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Changing of the Guard at Glanbia

    Changing of the Guard at Glanbia

Siobhán Talbot (pictured left) has taken up the group managing director’s role at Glanbia, the global performance nutrition and ingredients group, following the formal resignation of John Moloney (pictured right)

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Carlsberg Appoints New Head For Asia

    Carlsberg Appoints New Head For Asia

Carlsberg Group has appointed Christopher Warmoth as senior vice president for the brewer’s Asia region. He joins Carlsberg from HJ Heinz where, during the past ten years, he has held

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Premium Products Drive £2.3 Billion UK Ready Meals Market

    Premium Products Drive £2.3 Billion UK Ready Meals Market

Sales of ready meals by the major supermarkets topped £2.3 billion in the UK over the last year, according to market analyst IRI. Its research reveals that although the total

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Green Giant’s™ New Small But Mighty Fresh Vegetable and Salad Range

Sam Dennigan and Company has announced the launch of Green Giant™ Fresh, a new pre-packed range of fresh vegetables and salads, in Ireland. The new range includes seven products, conveniently

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Gerber Emig and Refresco Complete Merger

    Gerber Emig and Refresco Complete Merger

The merger between Refresco and Gerber Emig to create a leading pan-European bottler of soft drink and fruit juices has been completed. This follows approval by the European Competition Commission

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AAK and Premier Foods Agree Exclusive Oils and Fats Collaboration and Product Co-development

    AAK and Premier Foods Agree Exclusive Oils and Fats Collaboration and Product Co-development

AarhusKarlshamn (AAK UK) has been selected by Premier Foods, one of Britain’s largest branded food processprs, to be its long term co-development partner for the supply of vegetable oils, fats

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PepsiCo to Invest $5.5 Billion in India by 2020

    PepsiCo to Invest $5.5 Billion in India by 2020

PepsiCo and its partners plan to invest Rs33,000 crores ($5.5 billion) in India by 2020.India currently represents one of PepsiCo’s largest markets globally. Indra Nooyi, chairman and chief executive of

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WRAP Outlines £330 Billion Economic Growth Potential For EU From Smarter Resource Use

    WRAP Outlines £330 Billion Economic Growth Potential For EU From Smarter Resource Use

WRAP’s EU 2020 Vision pinpoints food as one of the most wasted resources and calls for “concerted action” to halve UK household food waste by 2025. Business opportunities from more

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Nestlé Drives Digital Innovation With Silicon Valley Outpost

    Nestlé Drives Digital Innovation With Silicon Valley Outpost

Nestlé has set up an innovation outpost in Silicon Valley, California to help deepen relationships with consumers online and in social media. The aim is to enhance existing partnerships with

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AUCTION SALE – Due to the Closure of Baby Deli Manchester and a Major Packing Plant – Ends Wednesday 20th November

    AUCTION SALE – Due to the Closure of Baby Deli Manchester and a Major Packing Plant – Ends Wednesday 20th November

GENUINE SALE   Buyers Premium only 12.5%   No Reserves   Equipment briefly comprises of: Joni Kettle – Audion Electron vffs s/s -16 head multi head weigher – Vegatronic 500

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Accolade Wines to Acquire Leading New Zealand Wine Brands

    Accolade Wines to Acquire Leading New Zealand Wine Brands

Accolade Wines has agreed to buy leading New Zealand brands Mud House and Waipara Hills from prominent New Zealand winemaker, the Mud House Wine Group. The deal is subject to

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Profits Fall at Tate & Lyle

    Profits Fall at Tate & Lyle

Tate & Lyle, the global provider of ingredients and sweeteners to the food, beverage and other industries, has reported a 4% decline in adjusted operating profit to £187 million with

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Chocotech Extends German Production Plant

    Chocotech Extends German Production Plant

Chocotech GmbH, the innovativechocolate and candy solutions specialist, is in the final stages of adding a new 3,000 sq m (32,300 sq ft) kitchen assembly extension to its facility in

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Spiroflow’s Top-notch Testing Steers Customers in the Right Direction

Very few people would buy a new car without a test drive, or a house without at least one visit and evaluation. So why would a manufacturer make a significant

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Steady First Half Performance by Dairy Crest

    Steady First Half Performance by Dairy Crest

Dairy Crest has reported a 2% fall in revenue to £672.2 million, reflecting lower spreads and milk volumes, for the six months ended 30 September 2013. Group pre-exceptional profit from

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Premier Foods Seeks Investment For Bread Business

