US agricultural commodities trader Cargill has entered into an agreement to acquire Five Star Custom Foods for undisclosed sum. Five Star Custom Foods is a Texas-based food company specializing in cooked protein products and custom ...
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Toray Advanced Film, a sister company of Toray Plastics (America), has developed a new high-barrier, transparent, aluminum oxide-coated polyester film for retort pouches. The Barrialox SBR2 film has been designed to offer enhanced thermal ...
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Bibigo, maker of Korean pantry staples, has launched two new hot sauces inspired by gochujang, a spicy Korean condiment and fermented hot pepper paste. The new sauces, Gochujang Mayo Sauce and Gochujang Barbecue Sauce, join the company's ...
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Food packaging manufacturer Linpac has designed a new range of trays to maintain the quality and freshness of the packed products for longer time. The new tray solutions have been developed for a variety of meat, fish and poultry ...
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Petainer UK Holdings has completed the transaction with KKR Credit for a €100m debt and equity investment. The funding from KKR Credit is being used to refinance the Company's capital structure and also finance the implementation of ...
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Ventura Foods has agreed to acquire Cargill’s dressings, sauces and mayonnaise (DSM) business for an undisclosed sum. Ventura Foods president and CEO Chris Furman said: "The acquisition of Cargill's DSM business is a strong fit ...
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US-based food company Hormel Foods has entered into an agreement to sell Diamond Crystal Brands (DCB) to a partner of private equity firm Peak Rock Capital for an undisclosed sum. DCB, which was founded in 1980, manufactures and ...
Heinz is launching into another new category: BBQ! and has released five new BBQ sauces, created in partnership with five of America’s top pitmasters. Heinz BBQ sauces are a collection of authentic regional sauces that taste even ...
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Mars Food says it will be changing some of its products to make them healthier for consumers. The global company, which is responsible for Masterfoods, Dolmino and Kan Tong, revealed both sodium and added sugars will be reduced in its ...
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Mars Food has started a global initiative called Health and Wellbeing Ambition to promote healthier food choices and healthier meal options among consumers. The Health and Wellbeing Ambition will be rolled out over the next five years ...
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Victoria Fine Foods (VFF), a slow kettle-cooked pasta sauce manufacturer and Sur La Table are launching a new line of artisanal pasta sauces created exclusively for the Sur La Table customer. The line consists of the following five ...
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Pictures displayed on food packages, such as cake mix, could be worth hundreds of extra calories, according to research from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab. Think of the typical box of cake mix sold at the grocery store: the slice ...
Simplot’s Leggo’s brand is now selling its pasta sauce in re-designed packaging. The new labelling includes a health star rating which Leggo’s says is a first in the branded Italian sauces category. Over 40 per cent ...
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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Several companies have announced moves to support clean production and ban harmful chemicals such as plasticisers or perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals from their production processes. In particular, Aldi, Lidl, Rewe/Penny, ...
Tags: Chemical-Free Packaging, PVC, The Cantonal Laboratory of Zurich