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31-Jul-2002
Ball consolidates plants
Ball Corporation is closing an older plastic container plant in Sioux City, Iowa, US, and shifting the manufacturing operations to its Ames, Iowa plant, which...
Crown, Cork and Seal reverses slide
Having been on the verge of bankruptcy just eight months ago, Crown Cork and Seal are now well on the road to recovery. At the...
Cascades results
Cascades Boxboard Group, the Canadian paper and packaging provider, has reported increased sales and earnings. The Group attained net sales of CAD$242 million (€157m) for...
Glass bottle shortage
Zimbabwe is facing a shortage of standard bottles following the break-down of the Zimbabwe Glass Industries Limited G2 furnace, according to a report from The...
Report claims bright outlook for food packaging industry
The single-use foodservice packaging industry is looking and feeling very healthy, according to State of the Foodservice Packaging Industry Report, issued today by the Foodservice...
Clean air detector
Oxoid Limited, a leading UK-based supplier of culture media andmicrobiological diagnostic reagents, has launched the second generation of its Microbiological Air Quality Sampler for the...
Irradiation risk
Workers in the food industry with access to irradiation equipment aren't required to undergo background checks, increasing the potential for theft or sabotage, a US...
SCA expands in premium packaging
SCA, the Sweden-based packaging provider, has acquired the German, family-owned packaging company V+D Stabernack for €131 million. The acquisition is part of the strategy to...
China to launch key sci-tech food projects
China will invest 20 billion yuan (€2. 5 billion) in a number of key science and technology research and development projects, including food-related projects, within...
30-Jul-2002
Japan ups PET recycling rate
Japan collected 40.1 per cent of PET bottle output for recycling last year, the highest rate ever, the Environment Ministry has reported. Aiding the collection...
PET beer sales up in Lithuania
Lithuania's breweries are raising sales of beer in plastic PET containers, with sales of these products forecast to account for one-third of the total beer...
Palm oil JV
A group of Malaysian investors has teamed up with the Filipinos to set up a RM28 million (€7.5m) palm oil mill in the central Philippine...
Amcor opens bottle plant
Amcor has begun production and commercial supply of bottles at its new greenfield glass plant at Gawler near the Barossa Valley in South Australia. Construction...
Cans and bottles drive profit
Ball Corporation, the US-based can and plastic bottle maker, beat analysts' expectations in the second quarter by earning $49.8 million (€48.9m), according to a report...
Australia chooses Malaysia as halal food production centre
Australia has chosen Malaysia as its hub for the manufacture of halal food products, allowing its companies to tap into a lucrative global market currently...
MeadWestvaco cuts jobs
MeadWestvaco, the US-based paper and packaging provider, has reported losses of $8 million (€8.15m) during the second quarter. In light of the results, the company...
Packaging info website
The packaging business has a new website to provide education, training and professional development resources to those who work in one of the world's largest...
Cans are out!
Tuna producers in Ecuador may have to switch to new packaging to avoid heavy taxes on future canned tuna exports to the United States. Under...
29-Jul-2002
DS Smith further consolidates its position in liquid packaging
Consolidation within the European liquid packaging sector has changed the face of this industry sector beyond recognition in recent years. During this time British Group...
Graham Packaging reports strong 2Q
Graham Packaging Holdings, the US-based plastic packaging provider, has said its worldwide unit sales increased 4 per cent in the second quarter of 2002 and...
EarthShell conference call
EarthShell Corporation, the US-based eco packaging provider, will report second quarter 2002 results on July 31, 2002. A financial news release will be issued by...
Patent for flow valve technology
International Dispensing Corporation has announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has allowed IDC's utility patent application for its Aseptic Gravity Flow Valve. The...
Pepsi Bottling silent about Mexico deal
Pepsi Bottling, the biggest bottler of Pepsi worldwide, has said it cannot provide any assurance regarding the timing, value or determination to proceed with any...
Stora Enso: results disappoint
The world's top paper and board producer Stora Enso posted disappointing second-quarter earnings recently and said conditions remained tough in its main markets, sending its...
Colombia's Bavaria wins loan
Colombian brewer Bavaria has won an additional $30 million (€30.4m) from a previously announced $200 million loan from the International Finance Corporation which will be...
