Australian packaging company Amcor has acquired China-based Hebei Qite Packing for around RMB185m ($28m). The acquisition will allow Amcor to expand its flexible packaging operations in the Northern China region. Hebei Qite, which ...
CTB announced that it has acquired the Volito Group, a designer and manufacturer of cage-free layer housing systems. The company has three locations in the Netherlands, including its headquarters in Veenendaal and manufacturing plants in ...
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Irish dairy products firm Ornua has announced to invest €10m to expand its Neukirchen-Vluyn, production facility in Germany. The investment is aimed at meeting the growing demand for its Kerrygold products in Germany. The expansion ...
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In its war against Apple et al, Samsung is dragging the production of more and more smartphone components under its own banner. Samsung has been developing fingerprint sensor chips since last year, with a view to begin manufacturing the ...
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The food and drink industry is being urged to better protect itself from fraud in order to safeguard their businesses and consumers. The warning comes from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) on the same day the ...
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St Merryn Foods, a subsidiary of The 2 Sisters Food Group, is mulling to shut down its retail packing operations at its Merthyr Tydfil meat processing site in the UK. The closure is expected to affect around 350 out of a total workforce ...
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Beer giant Anheuser-Busch has agreed to acquire Texas craft brewer Karbach Brewing for an undisclosed sum. Karbach Brewing, which was established in 2011, produced 17,000 barrels of beer in 2013. Its production capacity reached 40,000 ...
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Beverage industry veteran Edward (Ed) Maletis' Limnes Bottling Acquisition Company has completed the acquisition of historic Portland Bottling Company from its existing ownership group, including majority shareholder Harry Merlo. The ...
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Ajinomoto has entered into an agreement to acquire trademarks from Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) for JPY 25.9bn (€225m). The acquisition of trademarks includes those licensed to its unit Ajinomoto General Foods (AGF) such as Blendy and ...
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Connecticut based Harvest Hill Beverage Company has acquired the beverage business of Minneapolis based Faribault Foods for undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, Harvest Hill has acquired the beverage manufacturing assets of Faribault ...
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Detroit-based auto-parts maker American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) has agreed to acquire Metaldyne Performance Group (MPG) in a transaction worth about $3.3bn. MPG provides lightweight components for use in powertrain and suspension ...
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Kirin Holdings has agreed to divest one of its Brazilian production facilities to AmBev. Brasil Kirin Holdings has signed a stock purchase agreement to sell unit Cachoeiras de Macacu Bebidas. The company is selling a stake of 11,415,000 ...
GEFCO has secured a new €8bn contract to optimize PSA Group's entire worldwide manufacturing supply chain. The agreement reaffirms that GEFCO is the PSA Group’s leading supplier in Europe, number two worldwide. The agreement ...
Supremex, a North American manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of stock and custom envelopes and growing provider of packaging and specialty products, announced its results for the third quarter and nine-month period ended 30 ...
Electronics For Imaging announced the availability of two new EFI Fiery digital front ends (DFE) for the updated Xerox Color C60/C70 Printer. In addition to delivering proven Fiery performance, outstanding color, industry-leading ...
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