Müller Wiseman Dairies, a Scottish milk supplier and distributor, has commenced production at its £17m butter plant in Market Drayton, UK. The plant is set to be formally opened in early December. It will annually produce up to ...
Packaging equipment manufacturer Pro Mach will open a new facility for its bottling systems production subsidiary Federal in Pewaukee, Wisconsin in the US. Located at the RidgeView Corporate Park in Pewaukee, the new 78,000ft2 building is ...
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Beverage packaging market is expected to grow to $125.7bn by 2018 at a compound annual growth Rate (CAGR) of 4.3% during the period from 2013 to 2018, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets. The beverage packaging market ...
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Temasek, a sovereign wealth fund of the Government of Singapore, and private equity firm Hopu have agreed to purchase a $213m stake in Chinese infant formula maker Yashili International. The move comes after Yashili's parent company China ...
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Temasek, Singapore's state-owned investment company, has teamed up with China-focused private equity firm Hopu and three private investors to acquire $213m worth stake in infant milk formula producer Yashili International. The shares will ...
More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
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The WhiteWave Foods Company (the "Company") today reported strong third quarter 2013 results. For the third quarter of 2013, the Company reported adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.19, a 21 percent increase compared to third ...
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Chr. Hansen, a Danish food ingredients firm, has developed new culture concept called FreshQ that helps keep fermented dairy products fresh during shelf life in a natural way. FreshQ provides effective protection of fermented dairy ...
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The widening gap between milk demand and supply will lead to a shortage totaling about 15 to 20 percent of China's market value in 2017, or 66 billion yuan ($10.75 billion), a report has said. Driven by increasing consumption and deeper ...
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Mondelez International, Inc. today reported third quarter 2013 results. "We delivered solid results in a difficult environment. Both revenue and operating margin improved sequentially, fueled by volume/mix gains of more than 5 percent, ...
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PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, which owns and produces the Pack Expo family of trade shows, reports exhibit space sales for Pack Expo International 2014 (Nov. 2–5, 2014; McCormick Place, Chicago) have ...
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XL Group, an insurance and re-insurance company, has upgraded its Up+Running equipment breakdown coverage to boost protection against food processing and cold storage risks. Designed specifically for cold storage facilities, meat, dairy, ...
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Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy has added YoYummy, the newest yogurt, to its Green Mountain Creamery yogurt range. YoYummy is a natural, low fat yogurt packed in squeezable pouch with live and active cultures, available in the US, the company ...
Sweden-based Rosti Group has completed the acquisition of majority shares in Turkish injection molder Tebplast Plastik (Tebplast) from the Teber family. Tebplast will be integrated into Rosti Group's packaging division and operate ...
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Ongoing investment in high-tech production equipment, staff and in-house design and innovation have helped boost performance, said the company, which has also beefed up environmental standards. The 14,000m2 plant in Durham, the company's ...