The Food Hoses made from polyurethane of the Master-PUR range were tested by an independent institute according to the most stringent requirements of the food industry. The result: the entire range has been awarded the sought-after ...
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Unilever will cut up to 125 jobs in the US after announcing plans to close close its Atlanta-based spreads factory. The group said late last week that it will close the plant by 30 June this year. "The action is being taken to address ...
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Premier Foods plc announced today (28 January) that its chief executive, Michael Clarke, has resigned. Clarke joined Premier eighteen months ago. The company said that Clarke planned to exit the group "having delivered the initial ...
The boss of Britain’s biggest food manufacturer, Premier Foods, has quit the debt-laden company today (January 28) after only 18 months, in a move that surprised City analysts. Shock move: Michael Clarke is to quit Premier Foods. ...
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According to central European pallet manufacturers, the business year 2013 has got off to an unexpectedly brisk start in terms of volumes. Concerns that a general slowing in the pace of economic activity as a whole could lead to regressive ...
Tags: pallet, economic activity, food, consumer-goods
The government has set up a £1m funding competition for robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) technology in the UK. The investment by the Technology Strategy Board is for feasibility studies to accelerate the development of RAS ...
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Black Diamond, Inc. has selected Centric Software, Inc. as its product lifecycle management (PLM) system provider. Black Diamond will implement Centric 8 PLM software for all product lines, including Black Diamond Equipment hardgoods and ...
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Unilever has booked an expectation-beating increase in underlying sales as growth of its personal care division offset a "weak" food performance. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant said today (23 January) that underlying sales in the ...
Grid-Eye is an 8x8 MEMS thermopile array from Panasonic. "Unlike conventional single thermopile or pyroelectric sensors that only measure temperature at a certain point-of-contact, Grid-EYE enables contactless temperature detection ...
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When ISPO MUNICH opens its doors from February 3rd to 6th, 2013, the trade show once again offers its visitors plenty of opportunities to expand their know how, gain new inspiration and actively maintain their professional network with the ...
The latest batch of reports from the just-food research store includes health claim strategies for food and drinks firms, social media strategies for food companies and super grains. Health Claim Strategies for Food and Drinks ...
Tags: food, Grains, drinks firms
In the year of 2012, in face of the increasingly complicated and severe international situation and arduous tasks of domestic reform, development and stability, the Central Party Committee and the State Council took scientific development ...
To identify solutions to the recent issues surrounding polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and full-wrap labels in the recycle stream, Eastman Chemical Co. has organized a full-wrap label consortium. The group, which includes members ...
Tags: Wrap Label, Pet Plastic, Pet
In December, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 2,033.4 billion yuan, up by 15.2 percent year-on-year (nominal growth rate. The real growth rate was 13.5 percent. The follows are nominal growth rates if there's no additional ...
Tags: Sales, Consumer Goods, Retail Sales
The Consumexpo Exhibition was launched at the start of development of the modern Russian market of consumer goods. Together with industry participants, the exhibition evolved and developed into an event that not only gives a picture of the ...
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