Lineage Logistics is installing additional high pressure processing (HPP) machines and packaging equipment at its Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Mira Loma, California, units. The company estimates that the installation of the machines, ...
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The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 2.48 (January-May 2014: 2.55; -3.0 percent) million vehicles from January to May this year. 499,500 (May 2014: 531,100; -5.9 percent) vehicles were handed over to customers in May. Commenting ...
For the first time, India is leading the growth chart of major economies, even ahead of China, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report. In India, new reforms are improving business and ...
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This accreditation means the company is compliant with the latest food safety management systems and can offer BRC accredited digital and flexo printed labels to the food sector delivered with speed and service Hugo Gell, Mercian Labels ...
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A new fund that focuses on developing China's next generation of industry - so-called Industry 4.0 - through investment in German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will soon have its initial $1 billion raised, its founder says. ...
Modern Day China Dining Etiquette Expect food to be delivered family-style in large bowls from which each diner serves himself. Avoid showing surprise when these foods appear; westernized Chinese dishes bear no resemblance to foods served ...
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UK-based custom printed labels firm Mercian Labels has notched up 'A' grade BRC (British Retail Consortium) accreditation for its two manufacturing units in Staffordshire and Derbyshire in recognition of hygiene. The BRC Global Standard ...
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German automaker Volkswagen has inked an agreement with Chinese joint venture partner SAIC Motor for expanding its main Shanghai Volkswagen (SVW) plant in Anting for electric vehicle production in China. The agreement was inked between ...
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Indonesian pulp and paper major Asia Pacific Resources International (April) has decided to make peace with green activists, throwing its weight behind the drive to put an end to deforestation. In response to international pressure group ...
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The study shows that M&A activity has slightly boosted the European packaging industry during a difficult time, with key deals having been completed in the UK. The study, 'Investment Analysis of the European Packaging Industry', also ...
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Fuel retailers' solutions firm Kalibrate has identified more than 30,000 spots in California for setting up hydrogen refueling stations for fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), categorizing them in the range between best and worst on the ...
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The Food Information Regulations introduced in December 2014 signalled an extensive change to food regulation, and by now, most packaging professionals will have a respectable understanding of them. Within the new Regulation are specific ...
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Global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney's Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) 2015 shows that C. China's GDP growth of 7.4 per cent in 2014 was its lowest in a quarter century. Yet, relative to other developing markets, its ...
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FROM the damming and diverting of mighty rivers to the building of huge new cities from the ground up, China's government does not shy away from grand schemes. The Communist Party's highest decision-making body has now signed off on another ...
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According to a recent report one third of all food produced in the world ends up as waste, costing consumers globally more than £259bn per year. In addition, around 200,000 tonnes of the 15 million tonnes of food thrown away in the UK ...
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