Chocolate and cocoa products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has agreed to purchase the ingredients division of Gertrude Hawk Chocolates. This acquisition will strategically expand Barry Callebaut’s Specialties & Decorations business, ...
Tags: Chocolate, cocoa products
Coca-Cola Great Britain has unveiled new Diet Coke limited-edition can designs, as part of its efforts to attract more customers to the brand. The company has designed new promotional packs, Diet Coke and Diet Coke Caffeine Free, for the ...
Tags: PET bottle, Coca-Cola
Packaging Innovations London 2017 has partnered with the Pentawards to provide its visitors with a dedicated design-focused conference. The Pentawards Conference will run throughout Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London 2017, ...
Tags: Packaging, Luxury Packaging
Asahi Photoproducts, a subsidiary of the Asahi Kasei, has added three new team members to its European team. Stephan Doppelhammer, André Jochheim and Dennis Hubbeling each add their deep understanding of flexographic printing for ...
Tags: Asahi Photoproducts, Packaging
Japanese automaker Nissan has unveiled a longer-range version of its Leaf electric vehicle (EV). The company has so far sold more than 112,000 Leaf EVs in the US and over 283,000 globally. The new model of the electric vehicle will be ...
Mondi Extrusion Coatings has developed an environmental friendly paper bag solution to be run on Form-Fill-Seal (FFS) machines. SKOG for Food saves up to 70 percent plastic while retaining all the required barrier properties. SKOG for ...
Tags: FFS Machines, Paper
The agreement between Character and the global master toy licensee, Wicked Cool Toys based in the US, will see action figures, playsets, plush, role play and more based on the hit Pokémon animated series, join the firm’s ...
Tags: Wicked Cool Toys, Toys
GAC Motor, China-based automaker, has unveiled two SUVs, the 5-seat GS7 and the GS3 in watertown Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province, China. These two next-generation SUVs, which have inherited the excellent genes of the GAC Motor family, are ...
Packaging solutions provider Coveris has invested in two Hosokawa Alpine coextrusion lines to expand its business in food and consumer sectors across the UK. Coveris signed an agreement with KPMG, the administrators of Gelpack Excelsior, ...
BMW’s UK subsidiary Mini will be showcasing its new electric concept at the upcoming International Motor Show (IAA) at Frankfurt, Germany this year. The new electric concept car has been designed to be an urban vehicle. It will ...
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International packaging and paper group Mondi has won two German Packaging Awards 2017 (Deutscher Verpackungspreis) in the “Cost Effectiveness” category for enhancing corrugated packaging efficiency. The competition - ...
Tags: Corrugated Packaging, Packaging
Dairy products supplier Arla Foods has set up a new sales and packaging facility in Accra, Ghana. Arla, owned by 11,200 farmers, is planning to expand its business in Sub-Saharan Africa by selling its products including powdered milk ...
Tags: Dairy products, Packaging
Corrugated shipping containers manufacturer Rusken Packaging has acquired Great Southern Industries. Founded in 1962, Great Southern Industries manufactures corrugated containers in its 189,000 square foot facility located in Mississippi. ...
Tags: Corrugated containers, Packaging
US-based industrial packaging company Grief has reported net sales of $961.8m for the third quarter ended 31 July 2017, compared to $845m in the same quarter a year ago. The firm reported a gross profit of $187.1m, compared to $176.5m in ...
Tags: Grief, industrial packaging
UK-based corrugated cardboard maker DS Smith has completed acquisition of a 80% stake in American packaging firm Interstate Resources from Merpas for $835m. DS Smith holds the option to buy out the remainder 20% stake in Interstate ...