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Ferrero is in talks to acquire Arnott’s Biscuits, the oldest Australian biscuit brand owned by US multinational Campbell Soup.

Fileni, one of Italy’s leading poultry producers, has opened a new fully automated distribution hub built to 4.0 technology standards in Cingoli (MC).

Handl Tyrol Group, an Austrian company that has been producing speck, ham and other meat-based original Tyrolean specialities since 1902, has officially started up its new factory in Haiming (Tyrol).

Following the results posted in 2018 (estimated revenues of €10.95 billion, up 4.3% on 2017), the Selex group has approved a 2019 investment plan worth €320 million consisting of 54 new store openings and a total of 182 renovations throughout Italy.

Italian bottled water producer Acqua S. Bernardo recently opened a new logistics hub and finished product warehouse in Ormea in the province of Cuneo as part of a €1 million investment aimed at boosting the facility’s production growth.

The Luxembourg-based private equity firm Xenon has acquired 100% of the capital of Mectra (Montecchio, Reggio Emilia) and its associated companies (Emmeti in Montecchio and the Parma-based firms Sipac and Logik).

Founded in 1980, Nuova Erreplast Srl, deals with the production of biodegradable and compostable bags, clothes covers, envelopes for the textile and laundry sector, soaked wipes, envelopes, bags for shirts with different slippery, industrial bags, umbrella holders and suitcases.

Robopac is a world leader in the design, production and support of end-of-line packaging solutions, with over 150,000 installations worldwide.

Italian made technology for the US market: Sitma, an Italian company based in Spilamberto (Modena), specializes in the design, construction and marketing of machines, systems and complete lines for automation used in the Post-Press, DM / Transpromo, e-Logistic and Packaging sectors.

German engineering group Robert Bosch GmbH plans to sell its packaging technology division that generated 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in sales last year to focus on its core business.

A new name which signs a new development phase within Coeclerici Group, with a focus on technology

In March 2018. PAI Partners, a leading pan-European private equity firm, has now completed the acquisition of Albéa.

The Middleby Corporation  (Illinois), a Wall Street-listed global leader in the foodservice equipment industry with annual revenues US $2.33 billion, has acquired Ve.Ma.C.

La Doria, a leading private label producer of tomato-based products, pulses, fruit juices and ready-made sauces, closed 2017 with a better than expected performance.

GPack has signed an agreement with Oaktree Capital Management LP to acquire Alliora Coffrets, based in Fougères, France. The acquisition is part of GPack Group’s ongoing development strategy centered on expanding throughout Europe.

Italian company, specialized in the designing, building and marketing of capsule packaging solutions for coffee and soluble products, Spreafico will introduce a new cartoning machine to the Milan trade fair, that will expand the current portfolio. Also on show are two machines for capsule packaging with two and six lanes.

An Ishida X-ray inspection system is helping a leading Turkish dried fruit supplier meet the stringent quality standards of UK and Western European retailers.

In mid-June 2017, the EU court of justice ruled in case C-422/16 that, for the purposes of promotion and marketing, the term “milk” is only permissible for animal products (EU regulations had previously allowed certain exceptions).

The Thermo Scientific Versa checkweigher controller now offers an optional filler valve monitoring capability that monitors the behavior of up to 16-filler heads and determines if any individual head is not performing correctly.

Flint Group today reported it will be exhibiting a wide range of innovative solutions for labels and packaging at Labelexpo Europe, scheduled for 25 to 28 September in Brussels.