Americas: Amcor Flexibles receives DuPont packaging award
Amcor Flexibles has received a gold award for the Nestlé Twin Pouch packaging at the 26th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation held on May 15, 2014 at Wilmington, US. The award recognizes excellence in innovations in packaging, design, materials, technology, processes and service across the entire packaging value chain. The Twin Pouch packaging solution was developed by Amcor Flexibles in conjunction...
Americas: Sonoco opens display and packaging facility in Bentonville
Sonoco opened its new Display and Packaging office in Bentonville, Ark., which will provide point-of-purchase displays and fulfillment services. "Not only is Sonoco Display and Packaging a provider of award-winning displays and fulfillment services, but we're also able to execute with the speed and scale demanded by large consumer packaged goods and retailers like Walmart that work and do business...
Americas: Crown opens 5th plant in Brazil to meet demand
Crown Embalagens Metálicas da Amazônia S.A. (Crown Brazil) has opened a new production facility in Teresina, the state capital of Piauí in the northeastern part of Brazil. Established to provide more efficient support to customers in the region, the Teresina plant will have an initial annual production capacity of one billion beverage cans, with the ability to expand volume in...
Americas: ChromaDex initiates second human clinical study for caffeine ingredient, PURENERGY
ChromaDex Corp. has initiated a second human clinical study for PURENERGY, its patented caffeine ingredient. The Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved, crossover design study will be administered by Medicus Research and will build on the results from the first PURENERGY human study, which was performed in 2013. The new clinical trial will study the bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of the ingredient as compared...
Americas: ConAgra Foods, Cargill, CHS to begin JV operations in May 2014
ConAgra Foods, Cargill and CHS say their new joint venture (JV) flour milling company, Ardent Mills, is expected to begin operations “on or about May 29, 2014”. This announcement follows the conclusion of regulatory review by the US Department of Justice and the successful completion of all international regulatory clearances. The transaction remains subject to financing and other certain customary closing...
World: Kerry opens Regional Development & Application Centre in Durban, South Africa
The new Kerry Regional Development & Application Centre opened in Durban, South Africa to help expand Kerry’s presence in Africa, capitalizing on sectoral growth opportunities in Sub Saharan Africa and meeting customer requirements, according to Stan McCarthy, Kerry group chief executive. “With over €1 billion (US$1.37 billion) Kerry Group revenue in developing markets, we are firmly focused on our developing markets growth...
Asia Pacific: Cargill, Swisscontact, Soppeng Regency Government sign MOU on Cargill Cocoa Promise
Cargill’s Cocoa and Chocolate business, international development agency Swisscontact and the Soppeng Regency Government have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to implement the Cargill Cocoa Promise in the Soppeng Regency of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The Cargill Cocoa Promise aims to develop a sustainable cocoa supply chain and to make a difference in three key areas – improve the...
Europe: DSM launches protease enzyme range to do more with protein in food
DSM has launched its complete portfolio of protease enzymes aimed at helping the food industry to do more with protein in different food products. Part of the portfolio is the Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) award-winning Maxipro HSP enzyme for the processed meat industry that on May 14, 2014 received an Innovation of the Year award from Frost & Sullivan. Protein in...
Asia Pacific: Mondelez International launches Mobile Futures in Australia
Mondelez International has launched Mobile Futures in Australia to ignite consumer connections by working with startup entrepreneurs in the mobile sector, after successful rollout in Brazil and the US. The program will pair five of Australia's brands – Cadbury Dairy Milk, Marvellous Creations and Cadbury Favourites chocolate, Philadelphia cream cheese and belVita biscuits – with five startups to accelerate and...
Americas: Corbion Caravan introduces Verdad Powder F80 to inhibit mold in baked goods
Corbion Caravan food scientists have created Verdad Powder F80 as a natural solution aimed at enhancing the shelf life for bakery products. The ingredient stems from fermenting cane sugar with natural food cultures to produce a mixture of organic acids, peptides and aromas. It inhibits mold up to 14 days, is suitable for gluten-free applications and is a non-genetically modified organism. “While...