Corporate Operations: Page 340
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Royal DSM to build polymerization plant in Georgia
The Dutch company will build the new plant, aimed at supplying packaging material companies in the food industry, next to its existing facility.
By Paul Conley • Nov. 3, 2014 -
Glanbia goes big on gluten-free, opens new oats plant
The ingredients company's new plant is aimed at serving the U.S. market.
By Paul Conley • Nov. 3, 2014 -
Trendline
Mergers and acquisitions
Declining sales and slowing consumption have more companies divesting brands, opening the door for smaller players and private equity firms to expand their portfolios.
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Diageo swaps Bushmills for Don Julio
The deal involves an asset swap between the world's largest distiller and Mexico's Jose Cuervo.
By Paul Conley • Nov. 3, 2014 -
Diageo cancels plans to expand whisky capacity
The company cited a global slowdown in sales of Scotch whisky for its decision.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 31, 2014 -
AB InBev profit falls short of estimates
Global sales by volume for the world's largest brewer fell 2.7%.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 31, 2014 -
Danone invests $550 million in Chinese baby formula maker
Danone will acquire a 25% stake in Yashili International Holdings.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 31, 2014 -
Friday Flavors: Deadly spiders and the case of the missing soybeans
Every Friday we bring you some fun and tasty reads from the past five days.
By David Oliver • Oct. 30, 2014 -
Kellogg net income takes a dive
The breakfast cereal giant said net income in its third quarter fell 31%.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 30, 2014 -
SodaStream sales plummet, company to refocus
The at-home drink-maker also said it would shutter its controversial plant in the occupied territories.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 30, 2014 -
Bunge won't reopen blast-damaged elevator in Ohio this year
The Cincinnati grain elevator was rocked by an explosion at the start of the harvest season.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 30, 2014 -
Amy's Kitchen buys former Heinz plant in Idaho
The move comes amid remarkable growth for the maker of vegetarian and vegan convenience foods.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 30, 2014 -
Coca-Cola invests $500 million in Indonesia
The soft drink giant is buying a stake in Coca-Cola Amatil's Indonesian unit as a way to boost sales in Southeast Asia.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 30, 2014 -
Tesco now under criminal investigation by other UK agency
The UK's largest supermarket chain's woes are far from over.
By David Oliver • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Hershey reports jump in quarterly sales
The maker of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Hershey's Kisses said retail orders in advance of Halloween were higher than expected.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Retrieved from Nestle on February 11, 2014
Nestle to 'hire' 1,000 robots to sell Nescafe in Japan
The food giant will use models of Pepper, the robot that also works in Japan's SoftBank branches.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Massive sugar beet harvest threatens processing capacity
This year's crop is setting records in multiple locations, particularly overwhelming Michigan processors.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Federal prosecutors indict halal meat executive on fraud charges
Prosecutors allege Bill Aossey Jr. fraudulently labeled meat at his Iowa-based Midamar Corp. as halal and then shipped it to markets in Asia.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Fresh Del Monte earnings rise on jump in banana revenue
Total sales rose 3% to $884.6 million in its most recent quarter.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 29, 2014 -
USDA
Deep DiveTop bananas: Looking at the other winners in the Chiquita deal
Now that the planned Chiquita-Fyffes merger has collapsed, the banana industry is in flux - and that's good news for some.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Syngenta faces slew of lawsuits over GMO corn
Farmers and exporters are blaming the seed giant for a drop in sales related to China's ban on the Agrisure Viptera strain of corn.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Bioengineered milk gains attention
A startup dubbed Muufri expects to have a product on store shelves by next year.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Gordon Food Service to build distribution center in North Carolina
The new facility will create 275 jobs at the food service distributor.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Fame and farms: Looking at celebrities and millionaires who work the land
What is it about the collision of fame and money that leads people to crave the rural life?
By Paul Conley • Oct. 27, 2014 -
Deep Dive
ICYMI — The candy corn craze: Then and now
This Halloween treat wasn't always just for Halloween. It's looking like that's the case again.
By David Oliver • Oct. 27, 2014 -
Cutrale-Safra acquires Chiquita in $1.3 billion agreement
The Brazilian groups finally acquired the banana producer heavyweight.
By David Oliver • Oct. 27, 2014
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