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PMMI white paper highlights key trends and investment plans for packaging and processing machinery. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Herndon, Va.; Jan. 9, 2025 – Snack food makers are optimistic about the future with 92% anticipating at least some growth for the next three years, according to the Snack Foods Packaging Trends andpublished bythe …
January, 2025
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14 January
2025 Grocery Shopper Outlook and Resolutions
It’s a New Year once again and here at Field Agent we wanted to look into how the Canadian Grocery Shopper is feeling as we enter 2025. Over the past week we surveyed 885 Canadian grocery shoppers to get inside their minds and see if we might be able to …
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14 January
THE ICED TEA FLAVOUR CANADIANS KNOW AND LOVE IS NOW ONLY AVAILABLE AS FUZE® ICED TEA
New name, same taste: The iconic taste Canadians have enjoyed for decades will now be produced by Coca-Cola under the FUZE® Iced Tea brand TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2025 /CNW/ – Coca-Cola is proud to announce that its recipe for the country’s best-selling iced tea is now available as FUZE® Iced Tea. Crafted with the same …
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14 January
Hershey Announces CEO Succession Plan
HERSHEY, Pa., Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced that Michele Buck, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer, has informed the Board of her intention to retire from the Company effective June 30, 2026. Ms. Buck intends to serve in her existing roles until …
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8 January
GURU Organic Energy Announces Appointment of New Executive Vice President, Sales
MONTRÉAL, Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GURU Organic Energy Corp. (TSX: GURU) (“GURU” or the “Company”), Canada’s leading organic energy drink brand1, is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Charbonneau as its new Executive Vice President, Sales. Patrick brings over 25 years of extensive experience in the food and beverage …
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7 January
Fresh Produce Trends from Intouch Insight
Did you know that 68% of consumers have had a bad experience with low-quality or spoiled produce? Brand reputation also plays a significant role in where consumers choose to shop for fresh produce. We’ve been investigating what drives perceptions of freshness, and I thought your readers might love to explore this. …
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7 January
Pensa Systems Partners with Databricks to Bring Scalable Retail Shelf AI to Customers
Enables full integration of Pensa Vision AI with Databricks Marketplace for retail and CPG brands AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pensa Systems, a leading innovator in AI transformation of retail, today announced its partnership with Databricks, the Data and AI company, to offer its Vision AI solution on the …
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7 January
The ten finalists for the FLIA and FLIA Technology 2025
Attractive varieties, clever marketing concepts, smart technologies: five innovations have been nominated for the coveted FRUIT LOGISTICA 2025 award. The judges have made their picks and chosen five innovations each for the final round of the FRUIT LOGISTICA AWARD (FLIA) and the FLIA Technology from almost 70 entries. “Now it’s …
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6 January
Roland Thiemann is the new Director of Anuga FoodTec
Experience in the beverage industry and sustainable solutions +++ New impulses for successful continuing development +++ Global expertise for innovative solutions Anuga FoodTec, the world’s leading supplier trade fair for the food and beverage industries, welcomes Roland Thiemann as its new Director. He succeeds Matthias Schlüter, who will leave the …
