Denmark-based dairy company Arla Foods has opened a new milk powder production facility in Dakar, Senegal, to further its expansion in West Africa. The new plant, which was inaugurated on 17 May, has an annual capacity of 5,000 tons of ...
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Mitsubishi Polyester Film, a subsidiary of Japan-based Mitsubishi Plastics, has selected Jacobs Engineering Group to provide engineering services for the expansion of its polyester film plant in Greenville County, South Carolina, US. ...
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Indian food company MTR Foods is planning to invest Rs 2bn ($30m) in the next four to five years to increase its production capacity from 45,000 mt to 72,000 mt at its facility in Bengaluru, the capital city of the country’s southern ...
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General Mills has agreed to sell its Argentina bakery and foodservice business to a Mexico-based baking company Grupo Bimbo for undisclosed sum. However, General Mills will retain its growing retail food business in Argentina, including ...
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Turkey Hill Dairy is launching "Gelato Swirls", a new five-flavor line-up that combines the rich and creamy texture of gelato, with added ingredients not often seen in traditional gelato flavors. The product line-up includes varieties ...
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William Jackson Food Group (WJFG) has acquired healthy snacking brand The Food Doctor. We've been looking to enter the healthy eating category for some time now and have long admired The Food Doctor, a London-based business started by ...
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Fonterra Australia has entered into an agreement to sell its 36.02% stake in Dairy Technical Services (DTS) to a consortium that includes Bureau Veritas Singapore and AsureQuality. The stake sale will result in Bureau Veritas Singapore ...
US-based food wholesaler Innovative Bites has acquired UK-based sweet maker Bonds of London for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is part of Innovative Bites' long-term growth strategy to become a major confectionery supplier in ...
HanesBrands has agreed to acquire the privately held Italian company Champion Europe, which owns the trademark for the Champion brand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, in an all-cash transaction. The purchase price will be 10 times ...
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Commodities trading company Glencore has entered into definitive agreement with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to sell 40% equity interest of Glencore Agricultural Products for $2.5bn in cash transaction. Glencore's ...
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Now that LEGO has unveiled a wheelchair using-figure and a stay-at-home dad in its latest LEGO City set, it seems the toy giant is embracing a true representation of society with its products. Jade Burke speaks to manufacturers and ...
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Power management company Eaton today announced that the Texas Rangers have installed its advanced light-emitting diode (LED) system at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. The system features industry-leading control functions that will ...
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Fulham Co., Inc., a leading supplier of lighting components and electronics for commercial and specialty applications, today announced that its Class P LED Drivers have been listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), giving luminaire ...
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India-based private equity firm Everstone Group has completed the acquisition of Modern Foods, a bakery business of the Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). Following the acquisition, Everstone aims to triple the brand's revenue to Rs 10bn ...
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Ingles Markets will support the industry-wide transition to cage-free hen housing by shifting its own egg sales to cage-free, joining a growing list retailers, restaurants, food manufacturers and egg producers that have announced similar ...
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