The Hershey Company has agreed to acquire Amplify Snack Brands for about $1.6bn to boost its position in the snacking aisle and expand its portfolio of savory snacking brands. The transaction amount also includes around $600m of net debt ...
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Packaging solutions provider Ardagh has designed a new glass bottle for Accolade Wines’ Summer Berries Vodka. Ardagh’s team from Knottingley of West Yorkshire has developed a sleek shaped 70cl bottle for the vodka by observing ...
Consumer packaging firm Crown has agreed to acquire Signode Industrial Group Holdings (Bermuda) from Carlyle Group for $3.91bn. The transaction is expected to add strong franchise business to Crown's existing metal packaging business. ...
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UPM Raflatac is launching a new visual sample book to showcase its premium label materials for wine, spirits, and craft beverages. Designed in collaboration with a team from SGA Corporate & Packaging Design led by chief designer Giacomo ...
Ford Motor has decided to relocate its autonomous and electric vehicle business to Detroit, US. The company is moving its autonomous and electric vehicle business and strategy teams to the recently renovated industrial complex called The ...
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Comexi, specialist in solutions for the flexible packaging industry, was awarded with an E-TECH Digital Award 2017 for its Comexi Cloud technology. These awards, given biannually by the Associació d’Empreses de Noves ...
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Xaar has collaborated with industrial printhead solution provider Meteor Inkjet to produce an inkjet development kit and commercial drive electronics set for the Xaar 1201 printhead. The specially developed ecosystem from Meteor enables ...
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Berlin Packaging, the full-service supplier of glass, plastic, and metal containers and closures, has opened a 430,000ft2 office and distribution center in Fairfield. An impactful addition to the company's strong California presence, with ...
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Orkla Foods Sweden, through its Anamma division, has developed a new vegan burger for international fast-food chain McDonald's which will be launched in Sweden and Finland later this month. The jointly developed burger from Anamma and ...
UK packaging specialist Creation Reprographics has collaborated with narrow web ink and coatings specialist Pulse Roll Label Products to provide advanced tactile packaging solutions for customers. The companies have worked together for a ...
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Ford has outlined the next phase of its China expansion strategy, focused on SUVs, electric and connected vehicles, a streamlined business structure and closer connections to Chinese customers. Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim ...
Comexi and QuadTech have joined forces in the investigation and development of new color control management technologies for the flexible packaging industry since 2016. After years of research, this close collaboration between the two ...
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Luxembourg-based printing and packaging firm Flint Group has acquired Italy-based Eston Chimica for an undisclosed sum. Based in Padova, Eston Chimica produces and markets water-based inks for flexo and gravure applications to printers in ...
Researchers from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and experts from industry and academia have developed software tools, which can predict the fiber orientation and length distribution of ...
Global confectionary group, The Ferrero Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of Ferrara Candy Company from L Catterton through one of its affiliated companies. “We are pleased to complete this acquisition and ...