News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
US food alcohol producer MGP Ingredients has announced that it is proceeding with plans to restart alcohol production at its Kansas plant, where an explosion in September caused significant damage to the company's distillery operations.
Finland-based packaging group UPM-Kymmene Corporation has agreed to sell Walki Can, its liquid packaging system business, to Stromsdal and RMG Pointo. Terms of the sale were not revealed.
Rexam, a leading consumer packaging company, has reached an agreement with Belgian brewing giant Interbrew to acquire German glass container manufacturer Nienburger Glas.
Policy makers, marine scientists, fishing industry leaders and non-governmental organisations are to gather in Malaysia next month to begin a campaign to make fish a priority issue on the international environment and development agenda.