For many Australians, Frosty Boy soft serve ice cream is synonymous with summer days and childhood treats. If Chief Executive Officer Dirk Pretorius gets his way, this connection and affection towards the Frosty Boy brand will become ...
Tags: Frosty Boy, Ice cream, Dirk Pretorius, International expansion
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to make $100m equity investment in Egypt-based United Sugar Company (USC), which is also a subsidiary of Savola Group, to strengthen the agribusiness sector in the ...
Tags: EBRD, Investment, USC, United Sugar Company, Savola Group
Processing and packaging solutions provider tna has appointed Magdy El Dessouky as its new Australian general manager. El Dessouky has 15 years’ experience in customer service and business development, including various roles for ...
Tags: Tna, Appiontment, GM, Magdy EI Dessouky, General manager
Constantia Flexibles announed that strong sales growth resulted from all business divisions and was achieved primarily by strong volume increases in all regions. Constantia Flexibles, one of the world's leading flexible packaging and ...
Tags: Constantia Flexibles, Sales, Earnings
Yogurtland’s big international flavor mixer, serving up sensational new flavors inspired by destinations from around the world, arrives once again when Yogurtland’s fourth annual Flavor Quest begins March 24. From March 24 to ...
For its fiscal third-quarter 2016 (to end-January), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported revenue of $309.2m, down 3.7% on $321.1m last quarter but up slightly on $306.8m a ...
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For the first time in Dubai and the Middle East, Instacar has launched its innovative technology driven services in the transport sector. The brainchild of UAE's new generation entrepreneur Mohammad Sharaf, launch of such a service comes ...
Mercedes-Benz introduces its V-Class multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in China, which has been tailored to the needs of Chinese customers. Production at Daimler's local joint venture Fujian Benz Automotive Co. Ltd (FBAC) in Fuzhou has already ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, V-Class Vans, MVP
Austrian packaging firm Alpla Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Egypt-based Taba Group to expand operations in Africa and the Middle East. Both firms have signed a partnership agreement to form a joint venture, which will ...
Tags: Alpla, Taba Group, Aquisition
Indian food company LT Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire rice export business of consumer goods producer Hindustan Unilever (HUL) for around Rs250m ($3.76m). Under the deal, LT Foods will acquire two HUL brands - Gold Seal ...
Tags: LT Foods, Aquisition, HUL, Rice export business
The global aluminium aerosol cans market saw 5.4 billion aluminium cans produced in 2015, repeating the previous year’s record result. The International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers' secretary general ...
After four years, Paul von der Heyde is stepping down as chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC), the furniture industry's Government lobbying body. The new chairman is Jonathan Hindle, group managing director of KI (Krueger ...
Tags: BFC, KI EMEA, Industry Lobby Group
The plan to launch China's first crude oil futures contract is facing more roadblocks as the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, or INE, comes under government review, a senior official close to the matter said Monday. "The target ...
Tags: Crude Futures, Crude Oil
Irish dairy company Ornua has opened a €20m cheese manufacturing facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The facility will produce white cheeses for the Saudi Arabian market, which is considered to be the fifth largest dairy importer in ...
International Paper has signed an agreement to purchase newsprint mill in Madrid, Spain, from Swedish company Holmen Paper, for €150m. As per the deal, International Paper will acquire the Madrid newsprint Mill, as well as ...