PPG Industries' packaging coatings business has announced that INNOVEL HPS coatings, the next generation of internal protective spray lacquers for the beverage can industry, has been approved for use on aluminum and steel beverage cans. ...
Tags: Packaging Coatings, PPG, HPS Coatings
Diageo-owned Indian alcoholic beverages company United Spirits is planning to divest two distilleries in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. The move is in line with the company's strategy to boost its resources by cutting down ...
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EQ Labs announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreements with Liquid Health to distribute Last Shot in the United States. "We are excited to announce the launch of Last Shot, the 3 in 1 can beverage (Cranberry flavor) ...
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached, effective November 1, 2014, to acquire Hewitt's Dairy. Hewitt's, a family-owned and -operated processor in Hagersville, Ontario, has been in the ...
Tags: Gay Lea Foods, dairy industry
Petainer, a UK-based container manufacturer and supplier of plastic packaging for beverages, will launch the petainerKeg Linestar, which will help reduce logistics costs by up to 30%. The new product is based on the petainerKeg classic ...
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Global beverage can manufacturer Rexam has collaborated with brewing company SABMiller to manufacture a new range of innovative can designs for the non-alcoholic beer brand, Birell. The cans will feature Rexam's value added thermochromic ...
Jamba Juice Company, a leading healthy, active lifestyle brand announced today that the Company has entered into a master franchise development agreement with Quan Hung Gourmet Company to develop 35 Jamba Juice stores in Taiwan over the ...
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For a lot of U.S. farmers, a relevant number may have passed unnoticed this year. The USDA reveals that China imported a volume of 84,000 tons of sorghum in 2011/2012. Just two years later, during the 2013/2014, the Asian giant imported 3.4 ...
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SIG said the cap is designed to suit consumers’ need for convenience, made from high-quality, recyclable plastic, and can be opened with minimal effort. Hanno Bertling, global product manager for opening solutions at SIG Combibloc, ...
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Burlington Stores, Inc., an American national off-price retailer of branded apparels, has appointed new members to its Board of Directors (BoD). The chief marketing officer of Global Consumer Engagement for PepsiCo’s Global ...
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Pepsi Cola Products Philippines (PCPPI) is investing PHP650m ($14.5m) to build a new snack foods manufacturing facility in the Philippines. Expected to be initiated in the second half of 2015, the new manufacturing facility will produce, ...
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An agreement has been reached to create the world’s third largest quick service restaurant company, merging North American-based beverages and baked goods restaurant Tim Hortons Inc. (Tim Hortons) with global burger restaurant Burger ...
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Campbell Soup Company today reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results for fiscal 2014. The company reported earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended Aug. 3, 2014, of $137 million, or $0.43 per share, compared with ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
According to Canadean's latest quarterly beverage tracker, Q2 saw a number of strongly contrasting commercial beverage performances across West and East Europe. West Europe benefited generally from milder temperatures than the ...
Tags: commercial beverage, World Cup
In the second quarter of the current year, South Africa's seasonally adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6 percent quarter on quarter, according to the detailed statistics released by Statistics South Africa. South Africa's ...
Tags: GDP, Metallurgy