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JBS USA to Buy Deli-Meat Processor Plumrose USA for $230m
Mar 28, 2017JBS USA has agreed to acquire Plumrose USA, the bacon and deli-meats business of Denmark's Danish Crown, for $230m. The acquisition is in line with JBS' plans to diversify its product portfolio and expansion of prepared foods and branded ...
Tags: deli-meats, bacon
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Cooper Plant Was Accepted Into The MDEQ Enhance Program
Mar 5, 2014Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced that its Clarksdale, Miss., plant was accepted into the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s (MDEQ) enHance program for its record of landfill and energy usage reductions. ...
Tags: Cooper Tire, Auto Parts
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TUPELO Have Assigned Staff to Help Attendees with Last-Minute Hotel Reservations
Feb 14, 2014TUPELO,Miss.—Tupelo Furniture Market officials say they have assigned additional staff to help attendees with last-minute hotel reservations for this week's market. Officials said hotel space in the Tupelo area is tight,but rooms ...
Tags: Hotel Rooms, Tupelo Furniture, Furniture
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Malouf Will Introduce New Products in Showroom 4008 at Tupelo Furniture Market
Feb 14, 2014TUPELO,Miss.—Sleep accessories supplier Malouf has leased a permanent 3,300-square-foot showroom for this week's Tupelo Furniture Market. The company will introduce new products in three of its product lines in showroom 4008 at the ...
Tags: Foldable BedBase, Bamboo Sheets, Malouf
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Organizers of Tupelo Furniture Market Say Representatives Have Registered for The Event
Jan 16, 2014Organizers of next month's Tupelo Furniture Market say representatives from one-third of the nation's Top 100 furniture retailers already have registered for the event. They're part of a cadre of more than 500 buyers from large U.S. ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
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Tupelo Report 2.5 Million Square Feet of Exhibit Space Is Sold out for The Upcoming Show
Jan 6, 2014Tupelo Furniture Market organizers report that the event's 2.5 million square feet of exhibit space is almost sold out for the upcoming show, set for Feb. 6-9. Officials say the event has grown in the past two years partly because of an ...
Tags: Tupelo Furniture Market, exhibit space, furniture industry
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More Than Three-Fourths of The Honey Sold in U.S. Grocery Stores Isn't What Bees Produce
Dec 26, 2013More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn't exactly what the bees produce, according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News. The results show that the pollen frequently has been filtered out of ...
Tags: honey, food safety, US, pollen
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Tupelo Officials Say Preregistrations for The Feb. 6-9 Trade Show Are up 63%
Dec 23, 2013Tupelo Furniture Market officials say preregistrations for the Feb. 6-9 trade show are up 63% as of Dec. 17. According to market President Kevin Seddon, nearly 10,000 have registered for the event. "We are extremely satisfied with the ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
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Watkins & Shepard Will Control Lane's Transport Operations
Nov 26, 2013Lane Furniture is shutting down its trucking subsidiary, Action Transport, and turning its furniture transport operations over to Watkins & Shepard, the nation's largest specialized furniture carrier. The change, which takes effect ...
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Toyota Motors Must Export Its Corolla Sedans Manufactured in US to 18 Countries in 2014
Sep 29, 2013Japanese automaker Toyota Motors is set to export its Corolla sedans which are manufactured in the US to 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014. These shipments are expected to build upon the company's record export of ...
Tags: Toyota Motors, Corolla Sedans
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Posturecraft Mattress Will Move Its Business to This Lee County Town Just South of Tupelo
Sep 18, 2013An Alabama bedding producer whose factory was destroyed by fire in April has decided to move its business to this Lee County town just south of Tupelo. Mississippi state officials said Posturecraft Mattress Co. will invest about $1.75 ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use
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Closeouts and Deals Continue to Be a Contributor to The Success in Accents, Case Goods
Aug 29, 2013Case goods and accent furniture dealers at the Tupelo Furniture Market reported that closeouts and deals continue to be a major contributor to the market's success. Ray Steele, co-founder of Gail's Accents, said traffic trailed off late ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
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Camouflage and Color Splashes Lit up The Showrooms at The Summer Tupelo Furniture Market
Aug 27, 2013Fusion Furniture's Tupelo showroom featured bright, overscale fabric patterns on accents paired with neutrals for vibrant splashes of color and design flexibility. TUPELO, Miss. — Camouflage and color splashes lit up the showrooms ...
Tags: Showrooms, Furniture, Furnishing
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The Las Vegas Market Is Shifting Its Timeframe to a Sunday Through Thursday Schedule
Aug 25, 2013In a move it says will better serve the needs of retailers, the Las Vegas Market is shifting its timeframe to a Sunday through Thursday schedule starting in January 2014. Since its inception in July 2005, the show has run on a Monday ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
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Industry Veteran Herb Holtzman Is Consulting with American Heartland
Aug 22, 2013Industry veteran Herb Holtzman, a former owner of Eagle Inds., is consulting with a three-month-old domestic entertainment and occasional furniture manufacturer named American Heartland. American Heartland is offering several looks based ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, hotel furniture
