Pakistan's Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has claimed that his government is making some serious and well-planned efforts to increase value-addition in the textile sector to attract more shares in the regional and international ...
Tags: textile sector, Textile Exports
Protective packaging materials manufacturer Pregis has agreed to acquire Free-Flow Packaging International (FP International) for an undisclosed sum. Pregis expects to take ownership in the coming weeks pending regulatory approval. FP ...
Danish Crown’s Polish meat business Sokolow has revealed its intentions to acquire its rival Gzella Meat Group. Gzella Meat's operations are confined to the northern region of Poland. The deal between the two Polish meat firms ...
Tags: Polish meat, Gzella Meat
The Ferrero Group has agreed to acquire Illinois-based non-chocolate confectioner Ferrara Candy from private equity firm L Catterton for an undisclosed price to expand its US business. The transaction made by an affiliated company of ...
The Ireland Government said it will spend €8.8m to establish a new food innovation hub, aimed to help the country’s food industry deal as it prepares for Brexit. Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine ...
Pulse Roll Label Products has exhibited its advanced product solutions at this year’s Labelexpo event in Brussels, Germany. At the event, the company exhibited new food packaging compliant UV flexo tactile varnish, which was ...
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Volvo Cars said it will build its next generation of the XC90 large premium SUV in its new manufacturing facility in Charleston, South Carolina, US, from 2021. The move takes the company's total investment in its US manufacturing ...
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Last month saw Acamar strengthen its toy partnership with Fisher-Price, in a bid to grow its licensed Bing offering. Here, execs from the two firm's detail why the property lends itself to role-play toys. Expansion into new international ...
Impossible Foods launched production at its 68,000ft2 Oakland, California, production plant. The plant is now ramping up production and will eventually have the capacity to produce 1 million pounds of plant-based meat per month. ...
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical has agreed to acquire Canada-based Daiya Foods which specializes in the manufacturing plant-based foods. The acquisition, reported at 405 million Canadian dollars, is expected to help increase Daiya's presence ...
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UK-based private equity firm Mayfair Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in bakery company Promise Gluten Free. Based in Donegal, Ireland, Promise was founded in 2011 by Declan Gallagher, Tom Doyle and Ciaran Lally. Promise is ...
Tags: Cuisine Royale, gluten
The UK arm of Alpha Group has more than doubled in size in its first six months of business. Alpha Animation and Toys is welcoming a raft of new talent in the UK and Ireland with a series of new hires. Lisa Cox joins the firm as senior ...
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Pegasus Food Futures has finalized plans for a new facility in Abu Dhabi. The organisation is aimed at providing solutions to global food supply challenges through operations and innovations in livestock, feed stock and food production. ...
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Jakks Pacific has detailed its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31th, 2017, citing a decline in net sales. The toy giant revealed that net sales were $94.5 million compared to $95.8 million reported in the comparable ...
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Scotland-based Ian Macleod Distillers has unveiled new label and carton designs for Pig’s Nose and Sheep Dip blended whiskies. The blended whiskies, which are produced in Scotland, are also available in different countries such as ...
Tags: Distillers, Blended Whiskies