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Strong NPD Activity as Nutrition Bars Target the Mainstream

    Strong NPD Activity as Nutrition Bars Target the Mainstream

The nutrition bars sector continues to enjoy rising levels of interest, in line with or even ahead of the market for cereal bars as a whole. Growth in the sector

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Irish Food & Drink Exports Continue to Grow

    Irish Food & Drink Exports Continue to Grow

The value of Irish food and drink exports has increased by over 8%, or €370 million, during the first six months of the year, relative to the same period last

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2 Sisters Food Group Backs New Innovation & Investment For Future of Farming

    2 Sisters Food Group Backs New Innovation & Investment For Future of Farming

One of Britain’s biggest food producers has announced its full support of a new graduate scheme which is targeting new talent for the future of British agriculture. 2 Sisters Food

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Farming Practices Must Change to Maintain UK Food Production in More Extreme Climate

    Farming Practices Must Change to Maintain UK Food Production in More Extreme Climate

Climate change presents a risk to the supply of important goods and services from the land, says a new report published by the Committee on Climage Change, the UK Government’s

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Brazilian Coffee Market Full of Beans – As Coffee Culture Grows International Prices Set to Rise

    Brazilian Coffee Market Full of Beans – As Coffee Culture Grows International Prices Set to Rise

As the leading coffee export market in the world, Brazil is no stranger to high quality coffee beans – but to date has sent its best beans overseas for international

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Redpack ‘Lazy Suzy’ Outfeed

    Redpack ‘Lazy Suzy’ Outfeed

Maintaining their leading position as flow wrapping machine innovators, Redpack have designed an integral Lazy Suzy rotary turntable in place of the conventional conveyor outfeed. The new turntable combined with

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Danone and Starbucks Announce Strategic Agreement

    Danone and Starbucks Announce Strategic Agreement

Danone, the world’s leading producer of fresh dairy products, and Starbucks Coffee Company, the world’s leading coffee retailer and roaster of specialty coffees, have announced a strategic agreement to offer

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Time Running Out to ‘Access’ €2.2million Funding Programme

    Time Running Out to ‘Access’ €2.2million Funding Programme

Access 6, which was launched in April and is funded by the European Union’s INTEREG IVA programme for regional development, has received an overwhelming response with only a few places

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Lighter Juice Drinks on the Rise in Russia

    Lighter Juice Drinks on the Rise in Russia

The rising popularity of still juice drinks in Russia is expected to continue past 2012, according to the latest research from Canadean. Consumption of still juice drinks skyrocketed in 2012

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Diageo Receives Approval to Become Sole Shareholder in Chinese Business

    Diageo Receives Approval to Become Sole Shareholder in Chinese Business

Diageo has received approval from the Chinese authorities to acquire the remaining 47% stake in Sichuan Chengdu Shuijingfang Group Company (SJF Holdco) owned by its Chinese partners. As a result,

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Alphabond’s AquaPeel® and CleanPeel® Palletising Adhesives Save on Pallet Wrap Costs by at Least 60%

One of the food and drink industry’s fastest growing suppliers, Alphabond, understands the needs and challenges of supermarkets and their suppliers better than most, which is why so many leading

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Turnaround Strategy Starting to Deliver at Premier Foods

    Turnaround Strategy Starting to Deliver at Premier Foods

UK convenience food group Premier Foods has increased underlying business trading profit by 50% to £47.4 million for the first half of 2013. Underlying business sales slipped 0.9% to £621.2million.

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Britain’s Baby Food and Products Market

    Britain’s Baby Food and Products Market

Mintel has celebrated the royal birth with a portrait of Britain’s baby food and products market – giving insight into some of the consumer segments William and Kate will be

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Economy Food and Drink Launches Overtake Premium For First Time in the UK

    Economy Food and Drink Launches Overtake Premium For First Time in the UK

With the economic climate remaining uncertain and British consumers continuing to be cautious in their spending, economy lines and products featuring value-related claims have never been in greater demand. Indeed,

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Olympus Automation Targets £8 Billion Savings For UK Food Industry With PDX Innovation

    Olympus Automation Targets £8 Billion Savings For UK Food Industry With PDX Innovation

Independent analysis shows that the potential exists for at least 10% savings in the £80 billion UK food and beverage industry. Olympus Automation has launched a range of PDXTM products

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The Role of High Pressure Processing in Beverage Innovation

    The Role of High Pressure Processing in Beverage Innovation

By Errol Raghubeer, Ph.D., Vice President Microbiology & Food Technology, Avure Technologies As consumers trade in their traditional carbonated soft drinks and fructose-laden juices for alternative beverages that are “healthy,”

