Crown Holdings has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2017. Net sales in the fourth quarter increased to $2,168 million compared to $1,923 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, reflecting ...
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Sustainable packaging solutions provider Ball has announced plans to stop the production of food cans at its packaging facility in Arkansas, US. The company intends to cease food can production at its tinplate food and aerosol packaging ...
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Scientists from the Turkey-based Sabanci University have developed a new clay-based antimicrobial packaging film to enhance the shelf life of perishable foods. The new packaging film, which will be presented at the 254th National Meeting ...
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BRIO has launched new Catering Packages, which include Catering Pans, Family Bundles, Catering Bundles and Create Your Own Pasta Station options. With an increased demand from guests, BRIO now offers its time-honored cuisine in ...
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US-based PPG has opened a nearly $3m expansion for packaging coatings manufacturing at its Oak Creek facility in Wisconsin. As part of the expansion project, the firm added a new 3,300ft² facility to produce food-can coatings to help ...
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American food giant Tyson Foods has made a commitment to use only chicken with “no antibiotics ever” (NAE) in its consumer branded products. The commitment was announced by Tyson Foods president and CEO Tom Hayes while ...
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Veggie Grill, the veggie-centric and premium fast-casual brand in the US, has introduced new Beyond Burger. The new burger will be available at all of its 28 locations. Created by Beyond Meat, the Beyond Burger is the world’s ...
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Norwegian sensor-based sorting company Tomra has introduced a free-fall laser sorting machine in China to help food manufacturers tackle the threat caused by aflatoxin contamination. Branded as Nimbus BSI, the new laser sorters are said ...
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Ball Corporation reported, on a US GAAP basis, breakeven net earnings attributable to the corporation and earnings per diluted share for the third quarter 2016 on sales of $2.8bn, compared to $45m of net earnings attributable to the ...
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WILD Flavors & Specialty Ingredients (WFSI), a business unit of Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), will be at SIAL in Paris, where it will present a wide range of ingredients and concepts for new natural products across multiple ...
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Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners (ACAP) has invested $2m in Hip Chick Farms to support release of new products. The company is looking to grow by supplying its products to large retailers like Target and Kroger. Based in ...
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Algerian snack maker Maravilla has increased production capacity by 25% with the installation of tna solutions. Maravilla has replaced an outdated manual process with optimised and automated conveying systems which helped the company ...
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Kale and coconut oil may have been the latest food trend in 2015 but according to a new study by Appetite Communications and Dietitian Connection, these foods are on the way out in 2016. The survey results, based on analysis from more ...
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Which sense gives you the greatest pleasure? For many people around the world, the answer would be their sense of taste, because eating truly excellent food can be one of the most intense sensory experiences. But fine dining is not only ...
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PPG Industries has launched new Nutrishield and Nutrishield Solista coatings for food cans to meet food-contact regulatory requirements. The new Nutrishield Solista internal protective spray coatings are developed for drawn and ...
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