News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
US-based Portola Packaging, a manufacturer of closures and bottles for the beverage industries, reported an 8 per cent drop in sales in the third quarter of 2002 from $57.6 million in the same period last year to $53 million (€56m).
US companies MeadWestvaco and EastPrint have created a new consumer packaging company in Russia called WestvacoEastPrint. The new business will begin operations in autumn and will supply printed paperboard packaging materials for global and...
US company A&D Weighing has introduced new models of its moisture analysers which use an innovative drying system and A&D's Super Hybrid Sensor technology.
Irish paper and packaging giant Jefferson Smurfit has accepted a €3.7 billion takeover offer from Madison Dearborn Partners, a US private equity firm.
A series of World Cup edition sleeves for Coke bottles have been produced by UK printer Decorative Sleeves and Rexam Glass.
A new packaging material backed by former Tetra Pak boss Hans Rausing is making an impact on the food and beverage industry.