Starbucks has agreed to acquire the remaining stake of 50% in East China joint venture (East China JV) from Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (UPEC) and President Chain Store Corporation (PCSC). Starbucks will pay $1.3bn in cash and ...
New Creation Labels and Packaging (NCLPS) has installed Colordyne Technologies’ aqueous retrofit solution, 3600 Series AQ – Retrofit, at its headquarters in Atlanta to meet the needs for shorter runs and customization from its ...
Imperial Frozen Foods, a portfolio company of Kenex, has acquired 100% of the assets of Greystone Foods. Greystone is a Birmingham, AL based manufacturer of branded and private label frozen (IQF) vegetables. Greystone manufactures 30 ...
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Packaging and tissue products manufacturer Cascades has opened its new $64m tissue converting plant in Scappoose, Oregon, US. The 284,000ft² facility has converting lines, high speed rewinders and folders, and bath lines.. It ...
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LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has expanded its family of architectural lighting class LEDs with the new CLQ6A RGBW (red, green, blue and white) LED. Claimed to be the first individually addressable ...
New York-based meat processor Marathon Enterprises is recalling over 7 million pounds of hot dog products over contamination with extraneous materials, particularly small pieces of bone. According to the US Department of ...
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BBC Worldwide will provide geography classes with specially-created packs to help teachers plan lessons around a selection of Go Jetters-themed activities. BBC Worldwide has announced plans for a new school initiative based on characters ...
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The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has announced that the 2018 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Call for Entries is now available and the deadline is 27 October 2017. The 2018 Call for Entries provides an overview of the ...
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Kulicke & Soffa said it will participate at SEMICON West trade show, which is being held in San Francisco, California. The company will give a video illustration of its lithography solution, developed for advanced packaging at the trade ...
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LG has finally taken the wrapper off its mid-range LG Q6 handset, which appears to be the phone many envisioned as an LG G6 mini. The handset rocks a 5.5-inch 2160 x 1080 panel, which is smaller than the 5.7-inch, 2880 x 1440 G6, but ...
A new generation of the Audi A8 has been formally unveiled ahead of the car’s retail launch later this year – with a dedicated self-driving mode included. Audi first unveiled the A8 series of cars back in 1994, in a bid to ...
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Mercedes-Benz has published the very first teaser video for its upcoming range of luxury pick-up trucks: the X-Class. Towards the end of last year, we saw the very first concept images for a new series of vehicles under the branding ...
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Screen has launched two new game-changing digital label presses for high-end labels and food packaging. The company said it will debut new inkjet presses Labelexpo Europe 2017. The two new digital label presses Truepress Jet L350UV+ and ...
Mercedes-Benz has started the production of the new S-Class at its plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. For the official start-up of the luxury saloon in the Mercedes-Benz plant Sindelfingen, an S 560 4MATIC (fuel consumption, ...
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Jaguar has announced its new performance SUV is designed to withstand the world’s most extreme conditions. The E-PACE SUV, which will be fully revealed later this month, withstood temperatures of -40°C and +48°C, from the ...