The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will support dairy producers by buying around 11 million pounds of cheese at $20m through its Margin Protection Program (MPP). The announcement from USDA is aimed at reducing a cheese surplus which ...
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British start-up company launched four years ago, specialising in sports themed toys for babies. British start-up Little Sport Star has signed a deal to brings its line of sports toys to Toys R Us in the States. The company, founded ...
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Fera Science has partnered with Global ID Group to launch its food safety and integrity tracking system in five new regions. The system, HorizonScan, allows food manufacturers to track and monitor a range of contaminant and authenticity ...
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Researchers from the US Department of Agriculture are developing a packaging film made of milk proteins. The researchers presented their work at the 252nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Researchers ...
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A grand ceremony was held at the Beijing Convention Center on August 18, 2016 to celebrate the partnership between BYD Company Ltd. and the Beijing Environmental Sanitation Engineering Group Ltd., and launch the world’s first pure ...
Starting this fall, Dog Tag Brewing's "Legacy Lager" will be distributed nationally by Pabst Brewing Company. Dog Tag Brewing donates 100% of its after-tax profits to the Dog Tag Brewing Foundation, which benefits charities created or ...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have jointly finalized standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles that will improve fuel ...
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Verso Corporation, a leading producer of flexible packaging, technical, and label and converting papers, introduced GlazeArmor Micro, a bleached, uncoated machine-glazed paper with oil and grease resistance (OGR) that is specifically ...
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Cooper Standard has entered into an agreement with AMI Industries to acquire the automotive fuel and brake business of AMI Industries and related companies. The North American business was acquired in this transaction effective August 15, ...
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MAHLE Powertrain is opening a new North American headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan later this year as part of a $16m North American expansion that will create new jobs and accelerate a variety of advanced engine-development programs. ...
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An increase in eastbound long-haul grain and petcoke cargoes from the US Gulf Coast has triggered a rebound in Handysize and Supramax freight rates in this key loading area this week. Also, inquiries in the region remains spearheaded by ...
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For second-quarter 2016, NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA (a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks) has reported ...
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Diageo is dropping Guinness from the name of its US beer business as part of a plan to expand its investment in the market. The name will change to Diageo Beer Company USA from Diageo-Guinness USA (DGUSA) to signal the company’s ...
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It marks the second time Gibson has won the tournament, having been named US champ back in 1994. David Gibson of Spartanburg, South Carolina, has been crowned the 2016 North American Scrabble Championby the North American Scrabble ...
Bosch Packaging Technology is set to unveil its new jelly lab equipment at this year’s Pack Expo International in Chicago, US, which is being held from 6 to 9 November. The company will exhibit the testing equipment for jelly ...