Graphic Packaging International has agreed to acquire Carton Craft and its affiliate Lithocraft for an undisclosed sum. Under the deal, Graphic Packaging will purchase all the assets of both firms, helping to expand the operations of ...
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UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Heineken’s £403m bid to acquire Punch Taverns estate could reduce competition in over 33 places across the country. The regulator has asked the Dutch brewing company to ...
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Chip maker Qualcomm is banking that the future of Bluetooth speakers will be a smart one. The company has announced that it’s going to launch a new chip platform dedicated to smart, voice-controlled multi-room speakers. This is big ...
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Imperial Bag & Paper has completed its acquisition of Dade Paper & Bag, a US-based distributor of food packaging, paper products, and foodservice disposables. The acquisition will bring the revenue of the combined business to more than ...
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Precision has acquired Meyer Industries, a manufacturer of conveyor systems and equipment for the food processing industry. Meyer has earned a reputation for the ability to provide customized solutions to its customers including high ...
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Advent International backed Sovos Brands has agreed to acquire Rao's Specialty Foods, the owner of Rao's Homemade pasta sauce made from natural ingredients. The transaction is expected to be completed during the third quarter of this ...
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Pro Mach is set to showcase packaging solutions from various brands at Expo Pack Guadalajara event in Mexico. The event will take place from 13 to 15 June in Guadalajara. At the event, Pro Mach will exhibit automated capping solutions ...
CM Equity Partners's portfolio firm Graco Supply Company has divested the assets of the Ball Ground aircraft sealant repackaging business to Royal Adhesives & Sealants. Financial details of acquisition have not been disclosed by both the ...
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E3 2017 is almost here, and that means all the big companies are gearing up to showcase a catalogue of fantastic games and exciting new announcements. The usual big hitters are present and accounted for, including Sony and its impressive ...
Brazil-based meat processing company JBS has agreed to sell its beef operations in three South American markets to companies controlled by Minerva for $300m. Under the deal, JBS’ beef businesses in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay ...
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American Packaging has broken ground on a new 350,000ft2 manufacturing facility in Monroe County, New York. The company is investing around $170m to develop the facility, which will allow to create up to 260 permanent jobs, in addition to ...
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Toray Plastics (America) is now offering its analytic testing of films, laminations, and finished printed structures to all consumer packaged goods companies and converters. Toray’s wide array of sophisticated lab equipment and ...
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Ride-hailing company Lyft is collaborating with autonomous vehicle technology firm nuTonomy to optimize passenger experience in self-driving cars. Under the partnership, the two companies will align their technology platforms to collect ...
A new report from Smithers Pira has revealed that digital print for packaging market will surge to $23.2bn in 2022, from $13.2bn in 2017. The report titled ‘The Future of Digital Print for Packaging to 2022’ explores how the ...
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Luxembourg-registered synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six (E6), a member of the De Beers Group of Companies, has developed a new thermal grade of synthetic diamond grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Diafilm ETC700 is both ...