Functional foods manufacturer JW Nutritional has opened a new manufacturing facility at Plano in Texas, US. The new 130,000ft2 facility has been developed to exclusively produce company's protein powders. JW Nutritional intends to start ...
Sun Chemical has opened a $30nm production centre in Aliaga, Izmir in Turkey to serve the growing demand for solvent-based flexible packaging solutions. The 50,000sqm site employs over 90 staff and is dedicated to the production of ...
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Food ingredients company Corbion has announced that it would invest in its plant at Dolton, Illinois, to expand production of emulsifiers used in sweet goods. Corbion, a major North American company in emulsifiers for bread, plans to ...
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Mondelez International has announced that it would invest $15m to open a new global research, development & quality (RDQ) facility in Bielany Wroclawskie, Poland. The company has started the construction of the new site, which is expected ...
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ConAgra Foods has entered into an agreement with Platinum Equity to sell its food ingredient sourcing and distribution company JM Swank for an undisclosed sum. The sale of JM Swank is part of ConAgra's strategy to restructure its ...
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ConAgra Foods has announced that it would invest $200m to expand operations at its Lamb Weston’s facility in Richland, Washington, US. The expansion will see an addition of a new french fry processing line at the plant. While the ...
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Penske Truck Leasing has opened a full-service truck leasing and contract maintenance facility in Mira Loma, California. Located at 3777 De Forest Circle, it includes eight service bays and a wash bay. The 15,000-square-foot building is ...
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A new smartphone from Danish manufacturer Lumigon is the first to feature a night vision camera. Smartphone cameras seem to be getting better and better, particularly when it comes to low-light performance. The new Lumigon T3, however, ...
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Sugar Bowl Bakery has introduced a new compostable packaging for its organic product line at the International-Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association show being held in Houston, Texas, US. The new compostable packaging has been designed for its ...
Toyota will use solar panels at its Texas headquarters, which is currently under construction, in order to get 25% of its power from the sun. The company claims that the 7.75MW system will be the largest office-site solar installation in ...
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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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Investment group Aurelius plans to acquire packaging solutions supplier Abelan Group’s businesses in Germany and the Netherlands, for undisclosed amount. Under the terms of the deal, Aurelius will acquire a paper mill in Viersen, ...
Ireland's Tyndall National Institute (based at University College Cork) is leading the European consortium TOP-HIT (Transfer-print OPerations for Heterogeneous INtegration) to develop novel technology that will address the challenge of ...
A series of new C-Segment vehicles will offer consumers the option of adding plug-in electric all-wheel drive using GKN Driveline's latest electric axle drive (eAxle) technology. The eAxle is an evolution of systems developed for hybrid ...
US-based food company TreeHouse Foods is planning to close two production facilities located in Azusa, California and Ripon, Wisconsin. The shutdown of facilities is part of the company's efforts to streamline operations by reducing ...
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