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‘No compromise on taste’: Al Islami Foods CEO reveals plans to expand plant-based range and GCC distribution By Guan Yu Lim UAE-based frozen food producer Al Islami Foods has unveiled plans to expand its frozen plant-based product range following the launch of its first vegan burger this month.
This is the company’s first foray into the plant-based market, responding to growing appetite for vegan options in the region.
Al Islami is known for its frozen chicken, sausages, burgers, seafood, vegetable and fruit products branded under Al Islami, as well as the Aladdin brand of frozen chicken nuggets targeted at children.
Tetra Pak has introduced a new collaborative innovation model with paperboard producers to tackle the food packaging industry's sustainability challenges.
Sitma Machinery, a company specializing in the design and construction of automated machines and systems for in-line packaging production and distribution, has started a new collaboration with VMS, a dynamic and proactive company specializing in automating internal supply chain flows and logistics systems.
SIG appoints new president and general manager Europe By Jim Cornall SIG has appointed José Matthijsse as president and general manager Europe effective February 1, 2021.
Matthijsse will become a member of the group executive board. She succeeds Martin Herrenbrück who, as previously announced, left the company at the end of 2020.
José Matthijsse, a Dutch citizen, was most recently managing director in Europe for FrieslandCampina, one of the world s largest dairy cooperatives. Previously she worked for Heineken for 18 years. She has an MSc in Food Science Technology from Wageningen Agricultural University in the Netherlands.
Samuel Sigrist, CEO of SIG, said, We are very pleased to welcome José to SIG. Her valuable experience with food and beverage companies will ensure that we continue to meet and anticipate the needs of European customers. Together we look forward to sustaining our track record of gro
Global packaging company Amcor has announced the ‘Reducing CO2 Packaging’ Label from the Carbon Trust can now be printed on Amcor packaging to demonstrate carbon footprint reductions.