South Africa-based Rhodes Food Group has announced plans to acquire domestic food producer Pakco for R200m ($14.5m), as part of its expansion strategy. Pakco owns popular brands, including the iconic Bisto brand, Hinds, Buffalo, Southern ...
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Hormel Foods has announced several new leadership appointments across business segments. James M. Splinter has been appointed to the position of group vice president, corporate strategy. In this new role, Splinter will have responsibility ...
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Switzerland-based specialty chemicals group Clariant’s Healthcare Packaging business unit has launched new desiccant canisters to help enhance packaging safety. The new canisters with red labeling are designed to help differentiate ...
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At the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE), Oct. 8-11, in Las Vegas, DuPont Nutrition & Health will showcase the depth and breadth of its bakery ingredient portfolio, focusing on clean label ingredient strategies, shelf life ...
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Global packaging company Coveris has introduced new range of drinks labels designed for the smoothie brand, Innocent, in the UK and European markets. The new transparent labels use specially developed ink technology, allowing for new ...
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Café Valley of Marion, Indiana is recalling 543 cases of Banana nut mini muffins labeled as Lemon poppy seed mini muffins, because they may contain undeclared walnuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to walnuts run ...
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MPS Systems North America announced that records have been broken at Labelexpo Americas 2016. At Labelexpo, MPS introduced together with EMT the Chameleon RobustCut side load die station. Also, MPS partnered with Kodak to perform live ...
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in advanced memory solutions for more than two decades, today unveiled the Samsung 960 PRO and 960 EVO, its newest solid state drives (SSDs). The V-NAND based, M.2 form factor SSDs were ...
Sacmi is preparing for the biennial Parma fair with its latest technological offerings, from bag-in-box filling systems to the new range of KUBE modular labellers, to the automated end-of-line solutions. Like a well-orchestrated symphony, ...
GoodMills Innovation will exhibit its portfolio of specialty flours and grain-based functional ingredients at the Gulfood Manufacturing Show in Dubai. GoodMills’ Snackmaxx range comprises several masa flours, which are ideally ...
Victoria Fine Foods (VFF), the premium pasta sauce manufacturer in the US, has launched four new on-trend and clean label sauces this fall. Brooklyn-based Victoria Fine Foods, founded in 1929, is committed to using only the finest ...
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Kern has installed Polar D 115 Plus cutting machine at its facility in Saarland, Germany. The machine has replaced the existing Speedmaster SX 52 Anicolor system to increase the print volume. Kern has first planned to supplement its ...
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Essentra, a UK-based supplier of beauty and personal care packaging, is planning to introduce its new blooming, lotus-shaped carton, Lotus Pack at Luxe Pack 2016. The firm will also showcase a range of its premium packaging capabilities ...
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Harrison Spinks, one of Great Britain’s most established and innovative bed makers, has won the Family Business of the Year award at the prestigious UK Private Business Awards. The UK Private Business Awards, sponsored by PwC, ...
Private-label water bottling company Premium Waters is planning to build a new plant with an investment of $25m to manufacture and fill water bottles in Hinds County, Mississippi, US. The new 210,000ft2 facility, which is expected to ...
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