Craig Hadley, Victoria Plum’s former head of buying, has joined online-only home furniture brand MatalanDirect.com as buying director. Having being instrumental in leading Victoria Plum to unprecedented growth, Hadley has been ...
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Organic and natural products company Hain Celestial Group’s UK subsidiary has acquired Orchard House Foods, a supplier of fruit desserts, juices and ingredients in the UK. Orchard Foods was established in 1985 by Wellness Foods . It ...
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Sonoco Consumer Products Europe is planning to close two of its tobacco production plants in Germany, resulting in the removal of 100 employees. The Bunde plant in Northwest Germany will be closed by May 2016 and Hockenheim 3 plant in ...
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The Chinese government is taking absolutely adequate measures to handle slowing economic growth and an increase of certain imbalances, a leading Russian expert has said, commenting on China's key economic meeting held last weekend. "What ...
Cooke Seafood Group has initiated an offer to acquire Uruguayan seafood company Fripur S.A. Cooke's exclusive investment banking advisor for the deal is Antarctica Advisors. The acquisition offer was in line with the Court's ...
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Ball Corporation is planning to invest in the expansion of its manufacturing plant in Velim, Czech Republic, in a bid to cater to increasing demand for its impact extruded aerosol cans in Europe. As part of the proposed expansion, Ball ...
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Sealed Air has acquired Dry Lube and its subsidiary Dry Lube, a specialized, water-free conveyor lubrication technology and service provider for the food and beverage industry. Dry Lube's technology enables brewing, beverage and dairy ...
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Against the backdrop of the gloomy global economy, almost all countries have taken innovation as a key to success. So does China. On top-level design, China's 13th Five-Year Plan for 2016-2020 clearly lists innovation as the number one ...
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Sales of Huawei smartphones have grown 125 percent year-on-year in Central, Eastern, and Northern European regions. 3.5 million units have been delivered, an increase of over 110 percent compared with a year ago. Meantime, sales revenue ...
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Lectra, a world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials, has announced the appointment of Burak Susoy as director for Lectra Turkey and the Middle East. Turkey and the Middle East are regions ...
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Australian supermarkets giants have confirmed they source seafood from a company implicated in the usage of indentured slave labourers for prawn peeling. Coles, Woolworths and Aldi supermarkets have each confirmed that they have sourced ...
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) will purchase 50% stake in Egypt-based Medsofts Group. Together, the companies will own and manage supply chain and merchandising operations of grains, oilseeds, and soft commodities. The new joint ...
Rayola is a fantastic brand with massive potential and one of those rare brands that can truly have relevance in all markets. Vivid has announced the promotion of Leon Jarmolowicz, who will now take on the role as EMEA commercial director ...
The vehicle delivering ceremony of which Chinese government aiding Azerbaijan municipal sanitation trucks program was held in Zoomlion Lugu Industrial Park in Changsha City,Hunan Province on December, 14, 2015. These 45 municipal sanitation ...
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Everyone wants to get into the virtual reality game, including journalists. RT, formerly Russia Today, has announced the launch of a new mobile app for 360-degree video news. RT360 offers up panoramic video that puts audiences right in ...
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