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Leprino Foods ramps up construction of mega dairy in Greeley, Colorado
Construction of the first phase of a monster dairy processing facility claimed to be one of the “largest, most modern and technologically advanced plants in the world” should be completed...
Tetra Pak nearly reaches annual sales of €10bn
Tetra Pak has reported a 5.2 per cent increase in sales last year taking the company just short of the €10bn annual turnover mark.
Tetra Pak previews aseptic bottle shaped milk carton
Tetra Pak has given a sneak preview of its latest innovation – an aseptic carton pack for ambient milk that is not rectangular but bottle shaped.
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Too early to start praising PepsiCo for new plant bottle
The new PepsiCo plant bottle appears to tick all the “green” boxes for a disposable drinks bottle but the innovation should not be taken too seriously until it arrives on...
Tetra Pak opens its largest Middle Eastern factory yet
Tetra Pak has opened a new €92m packaging factory in Pakistan to serve the booming juice and dairy market in the country.
Oystar to present new yoghurt packing machines at Interpack
Two new form, filling and sealing (FFS) machines for the dairy industry are among the innovations that Oystar is presenting at Interpack this year.
Milk powder price rises encourage spending on new dairy equipment
GEA Group has reported a surge in orders from the dairy industry in recent months as rising milk powder prices and a recovery in global demand give processors the confidence...
Just one day to go: FPD lifts the lid on factors that make packs easy to open
In the first of a new series of editorial webinars on FoodProductionDaily.com, Peelable Packaging: Lifting the lid on end-user appeal, leading experts in the packaging field will explore the issues...
Special Edition: Food Factory Careers
Apprenticeships and 'fit for purpose' careers system key to bridging skills gaps
The UK food and drink industry is facing a “notable skills gap” – a trend that if not reversed will hit the sector’s ability to compete on a national and...
Three new Tetra Pak caps target different closure needs
Carton packaging giant Tetra Pak has unveiled three new caps for drinks consumed both in the home and on the go.
Special Edition: Food Factory Careers
Profile of a plant manager
Production manager Sven-Arne Löfving is soon to retire after spending almost 30 years in the food production industry. In the third part of FoodProductionDaily's special edition on food factory careers,...
Nampak redesigns milk bottles to cut weight
Nampak Plastics has completed a two year redesign project on its HDPE milk bottles shaving off up to a fifth of their weight.
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Sustainability skills can give you an edge in the job market
Specific sustainability jobs may be rare in the food industry but gaining environmental expertise can give professionals an edge in an increasingly competitive job market.
Special Edition: Food Factory Careers
Nestlé reveals strategy to plug engineering skills gap
A lack of engineering graduates has created a challenge for the food manufacturing sector in terms of vacancy filling or expansion projects and we spoke to the head of HR...
IMA closes acquisition of Sympak dairy pack business
IMA head Alberto Vacchi has said he is very pleased with the ‘vivacious’ nature of the dairy packaging machinery sector having just completed the purchase of the dairy arm of...
Tetra Pak invests €100m in new Indian factory
Tetra Pak has invested €100m in the construction of a new factory in India that is to serve the local market as well as South and Southeast Asia and the...
Scottish food processors receive ₤3m cash injection
Meat companies, a vegetable processor and a slew of dairy firms were among 22 food outfits awarded a total of ₤3m (€3.5m) by the Scottish Government yesterday as part of...
Energy neutral bid by Dutch dairy sector
The Dutch dairy sector plans to install climate-neutral barns to all dairy farms in the Netherlands as part of its bid to be energy neutral by 2020.
Production due to restart at Rossa Dairy Products
Payne’s Dairies has bought the premises and machinery formerly owned by Leicester ice cream firm Rossa Dairy Products and aims to restart production onsite.
Greiner invests £2.7m in recycled dairy packaging
A £2.7m investment by packaging supplier Greiner will allow it to install a line for recycled dairy packaging to produce products such as creams, yoghurts and desserts from post-consumer plastic...
Arla sets new lightweighting target for UK milk bottles
Arla Foods has set itself a target of reducing the weight of its full range of plastic milk bottles in the UK by 15 to 20 per cent.
SIG launches new lightweight closure for milk cartons
SIG Combibloc is targeting the UHT milk segment with a new lightweight, recyclable closure for its slimline cartons.
Gizeh claims breakthrough for offset printing on spherical pots
Higher throughputs and cost savings are benefits claimed for a “genuinely innovative” offset printing method that can be used on spherical plastic packaging containers for the first time, said Gizeh.
Unilever to create “green energy” at ice cream factory
Unilever is to create “green energy” at its Ben and Jerry’s ice cream factory in Holland by installing a bio-digester which converts natural waste products into gas.
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Oystar merges three US operations to form $250m company
Packaging giant Oystar has merged three of its North American operations to create Oystar North America, a move that will make it one of the largest suppliers of packaging machinery...
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