Packaging

Brazilian companies Marfrig and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) have formed a new joint venture company (owned 70%-30% respectively) which will offer plant-based food products in North and South America under the new PlantPlus Food brand name.

The Switzerland-based international confectionery group Barry Callebaut has signed an agreement to acquire GKC Foods, one of Australia’s largest chocolate producers, with the aim of expanding its presence in Australia and New Zealand.

Ambienta, a European Private Equity fund focused on sustainability, has acquired 100% of Create Flavours, one of the largest UK producers of natural flavours for the food & beverage industry.

In a deal worth £780 million, Carlsberg and Marston’s have formed a joint venture aimed at strengthening the Danish brewer’s presence in the pub sector.

Efficiency analysis, monitoring and predictive maintenance of packaging, wrapping and filling lines are issues at the center of the digital transformation process of the main industrial sectors: from food and beverage to pharmaceuticals, going by way of cosmetics.

With an approved plan worth CHF 100 million (US$ 103 million), Nestlé has launched a series of strategic investments aimed at strengthening its footprint in China.

Orsero, a company listed on the STAR segment of Borsa Italiana’s equity market, has escaped the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and posted 7.9% growth in net revenues in Q1 to €240.9 million.

Greater load capacity and increased range: Thus the M version of Sidel's CoboAccess™_Pal responds to the growing demand for cobotic palletization.

The Thai group TCP, owner of the popular Red Bull brand, is expanding its business in China with a series of investments totalling $150 million over the next three years.

German company Gerhard Klapp has sold 85% of its subsidiary Klapp Cosmetics to private equity firm Mandarin Capital Partners.

Swiss group Givaudan, the global leader in the flavours and fragrances sector, has entered into an agreement to divest part of its dairy business (processed, grated, analogue and air-dried cheese) to the St. Paul Group, a cheese specialist with premises in Belgium and the Netherlands.

The 13th edition of the Assalco-Zoomark Report produced by the Italian National Association of Pet Food and Pet Care Companies reveals a thriving and steadily growing market.

In March, ILIP (ILPA group) posted double-digit sales growth in the packaging segment, including a particularly strong increase in exports, driven by the surge in demand for plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables.

The dairy industry is continuing its efforts to support the hardest hit and most vulnerable communities

Industrie Grafiche Bressan (IGB) lauched the Locked4Food system (Tamper Evident patent), a security seal incorporated in the packaging that prevents tampering and protects the contents.

Innovia Films are launching Rayoface™ mBoss their Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film that has been especially engineered to offer long-lasting premium embossing performance.

Kenyan F&B companies are continuing their efforts to support frontline organisations.

The Hershey Company, one of the largest US manufacturers of chocolate snacks, is committing $1 million to install a new line for the production of facemasks in response to the shortage of protective equipment in the United States.

In a trial that began on 8 May in the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore, a dog-like robot assistant called Spot is helping the country’s police enforce social distancing rules by playing a recorded message.

The Bizerte Agri-food Technopole has conducted a study to assess the impact of Covid-19 on the Tunisian agri-food industries.