The Hain Celestial Group, a US-based organic and natural products company, has agreed to acquire Clarks UK, a sweetener, syrup and dessert sauce business, for an undisclosed price. The acquisition will be done through Hain Daniels, a ...
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At a roll-out event for customers and partners in Zurich, Flisom AG of Niederhasli, Switzerland – which has the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) as a technology partner – showcased its ...
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Chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride has agreed to acquire JBS’ British poultry unit Moy Park for $1.3bn to expand its portfolio of prepared foods. By adding Moy Park’s operations in the UK and Continental Europe, Pilgrim's Pride ...
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Canadian agribusiness Richardson International has acquired European Oat Millers for an undisclosed price to expand its oat milling business. European Oat Millers, based in Bedford, England, is considered to be the second largest oat ...
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Ball Corporation reported, on a US GAAP basis, breakeven net earnings attributable to the corporation and earnings per diluted share for the third quarter 2016 on sales of $2.8bn, compared to $45m of net earnings attributable to the ...
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UK-based snacks manufacturer Tyrrells Potato Crisps has acquired German organic food manufacturer Aroma Snacks for an undisclosed sum. The deal marks Tyrrells' second acquisition in nine months after the purchase of Yarra Valley Snack ...
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Organic and natural products company Hain Celestial Group’s UK subsidiary has acquired Orchard House Foods, a supplier of fruit desserts, juices and ingredients in the UK. Orchard Foods was established in 1985 by Wellness Foods . It ...
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DFS reports "continued strong momentum" in its latest financial report, covering the 13 weeks ending 1st November 2014. The quarter saw continued momentum in sales and EBITDA for DFS, with group gross sales up 15.3% to £197m (2013 ...
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HJ Heinz has announced plans to divest its frozen ready meals manufacturing site in Dundalk, Ireland, to The Authentic Food Company for an undisclosed sum. The Dundalk factory employs 155 people and produces the WeightWatchers from ...
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Just like Australia Post, the UK's Royal Mail is experiencing a loss of profitability from the parcel boom and mail bust. It is, however, also looking down the barrel of Amazon’s own delivery network, which threatens future growth ...
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In its Interim Management Statement for the period since 1 May, the company said that good progress had been and performance has been in line with its plans. Like-for-like corrugated box volumes had improved with growth ahead of last year. ...
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Consolidated turnover at Van de Velde in the first half of 2014 rose by 10.3% (from €97.0m to €106.9m). On a like-for-like basis (including comparable deliveries), consolidated turnover is up 9.1%. This turnover growth consists ...
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Amira Nature Foods, provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, has reported a 32.3% increase in its fiscal 2014 revenues to $547.3m, compared to $413.7m last year. Profit after tax for the full-year 2014 was also up 98.1% to $38.1m, ...
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Novelis, a subsidiary of India-based Aditya Birla Group, has cast the first production-sized ingot at its €200m aluminum recycling and casting center in Nachterstedt, Germany. According to the company, the first production-sized ...
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Spot gas prices on the Dutch and German trading hubs extended Wednesday's gains Thursday morning, in line with the UK NBP where the day-ahead also moved higher from its previous close. At midday London time, the day-ahead contract on the ...
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