Eco™ is the latest innovation from Elopak which provides efficiencies in carbon footprinting, costs and consumer functionality for fresh and ESL milk packaging. Eco™ is designed to use fewer raw materials for a lower carbon footprint of up to 10 %. New design through two curved Eco™ front panels and the ergonomic Eco™ Grip produces […]
>> read moreBall Corporation announced the company will relocate a metal beverage can production line originally intended for a…
>> read moreNestlé USA, part of Nestlé, S.A., one of the world’s largest food and beverage company, and Jamba Juice Company (NASDAQ: JMBA), a highly recognized, healthy active lifestyle brand, revealed they are close to signing a…
>> read moreThe Swiss Baumer Group, one of the leading global manufacturers of sensors and sensor systems, announced that it has acquired the majority of Waaree Instruments Ltd., one of…
>> read moreThe Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company, Mr. Muhtar Kent, announced in Inner Mongolia the opening and near completion of three new bottling plants in China worth a combined…
>> read moreProducing food and drink to the standards expected by the marketplace has never been more fraught with hazards. Producers are not only involved in a constant fight against naturally occurring microbiological hazards such as…
>> read morePago Group and U.S. based YORK Label have entered into a definitive agreement to form a global partnership focusing on international customer expansion and support, innovation and…
>> read moreA diet rich in the plant compound luteolin reduces age-related inflammation in the brain and related memory deficits by directly inhibiting the release of…
>> read moreB & H Labeling Systems announces the continued expansion of its Mexico office, BH Labeling Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V, with the promotion of Rodrigo Melo to the position of Mexico Field Service Manager, and the addition of…
>> read moreCappy, a mono fruit juice has been introduced into the Nigerian fruit juice market by Coca-Cola Nigeria Bottling Company. The mono-flavour fruit juice is a premium international brand that offers rich fruit taste and is fortified with…
>> read moreToday’s lifestyle calls for choices increasingly orientated towards wellbeing, such as the so called “novel foods”, products with new nutritional ingredients offering health advantages. Finished products, yogurt, milk, spreadable cheese, cream, and food supplements have…
>> read moreTetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company, will begin supplying carton packages in Switzerland bearing the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC) label. Starting with a range of…
>> read moreEurofins Scientific, the global leader in food and feed testing, announces the opening of a new laboratory in Bangalore, India. Eurofins Analytical Service India complements the Group’s global network by providing its customers analytical services related to the…
>> read moreTreatt plc, the world-leading independent flavour ingredient supplier, has expanded its portfolio of FTNF (From the Named Food) clear distillates with the addition of Ginger Treattarome™ 9745. This latest introduction imparts the…
>> read moreFollowing the conclusion of the financial restructuring of La Seda de Barcelona Group (LSB), its packaging division Artenius PET Packaging Europe (APPE) says it is on course to fulfil its strategic aim of…
>> read moreRoyal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, announced the acquisition of Microbia, Inc. (Lexington, Massachusetts, United States) from Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The terms of…
>> read moreThe EU-Commission has adopted a proposal to amend the Fruit Juice Directive (2001/112/EC), including a move to ban the addition of sugar to fruit juices – in line with the Commission policy of reducing added sugars in…
>> read moreCoca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company operations in Ireland officially opened a new energy efficient bottling plant, computerised warehouse, and community-focused visitors centre at Knockmore Hill, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Û130 million facility employs…
>> read moreOwens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) announced the acquisition of Brazilian glassmaker Companhia Industrial de Vidros (CIV), significantly expanding O-I’s reach in South America’s largest container market. CIV is the leading glass container producer in…
>> read moreHeineken N.V. today announced that, effective October 1, 2010, it will create a Global Business Services organisation focused on the most effective and efficient delivery of Purchasing and Business Process & Technology services across the company…
>> read moreKautex Maschinenbau takes over international sales and service for Rikutec equipment. Both companies manufacture blow molding machines, but cater to different segments of the blow molding industry. They collaborated already on several projects in the past. Through our focused partnering in…
>> read moreMagenta celebrates its 10th spring this year as one of the Europe’s most well known melons. Its great features – brix, color and taste – have made it a seller’s and consumer’s favorite and…
>> read moreWith the foundation of a new scientific advisory body, the international flavoring manufacturer Symrise is expanding its competencies in the area of health-oriented food. The Scientific Advisory Board for Health and Nutrition is…
>> read moreDordrecht, 17 August 2010. Refresco Holding B.V. is planning to take over SDI GmbH & Co. KG (SDI), a German producer of soft drinks and water, as well as the company Logico GmbH & Co. KG. The transaction will be…
>> read moreProbi and Danone, through its affiliates, have signed exclusive license agreements with duration over 10 years, providing Danone with exclusive rights to use Probi’s Lp299v technology in probiotic fruit drinks and fruit juices for gut health outside North America…
