In October 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a draft risk assessment on the levels of contaminants in spices. The report made headlines nationwide for including the finding that 12 percent of spices imported to the U.S. ...
Greencore’s full-year results reveal both the resilience of the convenience foods sector, after the horsemeat scandal, and the potential for earnings per share growth next year, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon. Greencore ...
Wegmans Food Markets, a US-based retailer, has selected PAR Technology PAR EverServ SureCheck solution for food safety measurement and intelligent checklist management. The cloud-based SureCheck system is a mobile client-based, automated ...
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Sweden-based Rosti Group has completed the acquisition of majority shares in Turkish injection molder Tebplast Plastik (Tebplast) from the Teber family. Tebplast will be integrated into Rosti Group's packaging division and operate ...
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Plastek design, manufactures and decorates packaging products for the personal care, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and food markets. UPM Conveyors installed the first system for Plastek UK in 2005 and have now completed their third additional ...
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Plastic packaging manufacturer Berry Plastics Group has completed the acquisition of Graphic Packaging’s flexible plastics and film business. According to Berry Plastics, Graphic Packaging, through its flexible plastics and film ...
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Wegmans Food Markets is recalling 4,327 units of its own brand Apple Cinnamon Mini Muffins, as it contains soy which is not mentioned on the labeling. The Mini Muffins of 14oz were distributed to 82 Wegmans stores in New York, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The Mansfield, Nottingham firm, which makes packaging for personal care, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and food markets,? said it has trebled its production capacity since 1999, with no less than eight new machines being installed since 2010. ...
Tags: Injection Moulding Machines, Packaging, Printing, Processing Machinery
When the Great Recession hit in 2008/2009, consumers made shopping for values an epic, albeit mostly necessary, past-time. Many of their shopping behaviors have now become habits even though the economy has improved—and center-store ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will oppose the proposed acquisition of Rafferty's Garden by Heinz. Heinz and Rafferty's Garden are the two largest suppliers of wet and dry infant food in Australia. A merged ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) authorities have opposed US-based food giant HJ Heinz's proposed acquisition of organic baby food producer Rafferty's Garden. This decision follows a review of the transaction for ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, baby food
Wegmans Food Markets is recalling 1,100 units of roasted red pepper dips in the US as some of the products may have an incorrect ingredient label that does not list milk and eggs. The company has warned that people who have an allergy or ...
Tags: Wegmans Food, Roasted Red Pepper Dips, Incorrect Labeling
France-based Ulma Packaging has unveiled FR 305 - a new horizontal flow wrapper in UK for fruit and vegetable fresh produce, bakery, confectionery, snacks and general food markets. The FR 305 has been built around an advanced PC processor ...
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Ulma Packaging is all set to launch a new horizontal flow wrapper FR 305 designed for the fruit and vegetable fresh produce sector, bakery, confectionery, snacks and general food markets. According to the Spanish company, the FR 305 model ...
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Platos Table announces a grassroots community campaign to eliminate single-use food containers in restaurants in St. Petersburg, FL, targeting polystyrene, brand name Styrofoam. Over 20 local restaurants and food markets have joined this ...
Tags: food packaging, packaging