XMS Capital Partners has announced that it served as financial advisor to Veritiv on its acquisition of All American Containers, a family-owned and operated distributor of rigid packaging, including plastic, glass and metal containers, ...
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Sappi said it will showcase its complete line-up of speciality and packaging grades at this month’s Pack Expo Las Vegas in the US. The company's products and solutions will target packaging companies, brand owners, converters, ...
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Kingsmoor Packaging, a Somerset-based thermoforming company, has developed food grade packaging solutions for Irish food company Greencore’s grab and go lunch options. Kingsmoor has provided around four packaging solutions for 11of ...
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UK-based independent milk processor Wyke Farms and The Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative (OMSCo) have announced a growing partnership to expand organic cheese production, distribution and sales. Wyke Farms and OMSCo are developing their ...
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Paper and packaging products supplier Sappi North America has added Somerset 9 point (9pt) Gloss to its Somerset product line. The new line, made at its Somerset mill, will offer an eight percent yield advantage over competitive 9pt ...
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Sappi North America, a producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, has announced the release of its 2016 sustainability report. The report showcases Sappi's industry leading sustainability performance. "Each year, ...
Sappi has announced plans to invest at its facilities in Europe and the US in a bid to increase capacities for packaging and specialty paper. In the next three years, the firm intends to invest $140m in equipment upgrades and production ...
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UK-based cider producer Thatchers has installed canning line at its Myrtle Farm facility in Somerset. The company invested £8.3m and commissioned its first canning line at its production facility to press and package all of its ...
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VPK Packaging has commissioned a new Mitsubishi EVOL flexo folder gluer started at Rigid’s corrugating plant in Selby. The new converting machine further increases site productivity and capacity of what is probably already the most ...
Somerset free range egg producer, Blackacre Farm Eggs, has rebranded to become The Traditional Free Range Egg Company, as of Monday 1 August. Owners Dan and Briony Wood have made this change, as they feel that it better represents their ...
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Operating performance in the quarter was strong and substantially above the equivalent quarter last year. The group increased EBITDA excluding special items by 21% to US$175 million, operating profit excluding special items by 51% to ...
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Contract packaging specialist South Atlantic Packaging Corporation has acquired Prostar Packaging for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition forms a part of the company's strategy to become a $50m enterprise by focusing on acquisitions ...
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Wyke Farms, one of the UK’s largest independent cheese producers and milk processors, has launched newly designed branding and packaging for its entire core range of cheese. The luxurious look and feel of the newly branded Wyke ...
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AkzoNobel's influential annual global study of color trends has been launched, with a shade of gold being unveiled as Color of the Year for 2016. An appropriate color for an Olympic year, it was chosen by a specially invited panel of ...
Scrumpy-tious! Fresh from the orchards comes a new addition to the award winning cider range from Sheppy's. Produced on the Sheppy family farm in Somerset - Orchard Dew is a naturally cloudy, medium cider - which is available in a Bag in ...
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