Bolstered by a £28.5m investment, Alpro, a European pioneer of soya-based drinks and food products, launched the first phase of its Burton Latimer production facility’s new extension, creating 35 new jobs while doubling ...
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New Zealand based dairy co-operative Fonterra has agreed to acquire 18.8% stake worth $561.32m in Chinese infant formula manufacturer, Beingmate Baby & Child Food Company. The co-operative group has purchased 192.4 million shares in ...
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Skoda has commenced production of its next generation Skoda Superb at the company’s Kvasiny facility in Czech Republic. The company has expanded the production buildings and production areas of the factory to manufacture the next ...
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Ford has started production of its 2015 F-150 pickup truck at the company’s Kansas City Assembly Plant. The company has hired More than 900 new workers to meet the production demands and to ensue seamless production of the F-150. ...
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Investment group CorpAcq has forayed into the packaging industry with the acquisition of UK-based Northern Packaging for an undisclosed amount. Based in Altrincham, Northern Packaging operates from two sites in Skelmersdale, West ...
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American chocolate manufacturer Mars’ Indian unit is planning to invest INR1,005 crore ($160m) to establish its first manufacturing plant in Pune, India. Mars International India has now signed a MoU with the government of ...
England based Wrights Food has decided to invest £6m in its new confectionery factory in Weston Road, enhancing company’s production capacity in the country. The new 40,000 sq ft facility is now fully operational and ...
Sharp decline in orders led to sales at advanced weaving technology manufacturer Picanol Group plunging 25 per cent in 2014 as against in 2013. In a press release, Picanol said it realised a consolidated turnover of €418.2 million in ...
A plantable coffee cup studded with native seeds rewrites the rubbish or recycle dilemma. The fully compostable cup is a project by a startup company, Reduce.Reuse.Grow, in San Louis Obispo, founded by Alex Henige, a senior at California ...
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The Carbon Company and the chemical company BASF have concluded the joint research of a new composite material system as an important development step of their collaboration. The system aims at enhancing the cost-effectiveness of ...
Axalta Coating Systems has opened a latest generation manufacturing facility in Shanghai to produce waterborne coatings for China’s growing automobile market. The newest and one of Axalta’s most advanced waterborne production ...
Dutch brewing company Heineken is planning to build a new brewery in northern Mexico, which will see an investment of around $470m. The proposed plant will be capable of producing nearly 5 million hectoliters of beer annually. The ...
Packaging giant Ardagh will be manufacturing a special edition 25cl aluminium bottle to mark the 100 year anniversary of the Coca-Cola contour bottle. The company that manufactures close to 35 billion containers every year will create ...
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The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has released new protocols to be followed by fresh and perishable products companies to ensure safe use of reusable plastic containers (RPCs). The RPA had formed a food safety working group in 2014 ...
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Audi has deployed robots named ‘Ray’ at its plant in Ingolstadt, Germany that are capable of independently transporting cars from production to an interim storage area. Presently, the company has introduced two robots that ...