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Northern Ireland meat processor Linden Foods has opened a new state-of-the-art retail packing and product development facility in Dungannon. The facilities are the result of a £10m investment by the
Tangerine Confectionery, the UK’s largest independent sugar confectionery manufacturer, will achieve significant savings on energy thanks to cogeneration and trigeneration technologies from sustainable engineering group ENER-G. Tangerine is installing energy
Glanbia, the international nutritional ingredients and cheese group, is expanding its Irish dairy business with the acquisition of the Limerick-based Dawn liquid milk business from Kerry Group in a deal
Management at Green & Black’s, the UK-based organic chocolate manufacturer, are reported to be seeking a buy-out of the business from owner Kraft Foods. The US food group acquired Green
A FREE seminar giving food companies an insight into how to plan new construction projects is being offered by Lincolnshire based, Lindum Food Projects. The seminar, next month (Feb), will
Rising consumer interest in health and naturalness is being strongly reflected in new product activity in the global soft drinks market. According to Innova Market Insights, 60% of the soft
Baltic Beverages Holding, Carlsberg Group’s brewing business in Russia, Ukraine and the Baltic countries, has, through a series of transactions, increased its ownership in Belarus-based OJSC Olivaria Brewery to 67.8%.
The Republic of Ireland’s food and drink export sales rose by 11% in 2010 to reach €7.9 billion. The increase, amounting to just over €800 million, was supported by a
Irish and UK cider and beer producer C&C Group has reported that its Magners cider brand in Great Britain is continuing to recover with volumes up and net revenue close
Unilever and Paques, the water and gas purification specialist, have started the construction of a bio-digester at the food group’s Ben & Jerry’s ice cream factory in Hellendoorn, the Netherlands.
Heineken has strengthened its platform for growth in Nigeria with the acquisition from the Sona Group of two businesses which have controlling interests in each of the Sona, IBBI, Benue,
Burton’s Foods, the second largest biscuits manufacturer in the UK, is to close one of its factories. The company is closing its factory at Moreton, which makes Jammie Dodgers and
Cargill is expanding its cocoa and chocolate business in Europe through the acquisition of. KG Kakao Verarbeitung Berlin (KVB), an integrated chocolate company based in Germany, for an undisclosed sum.
US-based food group Campbell Soup Company has entered into an agreement with Leeds-based dry food manufacturer, Symington’s, to launch a range of Campbell’s branded dry soups and pasta and rice
UK convenience food group Uniq is continuing its detailed discussions with the Pension Regulator, the Pension Protection Fund and the Trustee of the main Uniq Pensions Scheme on the proposed
Global science group DuPont is acquiring Danisco, the enzyme and specialty food ingredients company, for $5.8b in cash and the assumption of $500m of Danisco net debt. The deal will
The appeal of diet foods in Britain appears to be thinning. Latest research from Mintel reveals some 60% of British consumer say they prefer food that is naturally low in
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods, the largest manufacturer of dairy products and a leading producer of juices and beverages in Russia, is continuing its eastward expansion with the acquisition of Kungur Dairy Plant
Britvic is looking to cut 100 jobs at its struggling Irish soft drinks business, which currently employs about 730 people across sites in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Thurles and Belfast. With
Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) today announced the revolutionary new DataMan® 500 image-based barcode reader. DataMan 500 is designed to achieve higher read rates, offer improved on-line visualization and have higher
The British Panel on Takeovers and Mergers has ruled that Boparan Holdings, controlled by food business entrepreneur Ranjit Singh Boparan, must make an offer for Northern Foods or confirm that
Carlsberg Group has strengthened its standing in the Chinese beer market by increasing its shareholding in Chongqing Brewery from 17.5%
Seafood Holdings, which specialises in producing and distributing fresh fish to the food service industry in the UK, has been
Keith Spicer, which has been supplying tea to the UK market since 1934, has been acquired by two international companies,
The Carlsberg Group has sold its Feldschlosschen brewery in Dresden, Germany, to Frankfurter Brauhaus. The disposal is part of Carlsberg
Nestle is reported to have sold its Altai Confectionery business in Russia to local private company Corminus Enterprises for an
The VAT increase in Britain will push the price of a typical pub pint of beer beyond the three pound
Camlab, one of the UK’s leading scientific suppliers and service/repair agents, has been appointed by Man-Tech Associates to represent and
Finsbury Food Group, a leading UK manufacturer of cake, bread and gluten-free bakery goods, has entered into a new joint
Constellation Brands, the world’s leading premium wine company, has agreed to sell its Australian and UK business – Constellation Wines
Brakes Group, a leading supplier to the food service sector in the UK, Ireland, France and Sweden, has signed a
Food industry entrepreneur Ranjit Singh Boparan, who is head of the 2 Sisters Food Group, one of Europe’s leading poultry
The UK Office of Fairy Trading has cleared the proposed acquisition by Dale Farm of the fresh liquid milk business
India-based Tata Chemicals has entered the UK food market with the £93m acquisition of British Salt, Britain’s leading manufacturer of
The UK food and drink manufacturing sector is still performing strongly, despite uncertainty among companies about the state of the
AB Holdings, which is one of Turkey’s largest food groups, is to build a new dairy products factory in Konya
The announcement that Arla Foods is about to extend its interests in Germany by merging with Hansa-Milch, completes a year
As market leaders in filling and portioning equipment, Handtmann has an enviable reputation for top quality products and service. With
FFP is adding to an already impressive portfolio of flexographic presses with a brand new 8-colour Windmoeller and Hoelscher MIraflex.
Scandinavian dairy group Arla Foods and the Northern Germany-based Hansa-Milch are considering merging. Representatives of the two dairy co-operatives are
Young & Co, the British regional brewer and pub operator, has expanded its managed pub estate with the acquisition of
Reflecting rising sales of cask ales and the growing interest in speciality beers within the UK beer market, Molson Coors
The European Commission has adopted a proposal on ‘contractual relations in the milk sector’. The proposal aims to boost the
Awareness of ethical and environmentally friendly produced food is a key factor in consumer choice of where and what food
Spirits group and Scotch whisky distiller William Grant & Sons will launch a new, worldwide, integrated advertising campaign in 2011
Two of the UK’s largest convenience food processors, Heinz and Bakkavor Group, are facing disruption to production due to industrial
Pasteurization technology takes a new turn with the introduction of Sidel’s “Swing,” a new system that cuts energy consumption by
Worldwide beer consumption has increased by over 3% per annum during the last ten years and the top ten brewers
Nestle is to close its confectionery factory at Castleford but has opened a new £5m Kit Kat production line in
Playboy Enterprises and Play Beverages have introduced Playboy Energy Drink to the UK. Successfully launched in the US in 2007,
English company Westler Foods, best known for its Westlers branded hotdogs, has appointed KPMG Restructuring as administrator. The profitable business
GlaxoSmithKline is acquiring Maxinutrition, a UK company that manufactures protein-enhanced functional nutrition products, from Darwin Private Equity for £162m, including
Coca-Cola Hellenic has been recognised as a leader in energy efficiency, by becoming a finalist at the 12th annual Platts
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