US-based private investment firm Highlander Partners has acquired Lemon-X, a manufacturer and supplier of juices, juice blends, lemonades, teas and cocktail mixes. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Lemon-X has ...
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Container refrigeration machinery supplier Daikin Reefer has launched a new Active CA device that helps in creating a controlled atmosphere (CA) inside refrigerated containers transporting perishable goods. The device helps in slowing ...
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Twenty five innovative projects in the British food sector will receive £16m funding from government and industry as part of an initiative to develop business ideas and boost UK agriculture. Within this £16m, £9.8m ...
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American food processing company Heinz has announced job cuts at its Kitt Green site in Wigan, UK, as part of a restructuring process. According to the company, almost 71 roles will be axed at its baked beans factory where some of the ...
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Canada Bread, a manufacturer and distributor of fresh bakery products, is set to shut down its bakery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in November. The company will gradually phase out operations from as early as June, and will consolidate ...
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American food firm J. M. Smucker Company has completed the acquisition of Big Heart Pet Brands in a cash and stock transaction valued about $6bn. J. M. Smucker, which offers food products including peanut butter, jam and Folgers ...
According to a new market report published by Persistence Market Research “Global Market Study on Hydrogen: Electrolysis of Water Segment to Witness Highest Growth by 2020”, the global hydrogen market was valued at 255.3 billion ...
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New research from market research organisation Mintel has found that the share of own-label food products launched in the UK carrying a ‘better-for-you’ claim reached a five-year high in 2014. Mintel found that almost two ...
Orora has announced plans to build a new dairy bag production line following the securing of a long-term supply contract for Fonterra's New Zealand milk powder operations. The $20 million investment will see the establishment of a new ...
Tim Woods, managing director of IndustryEdge, knows that corrugated packaging is the powerhouse of Australasia’s paper industry. Here, he explains why. Australia and New Zealand use the full array of fibre packaging options, from ...
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Australian packaging company Orora has secured a new supply agreement with dairy group Fonterra where the former will supply multi-walled dairy bags to Fonterra’s New Zealand operations. Orora will also construct a AU$20m ($15.25m) ...
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Egg producer Bird Bros has succeeded in overcoming downtime, increasing efficiency and eliminating wastage by upgrading to a fully automatic Endoline case sealing system. Based in Bedfordshire, the company supplies high quality eggs to ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that six varieties of potatoes genetically engineered by J. R. Simplot are as safe and nutritious as their conventional counterparts. Simplot's Innate potato varieties including ...
Wai Wai noodles producer CG Foods is planning to ramp up its noodle production capacity in India, a move that could require an investment of around INR50bn ($801.4m). The investment will be used to establish two manufacturing units in ...
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A key challenge for food companies is to create a continuous stream of new products which are “UNIQUE” in the eye of the consumer. The pressure from periodic range reviews drives an “in with the new” and “out ...
Tags: Incrementalism, New product, Food