The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has launched the common footprint quality (CFQ) standard for fresh produce industry in the UK, in a bid to provide better packaging for fruits and vegetables. The new CFQ standard has been ...
Domino's is ready to let its driverless delivery vehicles loose in Europe for the very first time. The six-wheeled vehicles, which resemble something you’d expect to see Nasa landing on the moon, are being debuted by Domino’s ...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has secured exclusivity in relation to the proposed acquisition of Chamtor, a France-based manufacturer of wheat-based sweeteners and starches. Pierre Duprat, president, ADM Europe, Middle East and ...
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China has strong demand for robots, but locally produced robots took up only 26.7% of its demand in 2015. Too meet the demand, China firms have geared up development of robots with government incentives in recent years and the use of robots ...
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UK fresh fruit and veg supplier Fresca Group has formed a joint venture (JV) with Colombian Hass avocado grower Cartama. The joint venture company, dubbed Cartama UK, will handle the commercialization of the avocados produced by the ...
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JBS USA has agreed to acquire Plumrose USA, the bacon and deli-meats business of Denmark's Danish Crown, for $230m. The acquisition is in line with JBS' plans to diversify its product portfolio and expansion of prepared foods and branded ...
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German chemical company BASF is building a new plastic additives plant at its Caojing site in Shanghai, China. The development is a part of the company's €200m global investment plan to boost its plastic additives business. With an ...
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Finnish packaging firm Huhtamaki has introduced a new single-use digitally enabled paper cup for retailers. The new Adtone cup from Huhtamaki Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania features a heat-activated label and a QR code which is ...
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Frimpeks UK, which manufactures several products for the global print, packaging and wood industries, has added a UV ink mixing and distribution service to its offering. Frimpeks has experience in ink formulation and supply, with its ...
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Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. announced it will raise prices by €60 per tonne (£50 / tonne) on all recycled paperboard grades sold in the Company's European regions. The price change is effective with shipments on or after 17th March ...
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Wine, spirit and cider producer Distell has partnered with Stock Spirits to improve spirit range in the UK. The partnership, which will take effect from 1 June 2017, will strengthen the relationship between the two companies. Several ...
UK-based packaging firm DS Smith has opened a new PackRight Center in Oftringen, Switzerland. The new PackRight Center, which is the company's 27th in European network, will help in developing display and packaging concepts to reduce ...
Constantia Flexibles Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of flexible packaging products and labels, surpassed annual sales of two billion euros in 2016 , the first time in its history. The company also achieved record ...
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Michelman is set to showcase DigiPrime 4453 water-based digital press primer at the Xeikon Café show in Belgium. The event will take place from 27 to 31 March at Xeikon’s Lier facility in Lier, Antwerp. Developed for use on ...
US-based Ball has developed new can packaging for Garden Brewery’s craft beer range. Featuring Ball’s Metal Recycles Forever logo on the packaging, the new 330ml standard aluminum can is produced in five flavors including ...
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