Cott Corporation’s UK/Europe business unit has purchased all subsidiary companies of Aimia Foods in a $133m deal.The acquisition price includes the payment of nearly $80m at closing plus an adjustment for working capital, $33m in ...
Tags: UK Business Unit, Aimia Foods
US-based Perimeter Brand Packaging has introduced new BlenderPak, a single-serve and just-add-water package for powder drink mix. BlenderPak, which has a rigid fitment inside that acts both as a gripping structure and mixing ball, is ...
The FDA has approved the sweetener advantame for use in the US The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the new food additive, advantame, is safe for use as a general-purpose sweetener and flavour enhancer in food, ...
Tags: High-Intensity Sweetener, FDA
Australian gin drinking is on the rise Gin has enjoyed a renaissance in Australia over the last five years, according to Australian market research organisation Roy Morgan Research. In 2009, 636,000 Aussie adults drank gin in any ...
Tags: Spirit of Gin, Australian Drinkers
The California State Senate’s Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that mandates sugary soft drinks to feature labels that warn of obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. Under the new measure, which was approved on a 5-2 ...
Tags: Sugary Drinks, Warning Labels
Advantame, a new high intensity sweetener, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for general use in foods and beverages. The new sweetener, whose safety is supported by 37 scientific studies, has ...
Tags: General Purpose Sweetener, US FDA
The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) is a non-profit organisation founded in 1979 to promote private label. It is the only organisation of its kind, representing more than 3,500 member companies around the globe. ...
Tags: Footprints
Leading U.S.-based flavor and fragrance company, Arylessence, Inc., has announced innovative flavor concepts that appeal to the American consumer's desire for more exotic flavors and tastes in a variety of products from candy, gum, lip ...
Tags: Tropical Fruits, Arylessence
SunOpta, a leading global company focused on natural, organic and specialty foods, announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 5, 2014. All amounts are expressed in US dollars and results are reported in accordance with ...
Tags: specialty foods
The packaging of food items is one of the key concerns for Europeans, according to an independent research commissioned by FEVE (The European Container Glass Federation). The research was carried out by an independent research agency, ...
Tags: Food Packaging, food items
FMC has broken ground on a new colors blending facility at its manufacturing site in Newark, Delaware, strengthening its natural colors business. The new location will cater to the growing demand in North America for highly stable, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Omron Automation, part of Omron Corporation, Japan, recently opened its fifth automation centre in India. Located in Mumbai, the centre was inaugurated by key leaders from the industrial automation teams from Japan, Singapore and India. ...
Tags: Omron, industrial automation
Sidel, a global provider of liquid packaging solutions, has announced that it was awarded a major project in Ikeja, Nigeria, by the Nigerian Bottling Company, a member of the Coca-Cola HBC, one of the world’s largest bottlers of ...
Tags: Sidel, Coca-Cola Contracts
TreeHouse Foods (THS) today reported first quarter earnings of $0.38 per fully diluted share compared to $0.62 per fully diluted share reported for the first quarter of last year. The Company reported that adjusted earnings per share ...
The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Tuesday that total March exports of $193.9 billion and imports of $234.3 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $40.4 ...
Tags: US Trade Deficit