Rigid plastics, flexibles, and board, metal and glass packaging will drive industry expansion across the next five years. In global researcher Smithers Pira's report, called The Future of Global Packaging to 2020, it states that the $839 ...
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Indian food company LT Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire rice export business of consumer goods producer Hindustan Unilever (HUL) for around Rs250m ($3.76m). Under the deal, LT Foods will acquire two HUL brands - Gold Seal ...
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Solazyme is focusing the company exclusively on food, nutrition and specialty ingredients, harnessing the power of its transformational algae innovation platform. The evolution leverages over a decade of R&D and product development on an ...
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Unilever has launched a new range that blends its Flora margarine with butter. The range includes a salted version and a salt-reduced option. Both products are made by combining butter and sunflower seed oil. Unilever says its two new ...
Flavored beverages producer Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) is joining the Closed Loop Fund to increase beverage container recycling rate in the US to 60% by 2030. The company is investing $5m in the social impact fund, which was set up in 2014 ...
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Unilever is reducing the size of its ice cream offerings Cornetto, Ben & Jerry's and Feast by one third in an effort to bring all its single-serving ice creams to 250 calories. This move comes in response to the UK government's ...
As the first true free-range egg producer to be American Humane Certified, the happy egg has joined American Humane Association in a Congressional Briefing on "The Humane Heartland: A Celebration of the Humane Treatment of Farm Animals." ...
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Streets has dramatically dropped the price of its individually sold Cornetto ice creams to just AUD$2.00. The Cornetto had a previously recommended retail price of AUD$3.30. Along with the introduction of the new price, Streets is ...
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New research from the Netherlands has found that most Netherlands-based consumers pay little attention to the ingredients lists on food labelling. The study, which was commissioned by Unilever and was accepted on the 17 September 2015 by ...
Unilever has announced that it has become a zero landfill company in Europe after achieving zero non-hazardous waste to landfill at its 242 factories. The announcement means that Unilever will not contribute to wastes from its premises, ...
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Cadbury is launching a new chocolate brand Cadbury Coco in Australia. The brand will be available in blocks as well as gift package form. Cadbury Coco will consist mainly of dark chocolate but will come in different varieties. It will ...
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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has entered into an agreement for the sale and transfer of its bread and bakery unit, which functions under the name of Modern to Nimman Foods for an undisclosed amount. Nimman Foods is an investee company ...
FMCG major ITC is planning to venture into dairy business with the launch of ghee (clarified butter) by the end of the current quarter. The company is likely to roll out its range of dairy products within the next few years. The range ...
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Recent rapidly growing interest in protein content has been of particular benefit to the meat snacks market. Many products naturally high in protein are increasingly using high-in-protein or source-of-protein claims. According to Innova ...
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Amcor has acquired South African flexible packaging giant Nampak Flexibles and with it, market leadership in the region. In combination with Amcor’s current business in Africa, the closing of this deal firms up Amcor's leadership ...
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