Packaging gets acrylamide all-clear
A recent survey in the UK has concluded that it is very unlikely that paper and board packaging is a source of acrylamide, a chemical...
26-Jul-2002
USA Yeast constructing new plant
A start-up company, USA Yeast is progressing with construction of a new $10 million (€10m) yeast processing plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Construction on the 37,000...
Pechiney set to open bottle factory in France
Expansion for its bottle making business into European markets is the aim as Pechiney Plastic Packaging (PPP) continues to develop its range of niche packaging...
Futuristic packaging
Food packaging is set to become even more functional in the future. If current prototypes are anything to go by it might not be long...
Caraustar price increase
Caraustar Industries has announced that it will raise prices on uncoated recycled paperboard grades by $40 (€40) per ton. The increase will become effective with...
Palm oil industry destined for Philippines
The palm oil industry, which catapulted Malaysia and Indonesia into the global oils trade, may emerge as a new lifeline for the troubled island of...
BioDelivery explores processing
BioDelivery Sciences International has announced that it has initiated a collaboration with a national manufacturer of processed foods to determine if its patented Bioral nanotechnology...
Pechiney results
Pechiney, the French aluminium specialist, reported mixed results but its packaging division continues to grow. The company reported earnings of €137 million, down 4 per...
Wal-mart buys biodegradable packaging
Some 90 Wal-Mart stores in the US have begun stocking the EarthShell Packaging range of biodegradable plates and bowls, after successful test marketing in Maryland...
Investor postpones ConAgra deal
Investment firm Hicks Muse Tate & Furst has said it will delay its $1.4 billion (€1.4bn)investment in Greeley-based ConAgra Beef as the company deals with...
25-Jul-2002
Caraustar to buy Smurfit-Stone unit
Caraustar Industries has said it plans to buy Smurfit-Stone Container's Industrial Packaging Group for about $ 79.8 million (€79.9m). The Smurfit business consists of 17...
Solid results for Coke Bottling
Coca-Cola Bottling has announced a profit of $10.8 million (€10.8m) for the second quarter of 2002. This compares to net income of $5.0 million for...
ProPak China grows
Following the 8th International Processing, Packaging and Printing Exhibition in Shanghai, ProPak China has been designated as the official industry expo in China. In a...
Bimbo to invest in production
Mexico's largest food company Bimbo will invest 40 million pesos (€4.2m) in a power savings program, mainly in the areas of production and distribution, the...
Weyerhaeuser profits drop
Canadian Timber giant Weyerhaeuser has reported a second-quarter profit fall of 58 per cent due to weak demand and merger-related charges, though the company said...
UK glass recycling increases 35 per cent
The amount of glass recycled for packaging increased to 35 per cent in 2001 according to figures released by Glasspac, the packaging promotions arm of...
Strategic Diagnostics expands director board
Strategic Diagnostics, a leading provider of antibody products and analytical test kits for the food safety and water quality markets, reported that its board of...
Colour tester
Tintometer, the UK-based food and beverage testing equipment provider, has introduced a series of flexible spectrocolorimeters for drinks, syrups and other light transmitting products. The...
Intelligent packaging
Australian scientists have developed intelligent packaging that develops a clear "bruise" if it has been tampered with. The flexible packaging changes colour to alert retailers...
24-Jul-2002
Graham Packaging postpones IPO
Graham Packaging has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, GPC Capital has postponed plans for an Initial Public Offering. In connection with the IPO postponement, Graham...
Berry Plastics bought out
In the US an investor group led by GS Capital Partners 2000 has announced the successful closing of its acquisition of Berry Plastics Corporation. The...
Meat packaging survey
In the US, The National Pork Producers Council has carried out an international research programme to examine the impact meat product packaging can have on...
Pactiv: record profits
Pactiv Corporation has reported second-quarter income of $58 million (€58.7m) compared with $45 million last year. Reported net income was $60 million, compared with $69...
Smurfit-Stone earnings up
Smurfit-Stone Container, the cardboard box and paper bag maker, posted higher-than-expected earnings this week as a pick-up in demand and low energy costs offset higher...
Western food giants seek slice of halal market
Food and consumer goods firms have been jumping on the bandwagon to certify their products under strict Islamic rules to tap into a market worth...
