Garcia Carrion has introduced the first-of-its kind Pure-Pak eSense aluminium-free aseptic carton. The commercial launch of the new carton is with the famous Don Simon brand for its plant-based range, introduced in November in 1 litre Pure-Pak eSense cartons with Natural Brown Board. The six Don Simon products, are the first in the world …
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The Coca-Cola Company has announced that Luisa Ortega to become president of the company’s Africa operating unit, overseeing markets across the continent. Ortega currently serves as president of the company’s central zone in Latin America, which includes Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Central America and the Caribbean. Ortega replaces Bruno Pietracci, who has been named …
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Coca-Cola becomes UK’s first beverage brand to pilot NaviLens technology for visually impaired. The beverage company has rolled out NaviLens codes across 24x330ml and 30x330ml packs of its Christmas can multipacks. The new boxes will allow a smartphone to easily detect a unique on-pack code and play back labelling information to shoppers. The …
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Tetra Pak signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Paper Mills (UPM), the UAE’s leading paper recycler, at Gulfood Manufacturing 2022, with the objective to increase the overall collection and recycling of used beverage cartons (UBC). Within the terms of this MOU, Tetra Pak will support UPM with UBC recycling capabilities including the …
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Agthia Group PJSC, one of the region’s leading food and beverage companies, today announced the completion of its acquisition of a 60% stake in Auf Group, a specialised healthy snacks and coffee manufacturer and retailer in Egypt. The acquisition enhances Agthia’s footprint in the attractive Egyptian snacking market, which is forecast to grow from …
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Amcor has announced a five-year deal with ExxonMobil to purchase certified-circular polyethylene material in support of its target to achieve 30% recycled material across its portfolio by 2030. The volume of material will increase incrementally each year, and is expected to reach 100,000 metric tons annually at the end of the five-year period. Made …
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Two Dow adhesive systems commonly used for a broad range of polyethylene (PE) film packaging applications have been approved as compatible for mechanical recycling following a rigorous scientific evaluation by the non-profit, cross-industry initiative RecyClass. The approval covers solvent-free MOR-FREE L 75-300/ CR88-300 and water-borne ROBOND L-350/ CR-3 lamination adhesives1, which will add an adhesive …
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Almarai Company has announced an investment of 1.2 billion SR in Sakaka Governorate in the Al-Jouf region to develop a poultry hatchery production facility. This came at a signing ceremony of an agreement between Almarai Company and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture under the patronage of HRH Prince Faisal bin Nawaf bin …
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CL has announced that their EcoFloat shrink sleeves have successfully been trialed in South Africa by PET recycling specialist Extrupet and have been approved for the local recycling system. This marks the arrival of the first approved shrink sleeve decoration solution for the PET beverage market in South Africa and will help boost recycling rates …
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With an increasing demand forecast for soft drinks in Pakistan in 2023, PepsiCo’s partner Northern Bottling Company has installed Sidel’s high-volume, high-speed carbonated soft drinks (CSD) line. Sidel to apply its packaging solutions expertise to create the new complete line for Haidri Beverages Group’s subsidiary, Northern Bottling Company (NBC), in the city of Peshawar. …
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