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  • La Linea Verde sees surge in sales to €300 million

    La Linea Verde, an Italian market leader in the fresh fruit and vegetable segment (salads, ready-to-eat fresh foods and fresh fruit and vegetable drinks), has posted a 2018 turnover of €300 million, 26% up on 2017.
  • No-deal Brexit threatens UK food supplies

    A no-deal Brexit in which the UK crashes out of the EU without an agreement would not only create problems in terms of customs duties and rising prices but may also threaten the UK’s food supplies.
  • Caviro installs two new packaging lines

    Efficiency, flexibility, cost cutting and increased production capacity were the goals pursued by Faenza-based agricultural cooperative Caviro in its €6.4 million investment in two new packaging plants installed at its Forlì factory.
  • Acqua Lurisia doubles its output

    The Cuneo, Italy-based mineral water producer Lurisia recently completed an ambitious industrial expansion programme, an 8-million-euro two-year project involving the installation of a modern and highly sustainable Industry 4.0 production line.
  • EOS IM acquires FM Plastic and creates a flexible packaging hub

    EOS Investment Management, a UK-based private equity firm specialising in alternative investment funds, has acquired FM Plastic, a flexible packaging converter that uses flexographic technology, through its Piacenza, Italy-based subsidiary Poplast.
  • Bottled water sees global growth

    According to the Italian mineral water producers’ association Mineracqua, the Italian mineral water market has seen almost continuous growth since 1980 apart from a sharp decline in 2009-2010 and a smaller slowdown in 2013.
  • L’Occitane acquires leading skincare company Elemis

    French group L’Occitane International has announced the acquisition of UK-based premium cosmetics and beauty products brand Elemis in a deal worth €900 million.
    This is the most important operation following listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange and will enable to the French group to strengthen its position in the UK and the USA.
    Founded in 1976, L’Occitane owns the brands L’occitane en…
  • Merger between Alp.I and Antares Vision

    Alp.I, the special purpose acquisition company promoted by Mediobanca and listed on the AIM stock market, has reached a merger agreement with Antares Vision (BS), a global player specialising in the design, production and installation of traceability solutions for the pharmaceutical sector.
  • Camozzi opens a new logistic centre

    Camozzi Automation, a Camozzi Group member company specialising in industrial automation solutions, components and systems for liquid/gaseous fluid control and applications for the transport industry, recently opened a new logistic centre at Palazzolo sull’Oglio (BS), a highly efficient and sustainable strategic hub that receives products from the two factories located in Lumezzane and Polpenazze…
  • Krombacher Group celebrates most successful year ever in 2018

    Krombacher, one of the largest German beer producers and owner of the Schweppes brand name, posted its best-ever results in 2018, including a consolidated turnover of €850 million (+10.1%) and a total output of 7.499 million hectolitres.
  • Vietnamese food industry sees double-digit growth

    With a stable annual growth rate of around 10% and a young population with a rising income and a tendency to consume ready-made and organic food, the Vietnamese food industry offers considerable business opportunities to investors.

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