New Zealand-based Fonterra has announced its plan to further expand its Waitoa UHT site to meet the growing demand for its products. The site currently has production capacity of more than 80,000 cartons of UHT milk and cream every hour. ...
Mexican dairy company Grupo Lala has agreed to acquire Brazil-based dairy and food firm Vigor Alimentos for BRL 5.725 bn ($1.84bn). The deal follows approval by Grupo Lala’s board of directors, with the favorable opinion of the ...
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Blue Pacific Flavors, an organic flavor and ingredient manufacturer has opened a new research and development laboratory, dubbed the Flavor Creation and Culinary Innovation Center. The lab handles all product development and flavor ...
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Mexican dairy company Grupo Lala is nearing an agreement to acquire Brazil-based dairy and food firm Vigor Alimentos. Grupo Lala completed the negotiation process to complete the purchase of Vigor Alimentos, including its shareholding in ...
SIG Combibloc, along with Rio Grande do Sul’s production cooperative Languiru, has introduced a new digital solution for traceability, digital marketing and supply chain optimization. The solution offers transparency for quality and ...
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Sidel has secured approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Aseptic Combi Predis FMa blow fill seal filler for low acid product manufacturing. The new blow fill seal solution is claimed to be the world's first aseptic ...
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Carton packaging and filling machines provider, SIG Combibloc has launched new Combidome carton bottle for low-acid products such as milk and plant-based dairy alternatives. The new Combidome bottle has been selected by US-based Steuben ...
Nestle has opened a new LKR500m ($3.4m) UHT milk plant in its Kurunegala factory in Sri Lanka to boost its production capacity. The new investment is said to help Nestle in expanding the production capacity for its dairy based products. ...
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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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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 ...
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Holland Colours once again increases the cost-effectiveness of monolayer dairy PET packaging with third-generation Holcomer UHT light blocker. Holland Colours is proud to announce the introduction of the next generation of our advanced ...
Vietnamese dairy company Vinamilk has fully acquired US-based Driftwood Dairy by buying the remaining 30% stake for $3m. The acquisition comes more than two years after the company bought 70% stake in the US company for $7m. Driftwood ...
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Rigid plastics, flexibles, and board, metal and glass packaging will drive industry expansion across the next five years. In global researcher Smithers Pira's report, called The Future of Global Packaging to 2020, it states that the $839 ...
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Murray Goulburn says it is feeling the impact of a troubled dairy industry, revealing a slump in net profit to shareholders. The dairy company, which owns the Devondale brand, announced a net profit of only AUD$10 million for the six ...
Tags: low milk prices, Murray Goulburn
Infant formula sales have grown by 30 per cent in the past year according to Dairy Australia’s new Situation and Outlook report released today. The growth in formula sales is the highlight of the report which otherwise reflects an ...
Tags: Infant formula, Milk