Ishida Europe is set to showcase its food packaging solutions at this year’s Foodex exhibition in the UK. The event will take place between 16 and 18 April in NEC Birmingham. At the event, the company will exhibit new ...
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UK-based frozen food supplier Iceland Foods has committed to eliminate plastic packaging from all of its own brand products within next five years. The move follows a recent decision made by the UK Prime Minister Theresa May to eradicate ...
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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. ...
Sysco has agreed to acquire Kent Frozen Foods, a UK-based foodservice distributor, for an undisclosed price to expand its European business. The acquisition, which is conditional upon approval from the Competition and Markets Authority, ...
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Sustainable cardboard packaging supplier VPK Packaging Group has unveiled plans to invest in a new paper machine for light weight recycled containerboard. The investment plan is part of the company's move to increase the integration rate ...
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Turkey-based Polinas Plastik Sanayii ve Ticareti has acquired flexible packaging solutions producer Propak. Polinas, which is owned by Ulker Group, has acquired Propak from Southeast Europe Equity Fund II (SEEF II) for an undisclosed sum. ...
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Thermoformed packaging manufacturer RPC Bebo Bouxwiller has developed a multilayer pot for French dairy company Le Petit Basque’s new range of sheep’s milk specialities. RPC has provided a new packaging solution for Douceur de ...
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The Hain Celestial Group, a US-based organic and natural products company, has agreed to acquire Clarks UK, a sweetener, syrup and dessert sauce business, for an undisclosed price. The acquisition will be done through Hain Daniels, a ...
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Tetra Pak has introduced new modular portfolio of heating systems, dubbed Intelligent Customisation, which serve as processing solutions for food and beverage manufacturers. Based on firm’s technologies in dairy, beverages and ...
Pratt Industries has designed a new packaging for Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, as part of the ecommerce inside print packaging series. Jeni provides ice creams in 32 company-owned scoop shops across the US, in addition to shipping ...
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Nestlé USA has issued a voluntary recall of a frozen pizza snack product because of misbranding and undeclared allergens. The product that has been recalled is the Hot Pockets Four Cheese Pizza Snack Bites. The food and beverage ...
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SunMoon Food Company, a global distributor of fruit and food products, has implemented Oracle's NetSuite OneWorld to support its global growth, and increase overall productivity and efficiency. In just five months, NetSuite OneWorld ...
Pioneer Food will acquire full ownership of Heinz Foods South Africa (Heinz Foods SA) by purchasing the remaining 50.1% stake in the joint venture (JV) from Kraft Heinz Company’s subsidiary Heinz SA. Financial terms of the ...
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Tetra Pak has introduced a new package which will enable dairy and juice drinks to be produced and distributed in small carton pouches at room temperature. They can also be turned into frozen products in shops or in a consumer’s ...
Tags: Tetra Pak, Liquid Dairy Producers
India-based Alpha Plastomers has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of new flexible packaging materials and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Alpha provides rigid and flexible plastic packaging solutions for the ...
Tags: Flexible Packaging, PET Bottles