St Merryn Foods, a subsidiary of The 2 Sisters Food Group, is mulling to shut down its retail packing operations at its Merthyr Tydfil meat processing site in the UK. The closure is expected to affect around 350 out of a total workforce ...
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Food distribution giant US Foods will implement a real-time load tracking platform from FourKites for advanced logistics operations. The refrigerated food supply chain company evaluated various players before opting for Chicago based ...
Beverage industry veteran Edward (Ed) Maletis' Limnes Bottling Acquisition Company has completed the acquisition of historic Portland Bottling Company from its existing ownership group, including majority shareholder Harry Merlo. The ...
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Smurfit Kappa UK has acquired Saxon Packaging, as part of its efforts to expand operations in the region. Based in Lowestoft of Norfolk, Saxon designs and produces corrugated products, cardboard packaging and boxes. The company provides ...
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Cenveo reported financial results for the third quarter ended 01 October 2016. he reported results for all periods presented exclude the operating results of the Company's packaging operating segment as well as its top-sheet lithographic ...
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Pro Mach subsidiary IPak Machinery is set to unveil the new TF-350B tray former machine at Pack Expo in the US. The event will take place from 6 to 9 November in Chicago. The new TF-350 family of tray formers produces different trays, ...
The Pro Mach Flexible Packaging Group plans to demonstrate its range of machine systems and options at Pack Expo scheduled to be held in Chicago from 6-9 November 2016. At this booth, customers can learn more about the high uptime, small ...
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Global packaging firm Sonoco has acquired privately held flexible packaging company Plastic Packaging (PPI) in a bid to expand its capabilities in Southeast US. However, the financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. PPI is engaged ...
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KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation reported results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2016. Third Quarter Operating Highlights Consolidated net sales of $777 million in the third quarter of 2016 were $31 million, or 4 ...
WestRock Company, a provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended 30 September 2016. Fourth Quarter 2016 Highlights Recorded a loss of $0.34 per diluted share ...
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Electronics For Imaging announced the availability of two new EFI Fiery digital front ends (DFE) for the updated Xerox Color C60/C70 Printer. In addition to delivering proven Fiery performance, outstanding color, industry-leading ...
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Orion Packaging, powered by Pro Mach, introduces at Pack Expo 2016 in Chicago, November 6-9, the company’s first automatically guided portable stretch wrapper designed for those distribution centers and manufacturers looking for ...
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Ball Corporation reported, on a US GAAP basis, breakeven net earnings attributable to the corporation and earnings per diluted share for the third quarter 2016 on sales of $2.8bn, compared to $45m of net earnings attributable to the ...
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SpartanNash has agreed to acquire certain assets of Indianapolis based Caito Foods Service and its Blue Ribbon Transport (BRT) logistic operations for approximately $217.5m. Additionally, SpartanNash will bear certain transaction costs ...
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The cocoa & chocolate business of Cargill has set up its own licensed buying company (LBC) after securing a licence from the Ghanaian Cocoa Board (Cocobod). The new LBC has started operations and Cargill purchased its initial consignment ...