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Nestlé
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Vevey
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Switzerland
Sustainability Initiative
Nestlé inaugurates packaging research institute, first-of-its-kind in the food industry
On 12th September Nestlé officially inaugurated the Institute of Packaging Sciences, the first-of-its-kind in the food industry. The new Institute enables Nestlé to accelerate its efforts to bring functional, safe and environmentally friendly packaging solutions to the market and to address the…
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End-user industry
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GEA
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Düsseldorf
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Germany
GEA extends portfolio with extrusion and milling technology
With the concluded acquisition of the Italian Pavan Group end of November 2017 the Düsseldorf engineering group GEA purchased a leading supplier of extrusion and milling technology for processing all kinds of fresh and dried pasta, pelleted snack products and breakfast cereals. The acquisition is an…
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Food
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Cascades Inc.
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Drummondville, QC
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Canada
Packaging Production
Cascades invests $21M to increase its production of innovative and environmentally friendly packaging for fresh foods
Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), a leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue products, announced today a $21-million investment in its Cascades Inopak ( Drummondville ) and Plastiques Cascades (Kingsey Falls) plants in order to acquire equipment enabling it to increase its…
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Food
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L.V. Lomas
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Bramton, Ontario
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Canada
Food Ingredients
The perils and promise of Clean Labeling
We’ve all heard of “clean labels,” but what does “clean label” food really mean?
The simple answer is food that is healthy and perceived as natural. When consumers read a label, they want to understand what every ingredient is. This desire has been causing the current shift in the industry toward…
The simple answer is food that is healthy and perceived as natural. When consumers read a label, they want to understand what every ingredient is. This desire has been causing the current shift in the industry toward…
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Food
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Milacron
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Cincinnati
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United States
Milacron’s first Klear Cans hit store shelves; partnering with S&W Fine Foods International (a Del Monte Pacific Ltd Company)
Milacron Holdings Corp., a leading industrial technology company serving the plastics processing industry, has revolutionized the canned food industry in partnership with S&W Fine Foods International, a Del Monte Pacific Ltd company. This week S&W, a brand synonymous with premium foods since its…
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Bottle developments
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RPC Promens
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Llantrisant
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United Kingdom
Bottle Development
New Bottles are a Clear Winner
RPC Promens Consumer Llantrisant has launched a series of PET bottles suitable for all types of sauces, condiments and toppings.
The new Mercury range combines high shelf impact with outstanding consumer convenience. The stylish curved design and glass-like clarity of the PET ensure that products…
The new Mercury range combines high shelf impact with outstanding consumer convenience. The stylish curved design and glass-like clarity of the PET ensure that products…
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Food
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LINPAC
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Featherstone, West Yorkshire
LINPAC launches comprehensive rigid RPET foodservice range
LINPAC is extending its food service offer by launching a comprehensive range of rigid rPET solutions for the sector. This complements the current LINPAC portfolio of EPS Hotpacs, catering trays, plates and bowls.
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Markets
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Orkla Foods Danmark
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Oslo
Orkla acquires Kavli's Danish operation
Orkla Foods Danmark has signed an agreement with Kavli Holding AS to purchase O. Kavli A/S. The acquisition further reinforces Orkla Foods Danmark’s branded consumer goods portfolio.
The agreement provides for a complete takeover of O. Kavli A/S (“O. Kavli”), a significant supplier to the Danish…
The agreement provides for a complete takeover of O. Kavli A/S (“O. Kavli”), a significant supplier to the Danish…
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Markets
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Sidel
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Hünenberg
PET bottles to differentiate edible oil for largest Indian producer
India's largest producer of mustard oil is to differentiate its products from others in the market following the installation of the first ever Sidel complete PET bottling line for edible oil in the South East Asia Pacific region. The Sidel line, including a Combi system, is producing bottles for B…
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Markets
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GEA Procomac
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Sala Baganza (Parma)
GEA Procomac ABF produces LA aseptic beverages at Pokka
GEA Procomac ABF (Aseptic Blow Fill) system is now producing Low Acid products at Pokka Corporation Singapore new plant in Malaysia, the first system of its kind in Asia. Pokka Singapore, under Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Japan Group, manufactures and markets a wide range of beverages under the…
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Bottle developments
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Amcor Rigid Plastics
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Ann Arbor
Venezuela's first ambient yogurt uses barrier 750-gram PET container from Amcor Rigid Plastics
Empresas Polar, a leading Venezuelan food and beverage manufacturer, has broken new ground with the commercial launch of the first ambient stored yogurt in Venezuela. The non-refrigerated pourable yogurt, called MiGurt, is packaged in an aseptically filled, 750-gram barrier polyethylene…
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Bottle developments
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Amcor Rigid Plastics
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Ann Arbor
Old South Foods adopts Amcor's 16oz hotfill decanter PET package for barbecue sauce
Co-Packer's First Use of PET Delivers Glass-Like Appearance, Reduced Breakage, and Improved Filling
Old South Foods, a leading bottler and co-packer of restaurant foods, has converted its 16oz barbecue sauce decanter from glass to hot fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles from Amcor Rigid…
Old South Foods, a leading bottler and co-packer of restaurant foods, has converted its 16oz barbecue sauce decanter from glass to hot fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles from Amcor Rigid…
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