US chocolate manufacturer Hershey has announced it will be launching certified Hershey's Bliss chocolates, which are made with 100% certified cocoa. The products will hit the shelves this holiday season. In January, the company announced ...
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In these tough economic times one popular product category has halted a decline in the UK toy market – the blind bag. These low value lines – such as LEGO Minifigures – are top sellers. The blind bag category is ...
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Northeast Packaging is all set to feature its new stock of seal bags, which are ideal for single servings of snacks, tea or coffee. Northeast Packaging CEO Stewart Braun said the company is expanding its selection consistently to ensure ...
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Proving paying more doesn't automatically equate to safer,some midsized cars do better than luxury models in the new frontal offset crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety(IIHS). Of the 18 sedans tested in the ...
Field workers at Family Housing will gain protection from conflict and potential assault with the help of Identicom lone worker protection systems Family Housing is helping to reduce potential risk to its lone working, front-line staff ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has handed out fines totalling £300,000 to four different councils for a variety of data breaches. The ICO also criticised local government agencies for continued poor attitudes to data ...
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Eight UK schools have made it to the final of Cisco’s Stemnet (science, technology, engineering and mathematics network) Challenge 10, which challenges students to plan a large-scale event in their local area. Nearly 200 UK ...
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Blown plastic film and bag manufacturer Petoskey Plastics is all set to invest$16m in a bid to expand three of its US facilities located in Hartford City,Indiana;Morristown,Tennessee;and Petoskey,Michigan. The company will direct majority ...
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Negotiating contracts and agreements What are the most important things when negotiating with Chinese people? Organization, detail, politeness, a strong will and a healthy dose of patience. Is there a strong emphasis on hierarchy in ...
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The National Consumers League(NCL),the nation's oldest consumer advocacy organization founded in 1899 to protect and promote the rights of consumers and workers,has sent a letter to David Sunflower Seeds,a subsidiary of ...
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Hobbit hole and Bilbo Baggins recreated in two million 1x1 LEGO-brick . A LEGO representation of Bilbo Baggins' famous fictional Hobbit hole have been faithfully recreated in an incredible two million LEGO-brick construction. Joining ...
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The Topline 2000 is suitable for use with free-flowing granulated products in to pre-fabricated open-mouth bags, with filling speeds up to 30 bags per minute with one filling spout. The machine can be equipped with either a vertical empty ...
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Taylor Farms Retail is recalling 110 cases of Taylor Farms Hearts of Romaine in the US, as the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall has been initiated after a single random finished package test by the Food ...
Posted by Rick Lingle,Technical Editor--Packaging Digest,12/19/2012 4:26:01 PM Canadian Plastics Industry Association(CPIA)released a new report that the amount of post-consumer plastic recycled in Canada has increased in 2011.An ...
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Confections and fine foods manufacturer Nassau Candy has relaunched its Nancy Adams brand of confections,pretzels and graham crackers in new brown'gift bag'packaging in order to help drive retail sales. According to the company,which is ...
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