Next big thing: ‘Nordic Diet’, Researchers show health benefit for the obese without weight loss The Nordic diet may reduce the bad effects of obesity, even without weight loss, according to a study led by the Institute of ...
Tags: Nordic Diet, Food
FootBalance signed a distributor agreement with Hickory Brands, Inc. for the U.S. market. Effective Apr. 2, Hickory Brands will represent FootBalance's in-store concepts for 100 percent custom insoles and sandals as well as off-the-shelf ...
Tags: FootBalance, Hickory Brands, U.S.Partnership
Finland-based global supplier of pressure sensitive label materials UPM Raflatac has launched a selection of label stock products for wet wipes applications in Europe. The company has released adhesives combined with Clear and White PP ...
A consortium of companies in the European process industry from the areas of biotechnology, renewable resources, chemistry, process engineering, equipment supply as well as research organizations recently launched project PRODIAS ...
Tags: BASF, European process industry, Renewable-Based Products
Finland-based specialty paper producer Munksjo has extended its base papers range with two new one-sided coated papers. While Metalkote Expert has been produced for returnable beer bottles, Metalkote Classic will be used for one-way beer ...
Tags: Coated Papers, One-Sided Papers, Packaging
Axiom has entered into a strategic alliance with Canada-based developer and marketer of innovative and environmentally friendly packaging solutions PaperNuts. The transaction will make PaperNuts a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axiom. Once ...
Fully renewable food carton packaging on trial in Finland Global packaging company Tetra Pak has launched new carton packaging made entirely from plant-based materials, with the first product to use the packaging available in retail shops ...
Tags: Packaging, Food Packaging
For the second consecutive year Volvo Trucks has received Europe’s prestigious Quality Innovation of the Year Award. Volvo Trucks received the award for its new transmission, I-Shift Dual Clutch, whose main benefit is that it makes ...
Tags: driver, transport company, cargo owner, Transportation
Polar has partnered with MyFitnessPal, which claims more than 75 million users, so that consumers can link their Polar Flow and MyfitnessPal accounts to view their nutrition together with activity and training details at once. Polar, which ...
Tags: nutrition, training details, Sporting Goods
European meat company HKScan Group will soon commence the exports of Finnish pork to China. The firm's pork slaughtering facility at Forssa in Finland is expected to receive export certification from the Chinese food authorities, who ...
Tags: Pork, meat company, Agriculture
Lantmannen has agreed to acquire all the remaining shares, it does not already own in Finland-based thin crisp producer Vaasan, from Lion Capital for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is in line with Lantmannen's strategy to ...
Tags: thin crisp, bakery products, Agriculture
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
Finland-based consumer and specialty packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has completed the sale of its film unit to DBAG Fund VI, a fund advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs for around €141m. With the sale of the unit, Huhtamaki will be ...
Apparel brand, Calvin Klein, a brand owned by PVH Corp, said it will expand operations of its ecommerce website to more than 20 countries by end of 2015. Calvin Klein said, individual websites, customized by market, share a consistent ...
Tags: Calvin Klein, Ecommerce Portal
Samsung is now plotting to update the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 2 handsets with the recently-released Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system. Samsung Finland’s website has published a table featuring list of devices in line for the ...
Tags: Samsung, Consumer Electronics