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Cott to sell beverage manufacturing business in $1.25 billion deal

Netherlands-headquartered Refresco purchasing all of Cott’s traditional beverage manufacturing business in all-cash transaction.


Spice company pays US$4.2 billion for condiment brands

Included in the deal, McCormick to own French’s, Cattlemen's, and Frank’s Red Hot condiments.


University of Hertfordshire develops universal concept of “empowerment” to regulate robot behavior

Empowerment could potentially replace Asimov’s famous Three Laws of Robotics, to ensure robots behave in a socially acceptable way.


AROL SpA acquires UNIMAC-GHERRI

The acquisition will allow UNIMAC-GHERRI filling and capping materials to be available globally thanks to AROL’s global advantage.


Finland’s Frankenstein food?

Food created using electricity, water, carbon and microbes could be used to grow food to stop world hunger.


La Colombe and Crown team-up again to bring another unique home coffee experience

New MiniVault delivers home convenience with five times extended shelflife.


Automate Now Plus – July 2017

Check out the latest free offering from Canadian Packaging magazine—Automate Now Plus, a digital supplement for food and drug packagers and their OEMs.


Elanders acquires UK specialty packaging business

Spreckley Limited to be purchased by Swedish company specializing in the supply of integrated solutions in the areas supply chain management, print & packaging and e-commerce.


Smurfit Kappa holds its 8th 2017 Innovation Event

Held in Paris, event looks at how packaging of the future will be affected by supply chain and network fragmentation using a variety of media.
 
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Heidelberg extends “Lowest Cost Per Sheet” productivity into the 37” format

New Speedmaster CS 92 from Heidelberg prints up to 15,000 sheets per hour. » Read More
 
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Packaging solution a tasty treat

Belgian baked goods manufacturer finds packaging solution with special robotic tools and modular TLM technology from Schubert. » Read More
 
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