>> read moreDanone announced that it has agreed to sell its 22.98 % shareholding in China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, to SAIF Partners – a Hong-Kong based Private Equity firm…
>> read moreCott Corporation announced that on July 30, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (the “HSR Act”) for Cott’s proposed acquisition of Cliffstar Corporation (“Cliffstar”)…
>> read moreBall Corporation completed the sale of its plastic packaging, Americas, business to Amcor Limited for approximately $280 million…
>> read moreDanone announced today that it will start a joint-venture with Chiquita Brands International, Inc. to market fruit-based drinks, based on Chiquita’s Just Fruit in a Bottle® platform, in Europe. The joint venture will…
>> read moreBall Corporation announced that it has acquired Neuman Aluminum, the leading North American manufacturer of aluminum slugs used to make extruded aerosol cans, beverage bottles,…
>> read moreNewtown, Penn.-based Healthy Beverage Co. introduces a line of Steaz Zero Calorie Sparkling Green Tea. An all-natural zero calorie carbonated soft drink with no carbs or sugar added, it is certified organic by…
>> read moreCampbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) is expanding its innovative V8 V-Fusion® line of beverages with new V8 V-Fusion® +Tea juice beverages. These refreshing juice beverages provide a combined serving of vegetables and fruit…
>> read moreAmcor announced that Mr Eric Bloom, currently President of Amcor Packaging Distribution (formally Amcor Sunclipse) is moving to Australia to take up the newly formed position of Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Australasia, reporting to Nigel Garrard…
>> read moreD.D. Williamson has developed an acid-proof, Class One caramel colour for customers in Europe. The darkest Class One caramel colour in D.D. Williamson’s product line, the new product provides stability below pH 2.5 and in alcohol up to 65 % ABV. Customers may label “Colour Plain Caramel” or “Burnt Sugar” depending on the function the product is serving in the food or beverage application…
>> read morePepsi Japan and Suntory Holdings released a special limited time beverage named “Pepsi Baobab” in stores around the nation…
>> read moreIt’s easy going, it’s easy flowing, and it’s getting an old-school look. Since the summers of disco, tie dye and 1970s cool, Mello Yello has offered a delicious citrus flavor to chill any hot summer day. Starting this summer, Mello Yello is rocking that same smooth taste in a remixed version of the original package design…
>> read moreRose’s, a leading brand in the Dr Pepper Snapple Group portfolio, introduces Rose’s Cocktail Infusions® Light – the first-ever line of light martini mixers. With a third fewer calories than leading regular martini mixers*, Rose’s Cocktail Infusions Light is a better-for-you choice that doesn’t compromise great taste. Just in time for summer pool parties, the product is now available at retail locations nationwide…
>> read moreThe results of the independent, economic impact assessment on Article 13 of the EU’s claims regulation will be presented for the first time at the European Health Claims Alliance (EHCA) event on 30 September in Brussels…
>> read moreKosme s.r.l. Roverbella, Italy, a subsidiary of Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, has developed an automatic packer and unpacker called Acepack, which depending on the equipment fitted handles various containers like bottles, cans or flacons up to a maximum size of 1 litre and a maximum speed of 8,800 containers an hour in cartons or plastic […]
>> read moreBrazilian orange juice makers Citrosuco and Citrovita merge to form the biggest orange juice producer in the world with sales topping US $ 1.1 billion, according to reports. Citrovita, owned by The Votorantim group, and Citrosuco, controlled by Fischer group, will merge their businesses, with each firm taking a 50% stake in the new company. […]
>> read moreNERD Beverage Corporation has created a new category within the energy drink market by developing the first “Focus & Energy” beverage in the industry. NERD Beverage Corp. has succeeded in creating a winner in the Texas market, and now expands across the Midwest.
>> read moreEve is a fruity and natural light alcoholic drink covering the occasions where women meet and socialize in company with their best friends. The idea behind Eve comes from Feldschloesschen, Switzerland from where Eve is made in cooperation with Carlsberg Group.
>> read moreMonster Energy has partnered with DUB Publishing and co-founder Myles Kovacs to develop the latest Monster Energy product, Monster Energy DUB Edition, and has launched the new beverage in the first 32-oz…
>> read moreWorld’s #1 Juice and Juice Drinks Company Unveils First Ever Uniform Packaging Design for Core Juice Brands Including Minute Maid, Del Valle, Andina and Cappy…
>> read moreThe Coca-Cola Company today announced global plans to include energy information (calories, kilocalories, kilojoules) per serving on the front of nearly all product packages in a move to increase consumers’ awareness about the calorie content of its beverages.
>> read moreThe new TwinPro cellar concept is based on double-seat valves, grouped together in filling and draining racks. Several tanks can be linked to the filling and draining valve racks in what are called tank loops.
>> read moreNew facility in Spain will process up to 400,000 tonnes of local citrus from 57 suppliers to produce up to 100 million litres of juice…
>> read moreExquisite taste has been accomplished with both Monin Gourmet Flavorings’ new line of fruit puree and the appearance of the bottles in which it is marketed…
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