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Ground Espresso Bars Embarks on Ambitious Irish Expansion

    Ground Espresso Bars Embarks on Ambitious Irish Expansion

Northern Ireland’s largest independent coffee chain Ground Espresso Bars has taken the first step in an ambitious expansion plan with the opening of its first store in Dublin at West

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IFR Announces Test for Detecting Horse Meat

    IFR Announces Test for Detecting Horse Meat

Scientists at the Institute of Food Research on the Norwich Research Park have teamed up with Oxford Instruments to develop a fast, cheap alternative to DNA testing as a means

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UK Christmas Food and Drink Spending to Reach £20 Billion

    UK Christmas Food and Drink Spending to Reach £20 Billion

Spending on Christmas food and drink is set to be worth £20 billion this year, which represents growth of 1.2% compared to last year when £19.7 billion was spent. Joanne

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Unilever Expands US Ice Cream Business

    Unilever Expands US Ice Cream Business

Unilever has acquired Talenti® Gelato & Sorbetto in the US. Minneapolis-based Talenti, which was founded in 2003, has grown into the best selling packaged gelato in the United States. Talenti

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‘Trust and Transparency Must be at the Core of Business’ – Paul Bulcke, Nestlé

    ‘Trust and Transparency Must be at the Core of Business’ – Paul Bulcke, Nestlé

Companies like Nestlé can only be successful over time if they live up to high ethical standards of human rights, CEO Paul Bulcke (pictured) told the recent United Nations Forum

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PureCircle Launches New High Purity Stevia Product – Sigma-D

    PureCircle Launches New High Purity Stevia Product – Sigma-D

Born from PureCircle’s highly successful Stevia 3.0 platform, Sigma-D is the latest PureCircle stevia product to be launched by the leading global producer and marketer of high-quality stevia products. Sigma-D

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New Chairman For Scotch Whisky Association

    New Chairman For Scotch Whisky Association

Pierre Pringuet (pictured), chief executive and vice chairman of Pernod Ricard, owner of the Chivas Brothers Scotch Whisky company, has been appointed as the new chairman of The Scotch Whisky

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Arla Decides Against Bid For Egyptian Dairy

    Arla Decides Against Bid For Egyptian Dairy

After a thorough investigation into Arab Dairy Product Company, Arla Foods has decided not to place a final offer. Alternative options to enter the Egyptian market are now being explored.

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How Post Nosh is Gaining Ground For Brits on a Budget

    How Post Nosh is Gaining Ground For Brits on a Budget

As the rise of the discount store continues to play out in the UK supermarket sector, it seems across the food and drink aisles consumers are trading up a notch. New

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Sensient® Colors Develops Breakthrough Purification Technologies That Achieve More Vibrant Natural Colour Shades

    Sensient® Colors Develops Breakthrough Purification Technologies That Achieve More Vibrant Natural Colour Shades

Sensient® Colors, a division of Sensient Technologies is introducing a new line of natural colours under the Pure-S™ brand. These innovative new natural colourants open up the possibility of employing

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United Biscuits and Cargill Enter Three-year Strategic Partnership

    United Biscuits and Cargill Enter Three-year Strategic Partnership

United Biscuits (UB) has entered strategic three-year partnership with Cargill. The agreement means that Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business will supply all UB’s derived cocoa and chocolate products and will

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Emmi Increases Focus on the Specialty Cheese Business in the US

    Emmi Increases Focus on the Specialty Cheese Business in the US

Swiss dairy group Emmi is selling its production facility for aseptic dairy products in the US to the Kansas-based KanPak, LLC, a Golden State Foods partnership. As a leader in

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Irish Consumers to Spend €528 Million on Food and Drink This Christmas

    Irish Consumers to Spend €528 Million on Food and Drink This Christmas

Irish consumers will spend an estimated €528 million on food and drink this Christmas. That’s according to a new report by ecommerce partner Webloyalty. The research into Christmas spending reveals

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Nestlé and L’Oréal to End Innéov Joint Venture

    Nestlé and L’Oréal to End Innéov Joint Venture

Nestlé and L’Oréal are ceasing the activities of their joint venture Innéov during the course of the first quarter of 2015. Created in 2002, Innéov offers cosmetic nutritional supplements sold

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Ecolean Continues its International Expansion

    Ecolean Continues its International Expansion

Ecolean, the Swedish group specialising in developing and manufacturing innovative packaging systems for the dairy and liquid food industry, continues to broaden its global presence with a new office in

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Leadership Changes at PepsiCo

    Leadership Changes at PepsiCo

PepsiCo has announced two leadership appointments that further strengthen the company’s management team. Enderson Guimaraes, currently CEO, PepsiCo Europe, has been named EVP, Global Categories and Operations, PepsiCo. He will

