Barilla’s has opened the $65m expansion of its in Ames, Iowa, which now has the capacity to produce 200k metric tons annually, including gluten-free and wholewheat pastas.
Bags of Walkers Oven Baked Core chips, Sunbites Grainwaves range and Snack-A-Jacks rice crisps will feature a banner that reads, ‘Great taste guaranteed, or your money back.’
MetsäBoard has upgraded its entire folding boxboard portfolio with further improvements to five products which will be available for samples and trials from May.
Smart packaging and connected packaging is on the radar of senior executives and is attracting significant investment across the value chain, according to Deloitte.
CH Guenther & Sons (CHG), which supplies buns and English muffins to quick-serve restaurants (QSR) and grocers, has finalized a deal to acquire Mid South’s extensive bun business, including the supply of 3,500 McDonald’s restaurants across the US.
Cosmo Films has introduced a cast polypropylene (CPP) film for packaging applications requiring high moisture & oxygen barrier and high hot tack properties.
HERMA has opened a €20m Labeling Machinery plant at its HQ in Filderstadt, Germany, installing an IIoT-enabled (Industrial Internet of Things) HERMA 500 Label Applicator.
Globalism and lifestyle shifts are pushing consumers to snack more frequently, adding to the challenges of remaining sustainable and cost-efficient. PMMI’s Jorge Izquierdo spoke to BakeryandSnacks about possible solutions.
GEA has launched a vertical form-fill-seal packaging (VFFS) bagger that reduces breakage of fragile candies, available for the UK confectionery and bakery sectors.
The CEO and co-founder of the mission-driven food startup that makes flour and snacks from the grains used to brew beer has issued a challenge to companies like PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay to share their resources to tackling the dire global plastic crisis.
Meeting environmental legislation can be confusing and time-consuming. Becky Thomas, International and Environmental compliance manager at Valpak untangles the issues.
