Empire Brewing Company in the US will receive federal funding from the Senate to expand its operations in Central New York. As part of the expansion, the brewery plans to establish a new bottling plant in Madison County, as well as a new ...
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WhiteWave Foods, a leading consumer packaged food and beverage company that makes Silk, Horizon, International Delight and Earthbound Farm products, has announced green building certification of its beverage manufacturing facility in ...
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Greiner Packaging International has created new resealable barrier packaging for Serbian brand Neoplanta’s Patelina meat and fish patés, which were earlier packed in aluminum containers or cans. When the products were ...
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Crown Aerosol Packaging North America, a business unit of Crown Holdings, is offering a complete range of 45mm diameter aerosol containers. The containers, which are easy-to-grip with decorative finishes and textures, are ideal for beauty ...
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South African printing and publishing company Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers has received green signal from the Competition Tribunal to acquire the Nampak Cartons and Labels division in South Africa. The acquisition will allow ...
US-based Stony Creek Brewery has broken ground for the construction of a new craft brewery in Branford, Connecticut. The proposed brewery will be spread over an area of about 30,000ft2 and it will house two outdoor decks, a tasting room ...
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Global drinks major Coca-Cola has announced plans to invest over $8.2bn in Mexico, under a partnership with eight local bottlers. As part of the investment plan, Coca-Cola will add new production lines, refrigeration equipment, trucks ...
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Chateau Morrisette Winery in the US has selected Athens Distributing as its distribution partner, in a move to expand its retail wine distribution to Middle Tennessee. Under the partnership, Athens will make Chateau Morrisette's wine ...
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The packaging of 500ml cans of Tennent’s Super, a 9% ABV beer produced by AB InBev UK, has been found to encourage immoderate consumption after a ruling by the Independent Complaints Panel (Panel). The product packaging was ...
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Ten products produced by independent brewer Direct Beers Ltd have been found to breach the Portman Group's Code of Practice on the Naming, Packaging and Promotion of Alcoholic Drinks. The Independent Complaints Panel (Panel) ruled that ...
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True Drinks, a US-based healthy beverage provider, has partnered with Crossmark Canada to expand its product presence to Canada. Through the partnership, the companies will together launch AquaBall Naturally Flavored Water across the ...
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Austria-based Andritz has signed an agreement with Spanish recycling specialist Alucha to supply new technologies and equipment for pyrolysis of rejects (waste) produced in the processing of liquid packaging board for paper production. ...
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Ohio-based Pro Mach's division Federal Mfg has launched a new hygienic pressure/gravity filling machine for food applications such as sauces, syrups, edible oils, and other viscous foods and non-viscous foods. According to Federal, the ...
Using plain packaging for cigarettes has resulted in 15% drop in smoking rate in Australia, according to a survey. The survey, which was carried on people aged 14 years and above in December 2013, found that plain packaging had ...
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US-based corrugated packaging company Pratt Industries has opened a new 72,000ft2 recycling facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The plant accepts both residential and commercial recyclables including paper, plastics and metals and ...