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The transaction, valued at approximately $3 billion, sees the brewing giant buy out a consortium of institutional investors led by Apollo Global Management.

C.H. Guenther & Son has announced a comprehensive packaging refresh for its Sun-Bird® brand, the established line of Asian-inspired seasoning and soup mixes.

Pepsi and 7UP have announced a major strategic collaboration with Disney to support the release of Zootopia 2, launching a high-profile marketing campaign under the banner "Zero Sugar for City-Wide Craze."

The partnership marks the first time the two brands have collaborated on this scale, rolling out a space-themed campaign titled "Planet McDonald's."

Metsä Group’s innovation arm, Metsä Spring, has unveiled a strategic sustainable packaging solution for the fresh produce sector, introducing a new series of wood fibre punnets.

Italian industrial machinery giant SACMI has officially acquired a majority share in French packaging conglomerate Groupe Emballage Technologies, which comprises the operational entities Etpack, Sermatec, and Pactisoud.

This strategic move introduces a compact, portable format designed to deliver the brand's signature performance benefits in a smaller volume.

The collaboration integrates technical precision with creative expression, utilising CANPACK’s award-winning Quadromix® technology to deliver multiple distinct designs within a single production run.