Food

Granarolo is forging ahead with its external growth strategy as part of its 2021-2025 five-year business plan.

This all-Italian technology, the first of its kind in the world, enables the capsule to preserve all the aroma of freshly roasted coffee.

Aroma+ is an innovative food packaging system patented by Siad that maintains the desired aromatic profile of a protective atmosphere while enhancing the product’s flavour and eliminating undesirable volatile compounds.

Latteria Soresina has completed a major project to redesign its corporate identity, including the packaging of all its product lines.

Eviosys is the name of the new smart and sustainable packaging brand created by KPS Capital Partners. The incorporation of the new brand follows the private equity fund’s acquisition of Crown Holdings’ EMEA food and consumer packaging business, capitalising on its 200 years of experience in metal packaging.

The Morato Group has completed the acquisition of RO.MAR., a historic company specialising in the production of packaged sliced bread based in the province of Venice.

Latteria Soresina is unveiling its new brand image following a restyling programme involving the marketing department, the retail trade and market research among end consumers.

IFFCO, a leading multinational in the aseptic food packaging sector, has installed a new cogeneration system that has enabled it to cut energy costs by 30% at its site in Marcianise (Caserta), an industrial district of excellence for the Food & Beverage sector.

In response to market forces, consumer preferences and product evolution, the Dutch company Coroos - one of Europe’s top producers of preserved fruit, vegetables and pulses in jars, cans and flexible packaging - has accelerated the transition towards sustainable production and distribution.

COIM, an Italian multinational company that has been manufacturing speciality chemicals since 1962, has introduced a new solvent-based compostable food packaging adhesive.

Trayforma by Stora Enso is a new wood fibre-based material composition designed for microwavable food tray packaging.

A Ferrero-related Company today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Burton’s Biscuit Company from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.

The iconic brown plastic cup used by Coppa del Nonno ice cream producer is being transformed to reflect the brand’s environmental commitment. From now on, the famous coffee ice cream will be packaged in eco-friendly plastic cups made from bio-based polypropylene supplied by the French multinational Total.

Supply chain traceability, total transparency in the description of materials used in the finished product (organic, recycled, etc.) and the use of raw materials obtained from deforestation-free crops are just a few of the requirements met by the polyethylene packaging films produced by Crocco, which has been granted ISCC PLUS certification (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification)…

Sustainable and recyclable monomaterial film for the production of food trays. Innovation and sustainability according to AMB, an international company that presents itself as a unique interlocutor in the packaging field.

Dulcioliva, a historic Piedmontese company with almost 100 years of experience in the chocolate specialities sector, has become part of the confectionery group Sperlari following a majority acquisition.

Nestlé has signed an agreement with global investment firm KKR to acquire the core brands of The Bountiful Company, a market-leading US-based producer of nutritional supplements and vitamins. The US $5.75 billion transaction includes the brands Nature’s Bounty, Solgar, Osteo Bi-Flex and Puritan’s Pride, which will be integrated into Nestlé Health Science.

Paccor (Dusseldorf) has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Miko Pac (2020 revenue €100 million), the packaging division of Miko NV, Belgium. The deal strengthens the German group’s position in the field of injection moulding by complementing its product portfolio and extending its international reach, particularly in the Asian market.

IFCO has gained Cradle to Cradle Certified® (Version 3.1) Silver level certification in Europe for its RPC Lift Lock line of RPC containers, the first and only fresh-food RPCs to meet this ambitious sustainability standard.

Schur Flexibles Group is expanding its network in the Italian market by adding a strong centre of excellence for customised and high-quality packaging solutions.