Cargill has appointed Chuck Gitkin as chief marketing officer (CMO) for North America protein business. He will also be a member of the Cargill Protein Group’s leadership team. Previously, Gitkin was senior vice president of ...
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On 1 September 2016, Ajinomoto do Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos, a consolidated subsidiary of Ajinomoto will begin sales in Brazil of amino VITAL GOLD, an amino acid supplement that can efficiently replenish the ...
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Hammer Packaging has recently installed a Speedmaster XL 106-8+L from Heidelberg to increase capacity and improve productivity. The new peak performance press replaced an older competitive press, and will run alongside two existing ...
At Labelexpo Americas, Flint Group will empower you to expand your capabilities and consider new market opportunities – the wider world of narrow web flexible package printing. At the 2016 event Flint Group will introduce to North ...
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Australian packaging company Amcor has signed an agreement to acquire the North American plastic blow molding operations of US-based packaging firm Sonoco Products for $280m. Under terms of the deal, Amcor will acquire Sonoco Specialty ...
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Shipment of mobile application processors for smartphones and tablets in the China market are expected to grow 18.6% in the second half of 2016 from those shipped in the first half of the year due to seasonal demand and inventory build-ups ...
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ROK Stars' ROK Drinks division has signed several new beer distributors for the ABK Beer brand. ABK continues to grow its territory, announcing that several states will be added to the ABK Beer distribution map. Agreements have been ...
Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners (ACAP) has invested $2m in Hip Chick Farms to support release of new products. The company is looking to grow by supplying its products to large retailers like Target and Kroger. Based in ...
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Barron Lighting Group, the originator of the LED exit sign and brands such as Exitronix, Trace*Lite, specialtyLED and Indoor Grow Science, introduces the new TLED-ELB LED louvered bollard to its family of commercial lighting bollards. ...
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University of Montpellier in France claims the first continuous-wave (cw) operation at room temperature of a 15μm indium arsenide (InAs) quantum cascade laser (QCL) [Alexei N. Baranov et al, Optics Express, vol. 24, p18799, 2016]. "To ...
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On 1 July 2016, the Australian Border Force (ABF) voluntary trade facilitation initiative, Australian Trusted Trader (ATT), opened to all Australian businesses active in the international supply chain. In the first six weeks of full ...
SAP SE announced an investment in Vivanda, provider of a data-driven, context-sensitive personalization platform for the food and beverage industry. The investment allows SAP and Vivanda to jointly enable food industry companies to ...
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COFCO has reached an agreement to acquire the remaining minority stake in Nidera Capital to gain full ownership of the company. The minority stake has been bought by COFCO International from Cygne to gain 100% ownership in Nidera. The ...
The Shire Bed Company is continuing to expand its major manufacturing facility in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, bringing its total investment so far this year to nearly £2.5m. With the business growing and new products in the pipe-line, the ...
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America’s back, free trade agreements are helping (particularly with China), and Europe remains on Australian business horizons despite Brexit. This is according to the 2016 DHL Export Barometer. However, exporters are muddling ...