Nestle has invested CHF121m (US$124.4m) in its facility in Goa, India in a bid to boost production capacity. The facility, which produces Kit Kat and Munch branded products, is expected to create around 250 jobs and increase the company's ...
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Oberto Brands has indicated that it will open a manufacturing facility in Nashville, Tennessee, in order to meet growing demand for its meat snack products. The company manufactures Oh Boy, Oberto! Jerky, Lowrey's Meat Snacks and Pacific ...
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Swiss food ingredients group Givaudan has booked an increase in first-half profits. In the six months to the end of June, net profit increased 67.5% to CHF201m (US$207.9m). Operating profit amounted to CHF295m, a 27.7% increase on the ...
Tags: food ingredients, flavours, fragrances, net profit
Gluten-free food manufacturer Dr Schar has opened its first manufacturing facility in the US. The European firm has seen strong growth in demand for gluten-free products in Europe and the company said the opening of the New Jersey-based ...
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Flowserve Corporation announced it has been awarded a five-year contract from Dow Benelux to perform maintenance of its rotating equipment and general machining.Flowserve will initially open an onsite Quick Response Center(QRC)at Dow s ...
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Self-adhesive label materials supplier, UPM Raflatac has announced that it received the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System certification for its Malaysian labelstock manufacturing facility. The accreditation includes under ...
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New facility is largest abroad investment on a semiconductor facility South Korean technology giant Samsung has begun the construction of $7bn memory chips manufacturing facility in North Western China's Xi'an region. Being ...
Global dairy and food giant Danone is to expand its baby food manufacturing facility in Wexford. Danone has secured EUR20m (US$25m) in funding from Enterprise Ireland for the investment, which is expected to create around 45 jobs. The ...
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Technical laminates and protective packaging materials producer Walki Group has announced the opening of a new sales office in Moscow,Russia,in an attempt to gain foothold in fast-growing Russian and Commonwealth of Independent ...
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ConAgra Foods has announced that it is investing around US$100m in expanding production at its Russellville, Arkansas, production facility for the production of its Bertolli and PF Changs brands. The move will create more than 80 jobs, ...
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Jobs lost despite booming PV shipments in the US 01 Oct 2012 Total PV module shipments in the US grew 43%in 2011 but employment fell by 10%,states a Department of Energy report.US PV module shipments versus price declines. A new report ...
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Two giant main bearings and related technologies for Caesars Entertainment Corp.'s High Roller observation wheel are being supplied by SKF. Eclipsing the famed 443-ft-tall London Eye, the 550-ft-tall High Roller is expected to soar above ...
Veeco has received orders from Guangdong Deli Optoelectronics Co., Ltd, a newly formed and privately held company located in the high tech development zone of Jiangmen, Guangdong, for multiple TurboDisc® K465i™ Metal Organic ...
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Sunflower seed processing company SunGold Foods is set to open a snack manufacturing facility in Lubbock, Texas, US. The facility, expected to create more than 100 new jobs over the next five years, will buy sunflower seeds from local ...
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MANILIUS, N.Y. — Edward J. Audi has been named president of high-end manufacturer Stickley Furniture. Edward Audi The title was previously held by his mother, Aminy Audi, who remains chairman and CEO of the company. Edward ...
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