Flexible liquid packaging solutions provider Liqui-Box has signed an agreement to acquire both the engineering and flexible operations of South Africa-based Maverick for undisclosed amount. Liqui-Box is a portfolio company of private ...
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BASF’s water-based adhesive systems are an environmentally compatible and economically rewarding alternative to conventional technologies when it comes to lamination of flexible food packaging. This is the outcome of a recent ...
Australian food manufacturing firm Patties Foods has accepted a $232m acquisition bid made by a private equity firm. Earlier this week, the company said it was approached by Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) with a takeover offer of $1.65 per ...
The US Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance for public comment that provides practical, voluntary sodium reduction targets for the food industry. Average sodium intake in the U.S. is approximately 3,400 mg/day. The draft ...
US-based restaurant chain Pizza Hut has decided to eliminate artificial preservatives and reduce antibiotics in its food products, in a bid to improve food quality. The company said that it would stop using butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ...
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Omron has developed new sensors designed to enable stable detection of color marks in packaging process. The new sensors, Color Mark Photoelectric Sensor E3S-DC Series (E3S-DC) and Color Fiber Amplifier Unit E3NX-CA Series (E3NX-CA), will ...
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Komori has signed an agreement with Siegwerk for the supply of high sensitive UV inks for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets. The agreement enables Siegwerk to manufacture K-Supply ink for Komori's H-UV system, the ...
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, along with Nordmeccanica, has introduced a new lamination technology, developed by using both adhesive and machinery hardware advancements. The companies have used Dow's new Symbiex solventless ...
C&C Group continues to ramp up its international expansion in Asia-Pacific with the announcement of its fourth strategic partnership in the recent months. C&C Group is proud to confirm the signing of a new distribution agreement with ...
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Vietnamese dairy company Vinamilk has fully acquired US-based Driftwood Dairy by buying the remaining 30% stake for $3m. The acquisition comes more than two years after the company bought 70% stake in the US company for $7m. Driftwood ...
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The French Cheese Board (FCB), the umbrella organization for the French dairy products, is opening the first concept store for cheese in the US. At the intersection of food, design and culture, this first-of-its-kind venture opened its ...
US-based food company TreeHouse Foods is planning to close two production facilities located in Azusa, California and Ripon, Wisconsin. The shutdown of facilities is part of the company's efforts to streamline operations by reducing ...
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DSM has modified its Delvo Fresh range of quark cultures to meet the customer demands for smoother, creamier quark with a subtle flavour. Apart from contributing to healthy, protein-rich diets, the quark cultures makes production faster ...
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Washington State University researcher Shyam Sablani has received a $450,000 grant to develop plastic packaging that will extend the shelf life of prepared food up to five years. The packaging would be used for commercial purposes, ...
InnovAsian Cuisine Enterprises is voluntarily recalling its Not-Ready-to-Eat Frozen Chicken Fried Rice products because they contain frozen vegetables that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This voluntary ...
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