Grupo Bimbo has completed the acquisition of Canada Bread Company, the bakery products division of Maple Leaf Foods, in a $1.66bn deal. According to Grupo Bimbo, the integration of Canada Bread will be reflected in its consolidated second ...
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The Dow Chemical Company has declared a dividend of 37 cents per share, payable July 30, 2014, to shareholders of record on June 30, 2014. This marks the 411th consecutive cash dividend issued by the Company. Dow has paid its ...
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"We obviously want to establish a clear lead in terms of product performance," said Groupe Michelin General Partner and CEO Jean-Dominique Senard At Groupe Michelin's annual shareholders meeting, shareholders adopted all of the ...
Capital Resource Alliance announced that it has completed the acquisition of Nate’s Pancakes. As part of the acquisition Nate's Pancakes is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Merger"). As part of the acquisition, Capital ...
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"We obviously want to establish a clear lead in terms of product performance," said Groupe Michelin General Partner and CEO Jean-Dominique Senard. At Groupe Michelin's annual shareholders meeting, shareholders adopted all of the ...
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SunOpta, a leading global company focused on natural, organic and specialty foods, announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 5, 2014. All amounts are expressed in US dollars and results are reported in accordance with ...
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American food company Hillshire Brands has signed a deal to acquire all the outstanding shares of packaged foods firm Pinnacle Foods for $6.6bn. Under the terms of the deal, each share of Pinnacle Foods common stock will be exchanged ...
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NIKE, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share on the company’s outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock payable on July 7, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close ...
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Dutch brewing company Heineken plans to merge its majority owned subsidiaries Nigerian Breweries and Consolidated Breweries, in a move to capitalize on the growth potential of the Nigerian beer and malt drinks market over the future. ...
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Adidas AG reported first-quarter profit decreased 34 percent from the prior year, as revenues declined, hit by adverse currency and weakness in the golf unit. Revenue at TaylorMade slumped 38 percent in the first quarter as a result of ...
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The $805m deal is for Rexam's pharmaceutical devices and prescription retail packaging divisions. In a statement, Rexam said that following the completion of the deal it proposes to “return £450m of the proceeds to ...
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H.B. Fuller Company announced the opening of its new $10 million manufacturing facility to support the expansion of its business in the Andean Region of South America. The plant is located in Rionegro, approximately 36 kilometers east of ...
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US-based H.B. Fuller has launched its new $10m manufacturing facility in Rionegro, Colombia in a bid to expand business in the Andean region of South America. The new 20,770ft2 facility will provide hot melt and water-based adhesive ...
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DecisionPoint Systems, Inc., a leading provider and integrator of Enterprise Mobility and Wireless Applications, provided preliminary financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. Highlights: -Revenue Jumps 21%; -Gross ...
The Men's Wearhouse announced that its rights agreement has been amended to accelerate the expiration date to May 5, 2014, effectively terminating the company's shareholder rights plan as of that date. The rights agreement had originally ...
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