Brazil’s JBS buys Primo Smallgoods Australia’s largest meat processor, marketer and export JBS Australia has signed a $1.45 billion deal to acquire ham, bacon and smallgoods producer Primo Smallgoods. The brands of the Primo ...
Tags: ham, bacon, smallgoods, Agriculture
Good Earth, the Canadian coffeehouse that serves wholesome food and delicious coffee while living a proud commitment to social and environmental responsibility, will open its first Ontario location at Ottawa International Airport in March, ...
Audi is increasing production of its first plug-in hybrid model, Audi A3 Sportback e-tron at the company’s main plant in Ingolstadt, Germany. Initially the company produced 30 cars per day and now Audi is planning to increase the ...
Tags: Audi A3 Sportback e-tron, Auto
Ford is planning to cut 20% of its staff, around 680 employees from its Craiova plant in Romanian division due to decline in sales of the company’s products in the European market. Ford will offer voluntary redundancy programme to ...
BASF has signed a definitive agreement to sell its manufacturing facility for natural fish oils, medium-concentrated omega-3s, and customized bottled fish oil in Brattvåg, Norway, to Marine Ingredients, a manufacturer of marine-based ...
Tags: BASF, natural fish oils, Construction
Huntsman Corporation has inaugurated its new India corporate office, in Andheri, Mumbai. The 220,000 square feet, seven story building will initially house 300 Huntsman associates, including more than 100 technical staff spread across three ...
Meat processor JBS Australia has agreed to acquire ham and bacon producer Primo Group, in a deal worth $1.45bn. The move is in line with the company's strategy to grow its presence in value-added products. Founded in 1985, Primo ...
Smith & Nephew plc has figuratively yanked the job-security bandage off 108 employees at its St. Petersburg, FL, wound-care plant. The company plans to close the factory and lay the workers off by January 9, according to a report in the ...
Tags: Job Cuts, Smith&Nephew, Health
Maersk Line, the containerized division of the Maersk Group said it will introduce a new Low Sulphur Surcharge (LSS), to offset the additional cost incurred by switching to cleaner fuels in Emission Control Areas, as required by the new ...
Tags: Low Sulphur Surcharge, Textile
YKK Fastening, the fastening products group of Japan-based YKK Corporation, is working toward a sustainable society in cooperation with customers, employees and local communities. To achieve the goal, YKK divides its focus on ...
Tags: YKK, sustainability, Apparel
Belgian brewing major Anheuser-Busch InBev is reducing its workforce and consolidating its sales division in the US, citing slump in sales volume. The move will affect employees from various divisions such as marketing and procurement, ...
Auto repair shops can extend their shop management systems into the driveway and service bays with Mobile ManagerPro, a wireless program that works with any Android tablet and is fully integrated with Mitchell 1's Manager SE. VIN and ...
Tags: Mobile System, Mitchell 1, Auto
Canadian buyout firm Onex is said to be leading the bidding for Switzerland-based juice-box maker SIG Combibloc Group. Onex is competing against Swiss private-equity firm Partners Group Holding in the final round. It is being speculated ...
DS Smith’s plastic division Worldwide Dispensers, providers of high quality precision-injection molding, automated assembly and custom-design dispensing solution, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Illinois, US. The new, ...
The average time taken for Australian businesses to pay their invoices has fallen to the lowest level since the third quarter of 2007, in further signs that operating conditions have strengthened this year and the business sector’s ...
Tags: Payment Times, Pre-GFC Levels