Scottish government is set to launch a new food safety regulator, Food Standards Scotland (FSS), which will takeover the operations carried out by UK organization, the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The announcement comes as Food (Scotland) ...
Tags: food safety, Food, Agriculture, Drink
Transcontinental, a Canada-based media and marketing activation solutions provider, has signed a deal to takeover Capri Packaging, a division of dairy firm Schreiber Foods, in a $133m deal. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory ...
Tags: dairy, Agriculture, Food
Milner Milling, privately owned milling business in Tennessee, is set to takeover Cereal Food Processors, one of the leading flour milling companies in the US, for an undisclosed sum. The company plans to work with its sister company, ...
Tags: Cereal Food Processors, acquisition, retail trade businesses
Specialty ingredient manufacturer Penford has agreed to takeover Gum Technology, a gum and hydrocolloids distribution, blending and services firm, for an undisclosed sum. Based in Tucson, Arizona, Gum Technology primarily caters to the ...
Tags: Ingredients, Gum Technology
Israeli technology firm Emblaze has signed a deal to takeover a controlling stake of 58% in Willi-Food Investments (WFI) for NIS268m. The deal was signed with Zwi Williger and Joseph Williger who are selling their whole interests in WFI, ...
February 24, 2014 Sophie Langley Australian-based dairy businesses have coped differently with 'difficult' market conditions Food and beverage company Lion has announced its Dairy and Drinks business experienced “significant ...
Tags: Bega, Lion Dairy, WCB, RTD
Once the mobile world's pioneers, Nokia, Motorola and BlackBerry are now the industry's sorry laggards, searching for lost glory. Analysts hold out little hope for them as they struggle to get back in a game now lorded over by Samsung and ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Nokia, Blackberry, Motorola, Samsung, smatrphone
AT&T today announced that on Friday, Feb. 21 it will launch Digital Life in the Albanyarea along with three other markets: Dayton, Ohio, Grand Rapids, Mich. and Wichita, Kan. AT&T Digital Life makes customers' lives easier by simplifying ...
Tags: AT&T, Digital Life, management, easy-to-use experience, PC
Barry Callebaut has purchased the remaining 51% stake in Tanzanian-based Biolands Group, its long-time supplier of certified cocoa beans from East and West Africa. With this development, 143 full-time employees at Biolands have joined the ...
Tags: Biolands Group, cocoa beans
Del Monte Pacific (DMPL), a Singapore-based food and beverage firm, has closed the acquisition of Del Monte Foods' (DMF) Consumer Products business for $1.67bn. The acquired entity will now be renamed as Del Monte Foods (DMFI). The ...
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Canadian dairy giant Saputo has closed its unconditional all-cash takeover offer for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) and now holds 87.92% share in the Australian firm. The company stated that going forward it will work closely with ...
Tags: Saputo, Unconditional Takeover
Knight Transportation Inc. has agreed not to acquire any additional stake in USA Truck Inc. for the next seven months as part of a lawsuit settlement, the carriers said. The settlement ends a court case USA Truck had filed after Knight ...
Tags: Knight, Truck Takeover, Transportation
Smith & Nephew plc (London) announced on February 3 the "execution of a definitive agreement" to acquire the U.S. medical device company ArthroCare Corp. (Austin, TX) for a cash price of $48.25 per ArthroCare share, a total of about $1.7 ...
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All currencies in this story have been converted to Australian dollars at today’s (4 February 2014) exchange rate Sales of Electrolux appliances in Australia “declined somewhat” in the final three months of 2013, ...
Tags: Electrolux appliances
Post Holdings has completed the takeover of Golden Boy Foods and Dymatize Enterprises in two separate transactions. The acquisitions are in line with the company's efforts to expand into the private label and active nutrition segments. ...
Tags: Post Holdings, Golden Boy Foods