SVNS Hard 7UP combines alcohol with the #1 lemon-lime flavour in Canada, creating the latest ready-to-drink brand for the Labatt beyond beer portfolio Labatt Breweries of Canada announced the launch of a new brand in its Beyond Beer portfolio: SVNS Hard 7UP. This Canadian innovation combines alcohol with the refreshing taste of 7UP –[Read More…]
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Trident Seafoods sells Petersburg, Alaska plants to E.C. Phillips & Son
Trident announced in December 2023 that it is seeking buyers for four of its Alaska-based plants as part of a comprehensive, strategic restructuring initiative Trident Seafoods announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its processing plant, bunkhouse, galley, and two housing units in Petersburg, Alaska, to E.C. Phillips[Read More…]
NOVA Chemicals launches Canadian Centre of Excellence for plastics circularity
NOVA Chemicals’ Centre of Excellence aims to further Canadian innovation, meet customer needs NOVA Chemicals Corporation announces the launch of its Centre of Excellence for Plastics Circularity (Centre of Excellence), a hub for knowledge exchange and technology development for the circular economy of plastics. The Centre of Excellence will serve as a[Read More…]
JDE Peet’s appoints Luc Vandevelde as Interim CEO
Vandevelde, who has served as Lead Independent Director of JDE Peet’s since its listing, has extensive experience within the company and in the retail and FMCG sectors JDE Peet’s announced that Luc Vandevelde has been appointed Interim CEO of JDE Peet’s, effective 1 April 2024. Vandevelde will also become Chairman[Read More…]
Consumption of bottled water on the rise in China
Huihuang United Food chose the integrated system ECOBLOC ERGON by SMI The consumption of bottled water is constantly growing in every part of the world. In China, for instance, in the first quarter of 2023 alone, the sales of bottled water increased by 10.9 per cent. In this scenario, the main companies in the[Read More…]
HEYTEA Opens first store in Seoul
The entry into South Korea also reinforces HEYTEA’s leading position in Asia’s new-style tea drink market China’s new style tea originator and the creator of Cheese Tea, HEYTA celebrates the grand opening of its first store in Korea. Situated in Apgujeong, Gangnam District, Seoul, the capital’s heart of fashion and culture, the store will offer local consumers[Read More…]
Nestlé to sell dairy and juice business brands in Ecuador
This transaction is subject to approval by the competition authority in Ecuador, and notifications will be made accordingly within the legal terms Nestlé Ecuador announced the start of a strategic review process of its dairy and juice business. Subsequently, the company has reached an agreement with Gloria Foods to sell[Read More…]
Russia removes Danone from state control assets
The reasons for this decision were not disclosed in the decree Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled the transfer of Danone’s Russian assets to the Federal Agency for State Property Management, Rosimushchestvo, for temporary management by the state. The reasons for this decision were not disclosed in the decree, according[Read More…]
Philippine plans measures to boost local dairy milk production
DA records show that cattle production in 2023 reached 17,850 metric tonnes, accounting for roughly 0.8 per cent of total milk consumption of 1.937 million metric tonnes Philippine’s Department of Agriculture is drawing up plans to significantly increase local dairy milk production, including seeking support from local milk processors to[Read More…]
Food security situation in Afghanistan improving but the crisis far from over
The food security situation remains alarming with over 15 million people or 36 per cent of the population being food insecure Afghanistan is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) single largest country programme, where it continues to carry out its operations despite the ongoing political instability.[Read More…]