WBD buys Ukrainian dairy plant
Russian juice and yoghurt maker Wimm-Bill-Dann has announced the acquisition of 75 per cent of Kharkovsky Dairy Plant in Ukraine for $4.5 million (€4.55m). Wimm-Bill-Dann...
Sanitary belt
Chiorino, a UK-based company providing belting products for the food industry, has launched a new type of belt with increased protection against bacteria. Belts with...
23-Jul-2002
Heinz buys Chinese food producers
US-based Heinz Corporation has purchased three Chinese food-processing companies based in Guangdong Province. Heinz declined to reveal the costs involved in the transaction. John Crawshaw, Vice-President...
Aseptic gravity flow valve technology
International Dispensing Corporation, a research and development company, is revolutionizing the way aseptic beverages are dispensed from flexible pouches with its new gravity flow valve...
Graphic packaging results
Graphic Packaging International has reported a further drop in its second quarter net income. Net income attributable to common shareholders for the second quarter of...
Grafobal boosts profit
Grafobal Vilnius, one of the leading paper and paperboard packaging manufacturers in Lithuania, posted an unaudited net profit of Litas 260,000 (€75,362) for the first...
Fighting E coli
US company Strategic Diagnostics this week announced that its RapidChek E. coli O157 Test Kit has earned Performance Tested Certification from the AOAC Research Institute...
Tekni-Plex buys packager
Tekni-Plex, the US-based international packaging provider, has confirmed the acquisition of Elm Packaging Company. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction is structured as an acquisition...
Intertape results
Intertape Polymer Group, the North American-based packaging provider, has reported solid operating results for its second quarter. Sales for the period were $153.7 million (€155.1m),...
Cerutti buys Bernal
Gruppo Cerutti, the Italian packaging group, has acquired Bernal Technologies, the US company which operates in the same sector, according to a report in La...
Investment for beverage dispense company
American Capital Strategies has confirmed that a company it controls has completed the buyout of Automatic Bar Controls, the dominant manufacturer and supplier of hand-held...
AET conference call
Applied Extrusion Technologies, will release its financial results for the third fiscal quarter on Monday, July 29, 2002. The Company will also hold a conference...
22-Jul-2002
Bacteria leads to beef recall
The recall of nearly 19 million pounds of fresh and frozen ground beef was announced by the US Agriculture Department yesterday amid concerns about potential...
Graham Packaging pioneers European on-site manufacturing
The concept of on-site supplier manufacturing facilities has been knocking around for years now. The first such facilities appeared in the US automotive industry some...
Bunge buys Cereol
Bunge is to acquire a controlling stake in Cereol, a Spanish leading oilseed processor, from Edison for €821.4 million. Bunge will assume Cereol's debt upon...
Rexam invests in new facilities
Rexam is investing £40 million (€62m) in production facilities after a surge in demand for canned drinks. The group is building two new beverage can...
Cashew plant
Western India Cashew Company has inaugurated a new factory in Quilon, India for producing cashew products used in chocolate, cookies, baking, confectionery and ice cream....
R&D boosts profits
A seminar is being held in Victoria, Australia for food manufacturers to learn how research and development providers can improve their profits, according to a...
Uni eyes flour mill
Uni-President Enterprises, Taiwan's largest food conglomerate, is planning to invest in a multimillion-dollar integrated flour milling facility in the Philippines, according to a report in...
Intelligent bar code technology
Food packaging is about to be revolutionised by the introduction of new bar code technology, according to a report from BBC News. The University of...
Itech IT award
Itech Corporation, the Australian-based industrial IT systems integrator, has had its plant monitoring tool recognised, according to a report from Industry Search. The Consensus Manufacturing...
19-Jul-2002
Weighing machine
Aetna UK and Weitek have launched a double head linear weighing machine for dry and solid foods. The system is modular in construction and can...
EarthShell goes wild
EarthShell Corporation, the US-based eco-friendly packaging provider, has announced a formalised relationship with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The Foundation supports EarthShell Packaging as...
SA takes measures to preserve packaging industry
In South Africa a Competition Tribunal has announced that its recent approval of the R1,97 billion (€194m) packaging merger between Nampak and Malbak was in...
