Tetra Pak is highlighting various end-to-end production solutions for the manufacturing of still and carbonated beverages at drinktec 2017 this week (Munich, Sept 11-15).
Luis Cantarell, who headed up €500m+ food-pharma crossover research centre Nestlé Health Science when it launched in 2010, is retiring after 40 years at the Swiss food giant.
Ecolab has expanded one of its research centers in Brazil to keep pace with the strong growth of the business in the country and throughout Latin America.
The situation in Europe is not improving but is not dramatically worse either and acquisitions in the region remain a possibility, according to Silgan.
Tetra Pak and Coca-Cola Hellenic announced today that they have partnered to deploy the packaging company's new Tetra Gemina Aseptic (TGA) Leaf carton for the first time worldwide, for the beverage giant's Dobry juice range in Russia.
Two chemical companies are locked in an ongoing legal battle over the production of bio-based isobutanol, a substance used in the production of plastic bottles for soft drinks.
Ball Packaging says it is selling every beverage can it makes for the Chinese market, with huge opportunities in sectors such as beer, and wants to relocate equipment there from ‘mature markets’ such as the US.
The incorporation of energy reduction technology is a key factor driving machine design, Sidel told FoodProductionDaily.com at the recent Brau Beviale show in Nuremberg, Germany.
Silgan Holdings announced this week that it has acquired IPEC, a plastic closure manufacturer that serves primarily the North American dairy and juice markets.
Converters of thin-walled packaging will be able to increase line speeds as well as cut back on material and energy consumption thanks to improvements at its Austrian plastics plant, said Borealis
Danisco has obtained European approval for its planned acquisition
of ABF Ingredients' Abitec emulsifier business, which is expected
to strengthen its position in some key European markets.
The beverage industry has seen a number of big changes at the top
this week, with both Rexam and Pepsi Bottling Group reshuffling
some key positions,and the president of Baltika announcing his
resignation.
