Irish nutrition company Glanbia has agreed to acquire US-based health-based snacks maker thinkThin for $217m in cash. thinkThin offers a variety of protein snack bars for consumers seeking convenient, delicious yet wholesome snacks. ...
Originally founded as a supplier of solar power hardware, Solar Leading is expanding its presence into the LED lighting sector under the brand name Senior LED. In conjunction with this announcement, Solar Leading is introducing a new LED ...
Dick's Sporting Goods reported adjusted earnings per share rose 10 percent in the third quarter, coming in at the lower end of its guidance. Same-store sales inched up 0.4 percent. The retailer also lowered its EPS and same-store guidance ...
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Fonterra has increased its forecast earnings for the 2015 financial year. The co-operative is now expecting to pay farmers $4.95-5.00 per kg of milk solids. Chairman John Wilson said performance between the 1 August – 31 October ...
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Plastic consumer packaging specialist Berry Plastics has restructured its operations to better serve its customers and drive future growth. As part of the restructuring, the company created three new market-focused divisions including ...
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US-based alcoholic beverage maker Constellation Brands has agreed to acquire San Diego-based Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits for $1bn. Ballast Point is a US-based craft beer company with an expansive portfolio that includes almost 40 ...
Morris Furniture Brands has secured a £2.3m funding agreement with the UK’s largest invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS). The agreement will facilitate the evolution of Morris Furniture Brands, which was ...
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The GBP71bn Anheuser-Busch InBev-SABMiller merger deal process is inching forward as both the companies have reached a final agreement. However, the deal is yet to gain approval from regulators and shareholders. Post clearances, the deal ...
Osram continued to show a good profit performance in the third quarter of fiscal 2015. EBITA1 excluding special items rose 24% from a year earlier to EUR 129 million (US$ 142.51 million) , translating into a margin of 9.5%. The development ...
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Orion Energy Systems, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient lighting platforms, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 first quarter ended June 30, 2015, highlighted by strong LED sales and ...
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Rubicon Technology (Rubicon), a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, semiconductor, and optical industries, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2015 and announced the signing of ...
Microsemi Corp of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (which makes chips for the communications, security, aerospace and industrial markets) has been informed that its reiterated proposal to acquire PMC-Sierra Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA (which provides ...
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Universal Display Corporation, enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED® technology and materials,today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. “The consumer ...
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Cree, a market leader in LED lighting, announced revenue of US $382 million for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, ended June 28, 2015. This represents a 12% decrease compared to revenue of $436 million reported for the fourth quarter of ...
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Illumitex announced it has concluded its C1 round of funding, strengthening the company's cash position by US $16 million. The round was led by outside investor WP Global Partners, a strategic partner particularly interested in ...