By Eric Aasen, Product Line Manager, Bosch Packaging Technology More than ever before, our supermarket shelves are a battleground for an enormous array of packaged fresh food products, each competing for the attention of time-strapped, ...
Canadian dairy group Saputo looks set to quit Europe after deciding to close plants in the UK and Germany. Saputo said today (25 February) it did not have the "critical mass" for its European operations to be profitable. It announced ...
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Canadian retailer Loblaw has added lines of "healthier" foods to its flagship own label President's Choice. Loblaw has launched products including cereal, yoghurt and side dishes into the range. "Research shows that eighty-five percent ...
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Romania-based pasta products and cheese crackers manufacturer Pangram has unveiled a new packaging for its nuts and seeds brand ubernuts, which has been developed by brand strategy and design firm Brandient.Brandient stated that the ...
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Dutch goat's cheese manufacturer Bettinehoeve has selected RPC Tedeco-Gizeh's transparent and recyclable Ppure polypropylene containers for a range of its products. Bettinehoeve, which was on look out to fill about 90g with transparency ...
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Brand strategy and design company Brandient has created new packaging for Romania-based producer and distributor of pasta products and cheese crackers Pangram’s übernuts brand. According to Brandient, the new strategy has been ...
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Brazilian food company Vigor, a subsidiary of JBS, has entered into an agreement to acquire 50% stake in dairy cooperative Itambe for BRL410m ($208.3m). Itambe, which is one of the leading dairy cooperatives in Brazil, sources milk from ...
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At CURVENV Las Vegas the vibe was overwhelmingly positive with designers from all around the world presenting their latest Fall/Winter 2013 intimates, swimwear and men's collections on what has become a major global stage. Four days post ...
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Acquisitions and growth in markets outside the EU have helped dairy giant Arla Foods report higher annual sales and profits. The company said today (20 February) its consolidated net profit jumped by more than a third in 2012 to DKK1.9bn ...
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DuPont Nutrition & Health has announced that a new assay for detecting foodborne Salmonella with the DuPont BAX system Institute.has been certified as Performance Tested method by the AOAC Research This assay uses powerful polymerase ...
UK firm Dairy Crest has announced it is reorganising its business to focus on "consumer-driven growth" and to build an "integrated" supply chain. The move reflects the increasingly "more focused" and "less complex" nature of Dairy Crest's ...
David Brown, vp of retail sales for Allens Vegetables, talks about why the company's packaging of choice is metal cans. Q: Why do you adore cans as the packaging for your vegetables? A: There are many reasons to adore cans as the ...
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Canadian dairy co-op Agropur has booked what it claimed are "remarkable" annual financial results, with higher sales and core earnings. Agropur posted a 5.1% rise in sales to C$3.7bn for the year to 3 November. The co-op did not provide ...
Aunt Bessie's has added to its range of frozen accompaniments in the UK with the launch of four new side dishes. The products include creamy garlic mushrooms, creamed spinach, pea crush with a hint of mint and creamy cheese & onion potato ...
That glimmer of hope some are seeing in the economy may be the glint of a diamond or the sheen of a silk scarf. Buoyed by signs of life in the real estate and stock markets, wealthy Americans are spending more freely on luxury goods, ...