Investments, Funding & M+A

UK – Meat-free brand Quorn has expanded its range with two new frozen lines – Tomato & Mozzarella Escalopes and Mini Vegan Sausage Rolls all…

USA – Berry Global has initiated a formal process to evaluate strategic alternatives for its Health, Hygiene, and Specialties (HH&S) segment struggling with weaker demand,…

UK – Cellulose films, casings and non-wovens specialist Futamura has opened a new production line at its European manufacturing plant in Wigton. The commissioning of…

USA – Flexible packaging provider Glenroy has acquired a state-of-the-art printing press from Windmoller & Holscher to help serve its customers in industries including food…

FRANCE – Digital technology studio Appetite Creative has announced the launch of an interactive connected packaging experience in collaboration with Jus de Fruits Caraïbes and…

WALES – Plastic reprocessing firm, Jayplas has announced plans to invest £45 million (US$56 million) to develop an advanced facility in Wales designed to process…

UK – Personalized e-commerce packaging start-up Penny Black has received an additional £1.5 million (US$1.87m) in seed funding from Agfa and Dutch venture capital firm…

WALES – Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced an investment in cutting-edge carbon conversion research, with the potential to create more sustainable packaging materials.   Set…

IRELAND – Corrugated packaging company, Smurfit Kappa is in discussions to merge with U.S. rival WestRock, in a tie-up of two of the world’s largest…

BELGIUM – Multinational packaging and materials manufacturer Avery Dennison has commissioned a Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) platform and thermal storage unit at its production plant…