GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to sell its nutritional drinks brands – the iconic Lucozade and Ribena – to the Japanese consumer goods firm Suntory Beverage & Food (SBF) for £1.35bn in cash. GlaxoSmithKline is to sell ...
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Packaging solutions producer Clondalkin Group has announced an investment of over €1,000,000 in new technologies in a bid to improve Specialist Packaging Pharma & Healthcare business. As part of the investment, the company installed ...
Clondalkin, a provider of packaging products and services, has invested €1m in labels market to enhance its specialist packaging pharma and healthcare business. As a part of the investment, Gallus ECS 340 press was installed at ...
The beverage can specialist today posted a 1% year-on-year increase in sales for the first half of 2013, at £1.97bn, while pre-tax profit slipped 2% to £169m. The London-based group said that global growth in beverage can ...
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The London-based business said that the plan to sell its healthcare business – which recorded sales of £427m in 2012 – as part of its longer-term strategy to focus on its core business manufacturing beverage cans. ...
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General Electric has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lighting Co Specialist, a franchisee of Krislite (Singapore), to explore the distribution of GE lighting solutions in Myanmar, its ninth market in Asean. GE's solutions ...
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The group’s Long Island, Lexington and Evansville operations have gained the certifications, bringing the number of Chesapeake sites that can offer certified products to 31. Rachel Mail, commercial manager – North America, ...
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Healthcare technology solutions and consulting services provider CitiusTech has launched a new BI-Clinical Cloud, a flexible, SaaS-based and rules-driven platform, for healthcare business intelligence (BI), and integrated clinical, ...
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Broker-sourced specialty property and casualty insurance coverage provider Ironshore has completed acquisition of a managing general underwriter, Excess Risk Reinsurance (ERR), for an undisclosed amount. As part of the acquisition, ERR ...
Samsung Electronics America, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has acquired Massachusetts-based computed tomography (CT) company NeuroLogica for an undisclosed sum. Under the acquisition, Samsung will leverage its global brand ...
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About five years ago Genomic Health began to introduce cloud-based business applications. Ken Stineman, senior director of enterprise architecture and security, quickly became aware of the security risks these apps posed. CSO contributor ...
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Health care supply chain and contracting company Novation has awarded a contract to Cook Medical to provide its peripheral intervention and peripheral diagnostic devices. Under the contract, Novation's members including more than 65,000 ...
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Philips reports third-quarter comparable sales growth of 5% to EUR 6.1 billion; EBITA of EUR 450 million • Comparable sales up 5%, with all three sectors contributing to growth • Sales in growth geographies up 10% on a ...
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Carton manufacturer Contego Packaging has announced plans to invest about €1m in new die-cutting and finishing technology at its Piacenza and Cervia plants in Italy. At the Piacenza site, the company will install a paper collating ...
The deal, announced this morning, will give Graphic Packaging a stronger foothold in the European market and will add to its beverage cartons operations. For Contego, the sale of the business – which has sites in Leeds and ...
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