A mineral water bottling plant in Warburg, Germany will start using the InnoPET Blomax stretch blow-moulder from packaging systems manufacturer KHS this month. The bottler, Germete, fills in and sells over 340 million litres of mineral ...
Tags: Packaging, Stretch Blow-Moulder, KHS, Pet Bottling Line, InnoPET
Australia-based dairy company Murray Goulburn (MG) is partnering with Indonesian health and infant nutrition company Kalbe Nutritionals and US-based Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), to set up $300m infant formula processing facility at Koroit ...
Tags: MG, Kalbe Nutritionals, MJN, Nutrion infant powders
50 Strong, a manufacturer of innovative, high-quality American-made bike accessories and water bottles, is shaking up the hydration aisle with the introduction of Simply Better Bottles, a smart and stylish line of reusable water bottles ...
Tags: 50 Strong, Simply Better Bottles, Reusable water bottles
The chief executive of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (NZFGC) Katherine Rich has told Australian Food News today that the UK”s announced sugar tax will not help fight obesity. Under the UK tax, drinks which contain more ...
Tags: NZFGC, Katherine Rich, Sugar tax
OpSec Security has started negotiations to acquire the security business of API Holographics, which primarily serves the UK market. API Group plans to complete the divestment process by April, after consulting with the employees, ...
Tags: OpSec, Aquisition, API Holographics, API Group
New data released shows the cartonboard industry must look east for growth, with Asia Pacific accounting for almost two thirds of demand for folding cartons by 2018, and liquid cartons by 2019. Diversification of consumption patterns, ...
Tags: Cartonboard, Asia-Pacific
US-based yogurt maker Chobani will expand its manufacturing facility in Twin Falls, Idaho, to meet the demand for new as well as existing products in the region. The company is self-funding the expansion which includes initiatives such ...
Tags: Chobani, Yogurt, Manufacturing Plant
New research analysing the alcohol consumption habits of more than 100,000 Australians over a decade has found that regular binge drinkers are up to 30 per cent more likely to commit drink-driving offences, vandalism or violence. ...
Tags: Regular drinkers, Drink-driving, NDSHS, Monash university
US-based yogurt maker Chobani is planning to enter the beverages segment with Drink Chobani line, after it turned down acquisition offer from PepsiCo. With this new drink range, which will be a blend of fruits with its trademark Greek ...
Tags: Chobani, Aquisition, Beverage segment
Coca-Cola bottling firms Kandhari Beverages and Enrich Agro Food Products are planning to invest Rs5.1bn ($75.6m) to build manufacturing lines in Haryana state. A memoranda of understanding in this regards has been signed by the two ...
Tags: Coca-Cola Bottlers, Food Products
Zico Beverages, a unit of Coca-Cola Company, has unveiled the new design of its ZICO Coconut Water portfolio of products. The firm will make available its 100% not from concentrate coconut water in a new package design in a larger, 16.9 ...
European bottler of soft drinks and fruit juices, Refresco Gerber has signed an agreement to acquire the bottling facility in Hamburg, Germany from food and beverage company PepsiCo in a bid to strengthen its co-bottling activities. The ...
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Beverage company PepsiCo has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra state in India to support fruit processing and horticulture as part of its Rs330bn ($4.8bn) investment plan in the country by 2020. Under the ...
The GLUKOS Company, an all-natural sports nutrition brand, has launched protein bars and powders. Constructed with high-quality whey protein isolate, GLUKOS' protein bars and powders utilize Glucose - the "good" sugar - and contain no ...
Tags: Protein Bars, Protein Powders
The UK government has scrapped the proposal of levying sugar tax on food and drink products, which are believed to contain high calories and culprits for growing obesity levels in the country. The government is believed to be not in ...
Tags: High-Calorie Products, Sugar