Australia’s first fully driverless and electric shuttle bus, the RAC Intellibus, has started the on-road stage of its trial in South Perth. The RAC Intellibus will carry passengers and interact with traffic, parked cars, cyclists ...
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The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the Volkswagen Group will collaborate over the next three years to jointly develop innovative solutions for making urban mobility more environmentally-friendly, safer, more reliable and more ...
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The profit of Royal FrieslandCampina decreased by 16.7 percent over the first half-year 2016 to 160 million euros compared to the same period in the previous financial year. Due to the significant increase in the member dairy ...
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Global food company Paulig Group has acquired a major stake of 51% in Finland-based Gold&Green Foods for an undisclosed amount. Gold&Green Foods is the manufacturer of pulled oats, a food innovation product. The partnership between the ...
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Pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso is investing €6.6m in the corrugated packaging business in Sweden in a bid to increase competitiveness. The investment is also part of the company’s efforts to improve printing quality and ...
Cereal maker Post Holdings’ subsidiary Michael Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire National Pasteurized Eggs (NPE) for undisclosed sum. NPE offers pasteurized shell eggs under the Davidson’s Safest Choice brand and ...
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Cargill has appointed Chuck Gitkin as chief marketing officer (CMO) for North America protein business. He will also be a member of the Cargill Protein Group’s leadership team. Previously, Gitkin was senior vice president of ...
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Hammer Packaging has recently installed a Speedmaster XL 106-8+L from Heidelberg to increase capacity and improve productivity. The new peak performance press replaced an older competitive press, and will run alongside two existing ...
Vetropack Group significantly enhanced its revenue in the first half of 2016. Vetropack Italia, a member of the Group since early August 2015, making a major contribution of over 10%. Net sales from goods and services amounted to CHF ...
Simple and cost effective protection is key, particularly as we begin to enter peak season. During peak season we will see an increase in the number of couriers on the road, deliveries being sent out and an increase in retail sales, it is ...
Taking place in Lagos, Nigeria, from 20 - 22 September 2016, the event will mark the debut of Sidel in the West African version of the show and is part of its commitment to supporting beverage producers in Nigeria and neighbouring ...
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Macfarlane Group has annouced its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2016. Graeme Bissett, Chairman of Macfarlane Group PLC, today said: “Macfarlane Group’s performance in the six months to 30 June 2016 is ...
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UK based printed packaging films producer TCL Packaging has purchased new automatic core cutting machine from Universal Converting Equipment in order to increase reel core production capacity in Suffolk. The new machine is planned to be ...
San Francisco Bay Area based food safety solutions firm SafeTraces has raised funds worth $1.5m in a series seed round led by Maumee Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Andersons. The company plans to use the funds to speed up ...
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The Greater Richmond Partnership announces that Niagara Bottling, the private label bottled water supplier in the US, will build a $95m 450,000 square-foot facility in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park, employing 76 ...