Aldi planning move into China, possibly by 2018
German discount supermarket giant Aldi Süd is examining market conditions for a potential launch in China.
Archives for November 20, 2014
US SVP cleared by European Commission to buy Linpac
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Linpac Packaging (Linpac) by Strategic Value Partners (SVP).
Special edition: functional foods
Functional Foods: The end of the processed foods era?
To understand Functional Foods you must see it as a strategy to add value to processed foods, says the president and founder of the HealthyMarketingTeam, Peter Wennstrom, in this guest article.
Smurfit Kappa opens €28m Bag-in-Box plant in Spain
Smurfit Kappa has opened a €28m Bag-in-Box plant in Ibi, Spain, due to growing demand in the region.
Special edition: Functional Foods
What's driving functional food and beverage growth? Snacking, convenience, and consumer behavior
With sales of $176.7 billion this year functional foods are a hot growth sector. But which ingredients, sectors and countries are the best bets for product launches?
Containers may give glass jars a run for their money
Amcor rolls out PET containers that take metal lug closures
Amcor Rigid Plastics aims to make the “PET or glass?” question moot with its introduction of a 24oz hot-fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container that accepts metal lug closures.
Reed's CEO: Mainstream supermarkets are embracing kombucha now
While mainstream food retailers discovered kombucha later than their counterparts in the ‘natural’ channel, they are playing catch-up now, says natural soda maker Reed’s, which entered the market in 2012 with its Culture Club kombucha range and now...