O-I expands New Zealand facility
17 August, 2006Owens-Illinois (O-I) has announced a NZ$78 million expansion at its glass manufacturing facility in Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand.
Acquisition of company
02 May, 2006Cadbury Schweppes has announced it will take over the remaining 55% stake in the Dr Pepper/Seven Up bottling group (BG) for the price of $353 million.
Alcan expands
31 March, 2006Alcan has acquired the capsules and closures distribution businesses of Classic Packaging and Nellie Products - both companies are subsidiaries of Foster's Group.
Providing regional customer solutions
13 January, 2006With the acquisitions of well-established ingredient specialists Bronson & Jacobs (B&J), Woods & Woods (W&W) and Keith Harris (KH) in the last 15 months, adding to the previous acquisition of Fernz, Orica has established a platform on which to grow their food ingredients business in the region.
Aarhus and Karlshamn unite
12 December, 2005The process of integration between the two former competitors Aarhus United and Karlshamn AB has been accelerating since the new company AarhusKarlshamn AB was established. The new company has the opportunity to combine deep knowledge of vegetable oils with extensive knowledge of the markets in Europe, Nafta, South America and Asia.
Cormack awards innovation
02 December, 2005Cormack Packaging's annual Innovation Awards of 2005 are under way. The competition gives third year industrial design students from University of Technology Sydney and New South Wales University an opportunity to design an innovative closure suitable for the food and beverage industry.
Changes at Confoil
29 November, 2005Food packaging manufacturer, Confoil has sold its display cabinet business known as Confoil Equipment as part of a strategy that will see Confoil focus on its core business of food packaging.
Australian heads world packaging machinery organisation
19 November, 2005The chairman of the Australian Packaging Machinery Association, Mr Jim Strang, in accepting an invitation to become chairperson of the World Confederation of Packaging Machinery Associations, said: "The invitation to lead COPAMA represents recognition by 14 other national packaging machinery organisations that Australia has a vibrant and very important packaging machinery industry and that it is able to provide leadership and support services that contribute to the work of COPAMA.
New managing director of NFIS
26 September, 2005Dr Susan Nelle has been appointed as the new managing director of NFIS Ltd, following the resignation in February of Richard Brooks. Susan's strengths are in understanding and developing business strategy, managing change and working with boards in the not-for-profit and corporate sectors. She was instrumental in developing a strong and cohesive partnership between the food industry and government in South Australia.
Infor acquires Mercia
23 September, 2005Infor Global Solutions has acquired Mercia Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmatica.
Taiyo enters Australian market
05 September, 2005Ingredient Resources has been appointed master agent for Australia and New Zealand by Taiyo Kagaku Co Ltd of Japan.
CSIRO creates research units
26 August, 2005The CSIRO has created business units to strengthen the organisation's food and nutrition, health and biotechnology, and marine and atmospheric research activities.
Spanish firm distributor
04 July, 2005Brice Australia has signed an exclusive distributor agreement with Mainca SL, a Spanish meat processing equipment manufacturer.
Food service merger
25 June, 2005OBS Equipment and Curtin Global Food Equipment have merged and will operate as Curtin OBS.
Orica acquires Keith Harris Flavours and Fragrances
09 May, 2005Australian chemicals and consumer products group Orica has announced the expansion of its Chemnet specialty distribution business through the acquisition of Keith Harris Flavours and Fragrances from KH Foods Limited.
