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Americas: Teens report positive effects on appetite after eating soy-protein snacks, find researchers

Although eating high-protein, afternoon snacks can aid appetite control in adults, little information exists to guide parents on what types of snacks might benefit...

Americas: ConAgra Foods reaches negotiated resolution on 2007 peanut butter recall

ConAgra Grocery Products Company LLC and the Office of the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia and the Consumer Protection Branch...

Americas: Food service operators should woo diners back, finds report

Foodservice spending in the US, which was up 3% in the year ending April 2015, did not equate to foodservice visits, which were flat...

Americas: Mac Papers buys Nashville packaging company

Mac Papers has acquired substantially all the assets of Packaging Professionals, Inc., a distributor of packaging materials and equipment in Lewisburg, Tennessee, US. All Packaging...

Americas: Smurfit Kappa Colombia wins supplier award

The fourth largest food company in Latin America, Grupo Nutresa, has awarded Smurfit Kappa the Exemplary Supplier 2014 award in the Corrugated Packaging category...

Americas: KapStone acquires Victory Packaging

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation has completed the purchase of Victory Packaging/Golden State Container (Victory). Headquartered in Houston, TX, Victory is a national distributor of...

Americas: Menasha acquires Canadian packaging company

Menasha Corporation has acquired Canadian family-owned Portable Packaging Systems. The acquired company will operate as part of Menasha Packaging Canada L.P., a subsidiary of Menasha...

Americas: n-3 PUFA therapy increases muscle mass in the elderly, shares DSM

DSM highlights a new study stating fish oil-derived omega-3s increase muscle mass and function in healthy and older adults. The paper was published by the...

Americas: Anchor Packaging releases greener, retail-friendly containers

Anchor Packaging launches its WAVE series of containers that is designed to incorporate ergonomic design, reduce petroleum-based materials, and offer an upscale presentation with...

Americas: Amcor Rigid Plastics displays student design concepts at reception

Amcor Rigid Plastics held a reception on May 20, 2015 to display design concepts from 26 Luther C. Klager Elementary School fourth-graders as part...