Esko provides integrated software solutions for design, prepress, workflow automation, colour management and ...
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US-based brewing company Stone Brewing has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of new 2016 Stone Imperial Russian stout. The new stout is available in 22-ounce bottles, as well as on draft at bars, retailers and restaurants ...
VF Corp. announced that it is exploring strategic alternatives for its Licensed Sports Group (LSG) business, a division of VF’s Imagewear coalition. “As active portfolio managers, we constantly assess the composition of our ...
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Bosch Packaging Technology has introduced new topload cartoner, expanding its TTM product portfolio for pharmaceutical industry. The new machine, Sigpack TTMP, is designed for packaging of ampoules, vials, syringes, pens and other ...
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Canada-based food manufacturing company Premium Brands has entered into agreement to acquire Montreal based C&C Packing and affiliate Premium Meat Packers for $146m, in a cash-and-share deal. The transaction, which is subject to ...
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