Kirin Holdings has agreed to divest one of its Brazilian production facilities to AmBev. Brasil Kirin Holdings has signed a stock purchase agreement to sell unit Cachoeiras de Macacu Bebidas. The company is selling a stake of 11,415,000 ...
Brazilian dairy cooperative Cooperoeste has begun packing its Terra Viva UHT milk into 1 litre carton packs from SIG Combibloc, following its investment in a filling machine from the European packaging equipment manufacturer. Cooperoeste ...
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London-based organic food brand Rawligion has launched a milk drink featuring hemp extract. Dubbed Relax, by Rawligion, the drink features cashews, dates, coconut oil, vanilla, water, hemp seeds and CBD oil. Key ingredient of Relax is ...
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Taiwan Hon Chuan, a producer of caps and performs, has selected Sacmi’s IPS 400 injection preform moulding machine to manufacture PET performs. Sacmi, as part of an agreement signed in May 2016, will supply its three complete ...
Ball Corporation reported, on a US GAAP basis, breakeven net earnings attributable to the corporation and earnings per diluted share for the third quarter 2016 on sales of $2.8bn, compared to $45m of net earnings attributable to the ...
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The first major shipment of mascarpone from Fonterra is set to sail for Japan in January 2017. The recently commissioned mascarpone line at the Co-operative’s Te Rapa site brings a new offering to Fonterra’s already strong ...
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Cellana and PIVEG have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop and commercialize Omega-3 oils and other high-value applications from algae biomass. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Cellana presently produces ...
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Olam Cocoa opened a new Cocoa Product Development & Innovation Centre at its llhéus processing facility in Brazil. The announcement was made to mark the 70th anniversary for Olam Cocoa’s leading Brazilian cocoa brand, Joanes, ...
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The TOMRA 5A, a machine for the potato processing business, supports processors by combining a straightforward and brand-new graphical user interface with stable sorting performance, while increasing the level of food safety and quality ...
Bimbo Bakeries USA will shut down its production activities at its baking plant in Lubbock, Texas in early January 2017, affecting about 75 employees. The baking company will move out its production from Lubbock to its Rockawall bakery ...
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Chocolate and cocoa products maker Barry Callebaut is expanding production capacity at its American Canyon facility with $20m investment. The facility expansion is in direct response to the increase in demand for chocolate in the American ...
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US-based middle-market private equity firm Highlander Partners has acquired organic, sugar-free and traditional confection products maker Hillside Candy for undisclosed sum. Hillside’s brands include GoOrganic, GoLightly, Pick Your ...
The latest analysis “2017 Global Lighting Market Outlook” by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, finds that LED lighting market to worth US $29.6 billion in 2016 and is to rise to US $ 33.1 billion as of 2017. Meanwhile, the ...
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Chinese domestic magnesium prices have surged to fresh three-year highs due to tighter supply, stronger domestic demand and rising costs this year, magnesium trade platform Northeast Asia Magnesia Material Trading Center said in a report on ...
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Brazilian company Vigor, a unit of JBS Group, has selected SIG Combibloc’s CFA 812 filling machine for its new dairy plant in Barra do Piraí. Commissioned in June 2016, the $40.5m plant can process one million liters of milk ...
Tags: Dairy Plant, filling machine