    Premier Foods Seeks Investment For Bread Business

UK convenience foods group Premier Foods has confirmed, following recent press speculation, that it has appointed Ondra Partners to assist in developing investment options for its bread business. Of course, this

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Nestlé Sells Jenny Craig in North America and Oceania

    Nestlé Sells Jenny Craig in North America and Oceania

Nestlé has sold its weight management business Jenny Craig in North America and Oceania to a US-based private equity group North Castle Partners. The Jenny Craig business in France is

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Danone Launches a Successful €1 Billion Bond Issue

    Danone Launches a Successful €1 Billion Bond Issue

Danone has announced the successful launch of a €1 billion 8-year bond issue. Funds raised will enable Danone to fund its growth and extend the maturity of its debt at

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Cargill to Invest £35 Million in its UK Poultry Processing Business

    Cargill to Invest £35 Million in its UK Poultry Processing Business

Cargill will be implementing a phased investment plan to focus its UK poultry business on the retail sector and key partners in food service. Over the next 24 -36 months,

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Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) – Safe Air For a Safe Work Environment

Camfil APC offers the most technologically advanced dust extractors available – backed by dependable service support and decades of proven experience. Camfil APC can help you: * Prevent dust-related respiratory

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Food Waste Costs £12.5 billion a Year

    Food Waste Costs £12.5 billion a Year

The average UK household throws away the equivalent of six meals every week, costing the nation £12.5 billion a year, or almost £60 a month to the average family, despite

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Cargill Celebrates 5 Years in Ghana and Renews its Partnership With CARE

    Cargill Celebrates 5 Years in Ghana and Renews its Partnership With CARE

Cargill has celebrated the fifth anniversary of its cocoa processing operations in Ghana by reaffirming its support to growing and developing the country’s cocoa sector. As part of its continued

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Wessanen Chief to Step Down

  Wessanen Chief to Step Down

Royal Wessanen, the European healthy and sustainable food group, has announced that Piet Hein Merckens (pictured) will not be nominated

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Call For Papers: Leading Experts Invited to Take Part in Vitafoods Europe 2014

  Call For Papers: Leading Experts Invited to Take Part in Vitafoods Europe 2014

Vitafoods Europe, the leading ingredients and raw materials event for the nutraceutical and functional food and drink industries, is inviting

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Nestlé Pledges Ambitious Salt Reduction to Meet WHO Goal

  Nestlé Pledges Ambitious Salt Reduction to Meet WHO Goal

Nestlé has pledged to accelerate the reduction of salt across all its food brands worldwide to support a World Health

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Germany Now Accounts for a Quarter of the Western European Chocolate Confectionery Market

  Germany Now Accounts for a Quarter of the Western European Chocolate Confectionery Market

While the Western European chocolate confectionery market reached a sweet £19 billion in 2012, it looks like it is Germans

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Another Record Year For ABF

  Another Record Year For ABF

Associated British Foods, the UK-based diversified international food, ingredients and retail group, has reported a 25% increase in operating profit

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US Lifts Export Ban on European Beef

  US Lifts Export Ban on European Beef

The European Commission has welcomed the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rule announcement to bring the US legislation in

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Freshtime is Ripe For Growth Says New MD

  Freshtime is Ripe For Growth Says New MD

Former Florette chief executive Mark Newton (pictured) has set out ambitious plans for growth after taking over as managing director of

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Release of Android KitKat

  Release of Android KitKat

Google has released Android KitKat, the latest version of its Android mobile operating system, named after Nestlé’s popular confectionery brand.

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Create Excitement Like Coca-Cola With Primera’s Label Printers

  Create Excitement Like Coca-Cola With Primera’s Label Printers

This year, the Coca-Cola Company impressively demonstrated the strong need for personalized consumer products with their immensely popular “Share a

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The OCME DryBlock® – A New Way to Design, Build and Manage End of Line Bottling

  The OCME DryBlock® – A New Way to Design, Build and Manage End of Line Bottling

The new OCME DryBlock® was presented to visitors attending the Drinktec 2013 exhibition. The DryBlock® system is a new way

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World’s First Castello® Pop-up Store Opened in The Netherlands

  World’s First Castello® Pop-up Store Opened in The Netherlands

Castello®, Arla’s global premium cheese brand, has officially opened its first pop-up store in The Netherlands. The purpose of this

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Morrisons Launches Pilot Beef Efficiency Scheme

  Morrisons Launches Pilot Beef Efficiency Scheme

UK grocery retailer Morrisons is launching a new scheme that will apply the latest thinking on bovine genetics with the aim

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Kerry Group Opens New Regional Development & Application Centre in Dubai

