Australian agrifood company TasFoods is planning to acquire North West Tasmanian chicken producer Nichols Poultry for A$12.55m ($8.98m). Under the acquisition terms, TasFoods would purchase Nichols' poultry processing facility, 91 ...
Global food commodities trader Bunge still intends to complete the delivery of a rejected French wheat cargo to Egypt even as it has begun legal proceedings against the latter's grain importing authority. Bunge has initiated the legal ...
A new strain of bird flu, which originated in the Western US and infected several commercial chicken and turkey farms, has spread to Indiana, according to the US Department of Agriculture. A backyard poultry flock in Indiana was tested ...
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American cereal producer Kellogg has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr, in a previously announced deal worth $125m. Kellogg has agreed to pay £89.86 per share for 85.93% ...
Tags: Egyptian cake, biscuit maker, Agriculture
New Zealand and the Republic of Korea have entered into a free trade agreement, which will provide the former's wine producers tariff-free access into South Korean wine industry. The agreement is expected to boost New Zealand's export ...
Suppliers of flow control and treatment products including those dealing with air, gases, water and other liquids are generating annual revenues of over $300 billion. Each region of the world is participating both in the manufacture and ...
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UK-based insurance services provider Howden Broking Group has acquired Tel Aviv-based insurance broker Bar-Ziv Ravid Insurance Group for an undisclosed amount to expand its operations in Israel. Founded in 1976, Bar-Ziv Ravid Insurance ...
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The British kitchen-furniture manufacturer and dealer Howden Joinery Group (Howdens) showed year-on-year growth in turnover of 7.2% to £390.8m in the first half of 2013. The increase resulted primarily from the operations of Howden ...
Tags: kitchen furniture, Furniture, Furnishing
Howden Insurance Brokers, a division of Hyperion Insurance Group, has acquired Workplace Pension Solutions (UK) (WPS) for an undisclosed amount to foray into the UK employee benefits market. As part of the acquisition, WPS will be ...
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Howden Broking Group has purchased a 25% shareholding in Chilean insurance broker, Patagonia Corredores de Seguros (PCS), for an undisclosed sum. Based in Santiago, PCS provides an array of property, energy, liability, construction, ...
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Glamorous Nails and Beauty on Cavendish Street has had fresh life breathed into the salon thanks to an exciting new retrofit lighting project carried out by Marl International. Partners Laura Williams and Amy Howden came together, joined ...
Pentair has emerged as the new leader in the market that treats and controls liquids and gases (including air). Ecolab/Nalco has moved into second place. This is the conclusion reached in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World ...
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UK-based Premier Foods plans to shut down its Glasgow flour mill by the end of the first quarter of 2013,in response to low milling volumes. The closure of the facility is expected to lead to a loss of 15 jobs.This decision comes after ...
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Many sewage sludge mixing applications utilise submersible,guide-rail type mounted mixers on the basis that they are easy-to-install and remove,thanks to the guide rail system. However,these systems are vulnerable to failure usually due ...
Tags: Retro-Fit Mini-Drop Mixing System, Alternative, P&M Pumps
Biesse suffered an 18% drop in order intake during the first half of 2012 compared with the same stretch one year earlier. However, the group emphasised that order intake from commercial projects had been exceptionally strong in the first ...
Tags: Biesse, drop, order intake, Howden Joinery, furniture