German private equity firm, Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) is looking to have a major presence in the European chilled convenience product market after agreeing to acquire Abbelen and Oscar Mayer through its top-up fund, DBAG Fund VII. ...
Tags: ready meals, snacks
Public Health England (PHE), an executive agency of the UK's Department of Health, has published new guidelines designed to reduce the amount of sugar in nine food product categories. The public health body is challenging manufacturers to ...
Truco Enterprises has rolled out the new On The Border Nacho Cheese and Zesty Ranch flavored tortilla chip products. The products are already available on shelves at several retailers. Truco CEO Mel Deane said: "As the fastest growing ...
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German packaging equipment manufacturer Multivac is planning to demonstrate new chamber belt machine designed for packing food products in film pouches, at the upcoming Interpack 2017 event planned to take place in Germany. At the event, ...
Meat-based food manufacturer Home Market Foods has acquired nutrition brand Perfect Fuel, which produces the Perfect Fuel Dark Chocolate Energy Bites. In 2011, Perfect Fuel Co-founders, Nicolas Warren and Miles Masci, launched their ...
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A new research from market intelligence firm Infiniti has revealed that green packaging taking the reins from plastic. The world is turning green: from environmentally-friendly energy sources, cosmetics, food products, and electronics, ...
Tags: Green Packaging, Plastic
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $15m loan to Agrofusion Group, the largest tomato paste producer and exporter in Ukraine. Agrofusion, a vertically integrated and family-owned company, is planning ...
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Bonduelle has agreed to acquire Ready Pac Foods, the US producer of convenience fresh meal solutions, salads and fresh cut produce. The transaction is expected to close by the end of March 2017 following routine regulatory reviews and ...
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DS Smith’s plastic business unit Rapak North America has introduced new DuraBev beverage bags for bag-in-box (BIB) packaging formats. The company has designed new packaging solution for BIB applications such as post-mix syrup and ...
Tags: Beverage Bags, Beverage
Global high-barrier packaging film consumption was projected at 1.86 million tonnes in 2016 and is forecast to grow during 2016–2021 at an annual rate of 4.6% to 2.33 million tonnes, according to Smithers Pira. Smithers Pira’s ...
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US-based Chromatic Technologies (CTI) has introduced a new, high-pressure indicator ink for the food packaging industry. Incorporating anti-counterfeiting features, the patent-pending solution offers visual inspection validating the use ...
Tags: Indicator, Food Packaging
Air Products will highlight the power of liquid nitrogen for a variety of applications both up and down the food production line at Northwest Food & Beverage World 2017 in Portland, Oregon, from January 9-11. Food manufacturers are ...
German conglomerate BASF opened a new technical application laboratory for its nutrition and health business in Singapore to bolster its research and development footprint in the region. Located at Singapore Polytechnic and named as ...
Tags: functional foods, beverages
Greencore Group has acquired Peacock Foods from affiliates of Charlesbank Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum. Based in Geneva of Illinois, Peacock Foods provides packaging and supply chain management solutions to the consumer food ...
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Ruiz Food Products is recalling approximately 23,544 pounds of beef and cheese tortilla products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically brittle clear plastic, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety ...