Mars Food has completed the acquisition of Connecticut-based Preferred Brands International, a manufacturer and marketer of all-natural, ready-to-heat Indian and Asian food products sold mainly under the Tasty Bite brand. Preferred Brands ...
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The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced plans to buy 50% stake in Adeptio Group’s, which controls the Kuwait Food Company (Americana). However, financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Saudi Arabia's ...
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Ventura Foods has agreed to acquire Cargill’s dressings, sauces and mayonnaise (DSM) business for an undisclosed sum. Ventura Foods president and CEO Chris Furman said: "The acquisition of Cargill's DSM business is a strong fit ...
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Del Taco Restaurants is making waves with the launch of Beer Battered Shrimp available for a limited time during the Lent season. An even more flavorful version of the guest favorite crispy shrimp, Del Taco's premium Beer Battered Shrimp ...
Arbor Investments has acquired majority equity stake in California-based DPI Specialty Foods from Ireland-based Ornua Co-operative Limited. DPI sells gourmet, organic, ethnic foods to national, regional, independent retailers, ...
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Mumbai-based private equity firm Kedaara Capital has forayed into the packaging sector by investing close to $32m (Rs 200 crore) in an unlisted folding cartons and paper packaging company, Parksons Packaging. The company said that it ...
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Global fast food restaurant chain McDonald's has announced a decrease in global comparable sales of 1.7 per cent in February 2015, continuing a downward trend. In the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa, sales decreased by ...
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Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores opened its first compressed natural gas (CNG) location in Ohio. The facility in Burbank, Ohio is the company's 10th CNG location in the U.S. Motorists and fleets in Burbank, Ohio, now have the option ...
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Kuwait Food Company Americana Group and TGI Fridays will enhance their partnership with a new agreement for Americana to open 35 new Fridays restaurants over the next five years. This agreement will give Americana a total of 90 Fridays ...
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Global speciality ice cream restaurants company Baskin-Robbins has announced plans to expand its Australian store network by over 25 per cent in the coming year, and has appointed a new Marketing Manager. Baskin-Robbins has appointed ...
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Del Taco is launching three new Fresca Bowls: premium, made-to-order bowls loaded with fresh ingredients and offering guests a "bowlful of fresh tastes" in every bite. Fresca Bowls, the latest addition to the Del Taco menu, are packed to ...
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Amit Patni and Arihant Patni announced picking up significant stake in Mumbai based, Bombay Shirt Company (BSC)-India's first online custom shirt brand, for an undisclosed amount. Conceived and based in the heart of Mumbai, BSC prides ...
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Australians love to dine out as much as they love their takeaway, especially on fast food, with more than half the population visiting a major fast food chain in the past month, according to a new Out of Home Dining report released 11 March ...
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On a typical evening in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City, the neon-lit Aeon Mall Tan Phu Celadon bustles with shoppers arriving on motorcycles and in taxis. Crowds fill every corner of the new mall, with a takeout sushi store in particular ...
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Fonterra, a New Zealand-based dairy co-operative, is set to expand slice-on-slice cheese capacity at its site in Eltham, Taranaki, with an investment of NZ$32m. The slice-on-slice cheese is primarily used in quick service restaurants for ...