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Linx submits plans for new headquarters
Industrial printer manufacturer Linx Printing Technologies is proposing to invest more than £6m in a purpose-built headquarters in St Ives, Cambridgeshire (US).
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Willowbrook Foods invests for growth in Britain and Ireland
Willowbrook Foods, the Northern Ireland specialist in salads, prepared vegetables and convenience meals, has opened a new £5.5m factory extension.
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The 2011 FoodBev.com Awards, winners & finalists
FoodBev.com is happy to announce the finalists, runners-up and winners in the inaugural 2011 FoodBev.com Awards.
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Financial news, 2 February 2012: Unilever, Dairy Crest
The latest financial news for 2 February 2012 includes Unilever, Dairy Crest, Embotelladora Andina, Compania Cervecerias Unidas and Coca-Cola Embonor.
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Kraft Foods makes progress on reducing manufacturing waste
Kraft Foods’ employees are making steady progress reducing the amount of manufacturing waste they produce.
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Morrisons to acquire meat processing facility
The site is a centralised fresh pork and lamb retail packing plant which has the capacity to expand into beef products and increase its overall existing production.
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Menasha Packaging acquires The Strive Group
Menasha Packaging Company has acquired The Strive Group of Chicago. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Sodexo strengthens technical expertise
Sodexo is reinforcing its technical expertise in facilities management services, launching a worldwide technical expertise platform to drive the development of technical facilities throughout.
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Adept Technology opens new office in China
Adept Technology, a provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions, has confirmed the opening of its first subsidiary in China, marking a milestone in the global expansion strategy.
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ACMA and Volpak integrate into single operational entity
ACMA and Volpak, global companies in the consumer goods packaging machinery sector, have integrated into single operational entity.
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Husky debuts new technology and expansion plans
Husky Injection Molding Systems has revealed that at Plastindia 2012 it is demonstrating its latest beverage packaging and hot runner technologies.
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Rexam recognised among manufacturing elite
Rexam has revealed that its Águas Claras beverage can plant in Brazil has been awarded The Shingo Prize – acknowledged as the highest global recognition for operational excellence.
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Update to new food business operator approval process
Food businesses approved by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that change food business operator (FBO) after 31 January will need a new approval.
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Pinnacle Foods expands facility in US
Pinnacle Foods Group has officially opened the 17,000 sqft expansion to their Fort Madison canned meat factory. The newly expanded location brings 65 jobs to Fort Madison, (US).
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Cargill invests $4.2m in energy efficiency improvements
Cargill has invested $4.2m in recently completed lighting and boiler upgrades inside the half-million-sqft plant in the company’s Nebraska (US) beef processing facility.
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New method for assessing dairy cows’ welfare from EFSA
Animal-based measures to assess the welfare of dairy cows and pigs are effective and should be used wherever possible, according to recent scientific advice from the European Food Safety Authority (EF
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Sensient Technologies to open new facility in Brazil
Sensient Technologies Corporation is to open its new colour and flavour complex in Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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UK food co-op invests in solar PV electricity system
Bristol (UK) ethical food business, EssentialTrading, is celebrating its 40th year as a co-operative with a £100,000 investment in a new solar PV electricity system from Solarsense.
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TMI Group acquires Fibro System
The TMI Group of companies, a global manufacturer of testing instrumentation, has acquired FIBRO System AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Glanbia invests $15m in new US cheese headquarters
Irish dairy firm Glanbia will establish new corporate s for its US cheese operations in Twin Falls, Idaho at a cost of $15m (€11.6m).
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New science strategy published by EFSA
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the European Union’s General Food Law and the establishment of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
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ProProcure launched as SABMiller’s global brands PoS partner
ProProcure, a marketing spend management company, has formed a partnership with SABMiller to act as its global brands Point-of-Sale (PoS) partner.
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‘Cause for concern’ list published by the FSA
The FSA is routinely publishing the full list of those meat plants that, on the basis of their audit reports, are considered ’cause for concern’.
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Jobs at risk as Adams Foods closes Somerset operations
Following discussions with its local workforce, Adams Foods (UK) has confirmed that it is to cease its operations in Wincanton over the coming months.
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Marsh reinvents itself as Marsh Brand Partners
Marsh, a design firm focused on strategic and branded experiences for retail, restaurant and consumer packaged goods clients, is changing the firm name to Marsh Brand Partners.
