The food imports in UAE would see an increase of up to $400bn in the coming ten years, compared to $100bn reported in 2014, said UAE Minister of Economy Sultan Al Mansouri. The country currently exports 85% of its food and is planning to ...
Twenty five innovative projects in the British food sector will receive £16m funding from government and industry as part of an initiative to develop business ideas and boost UK agriculture. Within this £16m, £9.8m ...
Tags: UK agriculture, Sunshine Egg, Agriculture
A key challenge for food companies is to create a continuous stream of new products which are “UNIQUE” in the eye of the consumer. The pressure from periodic range reviews drives an “in with the new” and “out ...
Tags: Incrementalism, New product, Food
Australia based private equity investment firm Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has agreed to acquire Kerry Pinnacle, the Australian subsidiary of British baked goods firm Kerry Group. Reuters reported citing a person with knowledge of ...
Tags: baked goods, Kerry Group
The Government of Ireland, along with industry partners, will invest €35m in the construction of a new dairy facility in the University of Limerick and the expansion of Teagasc’s Moorepark Technology in Fermoy, Cork. This is ...
Tags: Dairy Processing, Dairy
Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr's shareholders controlling 86% of shares have agreed to divest their shares to US-based food manufacturing company Kellogg, in a $125m deal. The Reuters reported that bidding for the biscuit ...
Tags: biscuits, wafers, corn flakes, Agriculture
A number of Québec's institutional investors and bankers have announced a $470m investment, in the form of preferred units, in Agropur Cooperative, Canada's largest dairy cooperative. The transaction supports the cooperative's ...
Tags: dairy product, Agriculture
Private equity firm India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA) is set to expand its investment in food sector. The new investments will be led by Haresh Chawla, a partner of IVFA and the former CEO of Network18. The company will also expand its ...
Tags: Food Sector, Agriculture
High class print reproductions vs sustainability. It's no longer an 'either or' choice. SCA has developed Solo Print, a one-side coated paper into its sustainable packaging product family. This paper gives printability in the same class as ...
Tags: High class print, Packaging
This was part of a Cartesian pick and place robot solution for handling packs of fresh food. Referred to by UPM as ‘SYSCON’ conveyors, the simplistic ‘groove’ design with side channels made from high molecular, ...
Tags: fresh food packs, Packaging, Conveyor
This was part of a Cartesian pick and place robot solution for handling packs of fresh food. Referred to by UPM as ‘SYSCON’ conveyors, the simplistic ‘groove’ design with side channels made from high molecular, ...
Tags: fresh food packs, Packaging, Conveyor
Scotland-based intelligent packaging company Insignia Technologies has launched the Stock Rotation smart label, designed to help reduce food waste and improve food safety at every stage of the food supply chain. The label can be stuck to ...
Tags: intelligent packaging, Packaging
RPC Superfos’ barrier packaging solution SuperLock, which claims to ensure efficient storage and a shelf life of up to 24 months for food products, will now be available from RPC Containers Blackburn. The new packaging solution ...
Tags: packaging, food products
Rigid packaging manufacturer Coveris Rigid (Mansfield) UK has developed a completely recyclable thin wall in-mould labelled packaging for the products of First Milk. The new packaging is meant for First Milk's new, low fat Lake District ...
Tags: Coveris, First Milk Products, Packaging
Delta Food Industries (FZC) will expand its factories over an area of 110,000ft2 at the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (Saif Zone), UAE, with an investment of AED40m($10.88m). The UAE-based food company aims to develop ...