Mondelez highlights long-term growth strategy

Mondelez International highlighted its strategy for the Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (AMEA) region at the 2022 Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) Conference.   Dirk Van de Put, chairman and chief executive officer, and Maurizio Brusadelli, executive vice president and president, AMEA spoke about the growth opportunities in the large and diverse …

Carnation introduces next generation with new look and recipe

Carnation Breakfast Essentials has announced its next generation of Carnation Breakfast Essentials’ Original Nutritional Drinks and Powder Drink Mixes which have 25% less added sugars when compared to the former drinks, while maintaining a kid-approved taste. The Carnation Breakfast Essentials Original Nutritional Drink beverages are now available in Tetra Pak cartons, made with responsibly sourced …

Coveris launches fully recyclable rice packs for Aldi

Coveris has teamed up with one of the UK’s largest rice suppliers Veetee to launch fully recyclable packaging for Aldi’s own-brand rice.   Previously packed in a non-recyclable, OPP to PE mixed laminate, Aldi has switched to Coveris’ fully recyclable monoflexe monomaterial PE to PE laminate packaging for their own-brand, Worldwide Foods’ 1kg basmati rice …

Arla Foods KSA chooses aseptic food filling technology from SIG

Arla Foods Saudi Arabia has opted for a state-of-the-art CFA 812 filling machine from SIG for its long-life products in the Middle East region.   The installation of the food filling technology from SIG will provide Arla with an exceptional format, volume, product and design flexibility, plus higher speed in its production process.   With …

Avery Dennison launches first certified portfolio of vegan labels

Avery Dennison has achieved another market first, with the launch of a new certified portfolio of vegan labels, which contain no animal-derived components. Additionally, every item in the portfolio was created without animal testing, or the use of GMOs of animal origin.   Because of this, the collection has received approval from Eve Vegan, an …

UFlex commissions BOPET films plant in Nigeria, launches new solutions

UFlex Limited, India’s leading multinational in flexible packaging materials and solutions, and polymer sciences, continues to take steps to reach closer to its customer base. The company has commissioned its BOPET film manufacturing plant in the Ogun State of Nigeria with a production capacity of 45,000 TPA. Spread over 37 acres, the plant houses first-of-its-kind …

SIG collaborates with SPX Flow to accelerate product and packaging development

  SIG, a leading systems and solutions provider for aseptic packaging, has inaugurated a technology centre at Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), in collaboration with SPX Flow, as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations in the MEA region.   The hub was opened at SIG’s regional headquarters in DSO on the eve of Gulfood Manufacturing 2021, …

Food safety to the fore during bilateral celebrations

The sharing of knowledge and expertise in agricultural and water technologies were top of the agenda during the visit of Mariam Hareb Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, to Israel. The visit, aligned with the opening of the UAE embassy in Tel Aviv, kickstarted strategic cooperation in food and water security, with Israel and …

Mai Dubai launches AOA’s fastest bottled water line

By Oliver Fennell Mai Dubai, the leading bottled water company fully owned by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has hit a milestone with the launch of the fastest bottled water production line in Asia, Oceania, and Africa (AOA) region. HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dewa, inaugurated Mai Dubai’s game-changing water …