Americas: O-I acquires Vitro’s business for US$2.15B
Owens-Illinois has acquired the Vitro food and beverage glass container business from Vitro in a transaction valued at approximately US$2.15 billion.
Vitro is the largest...
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...
Asia Pacific: Celanese exhibits sweetener solutions at Fi Asia 2015
Celanese Corporation exhibited sweetening and preservation solutions at Food Ingredients Asia 2015 from September 9 to 11 in Bangkok, Thailand.
They include:
- Qorus Sweetener System...
Americas: Kemin buys clean label company
Kemin Industries has acquired Proteus Industries, a privately owned food technology and ingredient company founded in 2001 that created, developed, and patented novel clean...
Americas: US consumers are users of aerosols, finds Honeywell
If ketchup in a squeezable bottle was the last food packaging revolution, sprayable ketchup could be the next one, according to a new survey...
Asia Pacific: Avery Dennison tackles industry challenge with startups
Avery Dennison has launched AD Stretch, a labels and packaging industry program that involves startup innovators to solve challenges around sustainability, customer experience, and...
Asia Pacific: NZ seafood business moves out of legacy IT systems, says Infor
New Zealand seafood company Sealord has selected Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage (F&B) and Infor Supply Chain Planning (SCP) in an initial seven-year, multi-tenant...
Europe: Food industry needs coordinated policies, finds research
After three years of research, the results from the COMPETE project were presented on 22 September 2015 in the General Agency of the Land...
Europe: Constellium releases aluminum solution for aerosols
Constellium's Aeral is a new aluminum solution designed for the production of aerosol containers using the Drawn and Ironed (D&I) technology which is currently...
Americas: Mettler Toledo unveils checkout weighing solution
Mettler Toledo introduces Ariva-H, a weighing solution for the checkout lanes.
The Ariva-H is suitable for applications where a flat surface is desired.
Its robust and...