Cardia Bioplastics has expanded its patent portfolio with 19 granted patents apart from 42 more pending registrations for its bioplastics technology. The company has also secured seven new Cardia Compostable, Biohybrid and PPC-starch ...
Packaging solutions provider Clondalkin Pharma and Healthcare has installed its first mass carton serialisation capability at its Cherry Orchard facility in Dublin, Ireland. The Atlantic Zeiser Digiline 300 machine has enabled ...
Tags: trace technology, serialisation standards, Agriculture
American food processing company Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is planning to set up a new information technology and support centre in Erlanger, Kentucky, in a move to expand IT support and infrastructure. Expected to be opened ...
Tags: IT support, infrastructure, Agriculture
Mid-market pan-European investor Aurelius has acquired Europe's leading ethical plastic bottle recycler Eco Plastics for an undisclosed amount. With this investment, Aurelius will supply its highly specialised operational improvement ...
Tags: Plastic Bottle, Eco Plastics, Agriculture
The proportion of UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside has reached 60%, according to figures released by the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK. ACE stated that this was a ...
Tags: Beverage, wood fibres, Agriculture
Danish brewer Carlsberg has partnered with British beverage can maker Rexam to launch limited edition Christmas cans of Tuborg Pilsner beer. Through the partnership, Carlsberg's Tuborg Pilsner beer will be available in Rexam's 1 litre ...
Tags: Beer, Christmas cans, Agriculture
British wine importer EWGA has acquired regional wholesaler Heritage Wines for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition, which is said to be the company's biggest purchase to date, will further bolster the company's position in the South ...
Tags: Wines, Heritage, Agriculture
Following the launch in May 2014 of the Wise Drinking mobile application, new features have been added to enable consumers to monitor their alcohol intake. Users can now test their knowledge of responsible drinking through a "responsible ...
Tags: Drinking, alcohol, Agriculture
Reliant Beverage Company, maker of Reliant Recovery Water, has hired Bill Germano as president. "We are thrilled to have Bill join the Reliant team," said Eric Russell, CEO of Reliant Beverage Company. "He brings with him a wealth of ...
Tags: Beverage, Agriculture
Bayer CropScience announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved its application for the registration of ILeVO. ILeVO protects the root system against infections caused by the Sudden Death Syndrome fungus and has ...
Tags: soybean plants, root system, Agriculture
The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) today announced a three-year communications effort to educate consumers. The goal is to reach beyond the seed industry to educate the general public about the role of seed and seed improvement in ...
Tags: Seed Improvement, Agriculture
American fresh produce distributor Castellini Group of Companies has announced plans to invest around $52m in the development of a new large-scale fresh-cut fruits and vegetables processing and produce distribution centre in Conley, ...
Tags: fruits, vegetables, Agriculture
Del Monte Fresh Produce is voluntarily recalling fresh cut fruit containing Gala red apples grown in Pennsylvania as these apples have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products include nearly ...
Tags: Red Apples, Agriculture
Dairy ingredients firm Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) will inaugurate a new milk protein facility on its existing site in Virginia, County Cavan on 15 December 2014. The new facility will process milk from neighbouring counties, on ...
Tags: Milk Protein, nutrition, Agriculture
Saudi Arabia is expected to rely completely on imported wheat within two years, newly appointed Minister of Agriculture Waleed Al-Kuraiji said. According to the minister, the country's wheat import has increased to 3 million tonnes this ...
Tags: Wheat, Agriculture