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emerging markets to impact fmcg trends

11 Nov 2014
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a new report by canadean analyses future trend scenarios for the fastmoving consumer goods fmcg sector, identifying the best opportunities in consumer markets over the next five years. emerging economies will play a huge role in the years to come.according to canadean, the next wave of emerging economies will have one of the deepest impacts on global consumer markets in the next five years. &ldquocompanies have already seen the value in setting up innovation centres in emerging economies to help tailor their products to consumer needs.

new acquisition will create a 1.9 billion flexible packaging company

11 Nov 2014
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by plasticstoday staffpublished november 10th, 2014&nbspnovolex formerly known as hilex poly and packaging dynamics corp. have combined to offer a broad and complementary range of paper and plastic flexible packaging products across foodservice, grocery, retail, food manufacturing, industrial and distribution end markets. the 1.9 billion revenue company will operate under the novolex name and will be comprised of 35 manufacturing locations in north america, a plastic recycling facility, and&nbspmore than 5,100 employees.

plainpackaged cigarettes may work after their introduction in australia, more smokers tried quitting

11 Nov 2014
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nov 10, 2014 0630 pm by anthony rivas@anthorivasphoto illustration of new mandatory packaging for cigarettes sold in australia november 29, 2012. australia&39s new stringent antitobacco laws, the most draconian in the world, strips packs of all branding, bright colours and logos, leaving only the name printed in identical small font. photo taken november 29, 2012. reuterstim wimbornstep into your local minimarket or pharmacy not cvs, though, and you&rsquore very likely to find a whole wall&rsquos worth of colorfully packaged cigarettes.

morningstar assigns bbb credit rating to packaging corp of america pkg

11 Nov 2014
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november 10th, 2014 0 comments filed under by lindsey winhoffer&nbsppackaging corp of america nysepkg has earned a &ldquobbb&rdquo credit rating from analysts at morningstar. the firm&rsquos &ldquobbb&rdquo rating indicates that the company is a moderate default risk. they also gave their stock a three star rating.several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. analysts at citigroup inc. reiterated a &ldquobuy&rdquo rating on shares of packaging corp of america in a research note on tuesday, october 28th.

pepsicos three keys for growth

11 Nov 2014
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purchase, n.y. &mdash pepsico, inc. is focused on three priorities for sustaining growth in a challenging environment. first, the company is leveraging its complementary product portfolio by pairing food and beverage brands in promotional activities. product and packaging innovation is the second priority for pepsico, which said the percentage of sales for new product launches has steadily increased.

research and markets future of the tobacco and tobacco products packaging market in germany to 2018 consumption of primary, outer and closure packaging

11 Nov 2014
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dublinbusiness wireresearch and markets httpwww.researchandmarkets.comresearchqjpd3xthefutureofthe has announced the addition of canadean ltd&39s new report &quotthe future of the tobacco and tobacco products packaging market in germany to 2018 consumption of primary, outer and closure packaging&quot to their offering.&ldquothe future of the tobacco and tobacco products packaging market in germany to 2018 consumption of primary, outer and closure packaging&rdquothe future of the tobacco and tobac

selfheating packaging with builtin microwave device

11 Nov 2014
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a growing number of selfheating packages is trying to infiltrate that expanding outdoor market.&nbsp the exothermic chemical reaction, which is the heart of the selfheating packaging, is a result of lime reacting with water generating a substantial heat output. however this selfheating source is outdated, incorporates some serious risks, and isn&rsquot offering the required results or not even suitable for solid food.

improved recycling performance for aluminium closures

11 Nov 2014
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aluminium closures are probably the world&rsquos most recycled closures in the wine and spirits sector.&rdquo, comments eafa&lsquos executive director stefan glimm about the improved recycling results.&nbsp depending on the instructions to the consumers and the collection and sorting infrastructure in place, recycling rates for closures vary and range from over 85 in germany to 65 in italy and 45 in the uk. encouragingly, countries with smaller alu closure market shares like spain and france recycle more than one in three aluminium closures.