More than a third of US-based manufacturing companies with sales of $1 billion or more either plan to bring some manufacturing operations back to the US from China, or are [...]
Chinese company takes bite out of UK cereal maker Weetabix
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May 3, 2012, 12:08 PM
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Talk around UK breakfast tables this morning had to be centered around the news that a Chinese company is taking a big bite out of Weetabix. Bright Food, a government-owned [...]
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, meet Japan
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May 1, 2012, 2:23 PM
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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is banking on an aggressive expansion into Asia to pump up once-slimming profits and ultimately make Japan a major market for the Colorado confectioner. Since opening a test store [...]
How Crocs built a $1 billion business
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April 3, 2012, 12:07 PM
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Hoover’s began covering Crocs when the company filed in 2005 to go public. And, to be honest, I have wondered what the future held for the foam slip-on clogs with a snappy name. Was its fate [...]
Audit reveals labor issues at Foxconn
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March 30, 2012, 3:48 PM
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Electronics manufacturing services company Foxconn International (a division of Taiwan’s Hon Hai), has said it will make the necessary changes to improve working conditions in its Chinese factories after an [...]
Consumer foods maker Smucker is sweet on China
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March 27, 2012, 10:24 AM
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J. M. Smucker, the Ohio-based company known for Smucker jam, Jif peanut butter, Folgers coffee, and Hungry Jack pancake mix, has made a small but sweet investment in China. As [...]
Western aviation companies seek China joint ventures
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March 26, 2012, 3:32 PM
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Several American jet companies recently announced joint development agreements in China, a region that is highly recognized for its growth potential. Cessna and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) are entering into two strategic [...]
Zippo diversifies to fuel growth beyond lighters
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March 26, 2012, 10:51 AM
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Zippo Manufacturing Company has joined the ranks of Harley-Davidson, Tommy Bahama Group, and Everlast Worldwide. Looking for a way to make its windproof lighters for the long-haul, the company has [...]
QVC seeks home shoppers in China
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March 21, 2012, 9:23 AM
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QVC sells plenty of stuff made in China. Now it wants to do business there. The TV and online retailer said yesterday that it has agreed to form a [...]
Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi mine represents high stakes for investors
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March 20, 2012, 2:24 PM
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It’s called Oyu Tolgoi, or Turquoise Hill in English, but for Mongolia it means copper and gold. Although it lies within the Gobi Desert in Southern Mongolia, the site of [...]
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