Employees of the local Sonoco Products Co. plant have been notified the plant will close by the end of May, officials said. Plant Manager Andy Holden said the closing of the Florence-Lauderdale Industrial Park plant is part of an overall strategy from the company, which produces consumer and industrial packaging products. Holden said 36 employees are at the plant. He said the company and state career center officials are assisting them in seeking other employment. Click Read More below for additional information.

The consolidated sales of the Group increased by EUR 61.7 million or 5.8% to EUR 1,122.1 million (Q1 2022: EUR 1,060.4 million). This growth is mainly due to the acquisition of the MM Packaging division. At EUR 61.6 million, the operating result was EUR 49.5 million below the comparative figure for the previous year (Q1 2022: EUR 111.1 million). This decline is mainly due to downtimes in the MM Board & Paper division due to market and remodeling and restructuring expenses of EUR 15.5 million in the packaging division. The Group's operating margin was therefore 5.5% (Q1 2022: 10.5%).

PepsiCo’s Simply NKD snacks feature bold white bags, highlighting their clean-label claim: no dyes or artificial flavors. The growing movement to eliminate synthetic dyes from foods and beverages sold in the United States is making a mark on packaging design. Consider the disruptive white bags PepsiCo Foods chose for its new Simply NKD line of dye-free Cheetos and Doritos. The new product line will launch at retail starting December 1, 2025. Products include: Doritos Simply NKD Nacho Cheese, Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch, Cheetos Simply NKD Puffs, and Cheetos Simply NKD Flamin’ Hot snacks. Consumers can pre-order the products from Walmart.com. The Simply NKD products’ key claim is the absence of dyes and artificial flavors. The new line complements PepsiCo’s regular, artificially dyed Cheetos and Doritos as well as the company’s Simply snack brand, which includes Cheetos and Doritos variant