Canada-based GN Thermoforming Equipment has forayed into the form/cut/stack thermoforming market with the launch of GN800 machine. The GN800 has been developed in collaboration with Italy-based industrial equipment supplier Agripak ...
Tradin Organic Agriculture, a subsidiary of SunOpta, has increased its stake in organic sesame supplier Selet Hulling to 76%. Tradin, which operates as part of SunOpta's global ingredients division, previously held a 35% stake in Selet ...
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Hormel Foods has agreed to acquire Applegate Farms, a natural and organic meat products manufacturer, for around $775m. The companies have reached a definitive agreement to this effect. Applegate will operate as a separate, stand-alone ...
Russia has approved six Iranian companies to supply dairy and poultry products, a move that could allow Russia to free up from high food price inflation. The move comes after the Russian government recently said that the country will ...
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The UK is second only to Australia, the research group reveals. The UK boasts the world’s second highest spend-per child on toys and videogames, according to the latest projections from Euromonitor. Second only to Australia, ...
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Suntory Beverage & Food (SBF) has signed a basic agreement to buy beverage business of Japan Tobacco (JT) for $1.2bn. According to SBF, the deal also includes acquisition of canned coffee brand Roots and peach-flavored drink brand Momono ...
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Coatings firm PPG Industries will showcase its new range of beverage can interior spray coatings at the Cannex & Fillex Asia Pacific to be held in June in Guangzhou, China. PPG will introduce Innovel HPE polyester coatings for coil ...
German eco-business firms Zelfo Technology and Upgrading have teamed up to introduce an up-cycled packaging material based on wheat straw for the food industry. The Micro and Nano Fibrillated Cellulose (M/NFC) packaging solution ...
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) in Hong Kong has found traces of Red 2G, a non-permitted coloring ingredient, in lucky bun. Red 2G is banned for use in food products as long term ...
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UK-based Industrial Washing Machines (IWM) has introduced new weigh pan washers for the food industry. Available in three models, the new weigh pan washers can be used in manufacturing plants, to sanitize pans after they have been used ...
Muller Wiseman Dairies has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of 250g packs of butter for the food-service and retail convenience sectors. Available in Muller Wiseman Dairies Black and White packaging, the 100% British ...
PPG Industries’ packaging coatings business has announced that it will showcase INNOVEL HPS new generation spray coatings for the interior of beverage cans at Cannex & Fillex Asia Pacific in Guangzhou, China, June 1-4. PPG also will ...
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H.B. Fuller has introduced two new flexible packaging adhesives, promising manufacturers savings in time and cost. The adhesives, Flextra Fast and Flextra Reseal, were launched at ICE Europe in Munich, Germany. The Flextra Fast SFA ...
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Lion has opened its specialty cheese manufacturing hub, named The Heritagein Burnie, Tasmania and the largest specialty cheese facility in the Southern hemisphere. The Heritage has been significantly expanded and upgraded, with over $150m ...
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US Foods its newest distribution center in Seabrook, New Hampshire, bringing a whole new level of convenience and value to New England area chefs and restaurateurs. "The new efficient and modern facility allows us to better serve our ...
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