Post Holdings has agreed to acquire Ohio-based sausage maker Bob Evans Farms for nearly $1.5bn to strengthen its position in refrigerated retail and food-service channels. The acquisition, which will see the American packaged foods ...
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Swedish firm Rottneros has developed a new packaging tray for use in food applications. The company has designed the new food packaging tray to be used for convenience food, meat in grocery stores and take away food. Designed to replace ...
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Meyn Food Processing Technology, Cabinplant and Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller have agreed to collaborate to offer joint solutions for food producers. The solutions will range from processing, filling and product weighing right through ...
German private equity firm, Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) is looking to have a major presence in the European chilled convenience product market after agreeing to acquire Abbelen and Oscar Mayer through its top-up fund, DBAG Fund VII. ...
Tags: ready meals, snacks
UK-based Linpac has introduced a new range of rigid rPET solutions for the food service industry. The new range, which includes New Leaf, Pyramid Packs, Bol and event platters, will complements Linpac’ portfolio of EPS Hotpacs, ...
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Irish food company Greencore Group has announced the proposed acquisition of Peacock Foods for $747.5m to expand its presence in the US. The US based Peacock Foods is headquartered in Geneva, Illinois and is into producing frozen ...
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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 ...
India’s flexible packaging materials and solution company Uflex has developed 9.5 micron specialty ALOx polyester film, Flexaloxprotcettm F-PGX. Said to be the thinnest PET ALOx specialty film available globally, Flexaloxprotcettm ...
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Potato processing company Branston has opened a new £5m prepared foods factory extension in Lincolnshire, England. Branston has expanded the plant’s capacity in partnership with British supermarket chain Tesco which has been ...
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Swiss food group Orior has announced that it will acquire the Culinor Food Group to strengthen its presence in the European market. Operating out of Benelux, Culinor is a major producer of ready-made meals and meal components serving ...
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Kirsty’s and Kids’ Kitchen has appointed Cheshire based PR and marketing specialists, The Source Partnership, to help drive sales and boost market share in the sector. The six figure budget will include both online and offline ...
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Constantia Flexibles announed that strong sales growth resulted from all business divisions and was achieved primarily by strong volume increases in all regions. Constantia Flexibles, one of the world's leading flexible packaging and ...
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Ulma Packaging has added to its range of flowrapping equipment, with the launch of the FM200. The new equipment from the supplier of packaging machinery and complete automated lines is for wrapping fresh food pillow pack style with ...
Tags: raw poultry, Fresh Food
Denmark-based packaging company Farch Plast is planning to tap markets beyond the European Union with plans of expanding in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, South Africa, the Middle East and Israel. Faerch Plast specialises in ...
John Bean Technologies (JBT) Corporation has secured a contract to supply protein processing equipment to a North America-based food processor. The $6m contract will require JBT to supply cooking and freezing technology to process ethnic ...