Canada's Vineland Research and Innovation Centre will receive federal funding to develop new disease-resistant apple and greenhouse tomato varieties. Canada agriculture and agri-food minister Lawrence MacAulay, and Niagara Centre member ...
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Valmet has received a contract from Stora Enso to provide Valmet IQ Process and Quality Vision system (PQV) for the Sunila Mill in Kotka, Finland. Under the contract, Valmet will supply Stora Enso Sunila Mill with a PQV system featuring a ...
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Mars is urging the business community and global leaders at COP22 to take bold action to implement the targets agreed last year in Paris for tackling climate change. Mars combined this call to action with an announcement of plans for a ...
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Alto, a subsidiary of Australian packaging company Pact Group, has designed a new bottle for Goodman Fielder’s Meadow Fresh brand for their permeate free milk range. Developed by collaborating with Goodman Fielder’s Meadow ...
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San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported strong results for the first nine months of the year on the back of a strong third quarter and sustained growth across all its businesses. Operating income reached P73.2 billion, 24% higher than the ...
Coca Cola European Partners (CCEP) has worked with Viridor and plastics recycling company PET UK on a project to reprocess PET liner waste from the product packaging for its Smartwater bottled water range. CCEP worked with packaging ...
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Cascades reports its unaudited financial results for the three month period ended 30 September 2016. Q3 2016 Highlights Sales of $1,021 million (compared to $998 million in Q2 2016 (+2%) and $1,026 million in Q3 2015 (stable))Adjusted ...
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Intertape Polymer Group Inc., released results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. Third Quarter 2016 Highlights (as compared to third quarter 2015): Revenue increased 3.0% to $206.6 million primarily due to the ...
B&G Foods has announced a 49.2% increase in net sales for the July-September quarter of this year. Highlights (vs. year-ago quarter where applicable): Net sales increased 49.2% to $318.2 millionNet income increased 63.6% to $32.4 ...
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Australia’s Nutrano Produce Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Seven Fields and Abbotsleigh Group businesses to strengthen its position in the fresh produce sector. However, the financial details of the transaction were ...
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In the first nine months of 2016, KBA-Sheetfed achieved a 17.5% increase in revenue to €443.8m, accompanied by strong segment earnings of €17.3m. Following a good third quarter, the Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) came substantially ...
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Refresco Group has published third quarter 2016 results. It has reported increased volumes and net profit in Q3 2016. Q3 2016 highlights: Total volume increased 8.0% to 1,803.8 million liters.Co-Packing volumes grew by 61.1% to 486.3 ...
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Mondelēz International has laid out new milestones and requirements for suppliers to work toward a sustainable supply of palm oil as part of its updated Palm Oil Action Plan. The update advances the company's goal to make sustainable ...
US-based ConAgra Foods has completed the spin-off its Lamb Weston business to become a singularly focused, consumer branded food company. The company has been changed to Conagra Brands to reflect the new direction and streamlined focus. ...
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TNA has launched the VFFS packaging system with fully integrated labeler and inserter, making it the only manufacturer in the world that offers a completely integrated turnkey packaging system. Available as part of tna’s flagship ...