Dispatches from Pack Expo
Show organisers forecast record-breaking Pack Expo
Major US trade show Pack Expo opens its doors today in Las Vegas with organisers PMMI declaring the event is poised to break all event records.
Archives for September 25, 2011
Switzerland’s Aryzta buys Honeytop Speciality Foods
Honeytop Speciality Foods has been bought by Swiss firm Aryzta in a multi-million pound deal that looks set to shake up the UK ethnic breads category.
Warburtons’ bakery closure threatens 174 jobs
Warburtons is planning to close its Oldham bakery as part of an efficiency drive.
New plant to double Dutch healthy bar maker capacity to 300m
Europe’s leading specialist healthy bar manufacturer – VSI – will open a new facility in January 2012 that will double its capacity to 300m bars per year.
Cargill flavours buy not transformational but good fit for Kerry, analyst
Kerry’s acquisition of Cargill’s flavour systems for €168m ($230m) is by no means transformational but will boost the Irish ingredient firm’s beverages and dairy flavours portfolio, claims an analyst.