Bright Blue Foods (BBF) has agreed to acquire Greencore Group’s cakes and desserts business in Hull, UK for an undisclosed sum. The transaction along with an earlier announced closure of a desserts facility in Evercreech will enable ...
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Canadian craft cider-maker Brickworks Ciderhouse has opened its first urban ciderhouse in downtown Toronto at 709 Queen Street East. The Brickworks Ciderhouse will open its doors February 2018. Brickworks Ciderhouse will be a new ...
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Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover is cutting down production at its Halewood plant, amid Brexit uncertainty and concerns over the future of diesel vehicles. The company said that it is a temporary move and does not affect any of the ...
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has awarded $1m for five new recyclable and compostable packaging solutions to stop plastics becoming waste. The foundation launched its $2m New Plastics Economy innovation prize, funded by Wendy Schmidt, to ...
European frozen food brand Findus will launch a new frozen fish product line within the Ontario market in Canada. The new product range consists of Findus Steam Delicious and Findus English Style which are both high quality, sustainable, ...
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Plastic closure manufacturer Bericap is planning to showcase its extended range of services and product innovations at the upcoming 2018 Packaging Innovations trade fair scheduled to be held in the UK. At the event, which is due to take ...
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Water UK has launched a new scheme in the UK to allow consumers to refill plastic water bottles in public places to help reduce the plastic use. People will be able to refill water bottles for free in tens of thousands of places in ...
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UK-based carton printer Beatus Cartons has invested in two Koenig & Bauer (KBA)-Iberica Optima 106 die-cutting machines to boost its business. The purchase is a part of an investment program that includes pre-press, printing and ...
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Ishida Europe is set to showcase its food packaging solutions at this year’s Foodex exhibition in the UK. The event will take place between 16 and 18 April in NEC Birmingham. At the event, the company will exhibit new ...
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Coca-Cola has set a goal to collect and recycle every bottle or can it sells by 2030. The company announced the new packaging commitment as part of its ‘World Without Waste’ campaign which looks to make all its packaging 100% ...
Packaging firm DS Smith is installing the second HP T1100S machine in a bid to expand its digital printing capabilities. The machine is being installed at the company's facility in Fulda of Germany, helping to meet the increasing demand ...
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Plessey Semiconductors Ltd of Plymouth, UK has demonstrated how its monolithic microLED technology can be used to deliver the next-generation of head-up displays (HUDs), enabling new augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) ...
Gosport Borough Council and paper cup manufacturer Huhtamaki have initiated a recycling initiative for paper coffee cups in Gosport, UK. Environment Minister, Thérèse Coffey, has today launched a new recycling initiative for ...
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UK-based frozen food supplier Iceland Foods has committed to eliminate plastic packaging from all of its own brand products within next five years. The move follows a recent decision made by the UK Prime Minister Theresa May to eradicate ...
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Asahi UK has re-launched its Super Dry beer in the UK, brewed in the same authentic form as the beer sold in Japan. The move comes after a major investment from the brand, which has enabled Asahi to produce the beer in-house in Europe for ...