Protective packaging materials manufacturer Pregis has agreed to acquire Free-Flow Packaging International (FP International) for an undisclosed sum. Pregis expects to take ownership in the coming weeks pending regulatory approval. FP ...
Oliver Healthcare Packaging has opened a new 68,000ft2 manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China, to expand its operations in the regions. The new Chinese facility will be used for pouch making, roll stock converting, including slitting and ...
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US-based Ferris Coffee & Nut has designed new packaging for its specialty line of snacks, Lush Gourmet Foods. The new pouches have been developed for the specialty line of snacks, which are available in combinations such as Coconut ...
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based The Gluten Free Bar (GFB) has introduced a new breakfast food line, GFB Power Breakfast. Available in five varieties, including Coconut Cashew, Fruits, Nuts, and Seeds, PB+J, Apple Cinnamon, and Maple Raisin; ...
Gluten-free snacks manufacturer The Gluten Free Bar (GFB) has launched a nee, grab-and-go bites. Available in six different flavors, including Dark Chocolate Coconut, Coconut Cashew Crunch, Chocolate Cherry Almond, PB+J, Dark Chocolate ...
Tags: Gluten-free snacks, snack
US-based Foremost Graphics has invested in KBA Rapida 106 41-inch sheetfed press in order to enhance its production operations. The company has installed the press at its newly remodeled 80,000ft² facility located outside of Grand ...
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Blackford Capital has made an undisclosed investment in Indiana-based Ellison Bakery, a manufacturer of cookie, snack bar, crunch and inclusion product, and other products for the industrial market, food service industry, and retail and ...
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The Right Place, an economic development organization, has announced the relocation and expansion of two companies in the Grand Rapids of Michigan by collaborating with its state, regional, and local partners. The proposed projects are ...
Tags: Plastic Extrusion, Custom Profile
Ferris Coffee & Nut announced it has added Kalamazoo-based Lush Gourmet Foods to its product portfolio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2011 by culinary student Bisera Urdarevik, Lush uses artisan quality ingredients to ...
ConAgra Foods has entered into an agreement with Platinum Equity to sell its food ingredient sourcing and distribution company JM Swank for an undisclosed sum. The sale of JM Swank is part of ConAgra's strategy to restructure its ...
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Meijer is setting a goal to sell only eggs sourced from cage-free farms by the year 2025, joining a growing group of food retailers, restaurant chains and food manufacturers that have announced similar plans. "Although our current volume ...
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When USF Holland sought more energy-efficient lighting for its 53 terminals, it chose Orion Energy Systems, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient retrofit lighting platforms. The partnership with USF Holland ...
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Power management company Eaton, a 2015 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year, will showcase energy-efficient lighting-emitting diode (LED) solutions and it’s latest controls technology at the Crites-Tidey & Associates, Inc. (CTA), ...
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Automobile major General Motors (GM) will pump in $119m in tools and equipment to boost the component output for its future vehicles at its Grand Rapids operations unit in Michigan, creating around 300 employment opportunities. The ...
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MC Sports recognized Pelican International as the Hardlines Vendor of the Year and Implus Corporation as the Softlines Vendor of the Year. At a ceremony earlier this month, Pelican International won the award for the second straight ...