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N2N Global launches new Quality and Food Safety Programme
N2N Global has launched its new cutting edge Quality and Food Safety Programme for restaurants and food service companies.
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Advocacy group responds to poultry inspection proposal
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a nonprofit health advocacy group based in the US, has released a statement in response to USDA’s poultry proposal.
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Fair Trade USA updates Multiple Ingredients Product Policy
Fair Trade USA, the third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the US, has unveiled a newly redesigned certification label and significant revisions to its Multiple Ingredients Product Policy.
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BASF to build an integrated TDI plant in Germany
BASF are to build a single-train 300,000 metric tonnes per year production plant for TDI (toluene diisocyanate) and expand additional plants for its precursors at its site in Ludwigshafen (Germany).
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Morrisons recalls mackerel due to processing error
Morrisons is recalling all batches of certain smoked mackerel fillet products. Due to a processing error, some may be undercooked. If you have bought any of the products don’t eat them.
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Colbert to close US manufacturing facility
Colbert Packaging Corporation, a manufacturer of folding cartons, rigid paper boxes and paperboard specialty products, is closing its 33,500sqft manufacturing facility in Louisville (US).
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Frutarom acquires control of Slovenian flavour company
Frutarom Industries, a flavour solutions and fine ingredients company, forges ahead with its rapid growth strategy and reports its second acquisition for 2012.
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468 food and drink acquisitions in 2011
Bevblog.net has recorded a total of 468 food and drink sector transactions announced during 2011.
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FSA publishes meat plants audit reports
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has started the regular publication of audit reports of approved meat plants in England, Scotland and Wales.
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Yoplait among top promoted brands of 2011
ECRM has released *Top Brands Promoted in Retailer Ad Circulars in 2011.* Use of circular print ads grew by 5.49% in 2011 even with online, mobile and social media advertising alternatives.
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Morrisons report provides guide to hen welfare
A new report published by Morrisons is helping farmers tackle the health of free range hens.
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Registration process for engineering technicians simplified
To encourage engineers to apply the Institute of Water has simplified its current application process to enable the assessment for Eng Tech to be undertaken remotely, based on a paper submission.
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Nutritional concerns fuel growth in global cereal market
Global Industry Analysts has released a comprehensive global outlook on the cereal products industry.
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Penford completes acquisition of Carolina Starches
Penford Corporation has completed the acquisition of the businesses operated by Carolina Starches, and a related entity, Keystone Starches. These businesses are generally known as Carolina Starches.
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Cargill’s Terminal team achieves safety milestone
Cargill’s Corn Milling Terminal team recently achieved a significant safety milestone in having reached three years in which no reportable injuries have been recorded.
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Dairygold improves all processes with new business system
Dairygold Food Ingredients (DFI UK) has recently implemented Oracle eBiz ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). The ERP applications will support the company’s future growth.
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SaltWorks unveils new gourmet salt facility
With more than $3m in upgrades, the new SaltWorks headquarters coincides with the company’s 10-year anniversary and the company claims it is the most sophisticated facility on the planet.
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Borealis brings transparency to the plastic industry
Borealis is taking transparency in extrusion blow moulded polypropylene (PP) bottles to new heights with the launch of next generation high performance grade BorclearTM RC737MO.
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Yasheng Group announces agricultural expansion for 2012
Yasheng Group, a high-growth diversified China-based agricultural company with US headquarters in California (US), plans to expand farming operations in 2012.
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First Milk and Scottish government revise Kintyre plans
A new cheesemaking facility will be installed at First Milk’s existing site in Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre.
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FSA awards new contracts for shellfish monitoring
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has awarded contracts for services to support the official control shellfish monitoring programme in Scotland.
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FSA food business operator approval deadline approaches
Food businesses approved by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are being urged to contact the agency if they have changed operator since 1 January 2006.
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Ginger Beef Corporation resumes production
Ginger Beef Corporation has confirmed, further to its press release of November 23, 2011, that the Calgary-based manufacturing plant has received favourable results of production tests.
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Cargill’s Victory Canola ranks top in returns and yields
Cargill has confirmed that Canola Performance Trials 2011-grower driven trials coordinated by the Canola Council of Canada-demonstrate that Victory Canola is the one hybrid customers can count on.
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AkzoNobel to take 100% control of Metlac Group
AkzoNobel plans to strengthen its position in packaging coatings by exercising the right to buy the remaining shares of Metlac, an Italian based packaging coatings producer.