Multisorb Technologies announces the appointment of Michael Barnett to the position of Business Development Representative - Food and Beverage Packaging. Barnett will provide sales and service support to the North American Food and Beverage Market. This appointment supports Multisorb’s continued growth in this region.
PMMI partners with BNP to bring together subject matter experts regarding FSMA
April 15, 2013
PMMI, owner and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, is excited to announce it will team with B-to-B media company BNP Media to bring the latest iteration of the Food Safety Summit Resource Center to PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 (Sept. 23-25, 2013; Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV).
Quality Associates welcomes Steve Bowden as president and chief operating officer. Steve will report to the Board of Directors and will manage all aspects of the on-going business operations.
Company doubles original target, will aim to provide total of six million people with access to safe water by 2015
April 8, 2013
PepsiCo, Inc. announces that the company has achieved its previously stated goal of partnering to provide access to safe water to three million people in developing countries by the end of 2015. Given the company's strong progress to date, PepsiCo also announced a new commitment to provide access to safe water to an additional three million people over the next three years through continued partnerships with water organizations, doubling the company's original goal.
J. Joseph Moynihan has been appointed to the position of executive vice president, Packaging Group of Philadelphia – based PaperWorks Industries, Inc. Moynihan will report directly to the president & CEO, Mark Staton.
Intelligrated Customer Service & Support is offering a new Rate Your Operation and Maintenance Program survey, an online assessment tool designed to help operators identify any distribution center inefficiencies and performance gaps.
To support global food and beverage manufacturers locally, Eagle combines company experts specializing in x-ray inspection and fat analysis technology and a wide network of distributors, with presence in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa and Asia. The company has extended its reach to China with a new sales and service presence to best serve the country’s fast-developing food manufacturing industry. Additions to its existing sales teams in the US and service capabilities in Latin America will ensure the company continues to support existing and new customers in 2013 and beyond.
New bottle marks next step in the Pepsi “Live for Now” marketing campaign
March 28, 2013
Pepsi has unveiled a new single-serve bottle for its Pepsi trademark portfolio including Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi MAX and Pepsi NEXT, marking its first design update since 1996. A visual expression of the brand's Excitement of Now positioning, the bottle is rolling out in markets nationwide starting in April in 16-ounce and 20-ounce packaging, with full conversion taking a few years.
Portola Packaging, Inc. is announcing a $12 million capital expenditure in its Kingsport, TN and Tolleson, AZ facilities. The investment is being made to accommodate growing market demand for its hot-fill and aseptic beverage closures and increased dairy business market share.
The recycling of rigid plastics, excluding bottles, climbed 13% in 2011 to reach at least 934 million pounds for the year, and U.S. consumers with local access to recycle all non-bottle rigid plastics shot from 40% to 57% between 2011 and 2012, according to a pair of reports released today at the Plastics Recycling Conference.
