The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton forecast for 2012/13 indicates that global cotton consumption is expected to rise 3 percent from last season’s 8-year low as the global economy experiences a slow recovery. This ...
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US distributor United Natural Foods (UNFI) has recorded an increase in first-quarter profit. In the three months ended 27 October, net profit amounted to US$21.5m compared to earnings of $15.2m last year. Operating profit climbed 40.8% to ...
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As the national economy sea saws between revival and slump the impasse over turn of fortune remains unbroken. UPA government sensing the impending economic holocaust with the fiscal deficit and inflation remaining obdurate has stuck with ...
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Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 11/30/2012 7:49:00 AM MultiCycle reportedly provides superior decoration options and can withstand more than 30 product cycles. The long performance lifetime of the product ...
US distributor United Natural Foods (UNFI) has booked an increase in earnings for fiscal 2012. In the 12 months ended 28 July, net profit amounted to US$91.3m compared to $76.7m a year earlier, the company reported today (11 September). ...
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Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, November 9, 2012 Apple recently announced that it was looking to phase out manufacturing of docking devices for its iPod, iPhone and other electronic gadgets, leaving production ...
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Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/4/2012 7:00:00 AM While sustainability is growing ever louder as a packaging buzzword, a wealth of questions about the concept and its potential impact on the industry remain. On ...
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Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/4/2012 7:11:00 AM New enhancements for 3M-Matic case sealers address a variety of packaging challenges common to the apparel, floral, agricultural, fulfillment or food ...
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Posted by Jenni Spinner,Senior Editor--Packaging Digest,November 5,2012 POM Wonderful,the largest grower of fresh pomegranates and producer of pomegranate juice in the United States,announced today that POM POMS Fresh Arils are now in ...
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Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/4/2012 7:00:00 AM The Label and Packaging Materials division of Avery Dennison Corp. today launched a global Designer Showcase that features insights, examples and personal ...
Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 11/26/2012 9:21:59 AM Polska Foods Pierogi, a leading provider of authentic Polish pierogi made with organic ingredients, announced today its new product labels that can now be ...
Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/7/2012 9:18:30 AM Integrated Reclose and Integrated Tape offer solutions for resealable flowpacks. The resealable elements are integrated directly into supplied packaging ...
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Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/7/2012 8:27:10 AM McCormick & Company Inc., a global leader in flavor, today unveiled its McCormick Flavor Forecast 2013. Now in its thirteenth year, the report is an annual ...
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Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 11/30/2012 7:10:00 AM Bob Evans Food Products introduces Breakfast Bakes, the simple goodness of breakfast in a hand-held hash brown, now available in the freezer section of ...
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Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 11/30/2012 7:06:00 AM By Candace Choi, Associated Press Ducking into a dollar store to pick up some a soda and bag of cookies might save you time and effort, but will you ...
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