Avery Dennison reported advancements against its 2025 sustainability goals intended to transform the company and the industries it serves. The 2014-2016 sustainability report, All of Us, Every Day , highlights how the company is ...
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Chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride has agreed to acquire JBS’ British poultry unit Moy Park for $1.3bn to expand its portfolio of prepared foods. By adding Moy Park’s operations in the UK and Continental Europe, Pilgrim's Pride ...
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Plastic caps and closures manufacturer United Caps is set to exhibit its beverage caps and closure solutions at the upcoming beverage fair, Drinktec 2017, in Munich, Germany. The expo will be taking place from 11 to 15 September in ...
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Investment holding firm Long4Life has agreed to acquire South-Africa based contract packaging firm Inhle Beverages for around R360m ($27.2m). Based in Heidelberg of Gauteng, Inhle is specialized in the canning and bottling of carbonated ...
Berlin Packaging, a supplier of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures, has appointed Kenneth Edwards as the executive vice president of supply chain. Bringing more than 30 years' experience in procurement and manufacturing ...
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The compound semiconductor market will rise at a CAGR of 11.24% from $40.452bn in 2017 to $68.915bn by 2022, driven by next-generation 5G technologies requiring greater speed and minimum latency, according to a report from Knowledge ...
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H.I.G. Capital has divested its portfolio company Albertville Quality Foods to OK Foods, a subsidiary of Industrias Bachoco. Albertville is among the largest independent further processors of protein based products. The Company focuses on ...
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Packaging firm Sonoco has reduced total water usage by about 5% in 2016, total energy usage by 0.52% and recovered the equivalent (by weight) of 57% of the product that Sonoco places into the marketplace through recycling, according to the ...
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Global Trade Summit 2017, sponsored by inQbrands brings to you leading industry speakers who will deliver the latest updates on promoting job growth across China and the US, while being an active participant for economic growth. You will ...
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UK-based independent milk processor Wyke Farms and The Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative (OMSCo) have announced a growing partnership to expand organic cheese production, distribution and sales. Wyke Farms and OMSCo are developing their ...
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BMW may be planning to launch an all-electric sedan later this year, purportedly in a bid to take on Tesla. Unlike some other luxury car manufacturers, BMW was fairly early to the electric vehicle game. It seems the company now wants to ...
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has marked five years since investing in a pioneering initiative to transform plastics recycling in Great Britain. The anniversary comes as CCEP passed the milestone of sourcing 50,000 tonnes of ...
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Nestlé USA has forayed into the direct-to-consumer (DTC) prepared meals business by acquiring a minority stake in Freshly. The Nestle subsidiary was the leading investor in a $77m funding round in the DTC healthy prepared meals ...
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Filling and packaging technologies manufacturer Krones has opened a West Coast office in Ontario, California, US. The 2,781-square-foot facility is located in the Concours Plaza, located at 3491 Concours Street, and will house sales and ...
We regularly scour Kickstarter, Indiegogo and more to find the best (and worst) crowdfunding projects around, so you know which ones to consider backing – and which to avoid. Our latest pick is SwitchCharge, a battery pack ...
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