International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide a senior loan of $8.5m and mobilize a parallel senior loan of €5m from Rabobank to help Georgia’s glass bottle manufacturer Mina expand its business. The financial help from ...
Tags: Glass Container, financial help, Packaging
Finland-based dairy producer Valio is now selling its products in Tetra Pak’s carton packaging made entirely from plant-based materials, becoming the first company in the world to do so. Manufactured completely from a combination ...
Tags: dairy product, Valio, Tetra Pak
Guests visiting Burger King Restaurants in the UK and Ireland between 19 January and 1 March 2015 will be recived a fun welcome by various characters from the Angry Birds Go! and Angry Birds Stella games, Burger King said. The Angry ...
Tags: Angry Birds, stencil kit, digital activations, Agriculture
Zenobia Company in the US is recalling certain packages of MY Spice Sage Cumin Ground as they may contain peanut protein which is not mentioned on the label. The products associated with the recall include 1 oz, 4 oz, 4.9 oz, 16 oz ...
Tags: plastic bags, peanut protein, Agriculture
ParTech (PAR), a subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation, has announced the new PAR SureCheck Advantage. The SureCheck Advantage is an IoT (Internet of Things) mobile solution designed for food quality and task management. With the ...
Tags: all-in-one device, food safety environment, cutting edge technology
Emmi, a dairy firm in Switzerland, has acquired 100% stake in Canada-based J.L. Freeman's cheese business for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is line with Emmi's strategy to strengthen its position in the speciality cheese ...
Tags: dairy firm, cheese, Agriculture
China has imposed a ban on all imports of poultry, poultry products and eggs from the US, following detection of avian influenza in noncommercial flocks in the Pacific Northwest late last year, according to US Department of Agriculture. ...
Tags: Bird Flu, eggs, Agriculture
US federal officials have found a link between strains of Listeria bacteria found in a California apple processing plant and the ones responsible for an outbreak that took lives of seven people and left several people sick in 2014. ...
American craft brewery New Belgium Brewing has expanded its product range with the introduction of new year-round beer, Slow Ride Session IPA. Bottled at 4.5% ABV, the new Slow Ride Session IPA is made with three types of hops ...
Tags: dry-hopping technique, beer, Agriculture
Axalta Coating Systems and Chinese industrial coating supplier Shanghai Kinlita Chemical have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture in China. The joint venture will leverage Axalta's expertise in advanced coating ...
NTT DATA recently announced a multi-year deal with Daimler for global ERP support services. The agreement will see NTT DATA, one of the leading global IT services providers, work closely with the Shared Services Centres of Daimler, in ...
Tags: operations, basis, development services, Auto
Ford has revealed GT Carbon Fiber Supercar, as part of the company’s plan to release 12 new Ford Performance vehicles by 2020. The car is expected to enter production in 2016 and will only go on sale in selected markets to celebrate ...
Tags: rear-wheel drive, mid-mounted engine, Auto
General Motors’ Chevrolet division has unveiled 2016 Volt electric car featuring sleek sporty design and all-electric range of 50 miles. The car will be powered by 18.4 kWh lithium battery which was jointly developed by General ...
Tags: 2016 Volt electric car, 18.4 kWh lithium battery, Auto
Frozen seafood company High Liner Foods will halt operations at its leased manufacturing facility in Malden, Massachusetts, in the second quarter of 2015. The move is in line with the company's strategy to reduce excess capacity across ...
Tags: Frozen seafood, Agriculture
Sonic Drive-In has introduced Lil’ Doggies and Lil’ Chickies, new mini-sized hot dogs and chicken sandwiches. Like all of the SONIC menu items, these new options are offered all day, and add to an already robust menu of ...
Tags: chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, Agriculture