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Sysco Works – A Complete Software and Services Offering For the Food & Drink Industry

    Sysco Works – A Complete Software and Services Offering For the Food & Drink Industry

Over the past 30 years, Sysco has worked with many food and beverage companies in Ireland and understands the needs of the various niche sectors, whether meat, dairy, drinks, feed,

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Total Solutions From Tolsma Grisnich Group

    Total Solutions From Tolsma Grisnich Group

The Tolsma Grisnich Group offers a total package of solutions for the potatoes, onions and carrots processing industries. Based at Emmeloord in the Netherlands, the Tolsma Grisnich Group has for

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Lean – New Horizons and New Challenges

    Lean – New Horizons and New Challenges

Good industry practice over the past 30 years has shown that major efficiency gains can be achieved through the application of a Lean Manufacturing strategy. However, global economic pressures show

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Technology and Expertise: The Right Ingredients For Your Business

In a challenging economic climate, food and drink companies are looking to their IT systems and their technology partners to help them build an efficient, agile business and, in many

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Getting to Know the Power of a New Choice

    Getting to Know the Power of a New Choice

A new ‘game changing’ adhesive dispensing system program named ChoiceTM was just recently launched by Valco Melton. Unlike other “kit solutions” the Choice program brings true innovation to all users

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Cargill Cocoa Promise Helps First Brazilian Cocoa Farmers to Become UTZ Certified

    Cargill Cocoa Promise Helps First Brazilian Cocoa Farmers to Become UTZ Certified

As part of the Cargill Cocoa Promise, the first Brazilian cocoa farmers have become UTZ Certified and their products can now carry the UTZ Certified label. Cargill is a founding

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Nestlé Continues to Grow its Business in China

  Nestlé Continues to Grow its Business in China

Nestlé has opened two new factories in China as it continues to grow its business in the country by investing

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FrieslandCampina Acquires Stake in New Zealand Milk Processor

  FrieslandCampina Acquires Stake in New Zealand Milk Processor

Royal FrieslandCampina has purchased a 7.5% interest in Synlait Milk, a dairy company located in New Zealand’s South Island, near

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Carlsberg and Liverpool FC Toast 21 Year Partnership

  Carlsberg and Liverpool FC Toast 21 Year Partnership

Liverpool Football Club and leading international beer brand Carlsberg are celebrating their partnership of 21 years by announcing a three

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Britvic and AG Barr Terminate Merger Discussions

  Britvic and AG Barr Terminate Merger Discussions

Following discussions, the boards of Britvic and AG Barr have decided not to proceed with a possible merger after the

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Heineken Divests Finish Brewery For €470 Million to Unibrew

  Heineken Divests Finish Brewery For €470 Million to Unibrew

Heineken is selling its Finnish multi-beverage business Oy Hartwall for €470 million to Danish Royal Unibrew. The transaction is expected

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Green Express Drives Sustainable Logistics in Europe

  Green Express Drives Sustainable Logistics in Europe

Unilever has launched a dedicated train line in Italy to deliver ice creams from its Caivano factory to its Parma

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Over 100 Food and Grocery Businesses Unite to Tackle UK Youth Unemployment

  Over 100 Food and Grocery Businesses Unite to Tackle UK Youth Unemployment

Over 100 UK businesses from across the food and grocery sector have already pledged support for an IGD initiative offering

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New Head at Chivas Bros

  New Head at Chivas Bros

Laurent Lacassagne has officially taken up his role as chairman and chief executive of Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky and

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Nestlé Waters Opens New Factory in South Korea

  Nestlé Waters Opens New Factory in South Korea

Pulmuone Waters, a joint venture between Nestlé Waters and the Pulmuone Group, has opened a new $53 million (more than

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PureCircle Receives FDA GRAS Affirmation For New Rebaudioside D Stevia Sweetener

  PureCircle Receives FDA GRAS Affirmation For New Rebaudioside D Stevia Sweetener

PureCircle, the world’s largest stevia supplier and marketer, has announce that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has

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Carlsberg is Official Sponsor of UEFA Women’s EURO 2013 Tournament

  Carlsberg is Official Sponsor of UEFA Women’s EURO 2013 Tournament

Carlsberg is the official beer of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2013 soccer tournament taking place in Sweden in July. The

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Premier Foods to Restructure Milling Business

  Premier Foods to Restructure Milling Business

Premier Foods is to reorganise its Milling business into two distinct parts to strengthen focus on its free trade (third

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Lifting of Ban on Irish Beef and Sheepmeat in the Gulf Region

  Lifting of Ban on Irish Beef and Sheepmeat in the Gulf Region

The Irish Government has welcomed a milestone decision by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Food Safety Committee to formally lift

