Intersnack appoints Thain as general manager for Pom-Bear site
UK savoury snack manufacturer Intersnack has appointed Sam Thain as factory general manager for its Corby site, home of its Pom-Bear snack brand.
Archives for January 7, 2013
Kellogg shuns "silver bullet" 30% UK cereals sugar cap
Cereal giant Kellogg has said that parents should make cereal choices for children and not government in rejecting what it calls a "silver bullet" proposal for a 30% sugar limit on cereals in the UK.
Survival bar manufacturer more than doubles capacity
A US manufacturer of survival food bars has boosted capacity at its Kinder, Louisiana, plant by a whopping 125% through radical improvements to its packaging line.
Analyst: Ditching Skippy continues to skew Unilever towards faster-growing emerging markets
Offloading Skippy peanut butter - which still generates the majority of its $370m annual sales in the mature US market - will continue to skew Unilever’s portfolio towards faster-growing emerging markets, says one industry analyst.
Amcor Flexibles files peelable film patent
Amcor Flexibles has filed a patent for a multilayer film for lidding or flow pack applications.
Dow and Mitsui postpone manufacturing of biopolymers from sugar cane
Dow and Mitsui have postponed phase two of their joint venture to build a production unit to manufacture biopolymers for packaging from sugar cane-derived ethanol.