The company said that its MuCell technology for extrusion blow moulding represents a breakthrough in bottle technology, using gas-injection to create gas bubbles in the middle layer of the bottle wall. This reduces the density of the bottle ...
Unilever's ice cream brand Klondike has unveiled Klondike Kandy Bars in three varieties - Caramel & Peanuts, Fudge Krunch and Cookies & Cream. The Caramel & Peanuts variant features vanilla ice cream topped with caramel in a milk ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Alongside changing consumer habits, there have been recent developments in technology meaning there is now opportunity for manufacturers and suppliers to be more creative than ever before. So, what developments should we be looking out ...
Tags: innovation trends, Personalised packaging, Pack differentiation
British-Dutch multinational company Unilever is looking at options to sell its Ragu pasta sauce brand for $2bn. The company has appointed Morgan Stanley to manage the sale process, reported Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the ...
Tags: Unilever, Ragu Sauce Brand
Global food manufacturer, the Kellogg Company (Kellogg), has announced a global commitment to work with palm oil suppliers to source “fully traceable palm oil, produced in a manner that’s environmentally responsible, socially ...
Tags: traceable palm oil, transparent sourcing, Palm oil debate
British-Dutch multinational company Unilever has signed a deal to sell its meat snacks business to US beef jerky group Jack Link’s. The sale includes Bifi and Peperami sausage brands as well as a manufacturing unit in Ansbach, ...
Tags: Unilever, Meat Snacks
Unilever reported that its 2013 turnover was down 3% to €49.8 billion with foreign exchange 5.9% and net acquisitions and disposal 1.1% Finance costs and tax The cost of financing net borrowings in 2013 was €397 million versus ...
Tags: Unilever, foreign exchange
Linfox has signed a joint business development plan (JBDP) with multinational consumer company Unilever, further strengthening the long-term strategic relationship between the two companies. Linfox CEO Michael Byrne said: “We are ...
Major food companies are keeping their word by removing 6.4 trillion calories from the U.S. marketplace in an effort to promote healthy weight, a new report says. The report, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), a ...
Tags: Food, Calories Cut
Growing investor interest in the Australian processed food sector and divestments by large Australian food manufacturers are becoming more frequent. The recent drop in the Australian dollar and export market opportunities may be driving ...
The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has hit the supply chain management with increasing intensity. Now OEMs have to navigate the complexity of getting the supply chain on board. CSR initiatives span the breadth of the ...
Tags: Chain, Industrial Equipment, Components
Sonaa is a Shoreditch-based,?digital design and creative agency specialising in online campaigns through mobile or in-store. The company has joined 1HQ's team at its Windsor office. 1HQ chief executive Mark Artus (pictured) said that the ...
In excess of 100 senior representatives from the Irish dairy industry gathered in Dublin today for the launch of Bord Bia's national 'Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme' (SDAS). Delegates heard how the new dairy scheme is fundamental to ...
Pinnacle Foods is set to locate the production of its recently-acquired Wish-Bone salad dressings business at its manufacturing facility in St. Elmo, Illinois. The company plans to invest $40m - $50m over the next 12 to 18 months for the ...
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British-Dutch multinational company Unilever is looking to cut its product portfolio by 30% by the end of 2014, in a move to become more efficient and reverse its global slowdown. The company also said that it is set to eliminate 2,000 ...
Tags: Unilever, higher-growth markets