Brazilian food giant opens a factory at Abu Dhabi

BRF plant to produce 70,000 tonnes/year under the Sadia brand for global markets Abu Dhabi  BRF (Brasil Foods) has officially opened a AED588m (USD160m) factory at Kizad, Abu Dhabi, where it is expected to start production from June. BRF, which is one of the world’s largest food companies, is known for the Sadia brand of …

Mars grows GCC production to meet local demand

New lines are now running in Jebel Ali Free Zone and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah City  UAE: Mars Incorporated marked the UAE’s National Day on 2 December by celebrating its recent expansion in the GCC region, including its new, state- of-the-art, Snickers production line at its facility in Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai. This investment …

Kraft Foods in $40 billion takeover talks with Brazilian firm 3G Capital Partners

Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital Partners is reportedly in “advanced talks” to buy Kraft Foods Group in a deal that could be worth $40 billion. A takeover by 3G, which bought ketchup maker HJ Heinz in 2014, would put a dizzying array of America’s classic, and somewhat outdated, food brands into the hands of a firm …

KBA unveils its new modular Varius LX-TX narrow web offset press

German press manufacturer KBA-MePrint has launched the modular Varius LX-TX narrow web offset press. With its new semi-rotary narrow web offset printing machine, the KBA-MePrint Varius LX-TX uses waterless technology for high quality label and laminate printing applications. Equipped with its technology from KBA-MePrint, the press offers fast job changes, low material waste and a …

HP and KBA to co-develop new color inkjet web press for corrugated package printing

Hewlett Packard (HP) and Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) (KBA) today announced plans to develop the HP T1000 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press, a high speed, high volume, 110-inch -wide (2.8 meter) web press for pre-printing of corrugated top liner. This will enable corrugators to combine many individual jobs together on a roll or across …