Carlsberg UK is expanding its San Miguel range with the addition of two new alcohol free beers. The new San Miguel 0.0% and San Miguel 0.0% Limon are initially available to off trade. San Miguel 0.0% launches in Tesco and Asda as well ...
Tags: Alcohol Free Beers, beers
French investment firm Wendel has acquired the US-based plastics packaging company, CSP Technologies, for $360m. The Wendel Group has invested $198m for a 98% ownership in CSP, which is based in Auburn, Alabama. CSP, which has ...
Sacmi Group is planning to showcase its new high-productivity energy-saving continuous compression moulding (CCM) series at Plastindia 2015, a major South-East Asian event for the plastic materials processing industry. Sacmi is a ...
Tags: plastic materials, Packaging
Rexam, a global beverage can maker, has completed conversion of its La Selva plant’s three final production lines from steel to aluminium. Located near Tarrogona, Spain, the La Selva plant conversion commenced in 2011 and has been ...
Tags: Rexam, beverage can, Aluminium can
Campbell Soup is planning to reorganize its business operations into three divisions, in a move to accelerate its growth trajectory. Under the new plan, the new divisions, Americas Simple Meals and Beverages, Global Biscuits and ...
Tags: Biscuits, Snacks, Agriculture
A report from the nonprofit organisation, As You Sow and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), reveals that while there is a rise in the use of plastic packaging across the US market to meet the needs of fast food and consumer ...
Tags: plastic PET bottles, Agriculture
PPG Industries’ packaging coatings business has announced that it will feature a new generation of coatings for the protection of monobloc aerosol cans and aluminum and plastic tubes during the Aerosol and Dispensing Forum in Paris, ...
American food and beverage company Dean Foods will halt operations at its Verifine Dairy plant in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, by the end of April this year. The Verifine Dairy fluid milk processing plant closure will result in 70 job cuts, ...
Tags: juices, teas, bottled water, Agriculture
Japanese barcode printing, labelling, and RFID solution major SATO took a majority stake in Russia-based label manufacturer Okil-Holding, JSC, a move which will strengthen its position in the BRIC region. Acquiring approximately 75% of ...
The age-old parental advice to “eat your fruits and vegetables” has taken hold. From 2003 to 2013, global consumption of fresh foods — fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, and eggs — grew by 20 per cent to ...
Tags: fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, Agriculture
Girls who frequently consume sugary drinks tend to start their menstrual periods earlier than girls who do not, according to new research from Harvard Medical School in Boston. The study, published online today in Human Reproduction, one ...
Crocs Inc. announced its Gregg Ribatt will start working as its new CEO Jan. 28 and that Jason Giordano, managing director of Blackstone's Private Equity Group, has joined its board of directors. Ribatt, who was named at Crocs newest CEO ...
Tags: footwear, apparel, Sporting Goods
ICL, a global manufacturer of essential food products, announced that its ICL Food Specialties business unit has inked a share purchase agreement to acquire Prolactal GmbH, and its subsidiary, Rovita GmbH, collectively known as Prolactal. ...
Tags: beverage, dairy, meat industries, Agriculture
Food ingredients producer Chaucer has opened a new freeze dry factory in Portland, in the US state of Oregon. Spread over an area of around 100,000ft2, the facility will house four freeze dry tunnels as part of phase I and the further ...
Tags: fruits, vegetables, Agriculture
Coca-Cola Canada is reducing sweet content in its drink, a move to reduce the overall beverage calories in the Canadian diet. As part of its strategy, the company is also reducing immediate consumption package size by 15% to 500ml, as ...
Tags: Low-Calorie Beverages, Agriculture