Marico to scale up New Foods vertical
Konark Gaur has joined Marico as the of the New Foods Business. The company says that Gaur’s task is to scale up the new vertical. Gaur is leaving his position as the chief marketing...
Cosmo Films on the pandemic, industry expansion, exports & sustainability
Amongst the fourteen new film lines coming to India in the next three years is Cosmo Films’ polyester line from Bruckner. Naresh Khanna, editor of Packaging South Asia asked Cosmo CEO Pankaj Poddar to...
Indian foodgrain output to rise to 305.43 million tons in 2020-21
India’s agriculture ministry released its third advance estimate on 25 May 2021, for the 2020-21 June to July crop year – predicting a rise in various foodgrains such as rice, wheat, pulses, and coarse...
Aptar introduces PolkaLite Closure paired with SimpliCycle Valve Technology
Aptar Food & Beverage leveraged the benefits of two high-performance products, PolkaLite, a lighter version of the Polka closure (-1.3g), and the award-winning SimpliCycle recyclable valve to bring to manufacturers and consumers the highest...
BillerudKorsnäs and Haver & Boecker define norms for sack packaging
Last year BillerudKorsnäs and Haver & Boecker published a total of nine sack packaging norms. These norms cover the basics and some of the most critical factors relevant to pack powdered goods. The reactions...
Mettler-Toledo and Evrythng partner for food safety
On 19 May 2021, UK-based Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection announced a strategic partnership with Evrythng, a pioneer of the product cloud. The association provides food manufacturers, retailers and brand owners with an end-to-end traceability and...
Redefine Meat appoints Alon Bar-Shany as executive chairman
Alon Bar-Shany well known as the protagonist of HP Indigo digital printing's success for the past 15 years has most recently joined Isreali alternate meat manufacturer, Redefine Meat. The announcement came on 5 May...
Amcor invests in ePac for digital flexibles
Global packaging major Amcor has announced a strategic investment in US-based ePac flexible packaging, a short-run digital printing company for flexible packaging. The acquisition will range between approximately $10 to $15 million, including a...
Within the KPMG Indian food processing report 2021
Most of the financial press seemed to get an early look at the recent KPMG report on the Indian food processing industry officially released in May 2021 and subtitled – 'Growth opportunities post the...
Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Flavor Trends for 2021
Hybrid flavor innovation is increasingly being used to deliver new sensory experiences for progressively adventurous consumers, offering food and beverages that can broaden the dimensions of indulgent consumption. As a result, Flavor Mashups has...