Golden State Foods(GSF)has acquired 51%stake in KanPak China,which offers a range of dairy-based products for the quick service restaurant(QSR)and retail industries. KanPak China,which is located in Xiantao City,Hubei Province,produces ...
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TreeHouse Foods,a US-based food manufacturer,has reported that its net income decreased by 29%to$21.5m for the third quarter ended 30 September 2012,compared to$30.3m for the same period in 2011. The company reported earnings of$0.58 per ...
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After nearly 40 years in bicycle retail, Bike Gallery owner Jay Graves has retired and handed over the reins of his Portland chain to Mike Olson, owner of Trek Bicycle Superstore of San Diego, California. Graves is the ...
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Holmes & Marchant has created new packaging design for Dutch coffee roaster Douwe Egberts’s range of flavored instant coffee, called ‘The Flavour Collective’ that targets women. Douwe Egberts gave a brief to Holmes & ...
Sanko Machinery’s exclusive North American representative T.H.E.M has introduced the FP500 and Zero1 packaging machinery lines for the food, beverage and personal care product companies at Pack Expo in Chicago held from 28-31 October ...
Thai researchers claim to have developed an electronic nose,which can enable the local food industry to standardize smell. To develop the new device known as NanoNos,the researchers at NANOTEC,King Mongkut's Institute of Technology ...
Canadian dairy firm Saputo has signed a deal to acquire the Morningstar business of Dean Foods. The US$1.45bn deal will be financed through a newly-committed bank loan, Saputo said today (3 December). The acquisition will help expand the ...
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Krinos Foods, a manufacturer of Greek foods, is set to build a $20m facility in The Bronx, New York City, US, shifting its base from Long Island City. The company will build the 100,000ft facility on a site which is currently owned by the ...
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Global packaging company Sonoco has provided Melitta USA with new paperboard composite cans made from recycled and recyclable content to replace with traditional metal coffee cans. According to Sonoco, Melitta has converted its 603 and ...
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US-based Rishi Tea, a provider of organic and fair trade loose-leaf teas, introduced its first line of specialty tea sachets. The company said it is marketing the tea with a knit-mesh filter bag that lends a different flavor, aroma and ...
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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 ...
US-based Coffee roaster Melitta has selected the UpShot Solution to enter the single-serve market. The UpShot Solution, developed by LBP Manufacturing, features an eco-friendly, single-serve filter that Melitta fills with coffee which is ...
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US-based McDonald's introduced McCafé Premium Roast take home coffee packaging for purchase only at participating McDonald's restaurants in Canada. McDonald's Canada president and CEO John Betts McDonald's Canada president and CEO ...
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UK-based manufacturer of green packaging products Biopac has announced the introduction of its new 100% compostable double wall version cup for the catering industry, expanding its ‘I’m a green cup’ family. Made from ...
Canadian coffee roasting company Pistol & Burnes has launched a fully compostable pack for its Farmer First brand incorporating Innovia’s cellulose-based NatureFlex film. The renewable biobased content of the films is 95% by weight of ...