Goodman Fielder, a manufacturer of bread and dairy products in Australia and New Zealand, plans to close three bakeries in Australia and cut nearly 115 jobs. This move is a part of the company's plan to lower costs and improve ...
New Zealand (NZ)-based Future Fresh has redesigned ExtraFresh packs in a bid to retain freshness for long. To develop a cost effective and environmentally responsible solution to ethylene control for household consumers, the team at ...
New Zealand-based multinational dairy co-operative Fonterra is planning to establish a local office in Delhi, India in 2013, in order to take advantage of growing demand for dairy products in the country. The office will be headed by ...
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Abbott has launched a new, Web-based, integrated laboratory informatics solution to help laboratories improve efficiency and productivity while minimizing errors. OneLab will allow labs to standardize processes across multiple locations ...
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3M's locally-developed Post-it 'Super Sticky' television commercial has been judged the most "impactful" ad on TV in New Zealand. The recognition was awarded without any push from 3M as the accolade was determined by consumers. The Ad ...
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Australia-based Cormack Packaging has developed a new range of plastic closures to address the limitations of existing closure options. The new tamper evident TVL range of closures offers advantages including product integrity, ease of ...
Connell Brothers,a California-based specialty industrial ingredients marketer and distributor,has opened a food application facility in Sydney,Australia. The new facility enables the company's food technicians to assist its customers in ...
Tags: ingredient, baked goods, desserts
HCC Insurance Holdings has reported that its net earnings jumped by 75% to $82.6m for the first quarter of 2012, against $47m during the corresponding period previous fiscal. Net earnings per diluted share stood at $0.79 for the first ...
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking feedback on an application to change the Food Standards Code to allow food derived from a genetically modified canola. FSANZ chief executive officer Steve McCutcheon said the ...
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Closure manufacturer in the US, Portola Packaging has announced that the company’s North American facilities have achieved reduction in energy usage by almost 20% over the past two years, and recycled more than 5.5 million lbs of ...
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Corporate Express has set its sights on the mid-market as it transitions to the Staples brand under the leadership of Australia/New Zealand president Jay Mutschler. Mutschler told Stationery News that Staples/Corporate Express did not ...
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A strong growth was observed in apparel exports from Bangladesh to new markets during the first three months of Bangladeshi fiscal year 2012-13 that began on July 1, 2012. From July to September 2012, Bangladesh exported US$ 4.29 ...
Australasian food company Goodman Fielder plans to sell or shut down nearly 15 factories across Australia and New Zealand over the next three years,as a part of its efforts to generate A$100m($102.56m)in savings. In an investor ...
Tags: savings, factories, closures, bakery division, product lines
Closure manufacturer in the US, Portola Packaging has announced plans to close its Portola Tech International cosmetics closure and container manufacturing unit in a bid to concentrate on its growing beverage closure and bottle business. ...
Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand (CCANZ), the bottler and distributor of soft drinks has invested $35m to upgrade its manufacturing facility at Auckland and installed two beverage bottle production lines using blow-fill technology and a new ...
Tags: Bottling Facility, Coca-Cola, soft drinks