German packaging machinery manufacturer Rovema has installed its BVC260 Stabilo packaging machine for Leicester-based Universal Flexible Packaging. Designed to provide improved flexibility, the BVC260 Stabilo packaging machine is expected ...
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US-based food wholesaler Innovative Bites has acquired UK-based sweet maker Bonds of London for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is part of Innovative Bites' long-term growth strategy to become a major confectionery supplier in ...
Mars Chocolate has completed the acquisition of Hacienda La Chola cocoa farm in Ecuador from Naturisa. Hacienda La Chola is the agricultural unit of Naturisa and located in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The latest addition to its network of ...
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rlc | packaging group has designed new chocolate boxes for Switzerland-based Cailler. The company recently started production of eight new chocolate boxes for the Swiss chocolate brand, which is part of the Nestlé portfolio. The ...
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China is introducing a new tax which will impact Australian food companies that rely on selling their products online. Details of the tax are not yet clear however it is expected that online purchases from outside of China will be ...
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Snacks maker Baketime has announced recall of several of Aldi branded biscuit, snack and confectionery products over suspected pest contamination. The products are sold by supermarkets such as Aldi, Asvina, Booker and LBV. The affected ...
Constantia Flexibles announed that strong sales growth resulted from all business divisions and was achieved primarily by strong volume increases in all regions. Constantia Flexibles, one of the world's leading flexible packaging and ...
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Xeikon will present its new Fusion Technology (first launched at Labelexpo) to a wider print production market at drupa, showing the possibility of fully automated, unattended label and packaging production. Fusion consists of a series ...
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Food company Cerealto has acquired Mondelez International’s biscuit factory in Mem Martins, Portugal, including machinery and production lines. Mondelez has apprised the plant's Workers Representatives regarding the sale, ...
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US-based food ingredients distributor Batory Foods has been chosen as the authorised distributor by Corbion for its products which includes lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives and lactides. The Corbion products are used for ...
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New data released shows the cartonboard industry must look east for growth, with Asia Pacific accounting for almost two thirds of demand for folding cartons by 2018, and liquid cartons by 2019. Diversification of consumption patterns, ...
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Easter is now just around the corner. For readers still looking to purchase chocolate and confectionery Australian Food News has compiled the following amongst the 2016 Easter offerings. Bunnies out, Bilbies in this Easter Australian ...
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Pershing Square, a hedge fund run by investor Bill Ackman, has sold 20 million shares of US-based confectionery giant Mondelez International. Following the sale, the investor now owns only a 5.6% of the confectionery company. In a ...
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Snacks and confectionery company Mondelez International is introducing its first savoury snack brand in 10 years – Good Thins. The brand includes real ingredients such as wheat, rice and potato along with flavours such as garlic, ...
According to the latest market research study released by Technavio, the flexible packaging market in China is expected to reach $12bn by 2020, growing at a CAGR of almost 8% during the forecast period. This research report titled ...
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