February 11, 2025 | Europe

Ukraine halts lettuce from Netherlands due to quarantine pest

This insect is classified as a restricted pest in Ukraine due to its potential crop threat Ukraine has halted importing a 10.37-tonne fresh lettuce from the Netherlands after discovering a…

February 10, 2025 | Company News

Duravant to acquire Pattyn provider of packaging automation systems

Automation solutions leader Duravant has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pattyn Duravant LLC, a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling…

February 5, 2025 | Company News

Sidel introduces new lightweight bottle base

Its innovative design can also be seamlessly retrofitted onto existing production lines ensuring versatility and the solution requires a low blowing pressure, further enhancing its sustainability credentials StarLITE-R STILL is…

February 5, 2025 | Company News

Mérieux NutriSciences completes acquisition of Bureau Veritas

Through this phase of the acquisition, Mérieux NutriSciences establishes a strong presence in the Japanese, Moroccan and Southeast Asian markets, and enhances its capabilities in South Africa Mérieux NutriSciences, a global…

February 3, 2025 | Feature

Growing trend of walnut exports from India: A global perspective

According to Mordor Intelligence, the Walnut market size is anticipated to be $9.26 billion in 2025, rising to $11.77 billion by 2030 The Indian appetite for walnuts has continued to…

January 30, 2025 | Australia

Australia’s wine exports exceed $2.5 billion in 2024

Strong return to mainland China offsets declines in other markets In the 12 months that ended December 2024, Australian wine exports increased by 34 per cent in value to $2.55…

January 29, 2025 | China

Sidel adds high-speed aseptic lines to China’s CR Beverage

At CR Beverage’s Yixing and Chengdu plants, Sidel installed three high-speed aseptic complete lines featuring the Aseptic Combi Predis FMa for tea and plum juice CR Beverage, one of China’s…

January 28, 2025 | Food

Korean seaweed leads global market with record growth

The export value of Korean gim surged by 25.8 per cent year-on-year, reaching a record high of $997 million in 2024 South Korea’s dried seaweed exports have experienced remarkable growth,…

January 24, 2025 | Company News

Food and Beverage Carton Alliance establishes as unified platform

With a vision to expand beyond Europe, FBCA aspires to unite beverage carton manufacturers and their paperboard suppliers in driving sustainable packaging solutions that enhance food security, reduce waste The…

January 23, 2025 | Australia

Beyond Oil expands to Australia with 5-Year T&J Oil distribution agreement

New partnership includes minimum purchase commitments for the first 5 years with expected revenue of $243,000 to be recognized in fiscal year 2025 Beyond Oil Ltd. a food-tech innovation company…