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Convenience key for pet products according to new research
Conveniently organized into three chapters: Pet Food, with a particular focus on new packaging types and technologies (single-serve, pouch, resealable, easy-open, easy-carry, etc.); At-Home Assistance Products, such as self-cleaning litter boxes, automatic feeders, easy-entry ramps, automatic pet doors, and other non-food products and package types with special ergonomic and/or innovative convenience features; and On-the-Go Products, including portable kennels, vehicle and airplane safety devices, backpacks, strollers, portable feeding systems, and even calming supplements, the report is a thorough analysis of products and trends making life easier for pet owners and their pets.
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U.S. Kraft Foods launches Clight to compete on
ready-to-drink market
Kraft Foods Brasil SA, the Brazilian subsidiary of U.S. foods group Kraft Foods Inc., will launch a new version of its instant juice Clight, targeting the market of ready-to-drink beverages, like sodas, juices and tea, Brazilian news site Invertia-Brasil reported on February 2, 2007. According to Kraft Foods Brasil's manager, Patricia Kastrup, the company's target is not to compete with other powder juices, consumed traditionally at home, but to compete with sodas, juices, soft drinks and ice tea, consumed out of home. The product, that is the relaunched version of the 200 mL juice, put on the market in 2004, is now available in 400 mL package.
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BWAY Corp. acquires assets of Vulcan Containers
BWAY Corporation announces that through a Canadian subsidiary it has finalized the acquisition of substantially all of the assets, and certain liabilities, of Vulcan Containers Ltd. including their general line steel pail and metal decorating businesses. Vulcan Containers, headquartered in Toronto, ON, produces steel pails for distribution predominately in Canada. The Company operates one pail plant with annual sales of approximately $16 million (CDN).
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