US baking mix manufacturer Continental Mills has acquired Kretschmer wheat germ owner Sun Country Foods from private-equity firm Brynwood Partners. Continental Mills, which owns products including Krusteaz pancake mixes, said it wanted ...
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ASTM International announced its new initiative as a program operator for Product Category Rules and Environmental Product Declarations.The goal of the program is to assist product manufacturers in developing PCRs and verifying EPDs.Also ...
US own-label group Ralcorp Holdings, which today (27 November) agreed to a takeover bid from ConAgra Foods, returned to profit in its fiscal 2012 year, boosted by acquisitions made during the year. In the 12 months to the end of ...
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Ralcorp Holdings has acquired Italian private-label frozen ready meals maker Gelit for an undisclosed sum. Gelit, based in Cisterna di Latina, employs around 130 staff and produces frozen ready meals for sale in the US and Italy. The ...
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Labels multinational CCL Industries is to acquire John Watson & Co, the Scottish spirits label specialist The acquisition is not expected to complete until the start of 2014 and the cost of the transaction will depend ...
Turkish retailer Migros Ticaret has booked an increase in first-half profits after "strong" same-store sales. In the six months to the end of June, EBITDA totalled TRY196m (US$107.1m), a 10% increase on the prior-year period. Gross profit ...
US food group Heinz has added some flavour to its Beanz range in the UK with four new products. Cheddar Cheese, Tomato with Garlic & Herbs, Curry, Barbecue, and Fiery Chilli will join the existing Original and Five Beanz flavours this ...
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Nestle has expanded its Erlenbacher frozen baked goods and desserts range in Germany to include a mini cake range. The Lion, After Eight and Choco Crossies frozen mini cakes launched this month and are being targeted at consumers wanting ...
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The business, which bought S&C Labels in Huddersfield earlier in the year, is planning to centralise its operations in Leeds and increase its floorspace from 1,000sqm to around 1,800sqm. Alongside the move, which will happen over the ...
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Computerworld-A woman ordered to pay$222,000 for pirating 24 copyrighted songs has taken her fight against the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA)to the U.S.Supreme Court. In a petition filed Monday,lawyers for Minnesota ...
Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 11/30/2012 7:49:00 AM MultiCycle reportedly provides superior decoration options and can withstand more than 30 product cycles. The long performance lifetime of the product ...
Labeling food as "organic" may not always lead to a positive impression, according to a recent Cornell University study. The research, published Nov. 27 online in the journal Appetite, flips the notion of a "halo" effect for ethical food ...
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Morrisons, the UK's fourth-largest grocer, has said it will bring in "larger and more consistent" unit pricing to help "restore trust" in prices. The company said "most products" will be labelled with the price per kilogram or price per ...
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Canadian retailer Loblaw will start using Guiding Stars nutrition labels in its stores this week. From Friday (10 August), Loblaw outlets in Ontario will put the Guiding Stars tags on shelves in stores to highlight products that meet ...
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Food manufacturers including Nestle, Mondelez International and Unilever have announced plans to "harmonise" the way they label the nutritional information for products sold in the EU. Twelve companies, which also include Kellogg, Mars ...
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