Heineken has extended its sponsorship with the UEFA Champions League. The new agreement, means that Heineken, the leading international, premium beer brand, will continue as an official partner of the
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The Irish Dairy Board is to invest €20 million in Saudi Arabia, including the acquisition of a 75% interest in Al Wazeen Trading and the development of a new state-of-art
The Carlsberg Foundation is seeking to change its Charter to allow it to reduce its stake in the Carlsberg Group. The amendment relates to section 14, article 1, which currently
Nestlé is investing SFr26 million (Eur21 million) at its ice cream factory in Egypt, which is one of the company’s biggest ice cream markets in the world. Nestlé began selling
The Coca-Cola Company has opened a new bottling plant as part of a planned US$4 billion investment in China over three years (2012-2014). The new $106 million facility is the
UK grocery retailer Morrisons will become the first meat processor to log the identity of each lamb that passes through its doors and provide farmers with information about its final
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched Nutrilac® Hi-Pro Improvers, a range of functional milk proteins that boost protein levels in dairy products to as high as 10% without negatively impacting on
Danone and The Abraaj Group, a leading investor operating in growth markets, have agreed to jointly acquire Fan Milk International. With 2012 sales of around Eur120 million, Fan Milk is
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has reported that business optimism amongst UK food and drink manufacturers has reached the highest levels seen since 2010. As FDF’s Business Snapshot shows,
Latest figures by IGD ShopperVista reveal that almost a third of UK shoppers (30%) – up from 6% in 2010 – are using the internet before they go shopping to
Heineken, the UK’s leading cider and beer business, continues to gain cider sales with latest total trade data showing that Bulmers has risen to become the UK’s no.1 ‘modern cider’
Marks & Spencer has announced further details of its specialist food retailer strategy with the news of a significant expansion of its M&S Simply Food store network in the UK
The WWF has welcomed the decision by the European Parliament to oppose the reintroduction of subsidies for the building of new boats while voting on the European Maritime and Fisheries
Armor Protéines, a subsidary of the French dairy group Bongrain, has introduced a new product – Vitalarmor® H80 LB, a whey protein hydrolysate. It provides a balanced aminogram with easily
Carlsberg Group has commenced construction of the first international brewery in Myanmar. The brewery will be located on a 54 acre site in Bago, and is expected to employ over
A 2% organic decline in group beer volume to 52.8 million hectolitres in its third quarter, primarily driven by market weakness in Central & Eastern Europe, where volume fell by
Cargill has established the first business skills program for cocoa farmer co-operative executives in Côte d’Ivoire with the launch of the Cargill Co-op Academy. The program, which is new and
Nestlé is continuing to boost growth in Europe by opening a new SFr73 million (Eur59 million) Maggi factory in Russia. The facility, in Vyazniki in the region of Vladimir, is
The latest UK grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 13 October 2013, show a further step in the remarkable rise of Aldi. Its latest market share
How do consumers balance the scales between promised benefits and potential risks from novel food technologies? This was one of the research questions examined by a team of Irish researchers
The-new FrieslandCampina Innovation Centre in Wageningen has obtained the three-star New Buildings Certificate. The three stars stand for ‘very good’ and this demonstrates the high sustainability level of the building.
Swiss chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli Group has strengthened its top level management with immediate effect. Andreas Pfluger, former member of the Extended Group Management, has been appointed as a
Tesco has unveiled new food waste figures for its operations and supply chain, alongside figures that show 68 per cent
Consumer demand for natural food ingredients, functional foods, among other trends are growing and forcing manufacturers to continuously develop and
Nestlé has announced it will achieve zero waste in all of its 150 European factories by 2020. This means that
The food and beverage industry typically uses a large volume of water, yielding large amounts of wastewater, adding financial and
Pizza Hut Restaurants has started a £60 million investment programme, the largest the brand has ever undertaken in the UK.
Carlsberg has broken ground on a 10 million hectolitre (hl) greenfield brewery at Dali in China. The project marks an important milestone
Driven by rising optimism globally many UK food and beverage companies are looking to increase investment across areas such as
The University of Leuven (KU Leuven), upon recommendation of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, is conferring the degree of doctor
Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has formally opened the FrieslandCampina Innovation Centre on the campus of Wageningen University
Savory biscuits accounted for just 10% of global new product activity in bakery products recorded by Innova Market Insights in
Nestlé is helping address micronutrient deficiencies in the developing world by mapping nutritional gaps. Nestlé collects and analyses publicly available
Loma’s flagship X5 x-ray inspection system incorporates new features which bring industry-leading levels of product integrity to the busiest of
In response to the growing financial impact and frequency of product recalls for food and beverage manufacturers, distributors and importers
Meadow Foods, the UK’s largest independent dairy company, has appointed Mark Chantler as group commercial director. He joins the executive
A new infographic has been revealed ranking the top twenty food and drink brands which are currently using social media.
Packaging Innovations London closed its doors Wednesday 2 October at 4pm, reporting record visitor and exhibitor numbers for the fourth
A change of environment can enhance the experience of enjoying whisky by up to 20%, according to the world’s first
Anaerobic digestion (AD) continues to drive growth in the UK organics recycling industry, according to the latest sector survey (ASORI),
Getting the most out of food processing goes beyond choosing individual solutions. It’s about fitting all the pieces together in
A survey of 70,000 consumers in 15 major international markets has found that Nestlé is the fifth most loved brand
Former Britvic boss Paul Moody (pictured) will become the new CEO of Food Freshness Technology (FFT) on 21 October, marking an
In food factories and specialist dairy industries, hygiene is a major factor when manufacturing, processing and packaging goods for distribution. In
Brakes has invested in a bespoke cooling system from Star Refrigeration for its landmark multi-temperature distribution centre in Berkshire in
Burton’s Biscuit Company, a major player in the UK biscuit market, has won a national IGD Award for its outstanding
New innovative research launched by WRAP, identifies how much food, drink and packaging waste arises in the UK grocery retail supply
Napier Brown, the sugar trading subsidiary of UK food group The Real Good Food Company, has secured two major new
Somerset-based temperature controlled logistics specialist Langdons has changed the company name to Nagel Langdons Ltd. Langdons became a wholly owned
AG Barr’s new canning facility at Milton Keynes used over 770,000 Argelith tiles for the floor of their new bottling
A brand new state-of-the-art innovation centre is set to become the epicenter for Arla Foods’ product development for the entire
First Milk, the UK’s only major dairy company owned by British dairy farmers, has released annual results for the year
According to ‘Fast-Food and Home-Delivery Outlets’, a new Market Update from market intelligence provider Key Note, the UK industry rose in
At its recent 2013 Solution Partner Conference, Siemens awarded the accolade of ‘Best Factory Automation Partner’ to Autotech Controls. Autotech
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