Bright Blue Foods (BBF) has agreed to acquire Greencore Group’s cakes and desserts business in Hull, UK for an undisclosed sum. The transaction along with an earlier announced closure of a desserts facility in Evercreech will enable ...
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Johnnie Walker has released Johnnie Walker Blue Label Year of the Dog limited-edition bottle in celebration of the lunar new year. As part of the brand's Pioneering Spirit Series, Johnnie Walker continues to pay homage to the traditions ...
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Mondi and its customer Royal Vaassen Flexible Packaging, a global specialist in packaging for food and drink, are taking product quality and production consistency to the next level. Using Mondi Speciality Kraft Paper’s Advantage MG ...
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European frozen food brand Findus will launch a new frozen fish product line within the Ontario market in Canada. The new product range consists of Findus Steam Delicious and Findus English Style which are both high quality, sustainable, ...
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Water UK has launched a new scheme in the UK to allow consumers to refill plastic water bottles in public places to help reduce the plastic use. People will be able to refill water bottles for free in tens of thousands of places in ...
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Mineral water brand evian announced its plans to use 100% recycled materials for its packaging by 2025. The company says that this ‘circular approach’ will keep the plastic within the economy and out from nature. To achieve ...
American automaker Ford is planning to invest more than $11bn in electrification from 2015 to 2022. The company said it will also expand its electrified vehicle lineup with a total of 40 vehicles globally, which will include 16 full ...
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Sacmi Automation & Inspection Systems Division’s new cap inspection system has been tested by an undisclosed can manufacturer at its facility in Asturias, Spain. The new DECOCAP 360-3D cap inspection system is claimed to be the ...
HC Private Investments (HCPI), a Chicago-based private investment firm, has acquired Kruger Plastic Products (Kruger), a family-owned, custom injection molding manufacturer of niche products and components. Kruger’s senior ...
Packaging solutions provider Ardagh Group is planning to permanently close its glass container production facility in Milford, Massachusetts, US. The firm said that the decision to close the facility comes in response to the decrease in ...
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Nestlé has agreed to sell its US confectionery business, made up of more than 20 brands, to Italian confectionery giant Ferrero for $2.8bn. The confectionery business of Nestle in the US makes up about 3% of US Nestle Group sales. ...
Mac Papers, a merchant distributors in the Southeast US, has launched its Castle packaging brand. The initial product offering under the company’s new brand is acrylic carton sealing tape in hand and machine length rolls. Castle ...
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Tata Steel has unveiled a mobile canning line concept to help farmers process and preserve food onsite. The concept will help to lower food loss at source and generate additional revenues for farmers. As per the United Nations ...
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Italian label printer Etichettificio Dany has invested in Screen Truepress Jet L350UV inkjet press to meet the increasing demand for low volume work. Etichettificio Dany is engaged in printing self-adhesive labels primarily for food, ...
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Sensor-based sorting technology provider Tomra Sorting Recycling has secured a contract from Australia-based SKM Recycling (SKM) to supply automated sorting technology. Under the contract, Tomra will supply 40 Autosort units featuring new ...