General Mills has announced that it will invest $25m to expand its cereal production plant in Buffalo, New York, US. Expected to be completed in May 2017, the expansion project will include purchase of new packaging equipment, production ...
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French frozen pastry maker Mademoiselle Desserts has acquired the Netherlands based Quality Pastries, for an undisclosed sum. Investment firm Equistone Partners Europe has provided financial backing to the French company in the ...
Freedom Foods Group has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its Guangzhou based partner Shenzhen JiaLiLe Food (JLL) to set up a new company for expansion of its Australia’s Own (AO) brand in China. The new company ...
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Grieg NL has selected AMG Norway, a subsidiary of the Aqua Maof Group, to build its state-of-the-art hatchery and nursery facility in Marystown, Newfoundland. The facility, which will deploy Aqua Maof's cutting edge RAS technology, will ...
In honor of National Cookie Month (October), The Hershey Company is introducing Hershey’s Cookie Layer Crunch, one of the most anticipated innovations from the iconic Hershey’s brand in more than 16 years. Hershey is ...
Olymel has announced that it will expand its pork processing facility in Beauce in Canada’s Quebec province with an investment of $3m. The Canadian pork and poultry meat producer will use the investment for installing new equipment ...
South Africa-based Rhodes Food Group has announced plans to acquire domestic food producer Pakco for R200m ($14.5m), as part of its expansion strategy. Pakco owns popular brands, including the iconic Bisto brand, Hinds, Buffalo, Southern ...
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Cargill reported financial results for the fiscal 2017 first quarter ended 31 August, 2016. Key measures include: Adjusted operating earnings rose 35 percent to $827 million in the first quarter, compared with $611 million in the ...
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Emmi has committed to reducing its CO2 emissions by 25 % by 2020. In an important step towards meeting this objective, the largest Swiss milk processor is switching to sustainable electricity. To this end, it is set to rely entirely on ...
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Tomlinson’s Dairies has announced that it will invest £14m to expand its milk processing plant in Minera, Wales. The expansion plan comes in wake of bagging a supply contract from Sainsbury for its stores in Wales and also in ...
Ausnutria Dairy has formed a joint venture with New Zealand based Westland to produce and sell dairy based powder products, including infant milk powder. Through the joint venture named Pure Nutrition, the companies will set up a new ...
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Tyson Foods has announced that it is investing $27m to expand the production capacity of its case-ready beef and pork plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The investment is being made by Tyson Fresh Meats, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyson ...
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The partnership is due to launch with two Lottie titles in May 2017. Penguin Random House Children's has signed a deal to become the worldwide publishing partner for Arklu's Lottie Dolls. The Penguin Random House Rights team will ...
The firm has reshuffled its top execs as it welcomes Jonathan Baker to the role of vice president of consumer products. NBC Universal Brand Development has named Jonathan Baker as its new vice president, EMEA NBC Universla consumer ...
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The special limited edition action figure will celebrate 50 years since England won the World Cup, as well as the 50th anniverary of the iconic toy, and donations from sales will go directly to the Bobby More Fund To celebrate 50 years ...