American food company Hormel Foods has agreed to acquire deli meat and salami company Columbus Manufacturing from Arbor Investments for about $850m. The acquisition places Hormel as a complete deli solutions provider and also boost its ...
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Smurfit Kappa has announced the new name for its e-retail offering, eSmart, and said that the service is at the forefront of e-commerce packaging solutions. The company said it is now working with 70% of European e-retail brands and ...
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Flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC) provider Conitex Sonoco USA has introduced new multi-layer barrier bag product line. Launched through the company's BulkSak flexible products division, the new multi-layer barrier film bags are ...
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Ecommerce analytics firm Profitero has found the construction toy firm is still number one with consumers. LEGO is the brand leading the ‘most wished-for’ product list in the toys & games category online running up to the ...
Italian flexible packaging firm Corapack has used Futamura Chemicals’ renewable and compostable cellulose films to develop compostable barrier lidding for trays. NatureFlex cellulose film is a lidding material, which serves as an ...
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Non-refillable and aluminium closures manufacturer Guala Closures Group has inaugurated its fifth research center in Luxembourg. Based in Foetz’s Technoport, GCL Technologies aims at the selection, development, assessment, of the ...
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Zuru's cubes will be adorned with the stylised faces of Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man and Spider-Man. Zuru Toys has partnered with Marvel for a collection of fidget cubes, themed after the brand's slate of superhero characters, with the ...
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Spanish frozen seafood company Original Gourmet has selected RPC Superfos’ reusable polypropylene packaging solution for its shellfish range. The Spanish firm selected RPC’s injection moulded rigid SuperCube pack to replace ...
India-based Creative Graphics has invested in Esko’s platforms, in a bid to enhance its production operations. India’s largest packaging prepress and flexographic plate provider has expanded in the past three years with its ...
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Anheuser-Busch has released a new limited-edition 1933 Repeal Reserve, a Budweiser Amber Lager in celebration of prohibition's repeal. Budweiser 1933 Repeal Reserve is inspired by an amber lager created and brewed by Adolphus Busch that ...
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RPC Group subsidiary RPC Massmould has introduced a next-generation sports cap to provide maximum product safety and integrity with enhanced consumer convenience. Developed in conjunction with RPC Astra Plastique, the new Secure Flip ...
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Toyo Printing Inks plans to exhibit its latest innovations in food and non-food packaging solutions during the Eurasia Packaging Fair 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. The solutions to be demonstrated by the printing ink manufacturer are claimed ...
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PaperWorks Industries, a US-based paperboard packaging supplier, has invested in a new sheet-fed lithographic press for installation at its facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, to enhance its folding carton printing capabilities. The ...
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Clariant is set to showcase new moisture-control solutions for pharmaceutical packaging at this year’s CPhI Worldwide event in Germany. At the event, Clariant Healthcare Polymer Solutions will exhibit new solutions for controlling ...
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Dole has redesigned packaging for its salad products in a bid to help consumers easily select different salad products. The US-based salad kit brand is showcasing new salad bag graphics at the PMA 2017 Fresh Summit Convention & Expo in ...
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