Americas: BluWrap secures US$12.6 million in equity financing
Fresh proteins technology company BluWrap has secured US$12.6 million in equity financing, led by Wheatsheaf Investments Ltd., part of the Grosvenor Estate, to accelerate adoption of its technology, secure new global sources of protein supply, expand into new global geographic markets, further develop its capabilities in other species of seafood and pork, and develop the next generation of its...
Asia Pacific: Devondale Murray Goulburn upbeat about dairy export to China with FTA
Australia’s dairy foods company Devondale Murray Goulburn (MG) has joined the Australian Dairy Industry Council in welcoming the announcement of the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA). MG’s exports accounted for more than 51% of its revenue in the previous financial year, with the company exporting A$1.5 billion (US$1.31 billion), including more than A$200 million to China and Hong Kong in...
Asia Pacific: Japanese mushroom grower opens subsidiary in China
Ichimasa Agrotechnology (Changzhou), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan's Ichimasa Kamaboko, has opened for business in Changzhou National Hi-Tech District (CND) to specialize in industrial production of soil-less culture organic fungus and mushrooms. Ichimasa Kamaboko is a Japan-based publicly traded company mainly engaged in the production of fungus and mushrooms in addition to raw materials for Japanese hot pot and...
Europe: Arla Foods Ingredients unveils whey protein to make sports yogurt
Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a whey protein for creating yogurt-based sports nutrition products for active consumers who prefer not to use traditional gels and shakes. The Nutrilac solution produces drinking sports yogurt similar to drinking yogurt, but with whey protein content as high as 28g per serving for excellent recovery benefits. The sports yogurt concept is expected to resonate...
Europe: Linx Printing Technologies releases laser coder for packagers
Linx Printing Technologies launches Linx SL1, an entry-level solution that enables more companies to achieve a high quality code in packaging. The company says the laser coder has the speed, reliability, ease of use and low cost of ownership synonymous with the Linx scribing laser range, but is tailored particularly to customers who may have thought laser’s benefits were out...
Europe: Leonhard Kurz, Isimat create patent pending inline foiling process
Functional and decorative coatings manufacturer Leonhard Kurz has jointly developed with machine maker Isimat a process called inline foiling for transferring metallic layers onto glass and plastic cylinders. The patent pending process allows the inline application of metallic designs to cylindrical containers such as plastic tubes, glass bottles and drinking glasses during the silk-screen or flexographic printing process. This is achieved...
Europe: Tetra Pak wins awards in Germany
Tetra Pak has received two awards at the World Beverage Innovation Awards ceremony during BrauBeviale 2014 in Nuremberg, Germany on November 12, 2014. Tetra Top with Separable Top and Tetra Pak’s bio-based caps won the Best Carton and Best Closure categories respectively. Within the Best Carton category, the judges recognized the benefits Tetra Top with Separable Top brings to consumers, the...
Europe: Symrise’s group sales increase by 13% at local currency to €1,530M
Symrise AG says it considerably increased its sales and earnings in the first nine months of 2014, benefiting from high demand in both segments and all regions. For the first time and as of July 2014, the consolidated financial statements also include the results of Diana Group, which was acquired in spring. Symrise thus increased its Group sales by 13 %...
Europe: RPC Bramlage releases IML containers as cost-effective packs
Europe: RPC Bramlage releases IML containers as cost-effective packs RPC Bramlage has developed a range of high quality in-mold label (IML) standard containers and lids for spreads and yellow fats to meet growing market demand for cost-effective packs that create brand differentiation and generate on-shelf impact. The new range offers four sizes from 250g to 1kg. For maximum flexibility on...
Asia Pacific: Partner with companies, agencies, institutions to capitalize on nutraceutical markets, finds FNI
Amidst the rising costs of healthcare, there is a shift from treatment to prevention via health and wellness achieved through proper nutrition and usage of nutraceuticals. Globally, Frost and Sullivan says the nutraceuticals market earned US$155 billion in revenue in 2013 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.0% to reach US$211 billion by 2018. Krithika...