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Sustainable Food & Beverage Manufacturing Conference & Exhibition is a Major Success

    Sustainable Food & Beverage Manufacturing Conference & Exhibition is a Major Success

500 delegates from food and drink businesses across the UK and Ireland attended the inaugural Sustainable Food & Beverage Manufacturing Conference & Exhibition, which was held at the Motor Cycle

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Arla Foods UK Unveils Next Stage of its Development

    Arla Foods UK Unveils Next Stage of its Development

Arla Foods UK, the largest dairy company in the country, is embarking on the next stage of its development to add value and bring innovation to the UK dairy sector

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Five Innovation Themes For Flavoured Water

    Five Innovation Themes For Flavoured Water

A new report on Flavoured Water Innovation from leading food and drink industry consultancy Zenith International has identified 5 key areas of focus for new product launches globally in the

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Turnkey Distillation Project Services From Forsyths

    Turnkey Distillation Project Services From Forsyths

Forsyths Ltd has had a long association with Chivas Brothers Ltd going back over 40 years, and previously with the Glenlivet Group for over 100 years. During that time much

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OEE – Immediate, Quantifiable Bottom Line Savings

    OEE – Immediate, Quantifiable Bottom Line Savings

Idhammar OEE enables drill down analysis to quantify even the smallest opportunities to help you make every second count, steer operational improvement agendas and ensure your resources are effectively deployed.

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The Coca-Cola Company, SABMiller and Coca-Cola Sabco to Form Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

    The Coca-Cola Company, SABMiller and Coca-Cola Sabco to Form Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

The Coca-Cola Company, SABMiller and Gutsche Family Investments (GFI, majority shareholders in Coca-Cola Sabco) have agreed to combine the bottling operations of their non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages businesses in Southern and

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Eden Springs Expands in Spain With Acquisition From Pascual Corporation

  Eden Springs Expands in Spain With Acquisition From Pascual Corporation

Eden Springs, Europe’s leading provider of beverage solutions for the workplace and homes, has expanded its customer portfolio in Spain

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Europe’s Brewers Fulfilling Their Pledge to Tackle Alcohol Misuse

  Europe’s Brewers Fulfilling Their Pledge to Tackle Alcohol Misuse

The Brewers of Europe’s Second Year Report on the European Beer Pledge shows Europe’s brewers’ are keeping to their promise

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Volac Sales Grow 38% as it Invests to Seize Future Opportunities

  Volac Sales Grow 38% as it Invests to Seize Future Opportunities

Dairy nutrition company Volac has published its results for the financial year ending February 2014. During this period, turnover increased

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UK Retail Survey on Levels of Campylobacter in Chicken Published

  UK Retail Survey on Levels of Campylobacter in Chicken Published

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the cumulative results from the first two quarters of its year-long survey of

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Changes in Carlsberg Group’s Executive Committee

  Changes in Carlsberg Group’s Executive Committee

Carlsberg Group has announces that Dr Isaac Sheps, Senior Vice President for the Carlsberg Group’s Eastern Europe region and CEO

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Focus on Opportunities and Challenges at International, National and Farm Level in a Post Quota Environment

  Focus on Opportunities and Challenges at International, National and Farm Level in a Post Quota Environment

Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, hosted the recent National Dairy Conference organised to assess

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Profits Rise on Flat Sales at Cranswick

  Profits Rise on Flat Sales at Cranswick

Cranswick, the UK fresh pork and added value foods processor, has reported an 11% increase in adjusted group operating profit

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Mondelez International Strengthens its Board of Directors

  Mondelez International Strengthens its Board of Directors

Mondelez International has added Joseph Neubauer to its board of directors. Joseph Neubauer is Chairman of the Aramark, a leading

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First Irish Micro Brewery Economic Impact Report

  First Irish Micro Brewery Economic Impact Report

The first official development and economic impact report on microbreweries in Ireland has been launched. The report was commissioned by

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Debut Food Matters Live Event Exceeds Expectations

  Debut Food Matters Live Event Exceeds Expectations

In its opening year, Food Matters Live 2014 attracted thousands of attendees from the fields of food and drink manufacturing, foodservice,

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Strong First Half Performance by Fuller, Smith & Turner

  Strong First Half Performance by Fuller, Smith & Turner

Fuller, Smith & Turner, the London brewer and pub operator, has reported a 9% rise in EBITDA to £30.7 million

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€28 Million EU Package For Baltic Milk Producers

  €28 Million EU Package For Baltic Milk Producers

The European Commission has confirmed its intention to adopt a €28 million support package for milk producers in Estonia, Latvia

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How the World Could Better Fight Obesity

  How the World Could Better Fight Obesity

Obesity is a critical global issue that requires a comprehensive, international intervention strategy. More than 2.1 billion people—nearly 30 percent

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Food Traceability Technologies Market Will Reach $11.15 Billion in 2015

  Food Traceability Technologies Market Will Reach $11.15 Billion in 2015

A new report by visiongain predicts that the world market for the food traceability technologies will reach $11.15 billion in 2015.

