Europe: Piab unveils conveyor to handle fragile foods
Piab introduces the piFLOWt conveyor for the automated handling of fragile goods that can transport up to four million items per hour.
This enables the...
Asia Pacific/Europe: IOI Loders Croklaan, Kerry Group to produce, market specialty lipid
IOI Loders Croklaan and Kerry Group have formed a joint venture company to develop and market the nutrition lipid Betapol business. The equal share...
Europe: Coveris acquires flexographic print company in the UK
Coveris has acquired Learoyd Packaging (Holdings) Limited, a UK flexographic print specialist supplying flexible packaging
solutions to major supermarkets, brands and food manufacturers and retailers.
Terms...
Europe: Symrise crowned a sustainable corporation in Germany
Symrise is crowned as one of the five most sustainable large corporations in Germany, according to 12 experts of the 2016 German Sustainability Awards....
Europe: Two fruit compounds may address obesity issues
A combination of two compounds found in red grapes and oranges could be used to improve the health of people with diabetes, and reduce...
Europe: Fasa, Egli form conglomerate to expand
Lithuanian packaging lines producer Fasa and Swiss butter and margarine processing lines producer Egli AG have formed a joint conglomerate to expand geographical, its...
Europe: Unilever sets €1 billion sales target from plant-based meat, dairy alternatives
Unilever has announced a new annual global sales target of €1 billion (US$1.21 billion) from plant-based meat and dairy alternatives, within the next five...
Europe: DuPont Nutrition & Health opens center on starter culture performance in Ukraine
DuPont Nutrition & Health has opened a new technical service center in Kiev, Ukraine, to optimize starter culture performance in fresh fermented dairy production.
Yogurt...
Europe: Cargill invests in 3 European plants
Cargill will invest €35 million (US$37.3 million) in its European manufacturing channels in Manchester (UK), Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands) and Wroclaw (Poland).
This allows...
Europe: GEA sells ice machine factory
The GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is selling its ice machine production in Les Sorinières, France, following a management buyout.
GEA sold the business as the...