A subsidiary of Flagship Food Group has acquired various assets of Glutenfreeda Foods, including its brand portfolio and its USDA manufacturing facility near Seattle, Washington. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but Flagship ...
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Food packing firm Hilton Food Group has signed a long term supply agreement with Tesco Central Europe to produce fresh food. This development supports Hilton’s strategy of providing key retail partners globally with a diversified ...
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Japan-based ink manufacturer Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals has invested in KBA-Flexotecnica’s Evo XD CI flexo press to advance the development of new inks for the printing of flexible packaging. KBA has developed Evo XD for use in ...
MRSI Systems of North Billerica, MA, USA, which manufactures fully automated, high-precision die bonding and epoxy dispensing systems, has launched the MRSI-HVM3 high-speed die bonder to support high-volume manufacturing requirements for ...
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Based in Everett, the Funko HQ store boasts all maner of licensed goods from plush toys and collectables to handbags and backpacks. Funko has opened the doors to its first retail store, located in Wetmore Avenue in Everett, US. The ...
Pallidus Inc (a Melior Innovation company) of Houston, TX, USA has launched its proprietary M-SiC silicon carbide source material and technology platform, with the capability to deliver cost/performance parity against silicon devices in the ...
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US-based meat-processing company Smithfield Foods has acquired Kansas City Sausage for an undisclosed price to grow its packaged meats business and boost its supply chain. Kansas City Sausage is a pre-rigor sausage producer and processor ...
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American food giant Tyson Foods will invest $84m to expand its poultry plant in Tennessee, a move that will double its output capabilities and create over 300 jobs. The expansion project in Union City in Obion County which will begin this ...
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Norway-based breeding firm AquaGen has agreed to acquire 51% stake in Denmark-based rainbow trout eggs supplier AquaSearch ova for an undisclosed sum. In 2016, the production of portion-size trout stood at 650,000 tonnes and its annual ...
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Naturally Splendid Enterprises has executed a definitive agreement with Prosnack Natural Foods and and iCream Capital to acquire 100% of Prosnack. Prosnack is a Canadian company based in North Vancouver. Under the terms of its agreement ...
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Canadian packaging company Intertape Polymer has reported a 4.3% increase in its revenue to $210.2m for the second quarter of 2017, compared to $201m for the same period last year. The company's gross profit fell from 25.7% to 22.5% from ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency said investigations into the Fipronil incident in Europe continue and it has now established that more eggs from affected farms than previously identified came to the UK. It is very unlikely that these eggs ...
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Scottish distillery Glenmorangie has re-introduced in limited edition, its Astar, a single malt whisky, matured in designer oak casks. The designer casks have been made from the oak found in Ozark mountains of Missouri. These casks are ...
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Huawei is likely to outpace Apple to become the second largest smartphone vendor globally in the third quarter of 2017 as sales of China-based vendor's high-end P- and M-series as well as the more affordable Honor-branded models have ...
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Arizona State University (ASU) in the USA claims the first demonstration of 1kV-class aluminium nitride (AlN) Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) [Houqiang Fu et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, 5 July 2017]. AlN has a wide bandgap of 6.2eV. ...
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