Cott: strong results
Cott Corporation has reported higher sales and earnings for the second quarter ended June 2002, thanks in part to increased manufacturing efficiencies. The retailer-brand soft...
Asian demand drives Carter Holt
A surge in sales to China, higher world log prices and continued cost cutting have delivered New Zealand-based packaging provider Carter Holt Harvey a solid...
Value-added packaging
Kyndal Spirits has recently changed the board grade of its whisky packaging to Frövi Bright. With new packaging for its Isle of Jura whisky, Kyndal...
Mocon 2Q results
Mocon, the US-based provider of instrumentation and consultation equipment to the food industry, has reported a big dip in its second quarter profits. Sales for...
Biodegradable Food Trays
In the UK, Sharp Interpack (formerly MY Plastics) has launched its new range of biodegradable and waterproof thermoplastic food trays. The trays, which are a...
Increased demand for testing equipment
Agilent Technologies' food-testing equipment is increasingly becoming a driving force behind food companies in Asia, according to a report in the Bangkok Post. A maker...
18-Jul-2002
Bulk product flow
Key Technology has introduced the CentriFlow Mass Flow Meter, which measures the weight of flowable bulk solid food products, such as snack foods, vegetables and...
Non-stick foil
Alcoa will unveil Reynolds Wrap Release, a non-stick aluminium foil aimed at making sticky foods easier to wrap. The new foil will be available in...
DS Smith acquisition
DS Smith, the UK-based international packaging supplier, has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Zewathener, the German food packaging provider. The...
Sonoco 2Q results
Sonoco reported steady second quarter financial results, with both sales and profits increasing, making ground on weaker first quarter results. Sales for the second quarter...
Turkey friers refused certification
Underwriters Laboratories, the largest US safety certification organization, recently said it would not certify deep-fat turkey fryers because they create an unacceptable fire hazard, according...
10th ProPak show held in Bangkok
Strong growth in the visitor attendance at South East Asia's leading annual processing and packaging show confirms the acceleration of investment in one of Thailand's...
Whatman appoints manager
Whatman, the UK-based international leader in separations technology for the food industry, has appointed a new finance director, who will aim to reinforce its programme...
Stainless steel distillery
Brazilian stainless steel maker Acesita has introduced the first stainless steel distillery to the country's small-scale liquor producing industry, company spokesperson Jose Antonio Bicalho said....
New sardine plant
Pacific Seafood's, the US-based fish processor, has opened a state-of-the-art processing plant for sardines in Woodland, Washington. Pacific Seafood and Del Mar Sea Food has...
17-Jul-2002
Sonoco 2Q conference
Sonoco, the US-based packaging provider, is to broadcast a live webcast of its conference call announcing 2002 second quarter and first half financial results. The...
Nestlé buys Russian bottler
Nestle has claimed the leading position in Russia's fast-growing bottled water market after the Swiss group acquired Saint Springs, the only bottled water blessed by...
Enhanced bottling
Clearly Canadian Beverage, the Canadian marketer of alternative beverages, has unveiled new packaging for its 14 oz. Clearly Canadian sparkling flavoured water. The new Clearly...
FoE endorse EarthShell
EarthShell Corporation, the eco food service packaging provider, and Friends of the Earth have announced the extension of their existing working agreement. The arrangement calls...
Flow International listed on Russell Indices
Flow International Corporation, the US-based leading developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) waterjet technology primarily used for cutting, cleaning, and food safety applications, has announced...
Fosters buys US winery
Australian beverages company Foster's Group has said that its US-based Etude Wines business will purchase an RMS facility located in Napa, California . The company...
Sweetened packaging
The Spanish makers of Chupa Chups, the world's best-selling lollipop, have responded to growing market pressure by packaging the product in toys - according to...
Water filter
Koch Membrane Systems, a US-based world leader in membrane technology, has launched an advanced membrane, the Fluid Systems TFC-SS membrane, to reduce boron levels in...
New coconut plant
Pilipinas Kao, the Philippine affiliate of Kao Japan, is investing P750 million (€14.7m) to set up a plant to manufacture high-value coconut-based products in Misamis...
16-Jul-2002
CCS 2Q results
Crown Cork & Seal has announced a drop in sales but a rise in profits for its operations in the second quarter and six months...
