US-based pulp and paper company Georgia-Pacific has acquired Excel Displays & Packaging, for undisclosed amount. Excel Displays & Packaging designs and manufactures point-of-purchase displays, high-graphic retail packaging, in-store ...
TCL Packaging has developed a new printed, stand-up and ovenable pouch for frozen and fish-based cook-in-the-bag meals. The new Doypack is being launched on a new range of frozen and fish-based cook-in-the-bag meals in British supermarket ...
Tags: TCL Packaging, Ovenable Pouch, Cook-in-bag meals, Doypack
Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has agreed to sell SABMiller’s Chinese beer business to China Resources Beer Holdings for $1.6bn, in an effort to gain regulatory approval for its pending acquisition of SABMiller. The Chinese ...
Tags: AB In Bev, SABMiller, China Resources, Chinese Beer
UAE-based Delta Food Industries has opened Dh40m ($10.89m) dairy plant in the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone). The new manufacturing plant will produce evaporated milk and cream. Delta Food Industries founder and ...
Finland-based pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso is investing about €63m to strengthen its consumer board and biomaterials capabilities in China and Sweden. Of the total amount, the company will invest €31m in a new ...
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ABB has launched a new L&W ZD Tensile Tester, which enables paper manufacturers to achieve final product quality and reduce waste. The new tester allows paper makers to evaluate uniform strength across the entire reel width of a range of ...
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South Africa has renewed imports of US chicken, beef and pork products, bringing an end to a 15-year trade dispute with the country. The South African government concluded months of discussions over 'the three meats' with the US, under ...
Tags: South Africa, AGOA, US Poultry Imports
Singapore-based food and beverage company Food Empire Holdings has entered into a joint venture agreement with Sweet Blossom Holdings with an initial investment of $13.6m. Together, the companies have set up a joint venture company ...
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The European Commission has approved Switzerland-based meat processor Bell Food Group‘s acquisition of Austrian poultry producer Huber Group. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The acquisition was announced on 16 ...
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The US Senate Agricultural Committee has passed a bill which paves the way for a single national labeling law for food made with genetically engineered ingredients, while doing away with state by state labeling. With this bill, which ...
US-based meat processing company Central Maine Meats is using a flash freeze technology which is claimed to preserve agricultural products for longer time. The flash freeze technology, which is currently being used at the company's ...
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China-based protein food developer Sino Agro Food (SIAF) has effected management changes to expand its brand in Europe. SIAF has announced that Bertil Tiusanen has resigned from his position as the CFO and has taken up the role of New ...
Tags: SIAF, Expansion in Europe
Ford has invested $145m at its Cleveland engine plant in the US to manufacture its new EcoBoost engine. According to the car maker, the investment will create 150 jobs at the site. This move is part of the company's 2015 UAW collective ...
German luxury automaker, Mercedes-Benz has started production of its new E-class at its Sindelfingen plant. According to the company, this is the tenth generation of the E-class which was introduced back in 1936. The new E-class is ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, The production of the tenth generation of new E-class
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has unveiled two new shaped tires concepts for future autonomous vehicles at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show in Switzerland. The concepts, the Eagle-360 and IntelliGrip, are expected to reshape ...