US-based ConAgra Foods has completed the spin-off its Lamb Weston business to become a singularly focused, consumer branded food company. The company has been changed to Conagra Brands to reflect the new direction and streamlined focus. ...
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Frutarom has agreed to acquire 75% stake in savory solutions provider Piasa Group for approximately MXN405m ($20.5m) to foray into the Mexican market. Piasa is Frutarom’s first acquisition in Mexico, while being the fifth in the ...
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US-based Warren Group (TWG) has purchased an Electronics For Imaging (EFI) VUTEk LX3 Pro hybrid roll/flatbed LED inkjet printer. TWG has installed the 3.2m VUTEk printer to take advantage of growing opportunities in corrugated packaging ...
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Agropur announced that it has decided to display the new mark of origin indicating quality Canadian milk on all its products. The certification of origin logo unveiled on November 1 by Dairy Farmers of Canada indicates that all the milk ...
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The Hain Celestial Group has launched a new strategic platform Cultivate Ventures to invest in lifestyle brands, smaller portfolio brands and concepts as well as incubator opportunities. The company said that the investments should ...
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US-based flexible packaging firm Vonco Products has lunched new division which will focus on the liquid-tight packaging market. The new division, known as LiquaLoc Flexibles, is intend to bring Vonco’s liquid-tight packaging ...
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Catalyst Paper reported significantly improved operating results for the quarter ended 30 September 2016 despite a non-cash impairment write-down of $186.4m on fixed assets at our Powell River, Port Alberni and Crofton paper mills resulting ...
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AmerisourceBergen subsidiary World Courier has introduced new Cocoon thermal packaging solution for pallet-sized shipments. The solution was developed by World Courier’s Climate Optimisation Research & Engineering (CORE) Labs, a ...
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Germany based KBA-Sheetfed has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Flint Group for the worldwide use of latter’s conventional sheet-fed ink series on high-performance KBA Rapida presses. The agreement will see installation ...
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Pro Mach, a provider of integrated packaging and processing products and solutions for food, beverage, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and other diverse companies, will field the largest collection of packaging machines at Pack Expo 2016. ...
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Tetra Pak has introduced a new version of its PlantMaster automation solution, allowing manufacturers to program their entire plant via a single data management system. The upgrade includes the Tetra Pak PlantMaster Manufacturing ...
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Florida-based distiller Timber Creek has introduced the whiskey industry's first and only Bourbon Blending Kit. The limited edition gift set features a selection of 100% single grain whiskeys and Timber Creek's Bourbon Blending Guide ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has urged staff to ‘move forward together’ following the election of Donald Trump, a man who attempted to spark an Apple boycott (while tweeting from an iPhone, early in the campaign). In an email to ...
LCD TV panel shortages are prompting panel makers to shift their capacity and the issue has caused notebook panels to see tight supply, according to Compal Electronics president Ray Chen, while notebook panel demand will remain strong in ...
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DuPont Nutrition & Health has announced to invest $100m to increase its probiotics manufacturing capacity in the US. The specialty food ingredient company expects to increase the production of probiotics by 70% through the new investment. ...
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