Spanish food group Ebro Foods has acquired a stake in Italian rice producer Riso Scotti. Ebro, which last year told just-food it would look to make further acquisitions and expand its geographic reach, purchased the Scotti Group-owned ...
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The WWJ 950 News Radio of "Technology Report" by Matt Roush quotes "Prabhu Patil's expertise in product-lifecycle management allows him to advise Fortune 500 companies in the automotive, aerospace, and technology industries and has given ...
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Questions are being raised about the terms of Dell’s $24.4 billion buyout deal, as the number of shareholders voicing opposition to the plan appears to be growing. Dell is now increasingly on the defensive. This is not good news ...
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US firm B&G Foods has recorded an increase in full-year profits, boosted by acquisitions and price increases in 2012. Earnings in the 12 months ended 29 December amounted to US$59.3m, a 17.9% increase on the prior year period. Operating ...
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Global food group Nestle said 2013 looks every bit as "challenging" as 2012, a year when profits increased but underlying sales growth slowed. The Swiss food giant reported a 11.8% increase in earnings of CHF10.61bn (US$12.02bn) in 2012. ...
Free-to-play MMO developer and publisher Wargaming today announced its agreement to acquire Seattle-based developer Gas Powered Games, the maker of memorable and critically acclaimed franchises such as Dungeon Siege, Supreme Commander and ...
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The increasing number of consolidations and in-licensing agreements between Multinational Corporations (MNC) and Indian companies highlights the growing significance of the country’s pharmaceutical market, states business intelligence ...
Olam International has booked a jump in first-half sales, which were up by almost one quarter on strong growth from the Singapore group's food business. The company said sales in the six-month period rose 24.3% to S$9.6bn (US$7.72bn), on ...
Princes has signed a long-term partnership deal with Italian pasta producer Pastificio Guido Ferrara in a deal that it hopes will boost its European presence. The supply partnership agreement, announced today (11 February), is part of a ...
Apple will not create a new, inexpensive iPhone just for the sake of offering a cheaper alternative, Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a speech on Tuesday. The company's focus is on creating great products, and it will not make a smartphone that ...
Intel today released a version of its SSD-based Cache Acceleration Software (CAS) for Linux servers, which it said can offer up to 18 times the performance for read-intensive applications, such as on-line transaction processing systems. ...
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Web hosting provider and domain name registrar Go Daddy has acquired M.dot, the developer of a mobile app for website creation and management by small businesses. Compatible with Apple's iPhone and iPad, the app will help Go Daddy's ...
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Integro, an insurance brokerage and risk management company, has completed acquisition of the assets of iTrade, a bonds and logistics brokerage division of Navigators Management Company. Financial terms of the transaction remained ...
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There is a lot yet to be told about how going private will change Dell, but one thing it won't change is its enterprise strategy. With its $24.4 billion buyout, Dell's enterprise strategy "does not change," Jess Blackburn, a spokesman for ...
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AssuredPartners, an insurance brokerage firm, has promoted Eric Anderson from senior vice president to regional executive vice president, effective immediately. In the new role, Anderson will focus on identifying opportunities for ...
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