Bloomberg Thai Union Group Pcl, producer of “Chicken of the Sea” canned tuna and other seafood products, is planning at least two overseas acquisitions this year to boost revenue by about $500 million, following a failed bid for the rival Bumble Bee Foods LLC last year. The Samutsakorn-based company is considering purchases of seafood producers in Europe and developing countries ...

Bloomberg Lindt & Spruengli AG is challenging Godiva as the Swiss company set a goal of becoming the world’s largest premium chocolate retailer by 2020, bolstering its direct sales to consumers. Lindt plans to open 20 to 30 shops each year, the Kilchberg, Switzerland-based maker of Lindor balls said in a statement on Tuesday as it reported full-year profit growth ...

Bloomberg The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Apple Inc. and left in place a ruling that the company conspired with publishers to raise electronic book prices when it sought to challenge Amazon.com’s dominance of the market. The justices’ order lets stand an appeals court ruling that found Cupertino, California-based Apple violated antitrust laws in 2010. Apple wanted ...