Another quarter of lower sales of consumer products has hit overall revenue at Del Monte Foods. The US company today (22 June) reported a 1.7% fall in fourth-quarter net sales after sales of its consumer brands, which include canned ...
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A Tech City start-up has won the approval of Transport for London(TfL)to roll out its free Wi-Fi service in black cabs across London. CabWifi was created by Eyetease two years ago to enable passengers in the iconic cars to get 15 ...
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Soon after federal mediators were brought in to help reach an agreement between teams representing employers at the ports of Los Angeles (POLA) and Long Beach (POLB) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office ...
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GE Lighting continues to evoke the imagination of architects and lighting designers with LED luminaires that inspire new commercial ceiling landscapes. The Lumination™ LED Suspended Luminaire —a chic, ultra-thin fixture ...
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Fiber One, the brand owned by US food company General Mills, has launched Chewy bars in Chocolate and Strawberry PB&J varieties. The snack, which is being targeted towards kids, features a peanut butter or chocolate-flavored bottom. It ...
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Wheaties,the breakfast cereal brand owned by US food company General Mills,has launched limited-edition packages featuring swimmer Michael Phelps and professional beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor. Wheaties marketing manager Jim ...
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The Hillshire Brands, formerly Sara Lee, has completed the separation of its international coffee & tea business - DE Master Blenders 1753. Hillshire Brands, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HSH, focuses on ...
US food company Hillshire Brands plans to focus on core brands, pursue acquisitions, and introduce new products, in order to achieve profitable growth over the next three years. The company outlined its strategic growth plans at a ...
Iconix Brand Group,Inc,announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Umbro brand and related intellectual property assets from NIKE,Inc.for$225 million in cash. Founded in 1924,Umbro is the original global ...
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US-based Teasdale Quality Foods has acquired Hoopeston Foods,a producer of conventional and organic canned dried beans in the Midwestern US,for an undisclosed amount. Hoopeston manufactures shelf stable ...
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Sara Lee,the brand owned by US-based Hillshire Brands,has announced the launch of its Lemon Pound Cake variety,a new pound cake loaf,as well as an update to its Butter Pound Cake,which is now more moist. The company noted that the new ...
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Betty Crocker,the brand owned by US food company General Mills,has added two new varieties to its baking mix line up-Betty Crocker Shake-n-Pour desserts and Cereal-flavored Muffins. The Shake-n-Pour desserts are available in three ...
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US food company General Mills has launched Yoplait Greek 100,a 100-calorie strained Greek yogurt in six flavors. The company noted that Greek 100 has zero percent fat and two times the protein of regular yogurt per 5.3 oz.Cup.It is also a ...
NeoMedia Technologies, a provider of mobile barcode solutions, has announced that it has granted Kraft Foods a worldwide, non-exclusive license to NeoMedia's patents related to mobile barcode resolution. Kraft Foods has also chosen ...
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Brazilian food company BRF Brasil Foods and Irish ingredients firm Carbery have formed a 50/50 whey processing joint venture in Brazil,with a proposed investment of$50m. The new joint venture will use Carbery's technology to process whey ...