Krones' PET lite 9.9 carbonated is a winner in the beverages category of the recent iF awards. The ultralight PET bottle is suitable for carbonated beverages, and has a capacity of 500 millilitres. It is also 30 to 45% lighter than ...
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Food and beverage company Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has announced a net profit after tax of $502.8 million, before significant items. Net profit after tax (including significant items) decreased by 82.5 per cent to $79.9 million for the twelve ...
Tags: operating cost structure, Results Decline, Capital Expenditure
February 24, 2014 Sophie Langley Australian-based dairy businesses have coped differently with 'difficult' market conditions Food and beverage company Lion has announced its Dairy and Drinks business experienced “significant ...
Tags: Bega, Lion Dairy, WCB, RTD
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A Washington food advocacy groups questions Coca-Cola's TV ad suggesting Olympic skier Ted Ligety's success is due to his consumption of it soft drink. The Center for Science in the Public Interest said Ligety ...
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Home soda making company SodaStream Australia has announced its sponsorship of the first-ever ‘I Quit Sugar Kids Cookbook’. The partnership sees SodaStream sponsor the beverages sections, which features recipes for sugar-free ...
Tags: soda, control sugar intake, regulate sugar consumption
A considerable paradox exists in U.S. food policy. Although the federal government has named food safety as a top priority, an entire pocket of the food industry remains largely unregulated by, or at least largely under the radar of, most ...
Tags: marijuana, marijuana-infused food, opinion, state laws
Bosch Packaging Technology plans to showcase its range of filling and packaging equipment for liquid and viscous food at Interpack 2014 in Dusseldorf of Germany, which will be held between 8 to 14 May, 2014. The company will showcase fill ...
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February 10, 2014 Sophie Langley Retail food sales and manufacturing growth strengthening in Australia Year-on-year growth in retail food sales is at its strongest since early 2010, according to a report from food manufacturing industry ...
Tags: Manufacturing Growth, Food Sales, CHEP, AFGC
Malta-based brewing firm Simonds Farsons Cisk will open a new beer packaging facility with an investment of €27m. The new facility will comprise a glass line and a canning line, which will be capable of filling beer and non-alcoholic ...
Del Monte Fresh Produce Company is one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, as well as a leading producer and distributor of prepared ...
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CP Kelco, a US-based specialty hydrocolloids producer, plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Limeira, Brazil, to meet the fast-growing global demand for pectin. The plans come on the heels of the company's projects underway at ...
Tags: Pectin Production, Limeira Plant
Los Angeles Times: Democrat Leading In Florida Race Eyed As Test Of Obamacare A Democratic candidate who has explicitly defended Obamacare holds a slight lead in a special congressional election in Florida that both parties are eyeing as ...
Metsä says Carta Allura has 'exceptional' smoothness making it ideal for foil lamination, high-gloss varnish and other special effects. With high brightness and an attractive visual appearance it creates the right impression when ...
Tags: environmental legislation, cost of energy, EU packaging, packaging waste
The Navajo Nation is going to use sales tax policies to try changing food habits on the largest Indian reservation in the United States. The Navajo Nation Council on Jan. 30 approved an additional 2-percent sales tax on so-called ...
Tags: Healthy Food, food safety
Finland-based packaging solutions provider Mets Board is set to introduce Carta Allura, a new cartonboard, which has been designed especially for luxury packaging. According to the company, the new cartonboard features smoothness that ...