US-based spice manufacturer McCormick & Company has agreed to acquire the food division of British consumer goods firm Reckitt Benckiser (RB) for $4.2bn to strengthen its flavor and condiments portfolio. The acquisition of RB Foods ...
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Reckitt Benckiser’s $16.6bn acquisition of US-based infant formula manufacturer Mead Johnson Nutrition is all set to be closed after securing the final regulatory approval. Subject to the meeting of customary closing conditions, the ...
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US-based infant formula manufacturer Mead Johnson has agreed to acquire spray drying and finishing capabilities from Australian food group Bega Cheese for A$200m. The deal includes one of Bega Cheese's spray dryers at Tatura and an infant ...
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Mead Johnson, the producer of high-quality milk powder for babies and infants, has made the move from a can to IML packaging. Thanks to the top-quality appearance of Metallic IML labels from Verstraete IML, the packaging now boasts a ...
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Australia-based dairy company Murray Goulburn (MG) is partnering with Indonesian health and infant nutrition company Kalbe Nutritionals and US-based Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), to set up $300m infant formula processing facility at Koroit ...
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Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) will co-locate a packaging plant with the nutritional powders plant dairy company Murray Goulburn (MG) plans to build in Victoria. MG has forged long-term supply agreements with global paediatric nutrition ...
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Mead Johnson has launched its Enfamil range of products in a new 32 fluid ounce ready-to-use plastic bottle. The bottle comes with an easy-to-grip shape. It ensures accurate proportions due to the formula being premixed, the company ...
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French yogurt maker Danone is contemplating sale of its 20% stake in Tokyo based dairy-drink producer Yakult Honsha, which if materialised, can raise cash for any future acquisitions by Danone. Bloomberg reported that Danone already had ...
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Mead Johnson Nutrition, a global leader in pediatric nutrition, opened its new production and research campus in Tuas, Singapore. The Tuas campus includes a manufacturing plant that will supply key ingredients and products to a number of ...
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International infant formula producers in China have announced their plans to lower the prices, a move which comes after the government initiated an investigation into alleged price fixing by foreign firms. Danone said that it will lower ...
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A second foreign manufacturer of baby formula is planning price cuts amid an investigation by China's top economic planner. Dumex, part of France's Danone group, said Thursday it was preparing a price reduction proposal. On Wednesday, ...
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Wyeth Nutrition, the infant formula company bought by Nestle last year, is cutting prices in China, the first such move since it was one of five foreign infant milk formula companies put under investigation for possible price-fixing. ...
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US-based Mead Johnson Nutrition has reported that its net income increased by 48.1% to $132.3m for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2012, compared to $89.3m for the same period in 2011. The company's net sales increased by 7.65% to ...
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Mead Johnson Nutrition has broken ground on a $325m facility in Singapore, which will cater to the increasing demand for pediatric nutrition products in Asia. The new facility will feature manufacturing plant, a research and development ...
The Hong Kong government has issued a ban on the advertising on infant formula associated with kids aged between 6 months to 3 years. This move is aimed at ensuring adequate nutrition for infants and young children aged 36 months or ...
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