Brazilian meat processor JBS is exploring opportunities for possible acquisitions in North and South America and Australia. The company will consider acquisitions in the chicken, pork and branded, packaged food industries this year, ...
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French commercial truck and military vehicle manufacturer Renault Trucks has delivered 195 Renault Trucks C Road vehicles to Algerian company Numilog. This brings the number of Renault Trucks vehicles in Numilog's fleet up to 377. This ...
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Cherokee Global Brands a global marketer of style-focused lifestyle brands has acquired casual lifestyle brand Everyday California from owners and founders Michael Samer and Christopher Lynch, it said in a statement. “We are very ...
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Ascena Retail Group and Ann Inc entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ascena will acquire Ann Inc for a combination of cash and stock in an accretive transaction. Upon closing, Ann Inc stockholders will receive $37.34 in ...
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Chicken producer Scandi Standard has agreed to acquire Finnish food producer Huttulan Kukko for €10m. Huttulan, which started operations in a newly built facility last year, has developed a concept based on Finnish chicken which it ...
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French agricultural co-operative Terrena and oilseed investment firm Sofiproteol are in talks to acquire a controlling stake in poultry exporter Doux. If these talks succeed, Terrena will acquire 52.5% stake in Doux from D&P ...
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Glass and plastic packaging supplier Plasdene Glass-Pak has acquired West Australia-based Silverlock Packaging, expanding its size by more than 50%. The move, which will expand the firm's geographic coverage, product offering and sales ...
Stand-up pouches are the fastest growing pack format in the food industry, globally and in Australia, and have reinvigorated ready-to-eat fresh soup category. The pouch has been the chosen format for New Zealand soup and ready meal brand ...
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Kliklok has worked closely with the Weetabix Food Company over recent years, and has successfully installed a number of automatic cartoning lines at their Kettering site in Northamptonshire, to pack Alpen cereal bars and Weetabix biscuits. ...
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Driveline and chassis technology provider ZF Friedrichshafen has acquired TRW Automotive Holdings for an undisclosed amount. TRW Automotive manufactures and supplies aftermarket products, braking products, chassis, commercial steering ...
Cereal maker Post Holdings is planning to consolidate its ready-to-eat cereal business with MOM Brands, a move that will put around 200 jobs at risk. The new business, Post Consumer Brands, will be moved to Minnesota. The company will ...
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Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has agreed to acquire China-based sweetener manufacturer Meiweiyuan Biotechnology. Both the companies have reached an agreement to this effect. Subject to regulatory approval, the acquisition offers ADM ...
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Driven by Printwear and Branded Apparel sales, consolidated net sales at clothing retailer Gildan Activewear soared 15.9 per cent year over year in the first fiscal quarter ended April 5, 2015. Consolidated net sales in the first ...
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World Textile Information Network Ltd (WTIN) launched a Digital Textiles Channel, the first additional service in a new analytics strand, delivered by WTIN.com, an established global platform for textile industry insight and news. ...
Tags: Digital Textiles Channel, FESPA, Textile
With 10.8 per cent annual growth, supply chain management (SCM) and procurement applications outpaced most software markets to total US$9.9 billion in 2014, according to Gartner. The SCM and procurement software market experienced solid ...