Members of the OMAC Packaging Working Group's PackML and PackSpec committees met Decem ber 4-5 at B&R Industrial Automation's facility in Atlanta with two objectives: To make PackML easier to implement and benefit from,and To to develop ...
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The American Beverage Association is honoring America Recycles Day by supporting a pilot project called "Recycle on the Go" in Palm Beach County, Florida, to increase the amount of recycled cans and bottles and decrease the amount of ...
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Nestlé is recalling certain Buitoni brand pizzas in Canada as they many contain pieces of metal, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The products affected by the recall are Buitoni Funghi Rustico 365g, bearing ...
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Nestle has sold its Australian ice cream business Peters to private-equity firm Pacific Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum. The sale, which includes Nestle's Mulgrave factory, will also comprise sub-brands such as Original, Light & ...
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Nestle has relaunched its Vice Versas chocolate brand in the UK. Last on shelves in 2005, the launch, Nestle said, is in response to public demand. The Vice Versas sharing bag of bite-size white and milk chocolate pieces will be ...
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Nestle has recalled pizza sold under its Wagner and Buitoni brands in a number of European markets and Canada after consumers found metal pieces in a product. The Swiss food giant said today (11 December) two shoppers in Germany had ...
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The UK and Ireland division released its 2012 Creating Shared Value Plan under the banner ‘Building a Sustainable Future’. Nestlé highlighted its Easter egg range that incorporated 100% recyclable packaging and claimed ...
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Nestle has expanded its Erlenbacher frozen baked goods and desserts range in Germany to include a mini cake range. The Lion, After Eight and Choco Crossies frozen mini cakes launched this month and are being targeted at consumers wanting ...
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Nestle has added a limited edition white chocolate variant to its Kit Kat Chunky brand in the UK. Available from 17 September, Kit Kat Chunky White is being launched as a result of a campaign by the confectioner for consumers to choose ...
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The managing director for Nestle's confectionery business in the UK, David Rennie, has been appointed VP of the group's European operations. Rennie, who has led the Kit Kat firm's UK confectionery unit since January 2009, will be tasked ...
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Nestle UK and Ireland has said it will double its commitment to Fairtrade by gaining certification for its two-fingered Kit Kat brand from January. Nestle's four-finger Kit Kit has been using Fairtrade cocoa since 2010, but this latest ...
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UK baker Warburtons has appointed Nestle UK's head of chocolate, Mark Simester, to the post of marketing director. Simester will join Warburtons in October, replacing Richard Hayes who left in January. Simester is well-placed to ...
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Nestle and General Mills have said they will cut the amount of sugar in 20 breakfast cereal products by up to 30%. Cereal Partners Worldwide, the companies' venture to sell products outside North America, said it would lower the sugar ...
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Nestle has invested CHF121m (US$124.4m) in its facility in Goa, India in a bid to boost production capacity. The facility, which produces Kit Kat and Munch branded products, is expected to create around 250 jobs and increase the company's ...
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Fourteen food industry heavyweights including Nestlé, Kellogg and Mars have pledged to use responsible advertising and marketing to children in Singapore. The Responsible Advertising to Children Pledge is the first of its kind in ...
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