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Raisio Acquires Benecol Business From Johnson & Johnson

  Raisio Acquires Benecol Business From Johnson & Johnson

Raisio Group, the Finland-based international specialist in plant-based nutrition, has acquired the Benecol business in the UK, Ireland and Belgium

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Carlsberg Invests in New Norwegian Brewery

  Carlsberg Invests in New Norwegian Brewery

Carlsberg Group, through its Norwegian subsidiary Ringnes, will invest NOK110 million (Eur13 million) in a new brewery and beer center

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ADM Completes $191 Million Acquisition of Specialty Commodities

  ADM Completes $191 Million Acquisition of Specialty Commodities

Archer Daniels Midland Company has completed its acquisition of Specialty Commodities, a leading originator, processor and distributor of healthy ingredients,

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UK Grocery Shoppers Keen to Embrace New Technology

  UK Grocery Shoppers Keen to Embrace New Technology

More than four in 10 (43% of) shoppers could envisage using wearable technology devices in the future, such as smart

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Cargill Reveals How 2015’s Top Food Trends Translate into Cocoa and Chocolate Applications

  Cargill Reveals How 2015’s Top Food Trends Translate into Cocoa and Chocolate Applications

‘From Clean to Clear Label’, ‘Good Fats, Good Carbs’ and ‘More in Store for Protein’ are three food trends examined

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Transformational Year For 2 Sisters Food Group

  Transformational Year For 2 Sisters Food Group

Reflecting its acquisition of Vion Foods, 2 Sisters Food Group, the UK poultry and food manufacturer, increased sales by 18.5%

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Coca-Cola Enterprises Invests €30 Million in a New Can Line in France

  Coca-Cola Enterprises Invests €30 Million in a New Can Line in France

To support its growth in France, Coca-Cola Enterprises will invest in a new, state-of-the-art production line for cans at its

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Unlocking the Metabolic ‘Master Switch’ to Potentially Echo Exercise Effect

  Unlocking the Metabolic ‘Master Switch’ to Potentially Echo Exercise Effect

Research by Nestlé scientists suggests that future food and nutritional products could emulate the effects of exercise on the body’s

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Sustainable Increase For Bluefin Tuna Quota

  Sustainable Increase For Bluefin Tuna Quota

The European Union has welcomed the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas(ICCAT) decision to increase the quota for

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UK Grocery Market Contracts in Historic First

  UK Grocery Market Contracts in Historic First

The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published for the 12 weeks ending 9 November 2014, show that for

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Carlsberg Group to Create Stronger Market Position in Greece

  Carlsberg Group to Create Stronger Market Position in Greece

The Carlsberg Group will strengthen its position in Greece significantly through a merger with Olympic Brewery, the third largest brewer

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Celtic Pure Presented With Gold and Silver Medals

  Celtic Pure Presented With Gold and Silver Medals

Celtic Pure, the Irish natural spring water company, was recently presented with a Gold Medal and a Silver Medal for

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Europeans Embrace the Non-alcoholic Beer Boom

  Europeans Embrace the Non-alcoholic Beer Boom

A love of a cold pint of beer unites nationalities throughout the globe, however it seems European consumers are gaining

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Pearlfisher Designs Roca Patrón – The New Tequila From Patron

  Pearlfisher Designs Roca Patrón – The New Tequila From Patron

Pearlfisher New York has designed the bottle for Roca Patrón, a trio of artisanal small-batch tequilas from Patrón. While Patrón

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Mondelez International to Invest $24 Million to Expand Confectionery Plant in Turkey

  Mondelez International to Invest $24 Million to Expand Confectionery Plant in Turkey

Mondelez International plans to invest $24 million to increase the capacity of its state-of-the-art plant in Gebze, Turkey, to support

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Nestlé to Explore Strategic Options For the Development of Davigel

  Nestlé to Explore Strategic Options For the Development of Davigel

As part of its on-going portfolio review, Nestlé is exploring strategic options for the development of its subsidiary Davigel, a

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Barry Callebaut to Expand its Chocolate Plant in Lodz

  Barry Callebaut to Expand its Chocolate Plant in Lodz

The Lodz-based chocolate plant of Barry Callebaut is soon to be expanded to include two additional modern production lines for

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Home of John Smith’s Becomes Largest Green Brewery in the UK

  Home of John Smith’s Becomes Largest Green Brewery in the UK

In a first for larger-sized breweries in the UK, Heineken’s John Smith’s Brewery, in North Yorkshire is now being fuelled

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