UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Heineken’s £403m bid to acquire Punch Taverns estate could reduce competition in over 33 places across the country. The regulator has asked the Dutch brewing company to ...
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Imperial Bag & Paper has completed its acquisition of Dade Paper & Bag, a US-based distributor of food packaging, paper products, and foodservice disposables. The acquisition will bring the revenue of the combined business to more than ...
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Further uncertainty surrounding the general election results is expected to fuel further decrease in spending and sales. Consumer spending in May has dropped for the first time in four years, with the uncertainty from last week’s ...
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Advent International backed Sovos Brands has agreed to acquire Rao's Specialty Foods, the owner of Rao's Homemade pasta sauce made from natural ingredients. The transaction is expected to be completed during the third quarter of this ...
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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen has acquired Germany-based software developer Docufy for an undisclosed price. Based in Bamberg, Docufy develops professional software solutions that are used for technical documentation. It is also claimed to ...
Affinity Packaging has purchased a Signature Premier 110 CS folder-gluer machine from ACE Machinery in South Korea, through its Wakefield agent Lloyds Print Services. Folding carton capacity is set to increase by 50% and the new addition ...
DS Smith has inaugurated its fifth PackRight Centre, constructed at the Kaarst location in the Düsseldorf metropolitan area, Germany. The PackRight Centre concept creates individual display and packaging solutions by considering all ...
Seren Photonics Limited, based near Cardiff, Wales, UK, a developer of semipolar gallium nitride and BluGlass Limited of Silverwater, Australia, a developer of semiconductor manufacturing process and equipment have announced the completion ...
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Spectra Packaging has started expansion work at its manufacturing facility in Suffolk, UK. The company said groundwork foundations have been set for new steel structures at its 17.4-acre site. Building work is expected to be completed ...
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Fisher Container Holdings has acquired US-based flexographic printing and converting solutions provider Packaging Products Corporation (PPC). Based in Mission of Kansas, PPC is involved in flexographic printing and converting of flexible ...
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Milacron expects to continue the production of Ferromatik injection molding machines at its Malterdingen facility in Germany due to increasing customer demand. Last year, Milacron stated that it will transfer the injection molding machine ...
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Scottish spirits company Edrington has taken full ownership of its Americas Travel Retail operations after agreeing to buy out its joint venture (JV) partner for an undisclosed amount. The former JV, Edrington Webb Travel Retail Americas ...
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Volm Companies, the leading North American supplier of fresh produce packaging and equipment automation solutions, announced a formal strategic partnership with Wyma Solutions, the global expert in post-harvest fresh and processed handling ...
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Lexon Group has installed a Baumann BA2 NE unloader, with a view to streamlining its sheet handling capabilities Says Garth Davis, managing director: “We are always looking at ways in which we can improve our production throughput, ...
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The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN), along with other 66 EU and national industry associations, are urging the EU to protect the free movement of packaged goods. The loss of the internal market legal base ...
Tags: Packaged Goods, Packaging