Garden of Life announced that its shake and meal replacement powder, RAW Meal Organic Shake & Meal, is now called Raw Organic Meal and is available nationwide with a brand new look. The new packaging features bolder, eye-catching graphics ...
RPC Bebo Plastik, a producer of thermoformed containers, has unveiled a new thermoformed cup for Café Coffee Day's new ready-to-drink iced coffee, Frappe Chill. Developed in multilayer polypropylene with an EVOH layer to prevent ...
American flavor company McCormick may increase the bid price for UK based Premier Foods after its £494m offer was rejected twice earlier. Premier Foods, which owns Mr Kipling cakes and Bisto gravy was offered 60 pence per share ...
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Arla and Dairy Farmers of America agreed to start a joint venture to build a small dairy plant to produce cheddar cheese. The joint venture will have a combined investment of $58m out of which Arla will contribute 20% or $11.6m. The JV ...
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Meat products and snack foods have been identified as growth markets in the US according to America’s Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI). Surveying 70 US-based professionals across the food processing ...
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In food product development, ingredients and marketing are two of the key drivers. You may know what you want, but you also need to know what you don’t want! You don’t want any restrictions on marketing choices or product ...
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Grocery chain Trader Joe's has recalled two types of chocolate bars after it found that its supplier has not disclosed milk in those products. The company has voluntarily issued an alert on the consumption of its Chocolate Orange ...
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The New Jersey-based Gerber has recalled four batches of organic pouch foods for infants, citing a defect in packaging that could lead to product spoilage during transport and handling. The company has voluntarily recalled two batches of ...
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Supplier of portion-controlled meat products Devault Foods has chosen Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution from Deacom to improve its operational efficiency within the company’s pricing strategy. Deacom ERP solution can ...
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ConAgra Foods has joined other food giants in plans to use labels that disclose the presence of genetically modified organisms or GMOs in its food throughout the US. ConAgra and other food companies such as Campbell Soup Co , General ...
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Food company Cerealto has acquired Mondelez International’s biscuit factory in Mem Martins, Portugal, including machinery and production lines. Mondelez has apprised the plant's Workers Representatives regarding the sale, ...
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Canada-based food manufacturing company Premium Brands has entered into agreement to acquire Montreal based C&C Packing and affiliate Premium Meat Packers for $146m, in a cash-and-share deal. The transaction, which is subject to ...
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UK-based food manufacturer Premier Foods has rejected a bid offer worth a £495m from US-based food giant McCormick. The company has rejected the offer saying that the offer from McCormick significantly undervalued Premier Foods ...
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Kickfurther, inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies and backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing, has partnered with MM Local Foods, a natural and organic food company to finance their ...
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Rigid plastics, flexibles, and board, metal and glass packaging will drive industry expansion across the next five years. In global researcher Smithers Pira's report, called The Future of Global Packaging to 2020, it states that the $839 ...
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