PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the owner and producer of PACK EXPO Las Vegas (Sept. 23-25, 2013; Las Vegas Convention Center), is gearing up for the largest show since the event opened in 1995. As of ...
Minister for Resource Management, Lord de Mauley, officially opened the UK's only dedicated beverage carton recycling facility, located in Stainland (near Halifax), West Yorkshire (3 September). The new facility in Stainland near Halifax ...
The U.S. market for long-life food packaging is in a state of flux. Traditionally, the food metal can is the conventional and most widely-used packaging solution for ready-to-serve soups, broths and tomato products. But today's consumers ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Alternative Packaging
Crestview Partners, a US-based private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of DS Waters of America, a beverage services provider, for an undisclosed amount. Crestview Partners will continue to maintain DS Waters' headquarters in ...
Tags: Crestview Partners, DS Waters
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR), a US-based publicly traded coffee brand, has joined the Sustainability Consortium (TSC) as a new member and will participate in food, beverage, agriculture, electronics and packaging working groups. ...
Post Foods, a US-based cereal brands manufacturer, has acquired the branded food and beverage unit of Premier Nutrition (PNC) for $180m in cash. Headquartered in Emeryville, California, PNC offers protein beverages and foods under its ...
Tags: Post Foods, Premier Nutrition
Background Extreme is a brand targeted towards thrill-seekers best known for its sports channel and which has now extended into hotels and licensed products in fashion, food and beverage, consumer electronics, video games and personal ...
Rexam Beverage Can is all set to exhibit its total packaging solutions at drinktec trade fair taking place from 16-20 September 2013 in Germany. At the show, the company will showcase its range of beverage cans, bottles and special ...
Tags: Beverage Can, Packaging Solutions
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK and Sonoco Alcore will open a new beverage carton recycling facility in Stainland (near Halifax), West Yorkshire. The plant, which is a joint initiative between the two ...
Tags: Beverage Carton, Packaging
US-based Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is set to showcase its new ingredients portfolio at the Food Ingredients Europe 2013 event scheduled to be held from 19-21 November. The company will feature new products across a range of categories ...
Tags: Food Ingredients, Food
UBM Live, a division of multinational media company UBM, is organizing the 2013 edition of Fi Europe & Ni exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, from 19 – 21 November, to help food producers find the most innovative ingredient providers. ...
ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe (FCE) is all set to supply about 140,000t of drawn and wall iron (DWI) steels to beverage can producers across the globe in 2013. The company will produce the steel at its FCE Packaging Europe sites ...
Tags: Beverage Can, Packaging
US-based Emerson is set to introduce its new System Plast Low Back Pressure Conveyor Belt series through a conference at Pack Expo 2013 in Las Vegas during 23–25 September. This new series helps to overcome conveying issues due the ...
Tags: Pet Packaging, Packaging
US-based Closure Systems International (CSI) has introduced new lightweight closures, which include Extra-Lok V 38mm ODU and Asepti-Lok V 38mm LF to its non-carbonated beverage closure portfolio. The new two-start closure Extra-Lok V 38mm ...
Tags: Lightweight Closures, Packaging
US agribusiness company Cargill is set to upgrade its poultry processing facility in Saraburi, Thailand with an investment of THB300m ($10m). The project, which is expected to be completed by July 2014, includes upgrading plant's food ...