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Many years ago Anthony Bourdain swung through DC on a book tour and imparted a very important piece of wisdom: the key to killing a hangover is a joint, something spicy like Kung Pao chicken, and a ...

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The acquisitions of Ball Metalpack and Eviosys increase Sonoco's exposure to the competitively advantaged metal food packaging industry. Most of Sonoco's sales are under contracts with price ...