US confectionery firm Hershey has entered into an agreement to acquire 49%stake in Godrej Hershey that it does not own from India's Godrej Industries and another minority shareholder. This deal is in line with the company's plan to ...
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Confectioner The Jelly Bean Factory has extended its manufacturing facility in Ireland to include an additional production line. The addition of the line at the Dublin plant will produce a new range of gourmet Belgian chocolate coated ...
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PC World - There seems to be no end in sight to the march of the tiny, sub-$100 Linux PCs arriving on the market this year, and recently two more contenders were added to the mix. It was only a few weeks ago that I wrote about the Oval ...
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Kraft Foods has launched its US confectionery brand Sour Patch Kids in the UK. The company said it wanted to "inject some mischief back into the market" and has introduced Maynards Sour Patch Kids, a rebranded version of the US line. ...
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UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury's is set to launch kiwiberries,which have been grown in Britain.The company noted that the bite size fruit will be exclusive and first for any retailer in the UK. The company,in collaboration with a ...
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The Missouri State Milk Board,Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services are warning consumers not to consume milk products produced by Shatto Dairy of Osborn due to improper pasteurization ...
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Hershey has lifted its forecast for underlying earnings today (26 July) after managing to increase prices more than expected in the first half of 2012. The US confectioner said price increases had boosted margins and, with selling, ...
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Mount Franklin Foods is voluntarily recalling one lot of Sunrise Indian Corn Candy as the product contains milk and sulfites which are not declared on the label,according to the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA). People with an allergy ...
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US cereal giant Kellogg has expanded its Special K cereal range to include two additional products. Special K Pop Corn Chips and Special K Pastry Crisps are targeted at the female market, Kellogg said, with a focus on women looking to ...
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UK confectioner Thorntons has maintained a cautious outlook, despite seeing some improvement in sales trends during the fourth quarter. The company, which sells chocolates through supermarkets as well as its own and franchised stores, ...
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This year's Hotaru Festival in Tokyo featured 100,000 glowing blue LED orbs,marking the lighting of the world's largest tower;Tokyo's new Sky Tree Tower. This unique light display was part of an art installation'Hikari no Symphony' (or ...
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Haribo has expanded its portfolio of lines in the UK that focus on a specific sweet from its core mixed bag of candy. The German confectioner has given sweets including "rhubarb and acustard splats" and "yellow bellies" their own 80g ...
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US confectionery giant Hershey has set new long-term growth targets and outlined a five-year plan to expand its five core brands,including Reese's peanut butter cups and Hershey's Kisses. While Hershey has not revealed any financial ...
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UK-Centrepiece of the recent spectacular celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in London,UK,was a massive concert staged just in front of Buckingham Palace around the Queen Victoria Monument,which was lit by Durham Marenghi and ...
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The importance of evolving design trends cannot be overstated, especially because they filter down to influence every segment of home interior goods. Of course that includes floor coverings, and the new product introductions exhibited at ...
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