  Kerry Group Opens New Regional Development & Application Centre in Dubai

Kerry Group, the global ingredients & flavours and consumer foods group, has formally opened a new Regional Development & Application

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Cargill Cocoa Promise Achievements Recognised by Prestigious Food Ingredients Europe Awards

  Cargill Cocoa Promise Achievements Recognised by Prestigious Food Ingredients Europe Awards

Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has been named as one of just three companies in the running for Best Sustainability

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FTNON Super Centrifuge Takes Second Place in Food Valley Award

  FTNON Super Centrifuge Takes Second Place in Food Valley Award

With its new super centrifuge for drying salad, Food Technology Noord-Oost Nederland BV (FTNON) has been awarded second place for

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First Milk and Adams Foods Form Strategic Partnership

  First Milk and Adams Foods Form Strategic Partnership

Adams Foods, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of cheese, and First Milk, the largest British farmer-owned dairy co-operative, have

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FrieslandCampina to Restructure Dutch Business

  FrieslandCampina to Restructure Dutch Business

International dairy group FrieslandCampina is restructuring its operations in the Netherlands, resulting in the closure of two factories. In line

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United Biscuits Extends Manufacturing into the Middle East

  United Biscuits Extends Manufacturing into the Middle East

United Biscuits has agreed to purchase all the assets of the Rana Confectionery Products business in the Kingdom of Saudi

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Strong First Half Performance by C&C Group

  Strong First Half Performance by C&C Group

Helped by improved trading performances in its domestic markets in the second quarter, C&C Group, the Irish and UK branded

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Coca-Cola System Invests €22 Million in New Romanian Bottling Line

  Coca-Cola System Invests €22 Million in New Romanian Bottling Line

The Coca-Cola Company and its system bottling partner Coca-Cola HBC have inaugurated a new €22 million bottling line in Ploiesti,

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Food & Agriculture Innovation Fund Launched

  Food & Agriculture Innovation Fund Launched

Anterra Capital has announced the launch of its new growth capital fund investing in innovative companies that will make the

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Heineken Renews UEFA Champions League Sponsorship

  Heineken Renews UEFA Champions League Sponsorship

Heineken has extended its sponsorship with the UEFA Champions League. The new agreement, means that Heineken, the leading international, premium

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IDB to Invest €20 Million in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  IDB to Invest €20 Million in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Irish Dairy Board is to invest €20 million in Saudi Arabia, including the acquisition of a 75% interest in

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Amendment to the Charter of the Carlsberg Foundation

  Amendment to the Charter of the Carlsberg Foundation

The Carlsberg Foundation is seeking to change its Charter to allow it to reduce its stake in the Carlsberg Group.

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Nestle Makes Egypt Factory Investment as Appetite For Ice Cream Soars

  Nestle Makes Egypt Factory Investment as Appetite For Ice Cream Soars

Nestlé is investing SFr26 million (Eur21 million) at its ice cream factory in Egypt, which is one of the company’s

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Coca-Cola Continues Strong Investment in China with Opening of 43rd Production Facility

  Coca-Cola Continues Strong Investment in China with Opening of 43rd Production Facility

The Coca-Cola Company has opened a new bottling plant as part of a planned US$4 billion investment in China over

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Meat Processing First For Morrisons

  Meat Processing First For Morrisons

UK grocery retailer Morrisons will become the first meat processor to log the identity of each lamb that passes through

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New Hi-Pro Improvers Provide Protein Boost in Dairy Products

  New Hi-Pro Improvers Provide Protein Boost in Dairy Products

Arla Foods Ingredients has launched Nutrilac® Hi-Pro Improvers, a range of functional milk proteins that boost protein levels in dairy

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Danone to Jointly Acquire West African Dairy Business

  Danone to Jointly Acquire West African Dairy Business

Danone and The Abraaj Group, a leading investor operating in growth markets, have agreed to jointly acquire Fan Milk International.

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UK Food and Drink Industry Optimism Hits a Three Year High

  UK Food and Drink Industry Optimism Hits a Three Year High

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has reported that business optimism amongst UK food and drink manufacturers has reached the

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Huge Growth in UK Shoppers Hunting Online For Best Grocery Deals

  Huge Growth in UK Shoppers Hunting Online For Best Grocery Deals

Latest figures by IGD ShopperVista reveal that almost a third of UK shoppers (30%) – up from 6% in 2010

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Bulmers is UK’s No. 1 Modern Cider

  Bulmers is UK’s No. 1 Modern Cider

Heineken, the UK’s leading cider and beer business, continues to gain cider sales with latest total trade data showing that

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