Flavored milk consumption will grow at more than double the rate of white milk globally between 2012 and 2015, according to new research from Tetra Pak. Health conscious consumers turning to nutrient-rich milk products, particularly in ...
US-based AriZona Beverages has collaborated with basketball player Shaquille O'Neal to launch new natural cream soda line SODA SHAQ in single-serve 23.5oz can from Rexam. According to the global packaging company Rexam, the new can ...
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Among the highlights at EastPack will be two packaging awards: one well-established, one brand-new. The AmeriStar awards from the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) have honored the most innovative packages every year since 1945. ...
Yogurt company Commonwealth Dairy has completed a $12m expansion project that commenced in November 2012. The expansion includes addition of about 23,000ft2 in new facilities as well as new machinery at its Brattleboro plant in the US, ...
The Waddington Group, a portfolio company of private equity firm Olympus Partners, has acquired Canadian thermoformer of foodservice, bakery and produce packaging Par-Pak for about $300m, as reported by LBO Wire. The acquisition of the ...
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Italian packaging machines producer SMI has developed a new type of stackable container in PET called ‘neck-in- bottle’, which features a deeper bottom hollow. The configuration allows to stack several layers of bottles ...
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French cosmetic packaging company Cosmogen has designed the new FIRM'UP, an original package for formulas that require an applicator with dual function. On one side, the fine textured or smooth spatula (SEBS or PE) of the applicator ...
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KapStone Paper and Packaging has entered into an agreement to acquire the stock of the US-based containerboard manufacturer Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging from Brookfield Capital Partners II for $1.03bn. KapStone chairman and chief ...
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Blue Wolf Capital Partners and Atlas have completed the deal to acquire a controlling interest in integrated specialty paper company Twin Rivers Paper from Brookfield Asset Management for an undisclosed sum. The key pillars of the ...
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Global packaging machinery manufacturer Paxiom Group has introduced the new Breezy Bagger packaging machine. The multi-purpose machine, which can operate either automatically or semi-automatically, has been designed and built with a ...
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Domination of digital technologies will influence CIO technology priorities, which would increase the influence of analytics Business analytics is expected to reach 50% of potential users by 2014, according to a new report from Gartner. ...
GCHQ is reported to have generated 197 intelligence reports from the National Security Agency UK foreign secretary William Hague has denied claims that the intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) violated the law ...
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The new big data platform uses HP's analytics software, hardware and services. HP hasintroduced a new a big data analytics platform, Haven, which claimed to help enterprises to gain better insight into their data and deliver real-time ...
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US-based Hammer Packaging has invested in a new VSOP web printing press from Muller Martini with nine printing units and an extra flexo unit. Hammer Packaging performed extensive tests on the machine at Muller Martini's Training Center ...
Nordson has introduced the new TruFlow meters, which enable monitoring and control of material flow during all phases and line speeds of production for nonwovens, packaging, book and product assembly applications. With the new variation ...
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