In recent years, environmental protection has become an important issue for the Chinese government and for Chinese citizens from all walks of life, rising to the same status as economic development. According to transport development and as ...
British frozen food and seafood supplier Findus has received an approval from the Spanish Competition Authorities for the acquisition of Nestlé Spain’s La Cocinera frozen ready to eat meals business. Earlier this year, ...
Tags: Findus Group, seafood, frozen food
China will have more robots operating in its production plants by 2017 than any other country as it cranks up automation of its car and electronics factories, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) said on Thursday. Already the ...
Indian conglomerate Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group) is planning to set up five new dairy production plants in the country, a move that will increase its capacity. The company intends to invest around INR2bn ($32.14m) in the expansion, ...
Tags: dairy production, butter, cheese, Agriculture
Manufacturers of flexible plastic, laminate packaging and technical films Bischof + Klein have been given a certification that it meets high hygiene requirements for the packaging of food products. This certification was confirmed by ...
American-style cheese manufacturer Glanbia Foods is set to invest $82m in a bid to expand its manufacturing and production plants in Gooding and Twin Falls, Idaho, US. With this investment in manufacturing processes, Glanbia aims to ...
Orkla has agreed to divest its confectionery producer OJSC Orkla Brands Russia to Slavyanka-Lyuks JSC, a member of the Russian confectionery group Slavyanka. The agreement signed will require the company to sell 100% of its shares in ...
Tags: confectionery, Agriculture
Guala Closures Group, along with Lyon-based Manufacture Génerale de Joints (MGJ) has developed a new range of liners with different levels of oxygen permeability rates for the wine industry, utilisng Oenoseal-branded technology. ...
Tags: wines, oxygen permeability, Agriculture
UK-based Dairy Crest has agreed to divest its Dairies operations to Müller UK & Ireland for £80m, citing slump in profits during the six months ended September. The transaction includes production plants at Foston, Chadwell ...
Tags: fresh liquid milk, Dairy Crest, Agriculture
Mondelez International has agreed to acquire 80% stake in Vietnam-based Kinh Do's snack business for $370m, in order to strengthen its presence in emerging markets. The transaction includes the acquisition of Kinh Do's two production ...
Tags: snack business, Agriculture
Bottling company Coca-Cola Femsa plans to increase its investment in the Philippines operations to $1.7bn by infusing $500m by the end of 2015. The company will use the funds to upgrade its existing facilities and to establish ...
UK-based Dairy Crest has agreed to divest its Dairies operations to Müller UK & Ireland for £80m, citing slump in profits during the six months ended September. The transaction includes production plants at Foston, Chadwell ...
Switzerland-based OEKO-TEX has introduced a new certificate for textiles– ‘Made in Green by OEKO-TEX’, which proves that the textiles are safe in terms of human ecology and are additionally produced in a sustainable and ...
Tags: OEKO-TEX, Certificate, Textile
New orders to U.S. production plants soared a record 10.5 percent in July on a 74 percent bookings spike in the volatile transportation sector. The somewhat misleading double-digit gain was propelled by an eye-popping 317.3 percent surge in ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Hardware
Germany-based corrugated board packaging company Gissler & Pass is expanding its plant at the Rodenberg site for an amount of €15m. The new facility will add up to 11,000 m2 to the usable area of the plant. Equipped with the latest ...