AR Packaging will invest €3m in the newly acquired plants at Krakow in Poland and Graz in Austria. With the investment at the two facilities, the German company is expecting to strengthen its foothold in the European packaging ...
Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill that will allow state breweries to sell beer in the 64-ounce refillable size called “growler” from 1 July The new law would see the end of long standing "growler" war over beer ...
Tags: 64-Ounce Growlers, craft brewers
Manufacturer of wooden pallets and crates Depin will open a new facility at the Port of Kalama, US, in June. The firm has taken 12,000ft2 on lease at the port, where it will also shift its headquarters from Salem, Oregon. Depin owner ...
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UK-based Le Vignoble, the independent wine lounge and wine merchant has introduced a wine access system, providing perfect opportunity to celebrate Father’s day. Coravin available from Le Vignoble (£269) The Coravin is a ...
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New Belgium Brewing Company has completed the construction of its Asheville Distribution Center, which is likely to start shipping beer by the end of this year. New Belgium will distribute beer across East Coast markets from the newly ...
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Facing second contamination scare within a week, Satamaito co-operative dairy in Pori, Finland, has recalled its milk products over possible listeria contamination. Citing health risk, the company stated that it was recalling all ...
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Michigan-based thermoplastics distributor Chase Plastics has broke ground for a new distribution center at South Bend, Indiana. Construction work will start tomorrow, and the plant is scheduled to become fully operational by December. ...
Paper and packaging company Georgia-Pacific will close its manufacturing plant at Parchment in Michigan by the end of this year. Terming it as a strategic decision, the company said it will move the plant's food and other wrapping ...
Tags: Georgia-Pacific, Paper packaging
Asian polyethylene terephthalate production margins remain in positive territory despite a sharp fall in PET prices Wednesday, May 13, underpinned by seasonal demand peak and even sharper falls in feedstock prices, Platts data shows. ...
Nestle is launching 100 million KitKat bars with specially designed wrappers in the UK and Ireland, as part of its marketing campaign in association with Google. In its biggest redesign of KitKat in 80 years, Nestle will feature 72 ...
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Diageo has launched the new Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, paying homage to the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville. Diageo has introduced the new offering in two variants - Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon ...
WSWA Services, an affiliate of Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) and Drizly, the Boston-based technology company, have entered into a collaboration agreement. With this strategic alliance, both the companies aim to provide ...
Recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) manufacturer Phoenix Technologies International is expanding its facility at Bowling Green in the US state of Ohio to add a new wash line. The new line will enable the firm to expand into ...
Sabin Robbins Converting Company is selling the equipment at its paper converting plant in Mansfield city, US. Gordon Brothers Group, an advisory, restructuring and investment firm, is assisting Sabin sell its assets. Established in ...
Glass container manufacturer Owens-Illinois (O-I) is buying Mexican company Vitro's food and beverage glass container business for around $2.15bn, to gain a competitive position in the Mexican glass packaging market. O-I will acquire ...
Tags: Owens-Illinois, Glass Container, Packaging