Eurofins Scientific has agreed to acquire Covance Food Solutions, the food testing and consulting business of global life sciences company LabCorp, for $670m. The global bioanalytical testing firm said that the acquisition will expand its ...
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Simmons Pet Food has broken ground on a facility expansion at its flexible packaging plant in Emporia, located in the US state of Kansas. The $38m expansion project will increase the space at the facility to around 200,000ft², and ...
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Hearthside Food Solutions has agreed to acquire Standard Functional Foods Group (SFFG), a unit of Standard Candy Company, subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. SFFG is a contract manufacturer of nutritional and ...
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Apetit Group has agreed to divest its seafood business in Finland, Norway and Sweden to Insula for an undisclosed price. The divested seafood segment of Apetit is made up of Apetit Kala fish processing business which salmon and rainbow ...
US-based Cloud Packaging Solutions has unveiled new Hydroforma 165 soluble pod machine at the Interpack event in Germany. The next-generation Hydroforma machine includes new patented features, which will allow packaged goods companies to ...
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Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has entered into an agreement to buy US-based frozen food manufacturer Bellisio Foods for $1.08bn. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Bellisio is a portfolio company of private equity firm Centre ...
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Hearthside Food Solutions has commenced operations at its nutrition bar facility in Boise, Idaho, expanding its bar production capacity in the US. The facility takes the number of bar plants operated by Hearthside to nine in the US and ...
Monogram Foods has acquired Massachusetts-based Progressive Gourmet, a manufacturer of frozen appetizers for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will bring additional processing capacities and distribution for small bites foods, baked ...
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Food solutions provider CTI Foods has completed the acquisition of pizza toppings manufacturer Liguria Foods for an undisclosed sum. Liguria Foods produces salami, pepperoni, and other protein pizza toppings for pizzerias and sandwich ...
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It was a full house for the Packaging Council of Australia's Australian Packaging Design Awards presentation in Melbourne on 12 November. Brand owners, pack designers and packaging suppliers involved in the design projects selected as ...
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Hearthside Food Solutions is investing in the US and Europe to increase its bar production, under two separate agreements. The company will acquire VSI, a producer of nutrition, diet, and functional bars in Europe, as well as a ...
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Swiss food business Aryzta has acquired Irish-owned gourmet food products supplier La Rousse Foods. La Rousse Foods operates own butchery, cheese-maturing room and chocolate lab to cater to more than 1,300 corporate customers in Ireland. ...
Tags: food production, fresh food, seasonal food
At the 30th anniversary AUSPACK in 2015, next gen processing machinery will be one of the major areas of interest. According to Luke Kasprzak, portfolio director, Industrial Division, Exhibition and Trade Fairs, “companies such as ...
The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has inaugurated a new $12m cheese manufacturing plant at its Thiel Cheese & Ingredients (Thiel) operations in Wisconsin. The new facility, which marks the completion of an $80m expansion project in its US Food ...
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German flavors and fragrances producer Symrise is in talks to acquire French ingredients maker Diana for around €1.3bn. The proposed deal will strengthen Symrise's presence in the flavor and nutrition market, and allow it to ...