Marie Brizard Wine and Spirits (MBWS) has strengthened its distribution networks across several of its main markets including the US, the UK, China, Morocco and Poland. In the United States, MBWS consolidates its partnership with Southern ...
Swire Pacific subsidiary Swire Beverages has agreed to acquire Coca-Cola bottling assets in China in a bid to strengthen its business in non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages. The deal to refranchise bottling operations in China has been ...
Tags: Swire Pacific, Coca-Cola
COFCO has reached an agreement to acquire the remaining minority stake in Nidera Capital to gain full ownership of the company. The minority stake has been bought by COFCO International from Cygne to gain 100% ownership in Nidera. The ...
Chinese food establishment Cofco is exploring deals for possible acquisitions or partnerships in the US, a move that could provide the company with access to the world’s largest source of corn and a top soybean grower. Cofco ...
Tags: Cofco, Grain Market, Food
The blueprint of the China-proposed belt and road initiative unveiled on Saturday will boost practical cooperation in key fields such as infrastructure, said analysts. The action plan for the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century ...
French dairy major Danone has agreed to invest €437m in Chinese infant formula producer Yashili, in a move to acquire 25% stake. The investment is said to form a part of the company's strategy to expand its footprint in China. ...
Tags: Yashili, Mengniu Dairy, Danone, Agriculture
French dairy major Danone has agreed to acquire 25% stake in Chinese infant formula producer Yashili for €437m. The move forms a part of the company's strategy to expand its footprint in China. Under the agreed terms, China ...
China's New Hope is seeking to build food processing factories overseas, mainly in Southeast Asia, with an estimated outlay of $500m over the next five years. New Hope vice-president Wang Hang was quoted by South China Morning Post as ...
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Private equity firm KKR, along with three other investors, has agreed to invest $270m for 70% stake in integrated pork company COFCO Meat, a unit of China's state-run COFCO Group. While KKR is the lead investor, paying $150m, other ...
Tags: Meat, pork, meat industry, Agriculture, Food
Global Logistic Properties Limited (“GLP”), the leading provider of modern logistics facilities in China, Japan and Brazil, is expanding its relationship with COFCO, China’s largest supplier of agricultural and food ...
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French dairy major Danone has agreed to increase its holding in Chinese dairy firm Mengniu from 4% to 9.9%, with an investment of €486m. The company, along with COFCO Dairy Investments, signed a deal to subscribe a reserved rights ...
Tags: Danone, Mengniu, increase holding
China's wheat imports are expected to hit a nine-year high in 2013, as the country continues to turn to the international market to meet a surging demand for the grain for use in high-protein foods, animal feed, industry and processed ...
Tags: Wheat Imports, animal feed
US-based soft drinks manufacturer Coca-Cola has opened its 43rd bottling plant in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China with an investment of CNY650m ($106m). The new facility is part of the company's three-year, $4bn investment plan for 2012-2014 ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, Bottling Plant
ABC Life, Aviva-COFCO Life and other small and medium property companies swarmed to pilot ordinary life insurance since the implementation of ordinary life insurance rate reform on August 5. On September 22, New China Life, one of top ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, insurance, Service
GLG Life Tech, a Canada-based firm engaged in agricultural and commercial development of stevia products, has launched a new product range, GLG Naturals+, with support from China National Cereals, Oils, and Foodstuff Corporation (COFCO). ...