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Blount Fine Foods advances transition of former Food Source plant

On the heels of its January 2016 acquisition of Food Source LP, Blount Fine Foods began implementing the training and professional development programs it uses in its Massachusetts and Rhode Island plants.
May 3, 2016
Blount Fine Foods, Fall River, Mass., advanced the transition of its McKinney, Texas, business it acquired back in January.
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Nielsen: 75% of survey respondents say country of origin is most important

Respondents in Asia-Pacific and Africa/Middle East are more likely to say that origin is more important than the other selection factors.
May 3, 2016
The new research examined whether consumers prefer goods produced by global/multi-national brands (defined as those that operate in many markets) or by local players (those operating only in a single market—the respondent's home country), based on responses from more than 30,000 online respondents in 61 countries spanning 40 categories.
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Ventura Foods acquires Cargill’s dressings, sauces, mayonnaise business

Cargill's business adds greater depth to Ventura Foods' already strong capabilities in the custom dressings, sauces and mayonnaise categories.
May 3, 2016
Ventura Foods, a Brea, Calif.-based producer of custom and proprietary dressings, sauces, mayonnaises, oils and other flavorings, acquired the dressings, sauces and mayonnaise (DSM) business of Cargill, Wichita, Kan.
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Graphic Packaging acquires Australia-based folding carton supplier

Colorpak operates three converting facilities in Melbourne, Australia; Sydney, Australia; and Auckland, New Zealand.
April 29, 2016
Graphic Packaging Holding Co., an Atlanta-based provider of packaging solutions to food, beverage and other consumer products companies, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Graphic Packaging International Australia Pty Ltd., completed a previously announced acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Colorpak, a folding carton supplier.
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Private investment firm acquires German meat casings manufacturer

With operations across nine countries, Kalle produces more than 850 million meters of casings for a wide range of meat, poultry and other protein products.
April 29, 2016
New York private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) announced plans to acquire Kalle GmbH, a Germany-based manufacturer of artificial casings for the meat processing industry.
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Survey reveals State of the Retail Supply Chain

The biggest supply chain challenge for executives is increasing availability without increasing stock holding.
April 28, 2016
A survey conducted by Martec International, Atlanta, and commissioned by RELEX Solutions, also based in Atlanta, highlights the key challenges today’s European and North American retailers face.
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EH&S solutions provider forms strategic alliance with product life-cycle management supplier to deliver integrated solutions

Linx-AS will feature Ariel regulatory content from 3E Co. as part of its SAP recipe development installations.
April 27, 2016
3E Co., a Carlsbad, Calif.-based provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, and Linx-AS LLC, a consulting and software development firm specializing in product life-cycle management (PLM), regulatory compliance and user experience (UEx) solutions based in Blue Bell, Pa., announced a strategic alliance to deliver integrated solutions designed to enable customers to more effectively and efficiently establish proactive compliance processes in early-stage product development.
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Nestlé, R&R form ice cream, frozen food joint venture

The new company will combine Nestlé and R&R’s ice cream activities in the relevant countries.
April 27, 2016
Nestlé S.A., Switzerland, and R&R, a UK-based ice cream processor, created Froneri, a joint venture that employs about 15,000 people in over 20 countries.
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