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Conagra Adds Two Plant-Based, Non-Dairy Varieties to Reddi-Wip Topping Range
Jun 20, 2018Conagra Brands has expanded its Reddi-wip topping range with the addition of two plant-based, non-dairy flavors. The US food giant said that the new whipped topping products, Reddi-wip Non-Dairy Coconut and Reddi-wip Non-Dairy Almond ...
Tags: plant-based foods, Chocolate
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FTC Challenges JM Smucker's Purchase of Wesson Oil Brand From Conagra
Mar 7, 2018J.M. Smucker’s proposed $285m purchase of Conagra Brands’ Wesson cooking oil brand has hit a roadblock with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing the deal will reduce competition in the country for canola and vegetable ...
Tags: cooking oil
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Amazon to Refund Unauthorised in-App Purchases
Nov 14, 2016Amazon has been ordered to refund parents in the US whose children made in-app purchases, either accidentally or without consent, between 2011 and 2014. While there now tend to be better (not foolproof) safeguards in place to protect ...
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US Judge Grants Preliminary Approval to Volkswagen Emissions Settlement
Aug 3, 2016A senior US District Court judge for the Northern District of California has granted preliminary approval to a $15bn settlement over Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal. Judge Charles Breyer granted preliminary approval of the ...
Tags: Volkswagen, vehicles, TDI engine
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FTC Sues Volkswagen for Cheating Consumers with Illegal Emission Devices
Apr 6, 2016US consumer watchdog the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen for deceiving consumers with illegal devices in its cars. FTC said the German carmaker had carried out false advertising campaign to promote ...
Tags: FTC, Federal Trade Commison, Volkswagen, Illegal emission devices
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IFCO Offers Wood Grain Reusable Plastic Containers for Wet and Dry Produce
Mar 13, 2016IFCO, the global provider of reusable packaging solutions, announced that its new Wood Grain Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) have entered the produce supply chain. The first of an anticipated 30 million Wood Grain Reusable Plastic ...
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Sysco Corporation Has Called off Its Proposed Merger with US Foods
Jul 2, 2015Food distributor Sysco Corporation has called off its proposed merger with US Foods, after the US District Court in Washington, D.C ruled against the $3.5bn deal. Last week, the court issued a preliminary injunction to halt the proposed ...
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The Netherlands Has Agreed to Sell Its RF Power Business for $1.8bn
May 29, 2015NXP Semiconductors N.V. of Eindhoven, The Netherlands has agreed to sell its RF Power business for $1.8bn to Jianguang Asset Management Co Ltd (JAC Capital, a subsidiary of China state-owned investment company JIC Capital). NXP's RF Power ...
Tags: RF Power Business, JAC
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O-I Is Buying Mexican Company Vitro's Food and Beverage Glass Container Business
May 18, 2015Glass container manufacturer Owens-Illinois (O-I) is buying Mexican company Vitro's food and beverage glass container business for around $2.15bn, to gain a competitive position in the Mexican glass packaging market. O-I will acquire ...
Tags: Owens-Illinois, Glass Container, Packaging
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Ardagh Completed Its 3 Billion Euro Acquisition of Saint Gobain
Apr 23, 2015Packaging company Ardagh is almost said to have completed its €3bn acquisition of the glass packaging unit of Saint Gobain. Saint Gobain has been considering the sale of Verallia to focus on higher-margin home and construction ...
Tags: Glass Packaging, Packaging
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Sysco and US Foods Inc. has Been Extended by 60 Days From March 8 to May 7
Mar 12, 2015The merger date of Sysco Corp. and US Foods Inc. has been extended by 60 days from March 8 to May 7 because of the scheduled anti-trust hearings to be held in May, said food distributor Sysco in a filing with the US Securities Exchange ...
Tags: Sysco Corp, US Foods, Merger Date
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Tornier Could Be Delayed and Wright Turn Into One
Feb 5, 2015Not so fast, Wright and Tornier. U.S. regulatory agencies want a few matters cleared up before deciding whether to approve the proposed $3.3 billion merger of U.S. bone-implant maker Wright Medical Group Inc. with Dutch orthopedic ...
Tags: orthopedic device, medical device
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Dollar Tree & Family Dollar Cooperate to Run 13, 000 Stores
Feb 2, 2015"By adding Family Dollar to our portfolio of brands, Dollar Tree will soon operate more than 13,000 stores in 48 states and five Canadian provinces with annual sales exceeding $18 billion,” a top Dollar Tree official said. Bob ...
Tags: business model, footprint, Apparel
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Family Dollar Stores'shareholders Voted to Approve The Proposed Merger with Dollar Tree
Jan 26, 2015Family Dollar Stores said based on a preliminary count of the votes cast at its special meeting of stockholders, its shareholders voted to approve the proposed merger with Dollar Tree. “Based on preliminary count, around 84 million ...
Tags: stockholders, votes cast, Apparel
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Tom Wheeler and Edith Ramirez Will Be Featured Speakers at The 2015 International CES
Dec 23, 2014The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez will be featured speakers at the 2015 ...