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Princes acquires ARIA tomato processing plant in Italy
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January 27: A new tomato processing company has been formed in Italy by UK-based Princes that is expected to be a major force in the food business, expanding its Napolina canned tomato brand.
Princes Industrie Alimentarie (PIA) has been created following the exchange of contracts between Princes and AR Industrie Alimentarie (ARIA). PIA will be 51 percent owned by Princes and will acquire ARIA’s 120,000 square metre processing plant at Foggia, near the south east Adriatic coast.
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Packaging that is easy to enjoy: Nestlé's goal
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 January 27: Making food and drink products easier to enjoy – as well as being safe to use, remaining fresh, with easy to understand instructions and no waste – is key to packaging design at Nestlé.
David Wiggins, its UK head of packaging, has revealed one of the processes the food giant manufacturer uses
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Resealable lid for multi-serve canned whisky
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 January 26: Cans of Scotch whisky are soon to be sold in North America with resealable lids that will enable multiple servings.
Aluminium 12oz cans of the product are already being marketed by Florida-based Scottish Spirits Imports.
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Bonduelle buys assets of Russian food canner
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January 25: French food canner Bonduelle has announced the acquisition of the industrial and commercial assets of French cooperative CECAB in Russia and the CIS.
Under the terms of the deal, Bonduelle will take over CECAB’s canned vegetables business, which includes the D’Aucy and Globus brands.
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SABMiller volumes up 3 percent in third quarter
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 January 24: SABMiller, the world's second-largest brewer by volume, has signed with the Turkish Anadolu Efes group to form a strategic alliance to sell its products in Turkey, Russia, the CIS, Central Asia and the Middle East.
It means the combined Russian business will have a strong No2 position in value share terms with a broad range of brands and is expected to yield significant cost synergies of at least US$120m per year.
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Coca-Cola Amatil opens Christchurch facility
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January 23: Australasian soft drinks bottler Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has officially opened a new, NZ$15 million (US$13.8m) PET blow-moulding and filling line at its site in Woolston, just outside Christchurch, New Zealand.
Operations at the facility were severely impacted by last year’s powerful earthquake. The plant, located in the industrial area of Woolston, at the base of the Port Hills, was unoperational for four months following the disaster.
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Cott buys Suso drinks range in the UK
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 January 20: Canada’s Cott Beverages has purchased the UK-based Suso range of sparkling still and soft drinks brand for an undisclosed sum.
Suso joins Cott UK’s family of soft drinks including Old Jamaica Ginger Beer, Ting, Emerge, Red Rooster and Ben Shaws.
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Campbell Soup boss Connolly moves to Sara Lee
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 January 19: Former Campbell Soup executive Sean Connolly has moved to Sara Lee as chief executive of its North American Retail and Foodservice business.
Based at Downers Grove, Illinois, he will also serve as chief executive of Sara Lee's North American Meats business (MeatCo) following the spin off of its International Coffee and Tea business, expected to be completed in the second calendar quarter of 2012.
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DS Smith acquisition of SCA creates corrugated leader
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January 19: Corrugated packaging users in Europe will have a larger supplier with the proposed €1.6 billion (US$2.1bn) acquisition of the packaging operations of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) by DS Smith.
In what is regarded as a reverse takeover, the deal will create a €4.8 billion ($6.2bn) company that will give DS Smith access to wider markets in Europe, especially in Scandinavia, Germany and Poland.
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ConAgra to develop tomato business in Canada
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 January 18: US food manufacturer ConAgra is planning to grow its canned tomato and vegetable product lines with the acquisition of Del Monte Foods Canada.
It has agreed to buy the Canadian packer from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners in a deal that includes all Del Monte branded packaged fruit, fruit snacks and vegetable products in Canada, as well as Aylmer canned tomato products. Del Monte fresh produce, juices, and Aylmer soups will remain under separate ownership.
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| Wednesday, January 18 | | · | Centenary of food production in India for Nestlé |
| Tuesday, January 17 | | · | Light beers dominate in US as Coors overtakes Budweiser |
| · | Campbell's tower at King's Lynn comes down |
| Monday, January 16 | | · | Robert Wiseman Dairies bought by Müller |
| · | Dr Pepper ends relationship with oldest bottler |
| Friday, January 13 | | · | Diageo to expand St James's Gate brewery |
| Thursday, January 12 | | · | Production break for Heinz canned food plant |
| Wednesday, January 11 | | · | Fish canning plant planned for Angola |
| Tuesday, January 10 | | · | Easier opening for Butcher's dog food cans |
| Monday, January 09 | | · | Nestlé and Coca-Cola scale back partnership |
| Thursday, January 05 | | · | Heineken invests in Caribbean brewer |
| Wednesday, January 04 | | · | Baxters cleared to buy Fray Bentos canned pie brand |
| · | Coca-Cola to build its first plant in Bangladesh |
| Tuesday, January 03 | | · | Colorado craft brewer to expand to east coast |
| Monday, December 26 | | · | Expansion for Rexam's personal care operations |
| Friday, December 23 | | · | Natural version of 7UP launched in South America |
| Thursday, December 22 | | · | New look for Dr Pepper in the UK |
| Wednesday, December 21 | | · | Private equity buys MCM canned food businesses |
| Tuesday, December 20 | | · | Fire destroys Spanish fish canning plant |
| Monday, December 19 | | · | Coca-Cola cranks up PlantBottle development |
| Friday, December 16 | | · | Research body Campden BRI looks to Asia |
| Thursday, December 15 | | · | Refresco adds canning line in the Netherlands |
| Wednesday, December 14 | | · | Coca-Cola buys into Middle East markets |
| · | New commercial chief for glass giant O-I |
| Tuesday, December 13 | | · | Costs rise at Del Monte Foods |
| Monday, December 12 | | · | New vault for Coke formula is part of the experience |
| Friday, December 09 | | · | Femsa starts construction of Coke bottling plant in Brazil |
| Thursday, December 08 | | · | Mervis to take over at Foster's |
| · | Glass packaging industry recovers from the crisis |
| Wednesday, December 07 | | · | Kraft Foods names new corporate structure |
| Tuesday, December 06 | | · | Cassava-based beer helps African smallholders |
| · | Easier use for Gebauer's anaesthetic aerosol can |
| Monday, December 05 | | · | Coca-Cola bottle prototype sells for $240,000 |
| · | Back to red for regular Coke at Christmas |
| Friday, December 02 | | · | Job cuts at Carlsberg's European offices |
| · | Sidel's energy and cost saving technology recognised |
| Thursday, December 01 | | · | Second Sapporo drinks plant for Vietnam? |
| · | Britvic develops Fruit Shoot in North America |
| · | SABMiller to invest $260m in African breweries |
| Wednesday, November 30 | | · | East African Breweries opens plant in Tanzania |
| · | Coca-Cola gears up canning plant for London Olympics |
| Tuesday, November 29 | | · | Beer canning line that comes to your door |
| Monday, November 28 | | · | State grant secures canning expansion at A-B brewery |
| Friday, November 25 | | · | Profits shared at Hormel Thanksgiving event |
| · | Coke filler's UK investment to reduce environmental impact |
| · | Fish cannery could cut Sri Lankan imports |
| Thursday, November 24 | | · | Heinz budget ketchup and baked beans launched |
| · | New low-energy bottling plant for Buxton water |
| · | Campbell sales decline in advance of investment |
| · | Tuna canner Dongwon moves into Senegal |
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