Plans for labelling the calorie content of alcoholic beverages should be tabled by the European Commission at the latest in 2016, according to members of the European Parliament. The resolution calls for a new EU Alcohol Strategy focusing ...
SIAL CHINA is the leading Asian meeting point for the food and beverage industry. Major market players from retail, catering, hotel/restaurant/catering (HoReCa), food services, the import/export trade and manufacturing come ...
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Specialized polymer materials, services and solutions provider PolyOne has received an approval for using its ColorMatrix Ultimate UV390 light blocking technology for food and beverage PET packaging in China. The technology claims to ...
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Israel based producer of Sparkling Water SodaStream International and lifestyle brand Skinnygirl have jointly launched two new sparkling drink mixes - Cucumber Lime and Mango Berry. The companies have developed the flavored and mildly ...
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The group has issued its trading up date for the period from January and added that overall beverage can volumes were up 5%. Growth was strong in the UK, Russia, Germany and Italy. Rexam said that the boost in volumes was driven by energy ...
Dematic helped to achieve a 15% increase in production at Parmalat Lidcombe and will now build a high bay warehouse for Smith’s Snackfood. PepsiCo’s Australian snacks division, The Smith’s Snackfood Company, has given ...
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Global beverage giant PepsiCo has announced it will remove artificial aspartame from its Diet Pepsi product in the US later in 2015, after consumer backlash against aspartame saw PepsiCo’s sales drop. The Company has said it will ...
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Global beverage giant Coca-Cola Company has agreed to acquire multi-grain drink China Culiangwang Beverages for $400m including debt, to boost its sales in the Chinese market. This is Coke's first acquisition in China since its ...
US based Ball Corporation has revealed plans to build a two-line beverage can manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico. The new project will create more than 200 jobs, with the company saying it is its first such venture in Mexico. ...
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Italian coffee company Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group (MZB Group) has bought the production and distribution network of CECA S.A., a subsidiary of the German Neumann Kaffee Gruppe. Expanding its footprint in the Costa Rican market, MZB ...
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Global can maker Rexam, in collaboration with Heineken Russia, has designed a new can for Feilong’s new, traditionally-inspired rice beer. Rexam has used a selection of ink combinations in the new design to incorporate Feilong's ...
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Smurfit Kappa has entered into an agreement with pan-European investor Aurelius to sell its solid board and graphic board operations located in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. The scope of the deal will include two graphic board ...
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US-based dairy processor Borden Dairy has introduced the new LALA Oaxaca Cheese from Mexico to its product portfolio. The new LALA Oaxaca Cheese is a stringy, hand-twisted queso with a smooth, mild flavour suitable for snacking, according ...
Something as easy as adding more spinach, kale, collards and mustard greens to the diet could help slow cognitive decline, according to new research from Rush University Medical Centre in Chicago. The study, which was presented at the ...