Food industry leaders have urged the UK and European Union (EU) policy makers to make swift progress on Brexit trade negotiations. FoodDrinkEurope and the UK Food and Drink Federation have issued a joint statement on the progress of ...
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Shareholders of Refresco Group have approved the acquisition of Cott's bottling activities for $1.25bn in cash. The deal is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of this year subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory ...
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Brynwood Partners VII has acquired Cold Spring Brewing Company from its current owner, the Lenore family, for an undisclosed amount. Located in Cold Spring, MN, Cold Spring is a leading beverage manufacturer that produces energy drinks, ...
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Ohio Pack is set to invest around $25m to develop a new manufacturing facility in Heath, Ohio, US. The new 135,000ft² facility will be constructed on a 20-acre site in the southern end of the Heath-Newark-Licking County Port ...
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Connecticut based Harvest Hill Beverage Company has acquired the beverage business of Minneapolis based Faribault Foods for undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, Harvest Hill has acquired the beverage manufacturing assets of Faribault ...
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US-based drinks can maker Ball and Rexam have agreed to sell $3.42bn of assets to Luxembourg-based packaging maker Ardagh in order to gain regulatory approval for the proposed £4.43bn merger. The merger, which is due to be completed ...
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Luxembourg-based packaging maker Ardagh has signed an agreement to acquire certain metal beverage can manufacturing facilities in Europe, Brazil and the US from US-based beverage can makers Ball and Rexam for $3.42bn. The deal is a ...
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Pakistan Beverage has installed second blower from liquid packaging solutions provider Sidel in a bid to meet increasing market demand The company has equipped its production facility in Karachi with the new Standalone SBO8 Universal2Eco ...
Australian and New Zealand label converter Hally Group will be acquired this month by New Zealand-based Hexagon Holdings. Hally Group's subsidiaries include Hally Labels in Brisbane, Christchurch and Auckland, AC Labels in Sydney, and ...
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Swiss food fragrance and flavours company Givaudan has initiated plans to set up a flavours manufacturing facility in Ranjangaon, Pune in India. Givaudan is investing CHF 55m ($55.8m) as a part of growth strategy to foray into Indian ...
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Givaudan, the worlds’ leading flavour and fragrance company, has opened a new technical centre along with offices in downtown Tokyo. Designed to deliver a superior level of creative flavour and taste solutions, the CHF 12 million ...
Cargill has doubled the size of its food innovation center in Plymouth, Minnesota, with an investment of $5.5m. The expansion has increased the research facility size by 40,000ft2, equipping it with latest research equipment and a fully ...
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Olayan Financing Company (OFC) has bought 51% stake in juice and beverage manufacturing firm Gulf Union Foods (GUFC) from a group of investors including Jadwa Investment. As part of the transaction, Jadwa has divested 30% stake in Gulf ...
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WhiteWave Foods, a leading consumer packaged food and beverage company that makes Silk, Horizon, International Delight and Earthbound Farm products, has announced green building certification of its beverage manufacturing facility in ...
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A major survey of more than 1,600 firms has found that the high value of the Australian dollar, difficulties in obtaining finance and a lack of information about overseas markets remain major barriers to expanded international operations. ...
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