WhiteWave Foods has recorded an increase in full-year profit and said it expects continued momentum in 2013. In the 12 months to the end of December, net profit climbed 5.9% to US$113.7m, the company reported today (13 February). ...
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An independent survey conducted by Asian Glass magazine, of 47 selected consumers from across the MENA region, has revealed glass packaging is the overwhelming first choice of consumers for preserving the quality, purity, and taste of ...
Tags: MENA region, PET, Glass Containers
GE caught a lot of eyes at the International Builders' Show in January with its hot-water-dispensing Café French-door refrigerator. Today, Samsung answers with the launch of the Samsung RF31FMESBSR four-door refrigerator, the ...
US-based food company Campbell Soup has entered into agreement with Grupo Jumex and Conservas La Costea to expand its manufacturing and distribution capabilities in Mexico for its beverages, soups, broths and sauces. Grupo Jumex, a ...
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American Key Food Products (AKFP) has launched Suchero brand organic coconut palm sugar for the North American market. The company noted that the Suchero brand organic coconut palm sugar is an all-natural, low glycemic index (GI) sugar, ...
Plastic packaging producer Amcor Rigid Plastics has developed the new 64oz hot fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for juices and teas. The new lightest stock container uses novel design, tooling and process technologies to cut ...
US-based plastic packaging manufacturer Winpak is all set to invest $10m in a bid to expand the company’s production plant in Winnipeg, Canada. Work on the addition of 80,000ft2 space is expected to get underway in spring 2013, with ...
In broad strokes, health and wellness-related beverage products are seeing increased consumer penetration, while classic beverages-especially colas-are seeing consumer attrition. Specifically, functional ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages, ...
Food manufacturing and consumer goods giant Unilever has demonstrated skill in navigating choppy global waters by delivering a solid performance in its fourth quarter results to December 31, with sales up by 10.5% to €1.3bn and profits ...
Axon, a division of Pro Mach, will unveil the stainless steel version of the Aurora, a series of in-line mandrel-style shrink sleeve applicators at West Pack from 12-14 February 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. ...
Tags: Axon, Shrink Sleeve Applicators, Packaging
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unveiled the Nutrition Facts Label tool, which can be found on all packaged foods and beverages. The Nutrition Facts Label helps to track various nutrients that are available from the foods ...
Tags: FDA, New Labeling Tool, Nutrition Facts Label, Packaging
Qatar has imposed a ban on the use of cups and containers made of foam for serving hot food and beverages. According to the new rule, foam products are permitted only for packaging cold food and drinks. Additionally, the country's ...
Tags: foam products, hot foods, cold food
HeatGenie has announced plans to expand and accelerate efforts to bring HeatGenie's patent pending self-heating technology to the market. The company has signed an addendum to their joint development agreement with packaging products ...
Tags: Self, Packaging, Self-heating Packaging
Nestlé India has entered into an agreement to acquire 26% stake in dairy company Indocon Agro and Allied Activities, which is engaged in milk collection business in Western India. According to the company, the deal is expected to ...
Tags: Nestle India, Stake, Dairy Company, Indocon Agro
In January, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.4 percent, down by 0.2 percentage points month-on-month, still above the threshold. In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized enterprises was ...