Spanish frozen seafood company Original Gourmet has selected RPC Superfos’ reusable polypropylene packaging solution for its shellfish range. The Spanish firm selected RPC’s injection moulded rigid SuperCube pack to replace ...
Ulma Packaging has introduced a new VFFS air extraction system (tight bag) for the food industry. The new tight bag system will allow manufacturers to tackle excess air in the bag, which frequently leads to bigger boxes resulting in fewer ...
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Lamb Weston has completed a $200m expansion project at an existing potato facility in Richland, Washington (WA) to increase its processing capacity for manufacturing frozen French fries. The Richland facility, which was built in 1972, was ...
Hostess Brands has launched Molten Lava Ding Dongs: chocolate-coated snack cakes filled with a rich chocolate crème, and ready-to-eat after warming up for 20 seconds in the microwave. The launch of Molten Lava Ding Dongs follows ...
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Yamato Scale Dataweigh UK has exhibited its new Epsilon machine at this year’s PPMA show in Birmingham, UK. Epsilon is a new mid-range multihead weighing machine specifically developed for the cost-effective weighing and packaging ...
Canada-based Nova Chemicals has introduced three new sealant resins for flexible packaging applications. The new resins, including VPsK914, SPsK919 and SPs116, can be used in applications such as hot fill and institutional packaging. ...
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US-based poultry producer Simmons Prepared Foods has announced an investment of $300m to build a new chicken operation facility in Benton County, Arkansas. Operations at the new chicken processing plant, located between Decatur and ...
Quorn Foods, a producer of meat-alternatives, has launched a new range of refrigerated products in the US. The products, which are 100% meat and soy-free, will include an Italian Sausage, Chicken & Apple Sausage, and Chicken Strips. ...
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Premium Brands, a producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products has acquired 100% of Ontario-based Leadbetter Foods. Leadbetter has annual sales of approximately $55 million and is one of Ontario's leading ...
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California-based BakeMark has acquired Best Brands from CSM Bakery Solutions. This acquisition includes the brand and product portfolio. Jim Parker, President & CEO of BakeMark, noted, "The Best Brands line offers a rich history of ...
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Post Holdings has agreed to acquire Ohio-based sausage maker Bob Evans Farms for nearly $1.5bn to strengthen its position in refrigerated retail and food-service channels. The acquisition, which will see the American packaged foods ...
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Norwegian ice cream manufacturer Diplom-Is has given a new look to the packaging of its sandwich products using the digital printing expertise of Flextrus’ Mediaköket. Based in Sweden, Flextrus manufactures flexible extruded ...
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Inventure Foods has agreed to divest its frozen business unit to Oregon Potato Company (OPC) for $50m as part of its ongoing strategic and financial review. Under the terms of the definitive asset purchase agreement, the Arizona-based ...
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Nestlé has agreed to purchase US-based Sweet Earth to enter plant-based protein market. Sweet Earth produces products ranging in plant-based proteins like wheat-based seitan, tofu as wells as legumes such as lentils, chickpeas and ...
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RPC Bebo UK has introduced a selection of new packs in both polypropylene (PP) and PET, which can be used for several products. The company has launched 60mm diameter PP pot in different sizes, including 45ml, 60ml and 75ml. The new pots ...