Carlsberg plans to invest more than EUR 100 million in building a new production facility for soft drinks in Kazakhstan, more than doubling the overall business The Carlsberg Group (Carlsberg) and PepsiCo, Inc. (PepsiCo) are expanding their strategic partnership with a new agreement under which Carlsberg will become the PepsiCo[Read More…]
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Mérieux NutriSciences to acquire worldwide food testing business of Bureau Veritas
It expands Mérieux NutriSciences’ geographic footprint, doubling its presence in Asia Pacific and Canada, and providing access to new regions with considerable growth potential Mérieux NutriSciences, a world leader in food safety, quality, and sustainability, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the food testing business of Bureau Veritas for[Read More…]
Janssen PMP and Fresh Inset partners to commercialise Vidre+
Fresh Inset has developed Vidre+ technology, a range of new applications of the 1-MCP molecule for extending the post-harvest shelf life of fruits and vegetables Janssen PMP, a division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, and Fresh Inset have partnered to exclusively commercialise Fresh Inset’s Vidre+ technology in Europe. Fresh Inset and Janssen[Read More…]
Twellium and Sidel join forces to build packaging hub in Ghana
The Kumasi site began as a greenfield project, with Twellium constructing it entirely from the ground up Twellium Industrial Company, West Africa’s fastest-growing manufacturing company, has partnered with Sidel to develop a new ultra-modern facility in Kumasi, Ghana – a greenfield project housing two complete PET packaging lines for still[Read More…]
Vetropack opens fully automated warehouse in Italy
The fully automated warehouse is equipped with state-of-the-art technology designed to optimise logistics operations Vetropack, one of Europe’s leading glass manufacturers, is embracing the full potential of a smart factory in Italy. At its new manufacturing site in Boffalora sopra Ticino, the company operates a state-of-the-art, fully automated warehouse. Customers[Read More…]
Intertek Caleb Brett expands testing capabilities for animal fats and used cooking oils
This enhancement makes New Plymouth the only laboratory in New Zealand capable of providing comprehensive testing for these critical materials Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide announced the expansion of its New Plymouth laboratory’s testing capabilities to include full specification analysis of Animal Fats (AF) and[Read More…]
EU initiates WTO consultations challenging China’s anti-subsidy investigation
This is the first time the EU has decided to challenge an investigation at its initiation stage European Commission launched a consultation request at the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging China’s initiation of an anti-subsidy investigation against imports of certain dairy products from the EU. This is the first time the EU[Read More…]
Coca-Cola System to expand investments in Nigeria
The investment is expected to support various value chain areas, including suppliers, distributors, retailers, and recyclers The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria, comprised of Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and its authorised bottler, Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC), announced plans to expand its investments in Nigeria. Over the next five years, with a predictable and[Read More…]
Australia secures trade deal with UAE
Key Australian exports to the UAE include meat, dairy, oil seeds, seafood, steel, canola seeds, nuts, honey, coal, chickpeas, lentils Australia’s Ministery for Trade and Tourism announced negotiations on the Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement have concluded. The UAE is an important partner and Australia’s largest trade and[Read More…]
Australia’s almond exports up by 35%
A dry season and high demand in China are driving sales at a rate that exceeds the industry’s annual sales volumes of 10 years ago The latest Almond Board of Australia marketing data shows that Australian almond sales volumes for July were the highest monthly figures on record. In July,[Read More…]
