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The new €73m ($80m) aseptic carton packaging plant in Queretaro, Mexico, will serve North American markets.

Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection has launched a completely automated, full label inspection service for food manufacturers in time for Interpack, which takes place in Messe Düsseldorf from 4 May until - 10 May 2023.

UK supermarket Waitrose has started selling wine bottles without plastic and foil sleeves around the neck.

By the end of 2023, PepsiCo Frito-Lay aims to deploy over 700 electric delivery vehicles in the US, which will have the same impact as removing 1,5333 passenger cars from the road.

Krones has signed an agreement to acquire 90% of Ampco Pumps Company LLC, a Wisconsin company supplying sanitary pumps and applied products like mixing and blending equipment to the food, beverage, dairy processing, personal care and pharmaceuticals markets.

Partners in Food Solutions (PFS) coordinates the support of seven major industry leaders – General Mills, Cargill, DSM, Ardent Mills, Bühler, JM Sucker Co and The Hershey Company – to help African processing companies enhance the nutritional value of foods.

Krones has signed an agreement to acquire 90% of Ampco Pumps Company LLC, a Wisconsin company supplying sanitary pumps and applied products like mixing and blending equipment to the food, beverage, dairy processing, personal care and pharmaceuticals markets.

Having identified potentially harmful health effects on the immune system, EFSA has set a new, significantly lower, tolerable daily intake of Bisphenol A.

As consumer support for sustainable packaging gains pace, labor shortages and supply chain constraints are hindering the sustainability efforts of the food and beverage industry in the UK and Ireland.

Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been delayed. The scheme, which had been due to start in August next year, will not now begin until 1 March 2024. The delay is proving controversial, with many campaign groups speaking out against it. However, some drinks manufacturers had feared that the scheme itself would impact on business, adding extra costs to their operations in a time when costs are already high.