The UK’s Public Health England (PHE) has asked the food industry to cut down calories in their products by 20% by 2024, in a move to implement the government’s strategy to tackle childhood and adult obesity. According to the ...
Tags: food industry, healthcare
Bobst Group, a Swiss-based supplier of equipment and services to the packaging and label industries, has reported consolidated sales of CHF1 529m ($1,629m) in 2017, an increase of CHF82m, or 5.7%, compared to 2016. The operating result ...
Tags: packaging, label industries
German automaker Volkswagen is set to showcase its new product, ID Vizzion, an electric car with a driving range of 665km, at Geneva International Motor Show to be held between 8 and 18 March 2018. With self-driving capabilities, ID ...
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Rapak, a bag-in-box producer and part of the DS Smith, Plastics Division, has conducted a regional food industry networking event at its factory in Germany. Representatives from major food-related businesses in the German Rhein-Neckar ...
Tags: Rapak, Food Industry
AB InBev-owned Bud Light has commenced a new marketing campaign aimed at going big in Texas in 2018. as it launches new packaging featuring Lonestar and a cutout of the state on the tab. After launching a successful regional program in ...
Tags: packaging
Groupe PSA has acquired controlling stake in Chinese automotive spare parts distributor Jian Xin. With this acquisition, Groupe PSA will be able to accelerate the rollout of its aftermarket offering in China by rapidly establishing its ...
Tags: automotive spare parts, Jian Xin
Chinese co-packer Nanjing Ziquan has installed second Sidel complete hot fill PET line at the Nanjing facility. Nanjing Ziquan, a member of The Shanghai Ziquan Beverage Company, produces PET bottle products for major brands such as ...
Tags: Beverage, PET bottle
Honda's luxury Acura brand is launching the 2018 MDX Sport Hybrid, a sport utility with support for Apple CarPlay, in the US. The 2018 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid boasts an upgraded user interface and additional in-vehicle technology plus two ...
Tags: Acura, Apple CarPlay, SUV
European frozen food brand Findus will launch a new frozen fish product line within the Ontario market in Canada. The new product range consists of Findus Steam Delicious and Findus English Style which are both high quality, sustainable, ...
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American automaker Ford is planning to invest more than $11bn in electrification from 2015 to 2022. The company said it will also expand its electrified vehicle lineup with a total of 40 vehicles globally, which will include 16 full ...
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Nestle Japan is all set to commercialize the first ever natural pink ruby-flavored chocolate by introducing the new KitKat Chocolatory Sublime Ruby bars in Japan and South Korea. The ruby chocolate used in the new KitKat product, dubbed ...
Herma is set to unveil new labeling machine at this year’s Anuga FoodTec event in Cologne, Germany. The event will take place between 20 and 23 March. At the event, the firm will exhibit new Herma 652B system for the top and base ...
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CRAIC Technologies Inc of San Dimas, CA, USA has added Raman microspectroscopy to its flagship product: the 20/30 Perfect Vision microspectrophotometer. Users can now acquire Raman spectra by integrating the new Apollo II Raman ...
Nestlé has agreed to sell its US confectionery business, made up of more than 20 brands, to Italian confectionery giant Ferrero for $2.8bn. The confectionery business of Nestle in the US makes up about 3% of US Nestle Group sales. ...
To cope with increasing price competition in the blue LED segment, Taiwan-based LED packaging firms are shifting the focus of their production to infrared (IR) and sensing devices, reports Digitimes. China’s largest LED packaging ...
Tags: LED market, LED chips