Danish packager flies the eco flag
Environmental issues and packaging hardly seem to go hand-in-hand. Unless you consider Danish-based packaging provider Hartmann, that is. The business produces a range of packaging...
New EarthShell CEO
Beleaguered US eco packaging company, EarthShell, has announced that Vincent Truant, will assume the role of president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. Prior to...
Pepsi Bottling finalises purchase
The Pepsi BottlingGroup has announced today that it has finalised thepurchase of Canadian bottler Seaman's Beverages Limited. The business is located in the Canadian province...
CSN acquires can maker
Brazil-based flat steel maker CSN announced the acquisition of Fortaleza-based can maker Metalic Nordeste for Reals109 million (€39m), the company said in a statement -...
Alcan downgraded
Alcan, the Canada-based aluminium packaging provider, has said that it is disappointed with the S&P decision to downgrade its rating on the S&P 500 Index....
Benecol packaging revamp
Benecol is to launch revamped packaging designed by Coley Porter Bell this month, as the company moves to protect its position as market leader in...
New IFT president
In the US, Ann Hollingsworth, president of Better Built Foods of Carrollton, Georgia, has been elected president-elect of the Institute of Food Technologists. Hollingsworth, introduced...
PCA 2Q results
Packaging Corporation of America has reported second quarter 2002 net income has dropped to $12 million (€12m) compared to second quarter 2001 net income of...
15-Jul-2002
Smurfit deal set to be finalised
Jefferson Smurfit has said that the potential second bidder has withdrawn its offer for the Irish paper and packaging company, clearing the way for Madison...
Food Expo success
Around 18,000 registered attendees were at this years Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo in California. Nearly 250,000 square feet of active...
Philippine snack producer expands
The Philippine Government has given the go ahead for snack food giant Universal Robina's P165.5 million (€3.3million) project to expand its production of potato chips...
Asian packaging poised for growth
Asia is producing more and more packaging and nowhere is this more pronounced than in Thailand. In particular it is plastics packaging for food that...
New food processing system
In the US Texas A&M University's Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology Center is involved in testing a new food processing safety system, called Sentry9000. The...
The future of food production
Experts from European science and consumer organisations have painted a visionary picture about food production in Europe, using enzymes and genetically modified ingredients - according...
Processors merge
Minnesota Corn Processors, LLC has announced a merger agreement with Archer-Daniels-Midland Company in the US. The agreement is structured as a cash-for-stock deal whereby ADM...
Plastic food
A consortium of Malaysian scientists, working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is designing a way to harvest plastic from the fronds of oil palm...
12-Jul-2002
Productivity enhancing software
Autodesk, a leading design software and digital content company, has supplied Moffat, a New Zealand-based manufacturer of commercial catering and bakery equipment, with its Inventor...
Refinement of cork a priority
France-based wine and spirits closure producer Sabate has announced new R&D developments for removing TCA and precursors in cork closures. Sabate said it has identified...
EU wants tougher packaging waste rules
The European Parliament said its environment committee wants tougher rules than those already proposed by the European Commission for packaging waste. The parliamentary committee said...
Nestlé mulls coffee plant expansion
Nestle Cote d'Ivoire hopes to double the capacity of its soluble coffee factory in the West African nation to produce 24,000 tonnes eventually, financial director...
Square-shaped fruit and veg makes packaging easier
Rectangular peppers and courgettes, aimed at improving packaging and transportation efficiency, could be on their way after a successful experiment to grow square watermelon for...
Corn processor merges with ADM
Minnesota Corn Processors LLC has agreed to merge with a subsidiary of agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland in a move that would bolster ADM's market-leading...
Bank buys stake in Grampian
Bank of Scotland has taken a £55 million (€82m) stake in Grampian Country Food Group, allowing the company to set up a poultry processing business...
Signs of recovery in the UK food industry
Manufacturing output in Britain rose for the second straight month in May, signalling an end to the sector's long and severe recession. Figures released by...
Tear tape message
Tear tape company P P Payne is supplying its customised Supastrip Impact printed tape to leading Swiss confectioner Halter Bonbons to reinforce product differentiation for...
