Some cells fail by chance, and not due to a genetic defect, to properly initiate the molecular processes for the breakdown of sugar. These cells are unable to grow and subsequently die. This discovery was done by a multidisciplinary team ...
Beam has been acquired by Suntory Holdings Japanese beverage company Suntory Holdings is set to acquire all outstanding shares of premium alcoholic spirits company Beam Inc for US$83.50 per share in cash or total consideration of ...
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Scientists and engineers in Europe are embarking on a quest to see if they can change the way young people at risk for becoming obese eat. Key to this will be developing unobtrusive technology that monitors how quickly or slowly a person is ...
Tags: young people health, obese eat, eating disorders, healthier pace
Blue Moon is one of CCA's new-to-Australia beers Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has announced its return to the Australian beer and cider market, with the launch of international and local premium beers and cider — almost all of them new to ...
Tags: Coca-Cola Amatil, beer and cider market, Australian, Molson Coor
Major food companies are keeping their word by removing 6.4 trillion calories from the U.S. marketplace in an effort to promote healthy weight, a new report says. The report, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), a ...
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The announcement of the 12-month contract is the latest in a trend which has seen a growing portion of the industry move away from spot trading and instead develop long term collaborations, and advancing the circular-economy model. These ...
Tags: Eco Plastics, Viridor, Recycled Bottles
Smithers Pira, in association with Packaging Digest and Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News, will bring together leading brand owners; packaging manufacturers, converters and designers; sustainability leaders and more for the 8th annual ...
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After completing its “first full risk assessment” of aspartame and associated breakdown products, a European Union food-safety group has concluded that the controversial artificial sweetener is safe for human consumption at ...
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Cultivated in China to sweeten tea, Siraitia grosvenorii could rescure the U.S. soda industry valued $8 billion. Siraitia grosvenorii is an herbaceous perennial vine of the Cucurbitaceae (gourd) family, native to southern China and ...
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For the third consecutive year,Mohawk was honored as the most sustainable flooring manufacturer in the 2013 Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings,the only annual assessment of sustainability practices among the region's ...
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The Toll Group has secured contracts with Coca-Cola Amatil(CCA)to provide a range of transportation services across Australia worth$380 million over five years. The initial five-year contract involves route distribution,bulk distribution ...
Tags: Toll, Coca-Cola Amatil, Christmas Present, transportation services
Austria-based plastic packaging manufacturer Alpla has installed two new Sidel SBO 24 Matrix blowers to optimize its PET-blowing capacities in Mexico. The move is part of the company's plan to improve after-sales service, energy ...
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Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is testing a new full-sleeve plastic label on its single-serve orb-shaped bottle available during the Christmas holiday season at Wal-Mart stores. The new full-sleeve label is made from a polyolefin mix which ...
Tags: Recyclable Label, Label, Packaging, Printing
Domino's intuitive TouchPanel, mounted close to the packaging line For many years multiple Coca Cola sites have relied on Domino's innovative laser coders for primary marking. The printers are used for marking PET bottles as well as the ...
Tags: Coca Cola, Transfer Printers, Thermal Transfer Printers
Nestlé has joined forces with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and seven consumer firms to develop bioplastics, derived from plant materials. The Bioplastics Feedstock Alliance (BFA) includes consumer goods firms such as Coca-Cola, ...
Tags: Bioplastics, Nestle