Minnesota based cereal company Post Consumer Brands is expanding its distribution operations in Salt Lake City in Utah with a $50m facility. The company has begun the construction on a 901,000ft2 facility near the Northwest Quadrant ...
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DuPont Nutrition & Health has announced that it will sell its global food safety diagnostics business to a Warburg Pincus portfolio company Hygiena. However, the financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition ...
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IPI, a company of the Coesia Group, introduces FLEXPEED Aseptic - FX120, a revolutionary platform for the aseptic carton packaging of liquid food products. Unveiled in Chicago during the latest edition of Pack Expo, the new Italian ...
Tags: Filling Machine, packaging
Corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa is set to exhibit its complete system of Bag-in-Box packaging solutions at Goodwine trade show in Romania. The event will take place from 25 to 27 November in Romexpo, Bucharest. The Bag-in-Box ...
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Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has entered into an agreement to buy US-based frozen food manufacturer Bellisio Foods for $1.08bn. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Bellisio is a portfolio company of private equity firm Centre ...
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Norwegian sensor-based sorting company Tomra has introduced a free-fall laser sorting machine in China to help food manufacturers tackle the threat caused by aflatoxin contamination. Branded as Nimbus BSI, the new laser sorters are said ...
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US-based Sabra Dipping, has voluntarily issued a recall for multiple hummus varieties for possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Hummus products manufactured prior to November 8 have been recalled after the contamination was ...
Coesia Group firm IPI has introduced a new platform for the aseptic carton packaging of liquid food products. The Flexpeed Aseptic FX120 filling machine can be used for the aseptic packaging of products, including milk, wine, fruit ...
Tags: Filling Machine, Carton Packaging, Liquid Food Products
ExxonMobil, along with Jinming Machinery, is set to unveil new Exceed XP polymer five-layer stand-up pouch packaging at K2016 event in Germany. The new five-layer polyolefin dedicated (POD) stand-up pouch packaging film will be showcased ...
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Corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa is exhibiting a range of packaging solutions for wine at SITEVINITECH tradeshow in Argentina. The event is taking place from 27 to 29 October in Mendoza. Smurfit Kappa is showcasing Bag-in-Box ...
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US supermarket chain Schnuck Markets has issued a recall of around 62 pounds of undercooked ready-to-eat chicken breast products that may have been contaminated with bacteria. According to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food ...
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Swedish packaging firm Tetra Pak is set to invest around $110m to build a new regional manufacturing facility in Vietnam. Expected to begin operations in the first quarter of 2019, the new facility will be situated near Ho Chi Minh City. ...
US-based private-equity firm Graham Partners has acquired freeze-dried food provider Mercer Foods. However, the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1980, Mercer Foods is a major producer of natural and organic ...
Thai natural food producer Heritage Group is introducing new, limited edition WonderPuff Gourmet Popcorn tins with lids that turn into handy popcorn bowls too. The 120g tins come in fun designs and a range of appetizing flavors, including ...
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Food products developer Calyxt is generating healthier high-oleic low-linolenic soybean variety with increased oxidative stability and improved shelf life. The company published a study in BMC Plant Biology describing the use of genome ...
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