Pinnacle Foods has agreed to acquire Garden Protein International, the Canadian producer of plant-based protein brand Gardein, for CAD$175m ($154m). The acquisition includes a manufacturing facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, and ...
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Private equity firm Peak Rock Capital's affiliate has invested in Canadian mushroom producer Highline Produce. The investment will help Highline Produce to increase its capabilities, enhancing potential for growth. Highline Produce ...
Contract logistics provider, DHL Supply Chain said Levi Strauss India (Pvt.) Ltd, moved into its new, multi-client site at Bengaluru, and is among the first customers to move in to the state-of-the-art DHL facility, which became operational ...
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General Motors is planning to lay off around 510 workers from two of its Michigan assembly plants in the US. It includes around 160 workers from its Orion Facility while 350 people will be laid off from its Lansing plant where Cadillac ...
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Volvo has announced that it is expanding production at its new facility in Daqing, China where it will produce SPA Volvo sedan. The facility is expected to produce cars based on Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), and the facility ...
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The annual 2014 Specsavers everywoman in Retail Ambassadors have recently been announced at a ceremony in central London attended by Dame Mary Perkins and several hundred leading business figures representing over 50 retail brands. Twelve ...
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US-based provider in customer-focused digital printing innovation Electronics for Imaging (EFI) has acquired intellectual property assets for digital inkjet printing of thermoformed products from Polymeric Imaging for an undisclosed amount. ...
US-based provider in customer-focused digital printing innovation Electronics for Imaging (EFI) has acquired intellectual property assets for digital inkjet printing of thermoformed products from Polymeric Imaging for an undisclosed amount. ...
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MA Silva, the leading manufacturer of cork, glass and packaging, broke ground for a new manufacturing facility across from the existing building located in the Westwind Business Park adjacent to the Sonoma County Regional Airport in Santa ...
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Bottling company Coca-Cola Femsa plans to increase its investment in the Philippines operations to $1.7bn by infusing $500m by the end of 2015. The company will use the funds to upgrade its existing facilities and to establish ...
UK-based Plastics Capital has agreed to acquire packaging manufacturer, Flexipol Packaging, for a maximum consideration of £10.64m. Based in Lancashire, Flexipol produces plastic packaging products like vacuum bags, block bottom ...
Global packaging company Sonoco has announced that it has acquired Germany-based Weidenhammer Packaging Group for $360m (€286m) in cash. Weidenhammer specializes in producing composite cans along with composite drums and rigid ...
US-based Green Flash Brewing has acquired Alpine Beer, in a move to ramp up its capacity to produce beers. An agreement to this effect was signed by both the companies. As per the agreed terms, Green Flash will begin bottling Alpine ...
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The Perry Brooks Building, located at a critical downtown intersection of tech commerce and Sixth Street's nightlife (Seventh and Brazos), has partnered with FlashPARCS, a new cloud-based parking solution that offers ticketless parking to ...
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Global warehouse automation company Knapp AG, headquartered in Austria, is planning for the opening of its newest production site in Shanghai. In the future, supply to the Asian and Australian markets will be handled through this location. ...