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Nestlé Inaugurates New Nescafé Factory in Vietnam

  Nestlé Inaugurates New Nescafé Factory in Vietnam

Nestlé has inaugurated a new, SFr230 million (Eur185 million) factory in Vietnam that will meet growing demand for its Nescafé

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Longer Life High Street Solution From KM Packaging

International developer and supplier of innovative lidding solutions, KM Packaging Services has launched an ultra-high performance lidding film that can

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Competition Commission Clears Proposed AG Barr and Britvic Merger

  Competition Commission Clears Proposed AG Barr and Britvic Merger

The UK Competition Commission has formally cleared the proposed acquisition by AG Barr of Britvic. The CC has concluded that

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80% of Europeans are Concerned About the Environmental Impact of Products

  80% of Europeans are Concerned About the Environmental Impact of Products

According to a new survey, most Europeans would be prepared to change their purchasing habits and buy more environmentally-friendly products,

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Wyke Farms Highly Commended at Final of ‘BusinessGreen’ Leaders Award 2013

  Wyke Farms Highly Commended at Final of ‘BusinessGreen’ Leaders Award 2013

Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, was ‘Highly Commended’ at the recent Business Green Leaders

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Chinese Group Takes 20% Stake in French Dairy Business

  Chinese Group Takes 20% Stake in French Dairy Business

Biostime International Holdings, a supplier of pediatric nutritional and baby care products in China, is acquiring a 20% stake in

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KM Packaging’s Fog Buster Film is Clear Winner

Food manufacturers across the world can now benefit from a superior anti-fogging lidding film developed especially for foil trays by

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New Nestlé Ready-to-drink Beverages Factory

  New Nestlé Ready-to-drink Beverages Factory

Nestlé is building a new factory in Malaysia to meet growing domestic demand for its ready-to-drink beverages such as Nescafé,

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Coca-Cola Launches 250ml Can in Great Britain

  Coca-Cola Launches 250ml Can in Great Britain

Coca-Cola Great Britain is introducing a new slimline 250ml can across Coca-Cola, Diet Coke and Coca-Cola Zero. This new pack

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Prepared Meals in Spain Will Continue to See Marginal Growth up to 2017

  Prepared Meals in Spain Will Continue to See Marginal Growth up to 2017

Spain continues to suffer from the effect of the global economic crisis. Uncertainties surrounding the Euro have further impacted consumer

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Despite Weather Extremes EU-27 Cereal Production to Rise in 2013

  Despite Weather Extremes EU-27 Cereal Production to Rise in 2013

This year total cereal production in the EU-27 is forecast to be well above 2012 levels and above the average

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Diageo Now the Major Shareholder in India’s Leading Spirits Company

  Diageo Now the Major Shareholder in India’s Leading Spirits Company

Following the acquisition of a further 14.98% stake in United Spirits Ltd (USL) for £344.2 million from United Breweries (Holdings)

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Unilever Increases Stake in Indian Business

  Unilever Increases Stake in Indian Business

Unilever has acquired 14.8% of Hindustan Unilever for Eur2.45 billion to increase its stake in the Indian business from 52.5% to

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Grupo Osborne Expands in Brazil

  Grupo Osborne Expands in Brazil

Grupo Osborne, the Spanish food and beverage group, has purchased 51% of Natique, a company founded in 1996 and engaged

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Busy Lifestyles Drive Growth in the Prepared Meals Sector in France

  Busy Lifestyles Drive Growth in the Prepared Meals Sector in France

Ready meals are expected to dominate the prepared meals sector in France up to 2017, according to Canadean. The hectic

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Major Disparity in Price Levels of Food in EU Member States

  Major Disparity in Price Levels of Food in EU Member States

In 2012, the price level1 of a comparable basket of food and non-alcoholic beverages was more than twice as high

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UK Dairy Industry Set to Exploit the Opportunities of the Future

  UK Dairy Industry Set to Exploit the Opportunities of the Future

The 2013 Dairy UK White Paper, just published, shows how the UK dairy industry has moved on from the challenges

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Dairy Crest Further Reduces Exposure to Middle Ground Milk Market

  Dairy Crest Further Reduces Exposure to Middle Ground Milk Market

Dairy Crest Group, the leading UK-owned dairy foods company, is to sell its depot-based milk delivery business in the North

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Origin Enterprises Disposes of Marine Proteins and Oils Interests

  Origin Enterprises Disposes of Marine Proteins and Oils Interests

Origin Enterprises, the agri-services group, has agreed to dispose of its 50% interest in its Marine Proteins and Oils joint

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