Chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride has agreed to acquire JBS’ British poultry unit Moy Park for $1.3bn to expand its portfolio of prepared foods. By adding Moy Park’s operations in the UK and Continental Europe, Pilgrim's Pride ...
Tags: poultry meat, prepared foods
The Label Makers, known as Labmak, has invested in Durst’s new eight-colour Tau 330 RSC label press, in a bid to enhance its production operations. Durs said The Label Makers is the first UK beta site customer for the new digital ...
Impossible Foods launched production at its 68,000ft2 Oakland, California, production plant. The plant is now ramping up production and will eventually have the capacity to produce 1 million pounds of plant-based meat per month. ...
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RPC Bebo UK has introduced a selection of new packs in both polypropylene (PP) and PET, which can be used for several products. The company has launched 60mm diameter PP pot in different sizes, including 45ml, 60ml and 75ml. The new pots ...
Mondi Consumer Packaging is promoting its latest industrial barrier film solutions at PACK EXPO Las Vegas (25-27 September 2017). Highlights at booth S-6715 include a range of pre-formed tubes and bags that provide greater product ...
Tags: Consumer Packaging, PACK EXPO
Chocolate and cocoa products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has agreed to purchase the ingredients division of Gertrude Hawk Chocolates. This acquisition will strategically expand Barry Callebaut’s Specialties & Decorations business, ...
Tags: Chocolate, cocoa products
Duck MAX Strength Packaging Tape is now available in selected retail stores across the US. Savvy consumers rank packing tape as one of the "top 5 necessary items for a successful move," according to a recent survey. And, with one in ...
Kush Bottles has introduced a new canister to securely package cannabis products. Kush Canister, which is in accordance with Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will be used to safely and securely store cannabis products for resale ...
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Packaging Innovations London 2017 has partnered with the Pentawards to provide its visitors with a dedicated design-focused conference. The Pentawards Conference will run throughout Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London 2017, ...
Tags: Packaging, Luxury Packaging
US-based private equity firm L Catterton has offered to buy 27.9% stake in Scottish craft brewery Innis & Gunn for £15m. Founded in 2003, Innis & Gunn claims to have risen to the second position for a craft brewer in the UK ...
Tags: L Catterton, craft brewery
Flexible packaging firm ProAmpac has acquired US-based PolyFirst Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Based in Wisconsin, PolyFirst Packaging is engaged in the production of printed/customized roll stock and various types of plastic pouches ...
Seaboard Triumph Foods (STF) is set to begin commercial operations at its new pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa from 5 September 2017. STF said that the new facility will make use of robotics and other technologies to supply a ...
SPTS Technologies Ltd of Newport, Wales, UK (an Orbotech company that manufactures etch, PVD and CVD wafer processing solutions for the MEMS, advanced packaging, LED, high-speed RF on GaAs, and power management device markets) has won a ...
Petrochemical firm Braskem has renewed a long-term agreement with Sojitz Pla-Net to supply green plastic. Under the deal, Braskem will continue to supply I'm greenT Polyethylene (green plastic), which is a polymer made from renewable ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched the SKY66403-11, its newest 2.4GHz fully integrated RF front-end module (FEM), designed to support ZigBee, Thread and ...
Tags: Skyworks, Front-End Module