11-Jul-2002
Texas Pacific mulls Smurfit counter bid
The latest twist in the on-going sale of Irish packaging company Jefferson Smurfit is that private equity firm Texas Pacific has confirmed that it is...
Second price hike for Sonoco Europe
Sonoco has said it will increase prices for its paper-based engineered carriers (tubes and cores)by 7 to 9 per cent in Continental Europe, starting from...
Asian machinery and equipment sector set for growth
Throughout Asia demand for machinery and equipment is still largely satisfied by imports, reflecting a growing need for more Asian manufacturers to become involved, according...
Pilgrim's Pride consolidates processing plants
Pilgrim's Pride, the US-based poultry producer, has announced that following an outbreak of flu that decimated its stocks and subsequent disappointing financial results, it is...
French food group acquires packer
Bordeaux-based agro-food group Marie-Brizard has taken over Chais Beaucairois, a subsidiary of French retailer Casino specialising in the packaging of wine and other liquids, according...
AV Packaging to buy out Schmalbach
AV Packaging, the German packaging joint venture owned by Allianz Capital Partners and utilities group, is offering €17.78 per share to small shareholders in fellow...
Graham Packaging readies for flotation
Graham Packaging, the US-based maker of plastic containers, has said it wants to sell 16.7 million shares in a planned initial public offering. The York,...
ConAgra expands plant
ConAgra Foods, one of the largest food manufacturers in the US, has started construction of an estimated $12 million (€12m) addition to its manufacturing facility...
10-Jul-2002
EarthShell launches new website
EarthShell Corporation, the beleaguered US eco-packager for the food industry, has launched its redesigned website. The company claims that the new site offers easier user...
Pepsi Bottling: good results but shares dip
Shares of Pepsi Bottling have dropped rapidly despite a strong set of financial results, according to a report by CBS News. Shares fell some 16...
New EU food laws make production harder
The EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection has said that new regulations for food safety will simplify the current regulations. However, warnings have been...
Coke buys Swiss bottler
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling, the second largest bottler of Coca-Cola products, has announced that it will buy the Swiss mineral water bottling company Valser Mineralquellen. The...
New protein production technology
Burcon NutraScience Corporation claims that a third-party engineering report relating to the company's protein separation and purification technology has proved the process to be financially...
Tracking software for processors
US company Syscan International has teamed up with Merit-Trax Technologies of Canada to provide an advanced real time tracking system for the food processing industry....
Dor Chemicals to aquire packaging rival
Dor Chemicals has said that it has signed an agreement to purchase polypropylene packaging products maker Shorko Australia for $24 million (€24.1m) from Dutch chemical...
Pennexx Foods builds case-ready facility
Pennexx Foods, a leading provider of case-ready meat to US supermarkets, is teaming up with Marel USA, a subsidiary of one of the world's leading...
Bion to build dairy complexes
Dairy Park, LLC - a subsidiary of Bion Environmental Technologies - has entered into an agreement with investors Dr. Michael McCloskey and Timothy den Dulk...
09-Jul-2002
Two large orders for Steinecker
The German firm Steinecker, a subsidiary of Krones, has been awarded two large-scale orders covering a total order value of €47 million. The Mexican brewing...
Coke sells Australian bottling division
Soft drinks maker Coca-Cola Amatil has sold its plastic bottle manufacturing operations in Australia and New Zealand to Visy Industries for AUS$157 million (€90m), according...
Packager wins safety award
Mondi Packaging UK's Great Yarmouth site has been awarded Silver in the Anglo American CEO competition for outstanding performance in occupational safety. As part of...
Nestlé to open new R&D centre
The research arm of the Nestle Group has said that in 2003 it will open its global culinary development and technology centre in Singen, Southern...
Cascades sells egg carton business
Cascades has signed an agreement with Brodrene Hartmann to sell all of its retail egg carton activities in Canada and the USA, allowing the Danish...
Pasta packer
RPC Containers Corby, the UK-based packaging supplier is supplying its newly launched 1.2 litre Sapphire catering jar to leading Italian food manufacturer F. Ili Saclà,...
Russian firm invests in soy plant
The company group Tekhnomol has invested €3 million in the building of a plant in Lytkarino, near Moscow, that will make a product called 'soy...
