Plastic packaging firm ALPLA Group acquires Serbian closure manufacturer’s production facility
Plastic packaging producer ALPLA Group continues to grow in the compression and injection moulding segment, taking over the production facility of Serbian closure manufacturer...
DataLase joins Bergman & Beving Group to accelerate global growth
DataLase, a global leader in photonic printing solutions, has announced that Bergman & Beving AB has acquired a 90% shareholding in the business. Based...
ABF reviews potential Primark and food business split
Associated British Foods (ABF) is considering separating its Primark retail arm from its food operations following a structural review aimed at maximising long-term value....
Hormel Foods cuts 250 jobs amid corporate overhaul
Hormel Foods is eliminating 250 corporate and sales positions as part of a company-wide restructuring. The Minnesota-based manufacturer, known for brands including Spam and...
Eriez launches new program for metal detector upgrades
Eriez, a provider of separation technologies, has introduced a new program to help food, pharmaceutical, and packaging customers upgrade their legacy Xtreme Metal Detectors...
Starbucks forms $4bn joint venture with Boyu Capital to expand China...
Starbucks Coffee Company has confirmed a new joint venture with private equity firm Boyu Capital to manage its retail operations in China, valued at...
Vietnam seeks Lotte’s expansion in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam has approached South Korea’s Lotte Group to develop a new commercial complex in Ho Chi Minh City, signalling plans to deepen economic cooperation...
MM Packaging hits the sweet spot with record UK advent calendar...
MM Packaging Deeside has finished the roll out of over 15 million confectionery advent calendar packs for the UK’s biggest brands and retailers. Christmas...
BCMPA shines the light on UK manufacturing as it returns to...
The BCMPA – The Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics, is exhibiting alongside seven of its members at White Label World Expo...
CandyWarehouse bankruptcy highlights cost pressures on confectionery supply chain
US-based confectionery wholesaler CandyWarehouse has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings following a period of escalating ingredient costs and weakened market conditions across the sweets...
