P4CK, a packaging design consultancy, has designed a pint beer carrier for beer brand Carling of Molson Coors. P4CK claims with festival goers and sports fans on its mind, the company designed 'Flexicarry' to enable them to carry their ...
Juice manufacturer in the US Old Orchard Brands has announced the launch of a new line of sweet teas in 12oz cans. The new line fills a niche in the growing tea segment, and the frozen concentrate packaging in addition, provides an ...
Tags: Tea Line, Cans, line of sweet teas
Dean Foods, a US-based dairy company, has reported that its net income totaled $56.1m for the second quarter ended 30 June 2012, compared to a loss of $50.5m for the same period in 2011. The company posted 5.15% decrease in net revenues ...
Tags: net income, processor and distributor of milk, cultured dairy products
Canada has become the latest country to approve the use of stevia in food and beverages. Health Canada said on Friday (30 November) it has authorised the use of the sugar substitute as a food additive for products. Previously it was only ...
Tags: stevia, food, beverages, food additive, sweetener
Enerbrite Technologies has completed the acquisition of SBSI Nutraceuticals,a food supplement manufacturer based in New York,US. SBSI Nutraceuticals develops vitamin and supplement lines for the sports,fitness and health industry as well ...
Tags: food supplement, vitamin, functional drinks
McNeil Nutritionals,the producer of Splenda Sweeteners,has launched its new product-Nectresse Natural No Calorie Sweetener. The new product has been developed by combining monk fruit extract with a blend of other natural sweeteners.The ...
Tags: sweetener, 100%natural, zero calorie
US-based International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has opened a new flavor production facility in New Delhi, India, as a part of its plan to strengthen its presence in emerging markets. The new facility, located in Gurgaon, will develop ...
Tags: flavor production facility, emerging markets, foods, sweets, beverages
American food company Kraft Foods has announced that its board of directors have approved the spin-off of its North American grocery business. The spin-off is scheduled to be completed on 1 October 2012. The split will result in the ...
Guala Closures Group has announced its intent to acquire the Metal Closures division of South Africa's MCG Industries, pending the approval of the South African Competition Commission by the end of 2012. Metal Closures has been ...
Campbell Soup has entered into an agreement to acquire Bolthouse Farms, a US-based food and beverage company, from private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for $1.55bn in cash. The acquisition is a part of Campbell's strategy to ...
Tags: food and beverage company, private equity firm, leading market positions
The majority of shoppers notice packaging claims such as ‘Made in the USA’ and most of them are likely to purchase a product after observing such claim, according to a new research survey conducted by New Jersey-based Perception ...
Tags: Packaging, Made in The Usa, shoppers
Campbell Soup has completed the acquisition of Bolthouse Farms, a US-based food and beverage company, from private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners in an all cash deal of $1.55bn. The acquisition is a part of the company's strategy ...
Closure Systems International (CSI) has introduced its new Econo-Lok mini linerless closure, which has been engineered to meet standard performance requirements for carbonated soft drinks (CSD) and bottled water applications. According to ...
The global food contact paper and board market is expected to increase by 6% annually and reach an estimated $70bn by 2017 from the current $53bn, according to a new study by Smithers Pira. According to the study titled 'The Future of ...
Tags: Food Contact Paper, Board Market, paper-based materials
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/1/2012 9:34:36 AM The Foodservice Packaging Institute's fourth annual Trends Report reveals three key trends: "Green" isn't a trend, it's standards operating ...
Tags: Foodservice Packaging Institute, trends teport, packaging industry