08-Jul-2002
Offer posted to Smurfit investors
Jefferson Smurfit Group shareholders will receive a formal offer document from Madison Dearborn Partners in the next few days. The document was posted at the...
Seafood processing survey yields surprising results
A Sea Fish Industry Authority survey carried out in the UK is showing primary processors are making bigger profits. According to the Seafish survey, seafood...
US ranchers sue meatpackers over packaged beef
Cattle ranchers from three US states have filed a lawsuit against the top four beef packers, accusing them of manipulating the price of cattle for...
Manufacturing alliance for Express Dairies
Express Dairies went some way towards lightening its crushing debt load yesterday, when it sold its UHT milk and Frome Creamery businesses to Milk Link...
Testing equipment for Thailand
Shrimp traders and farmers in Thailand have pooled resources to pay Baht15 million (€236m) for chemical-residue testing equipment to ensure that exports will reach food...
Cheese factory is future for dairy
A small-scale dairy producer in Wisconsin, US, has built a state-of-the-art cheese-making facility that has turned a once floundering business into a success. The eternal...
Striving for bakery perfection
Baking is probably one of the oldest food industries there is. Bread has been made, in various forms, for thousands of years and in many...
Lonza invests in production
Switzerland's Lonza group has confirmed its commitment to the construction of a major new production facility in the town of Visp with the announcement of...
05-Jul-2002
Tetra attacks EU veto
Tetra Laval, the packaging company, has accused the European competition watchdog of using a "flawed" theory and ignoring crucial evidence in last year's decision to...
Corus in takeover talks with Brazil's CSN
Corus, the Anglo-Dutch steel and aluminium maker, revealed last night it was discussing a possible tie-up with the Brazilian steel producer Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN),...
EU orders Italy to end packaging restrictions
The European Commission said it has ordered Italy and Germany to end import restrictions in the food and beverage sectors that are in breach of...
Sime enters JV with Petra
Conglomorate Sime Darby of Malaysia has entered into a joint-venture agreement with Singapore-based Petra Food to manufacture and trade finished chocolate confectionery products. The agreement...
New developments in aroma sensors
Ongoing challenges facing the food industry include the development of new technologies dedicated to on-line sensors that can detect aromas, external and internal quality factors...
AptarGroup results conference
AptarGroup, the US-based manufacturer of dispensing systems for the food and beverage markets, will hold a conference call on Friday 19 July 2002 to discuss...
Nestlé to invest in Philippines manufacturing
Food manufacturer Nestle Philippines is to proceed with its P3 billion (€60m) investment project that will result in increased production capacity and the introduction of...
04-Jul-2002
Alcan reaffirms 2Q earnings outlook
Canadian aluminium can manufacturer Alcan reaffirmed that second quarter operating earnings are expected to be at the upper end of its previously disclosed guidance of...
Alcoa updates acquisition announcement
Alcoa has announced that it has completed its previously announced agreement to acquire Chicago-based Ivex Packaging Corporation. The acquisition excludes Ivex's 48.2 per cent interest...
Meat scares continue in Japan
Just when the Japanese food industry appeared to be settling down after a period dogged with food scares and consumer fears, the industry was stung...
Economist tackles EU over blocked Tetra Laval deal
An economist has criticised Europe's antitrust watchdog saying it botched the analysis of the drinks packaging market, as a landmark appeal by the Swiss-based Tetra...
Poultry weigh and label system
Gainco, the US-based labelling and packaging supplier, has launched what is claimed to be a ground-breaking system for accurate high-speed, in-motion weighing and labelling of...
Bagging innovations
Aetna UK and Weitek have jointly introduced a number of new technologies which the companies claim will revolutionise the bagging of dried and liquid foods....
Key Technology projects profits drop
Key Technology, the US-based manufacturer of food processing presses, issued earnings guidance for its fiscal third quarter and said it received formal proposals from Banner...
Astrapak consolidates second spot in SA
South African packaging group Astrapak says it has consolidated its place as the country's second largest packaging group, after its shareholders approved a R123 million...
03-Jul-2002
Boost for can recycling
In the US, a beverage package recycling company, Can Cylor Equipment, is launching equipment that could pave the way for new industry standards.The company now...
