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Burts Potato Chips to accelerate growth with acquisition
Burts Potato Chips has purchased specialist popcorn brand Savoury & Sweet – a move it says will help the snack company accelerate growth over the next five years.
BPA Racupack becomes BluePrint Automation
BPA Racupack, which manufactures wrap-around case packing and cartoning solutions, has revealed it will change its name to BluePrint Automation (BPA), with effect from 1 January.
Anuga FoodTec to set new exhibitor record in 2018
Anuga FoodTec, international supplier fair for the food and beverage industry, is opening its doors from 20 to 23 March 2018.
Fi Europe & Ni 2017 to focus on packaging and processing
With the Expo FoodTec Pavilion and its new Content Hub, this year’s Food ingredients Europe is set to offer a vast range of packaging, machinery, processing and consultancy services.
Technology that creates prismatic effect on cartons unveiled
A new technology which is said to create a prismatic effect on cartons to help brands to stand out on shelf by attracting consumer attention has been introduced.
Ishida launches highspeed snacks bagmaker
Ishida has launched a snacks bagmaker which the company says is the world’s fastest vertical form, fill and seal (VFFS) bagmaker with sustainability benefits.
Tna expands with new office in Russia
Processing and packaging solutions provider Tna has opened its new customer support office in Moscow, Russia.
Petrow Food invests in dry powder fill equipment
Dried fruit products supplier Petrow Food Group has invested £100,000 in a new powder fill machine for dry mixes at its production site in the UK.
Tray loading line to be unveiled to UK market
Flexible robotic packing and palletising systems supplier Brillopak will introduce its new confectionery tray loading line, Meteor, to the UK market later this year.
Bosch opens packaging customer solutions centre
Bosch Packaging Technology has opened a new customer solutions centre in the Netherlands to help food and non-food producers maximise the value of their operations when selecting a vertical packaging system.
Whitworths merges with wholesaler Anatolia
Dried fruit, nuts and seeds producer Whitworths has been acquired by Turkish wholesaler Anatolia for an undisclosed sum.
Final countdown
On Friday, the Confectionery Production team will be heading to Germany for Interpack, one of the largest international processing and packaging fairs.
Reducing the cost of fudge packing
UK artisan confectionery manufacturer Radfords Fine Fudge has reported a 5% reduction in costs after investing in a flow wrapper to replace the manual process of weighing and sealing individual bags.
Date set for packaging machinery event
Flexible packaging technologies company Hayssen Flexible Systems is to host what it claims is the UK’s largest in-house packaging machinery event later this year.