Checkpoint Systems, Inc, a RFID solutions provider for the retail industry, said in the third fiscal quarter of 2014, it reported the highest gross profit margins ever seen in the last ten years. Gross profit margin at Checkpoint expanded ...
Tags: RFID solutions, Gross profit margin, Textile
Pilgrim's, a operator of chicken processing plants and prepared-foods facilities, has reported net income for the third quarter of $256m, compared to $160.9m for the year-ago quarter. Net sales for the third quarter rose to $2.27bn from ...
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US-based buyout firm Lindsay Goldberg will sell German packaging company Weener Plastik for approximately $500m (€400m), as per a report by Reuters. Reuters quotes that rival buyout firms including CD&R, Ardian, Charterhouse and ...
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Alpargatas reported revenues from the United States and exports to markets outside Europe, Argentina and its home market of Brazil, increased 31.4 percent to $25.1 million in the third quarter as its Havaianas sandals brand grew a toehold ...
Moncler reported revenues grew 18 percent in currency-neutral (c-n) terms in the nine months ended Sept. 30 on strong overseas sales of its luxury ski wear and fashion apparel. The Italian company reported revenues of €449.3 million ...
Tags: Moncler, Overseas Demand, Sporting Goods
Revenue growth: Revenue grew by 2.3% in 3Q14 and by 5.3% in 9M14, with revenue per hl growth of 5.0% in 3Q14 and 4.5% in 9M14. On a constant geographic basis, revenue per hl grew by 4.9% in 3Q14 and by 5.2% in 9M14. Total volumes in 3Q14 ...
Tags: Beer volumes, Revenue growth, Agriculture
UK-based Plastics Capital has agreed to acquire packaging manufacturer, Flexipol Packaging, for a maximum consideration of £10.64m. Based in Lancashire, Flexipol produces plastic packaging products like vacuum bags, block bottom ...
Private label beverage producer Cott Corporation has agreed to acquire US-based water and coffee producer DSS Group for $1.25bn. The two companies have signed a definitive merger agreement, which will be closed by the end of January ...
Tags: direct-to-customer delivery, beverage platform, Agriculture
Europe-based corrugated packaging provider DS Smith will be acquiring Spanish corrugated board producer, Andopack for about £35m. DS Smith said that with this strategic investment, the company would get a direct access to Spain's ...
Tags: Spain's Andropack, corrugated board producer, Agriculture
Three buyout groups - BC Partners, Onex and Partners Group - will bid for Switzerland-based carton manufacturer SIG Combibloc which is owned by New Zealand’s Reynolds. SIG was acquired by New Zealand-based businessman Graeme Hart ...
Lassonde Industries posted sales of $315m in the third quarter of 2014, a 22.3% increase year over year. Profit attributable to the Company's shareholders for this period totalled $10.6m, down $0.6m from the third quarter of 2013. "Our ...
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For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (ended 27 September 2014), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $89.2m (at the high end of the $83-91m ...
Sonoco has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Weidenhammer Packaging Group, Europe's leading provider of composite cans along with composite drums and rigid plastic containers, for AU$443 million, in cash. [The final consideration is ...
For third-quarter 2014, specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has reported revenue of $114.4m, down 16% on $136.6m last quarter but up 5% on $108.6m a year ago. “We reported ...
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For the third-quarter 2014, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $93.3m, down on $99.3m a year ago and $95.1m last quarter (and below the mid-point of the ...
Tags: Veeco, MOCVD Revenue, LED segment