S&P ups Pactiv's corp credit rating
Standard & Poor's, the credit ratings agency, has announced that it has raised its corporate credit rating on Lake Forest, Ill.-based Pactiv to triple-'B' from...
EC clears Amcor acquisition
The European Commission has approved the acquisition by the Australian company Amcor of the world-wide plastic packaging (PET) and closure businesses of the German company...
Smurfit launches extranet
Jefferson Smurfit Group, the world's leading paper-based packaging company, has announced details of its new customer service initiative, the "Smurfit Extranet". Developed for its corrugated...
Kellogg packaging partnership
Commerce One, the Business Internet Company, has announced that it will help Kellogg Company publish critical product information relating to future packaging design. By participating...
Smart ice cream carton
Mayfield Dairy Farms, the US dairy and ice cream producer, is about to introduce its new Clik-Top re-sealable carton for its rectangular ice cream package....
Pepsi Bottling to webcast 2Q results
The Pepsi Bottling has announced that its second quarter 2002 earnings conference call with financial analysts and investors will be webcast live over the Internet....
Small packaging firm creates big splash
In the past month the small US beverage packaging manufacturer, International Dispensing Corporation, has been keenly eyed following the recent introduction of its aseptic gravity...
02-Jul-2002
Vertex spins off packaging division
Vertex, Carter Holt Harvey, the New Zealand-based packaging provider, has successfully spun off its plastics packaging business. Vertex raised NZ$61 million (€30m) from the flotation....
Alcoa completes Ivex acquisition
Alcoa, a leading manufacturer of specialty plastics food packaging, has completed its previously announced agreement to acquire Chicago-based Ivex Packaging Corporation. The acquisition excludes Ivex's...
Dole Food buys logistics software
Tideworks Technology, a leader in terminal management software solutions, has supplied Dole Food Company with terminal management and container handling software at the company's 11...
Thai pineapple processors await action
Thailand's pineapple growers have been waiting for a year for the government's promised help for the industry to materialise. Last July, the government said it...
Vetropack acquires Slovakia facility
Vetropack, a leading Swiss manufacturer of glass packaging, has agreed to acquire the Slovakian glassworks Skloobal, Nemsová. Vetropack has its group management in Bülach (Zurich),...
Sensitech wins innovator award
Sensitech, a leading global supplier of cold chain monitoring systems to the food industry, has been named an "Innovator of the Year" by SBANE (Smaller...
Baker puts webcams in its ovens
Ginsters are to install webcams in their ovens to keep an eye on rogue Cornish pasties, according to a report from Ananova. The UK-based pie...
Polish meat processor expects Euro to strengthen its position
Morliny, a meat processing company based in the northeastern town of Ostróda in Poland expects a stronger euro to boost revenue from exports and lower...
01-Jul-2002
Buyer found for Fisher seafoods?
Receivers are poised to announce the successful bidder for the two Fisher fish factories in the north east of Scotland. Accountants KPMG have said a...
IWKA brings globalisation one step closer
As one of Europe's leading and most innovative suppliers of packaging and processing machinery for the food industry, the IWKA Group of companies has been...
Earthshell consolidates
Californian-based EarthShell has confirmed that it has laid off 65 per cent of its staff and cut expenses by $2 million (€2m) a month as...
Bavaria invests €1billion
Colombian brewery Bavaria has announced major plans to invest $1 billion (€1bn) over the next few years to modernise and expand its current production facilities....
Catfish processing expansion
In the US, Farm Fresh Catfish Company, one of the country's largest processors of catfish, has announced plans for major restructuring and expansion. Willard R....
Hand-held E. coli sensor
Scientists are developing a hand-held sensor they say will help save lives by quickly pinpointing the presence of a deadly E. coli strain and other...
Wellman announces PET resins expansions
Wellman, the US-based manufacturer of polyester products used in packaging resins, has announced that it is taking steps to expand its PET resins capacity by...
Arla buys Triple F facility
Arla Foods of Arhus, Denmark, through its subsidiary Medipharm, Sweden, and Triple "F", of Des Moines, Iowa have announced a restructuring of their partnership Medipharm...
Minute Maid Company to build juice plant
The Minute Maid Company is to build a new 620,000-square-foot non-carbonated beverage production plant in Auburndale, Florida. The Minute Maid Company is an operating division...
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