Recently disclosed government documents show Mars wrote to the Department of Health (DOH) in 2012, expressing concern about plain packaging being introduced to other sectors including food and drink suppliers, insisting intellectual ...
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Packaging firm Delta Packaging plans to open a new 10,000m2 production facility in Katowice, Poland. Katowice facility will house rotary flexographic and sheet-fed lithographic printing technologies, in-line functional barrier coating ...
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UK-based Linpac Packaging is all set to add new portion packs to its LeanBake bakery packaging range later in 2014 for the sweet confectionery food to go market. According to the company, the new LeanBake portion packs include ...
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South African printing and publishing company Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers has received green signal from the Competition Tribunal to acquire the Nampak Cartons and Labels division in South Africa. The acquisition will allow ...
Swedish-Danish company AarhusKarlshamn (AAK) has acquired Fabrica Nacional de Grasas, a Colombian company that specializes in vegetable oils and fats for the bakery segment. The company reported revenues of approximately SEK270m in 2013, ...
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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory reported its operating results for the first quarter of FY2015. The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new 3 million-share stock buyback program. The Company franchises ...
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Cloetta has signed a letter of intent with Coop Sweden to provide a brand new Pick & Mix concept, under which it will be responsible for product range, racks, merchandising in Coop's stores. Under the deal, Cloetta will also deliver a ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, confectionery, confectionery market
American agribusiness company Cargill has expanded its wheat processing plant in Efremov, Russia, with an investment of $100m. As a result of the expansion, the plant can now process 500,000 tons of wheat a year - almost double its ...
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Nestlé has officially opened its new Chinese research and development (R&D) facility in Dongguan, in Guangdong province, China. The new facility will support the company's partnership with Hsu Fu Chi, and will focus on research in ...
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A new packaging format has been unveiled for Tesco Finest's range of artisan confectionery, created by Confection By Design. The packs were manufactured by National Flexible and incorporate a flow wrap packaging film using textured kraft ...
Finland-based paper and pulp company Metsa Board has introduced a new lightweight and sustainable board, Carta Dedica, for food service industry. Said to be safe for food contact, the board is available in a clay coating version for ...
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Atlas Holdings portfolio company ASG announced that it has acquired Poland-based beauty and personal care folding carton business Bydgoszcz from MeadWestvaco (MWV). ASG intends to use the assets of Bydgoszcz operation to expand its ...
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Confectionery company Cloetta has announced the acquisition of Ireland-based Aran Candy, the owner of the Jelly Bean Factory brand, for SEK140m ($21m). Aran Candy, established in 1998, producer and seller of gourmet Jelly Beans. ...
Tags: Jelly Bean, core market
Cadbury Confectionery Malaysia has recalled two batches of chocolate products which were tested positive for presence of pig DNA, porcine. Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah was quoted by The Star as saying ...
Tags: Chocolate Productsc, Pig DNA
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