US-based food firm ReGrained has launched its sustainable SuperGrain+ Bar line made from upcycled ingredients. ReGrained believes that allowing 40% of all food produced to go to waste is unacceptable. To help inspire a food system that ...
Tags: Snack Bars, food
J.M. Smucker’s proposed $285m purchase of Conagra Brands’ Wesson cooking oil brand has hit a roadblock with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing the deal will reduce competition in the country for canola and vegetable ...
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Bobst Group, a Swiss-based supplier of equipment and services to the packaging and label industries, has reported consolidated sales of CHF1 529m ($1,629m) in 2017, an increase of CHF82m, or 5.7%, compared to 2016. The operating result ...
Tags: packaging, label industries
South African pulp and paper firm Sappi has acquired specialty paper business of Cham Paper Group for CHF146.5m ($149m). The deal, which was signed in December 2017, involves acquisition of CPG’s Carmignano and Condino Mills in ...
Nordic food company HKScan has agreed to form a joint venture (JV) with Zhejiang Qinglian Food to sell Finnish pork products to Chinese consumers. HKScan is looking to establish a new presence on the Chinese market by launching products ...
Tags: Pork Products, pork
Canada-based pasta manufacturer Chickapea is launching the only organic, pulse-based mac and cheese in the US. The only organic option in the category, the products boast 19g of protein, 8g of fiber and less than 500mg of sodium per ...
Epson America, a provider of digital label and packaging solutions, is set to exhibit its commercial label printing solutions at the Natural Products Expo West event in Anaheim, California, US. The event will take place from 7 March to 11 ...
Tags: digital label, packaging
Madama Oliva, a producer of processed and packaged olives, has selected RPC Superfos’ LongLife container as a packaging solution for its full range of products. Madama Oliva has packaged all 17 varieties of olives made from ...
Tags: Madama Oliva, Container
DS Smith has achieved FSC Chain of Custody Certification for its Trakia Paper Mill in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody certificate allows DS Smith’s internal and external customers to trace ...
Tags: Paper Mill, Paper
Fisher Container, a provider of custom flexible packaging for food and healthcare industries, has re-branded its subsidiaries Fisher Container, and Packaging Products (PPC) into the new entity PPC Flexible Packaging. The comprehensive ...
BMW Group has signed a letter of intent with Great Wall Motor on local production of future battery-electric MINI vehicles in China. In addition to production of the first battery electric MINI at the main plant in Oxford starting in ...
Nissan Motor and DeNA will start Easy Ride robo-vehicle mobility service trial in Japan, starting 5 March 2018. The field test, which will run until 18 March 2018, will take place in Minatomirai district of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. ...
Tags: Nissan, mobility service
Rigid packaging TricorBraun has provided an advanced packaging for The 1970 Vodka, which is a ready-to-drink vodka cocktail. When Ikeda Feingold needed a packaging partner to bring a family cocktail tradition to life, her search led her ...
Tags: Rigid packaging, TricorBraun
Fisher Container has rebranded its subsidiaries Fisher Container, LLC and Packaging Products Corporation (PPC) into a new firm, PPC Flexible Packaging. The company’s rebranding follows the acquisition of PPC in June 2017. Fisher ...
Sun Chemical, a subsidiary of DIC group, has introduced new UV ink system for primary and secondary food packaging applications. The ink system, dubbed SunCure Accuflex UV, is for several food applications that are not manufactured with ...
Tags: Sun Chemical, UV Ink System, Food Packaging