Huhtamaki has entered into an agreement to acquire Josco, a manufacturer and distributor of paper and plastic disposable packaging products headquartered in Hong Kong and with manufacturing in China. Read more
Alma Foods of Hormel Foods Corporation will donate $10,000 to fight hunger in the Alma (US) community. Read more
Reed’s has reached a new distribution agreement with Henry A Fox Sales & Distribution Company, a beer and wine wholesale beverage distributor headquartered in the US. Read more
Dart Container Corporation, based in Mason (US), and Solo Cup Company have signed a definitive agreement under which Dart Container will acquire Solo in a transaction valued at approximately $1bn. Read more
McDonald’s will require its US pork suppliers to outline their plans to phase out the use of sow gestation stalls, a move supported by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), according to the corporation. Read more
BASF has reached an exclusive supply agreement with Monsanto Company for fungicide seed treatments for cotton and soybeans in North America. Read more
Amcor has confirmed the A$19.8m acquisition of Uniglobe, a flexible packaging business based in India. Read more
Kraft Foods will mark Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee with the launch of a limited edition 400g Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate bar in a special heritage pack. RRP is £3.54 in the UK. Read more
Heart UK have raised doubts about the value of vitamin E supplements following reports that they had no effect on women’s risk of developing heart failure. Read more
Food and Drink Federation (FDF)’s director general Melanie Leech has responded to the chancellor’s UK budget. Read more
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