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Muntons Appoints Ingredients Sales and Marketing Director

Muntons have announced that Neil Pearmain has been appointed MI Sales and Marketing Director and will take over all responsibilities for the marketing and sales of their extensive range of

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Peanut Butter is a Rising Star in UK Sweet Spreads Market

    Peanut Butter is a Rising Star in UK Sweet Spreads Market

While it seems that jam and marmalade are falling out of favour among British consumers, new research from Mintel lifts the lid on the nation’s love for peanut butter and

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Resilient Performance by Hilton Food Group

    Resilient Performance by Hilton Food Group

Hilton Food Group, Europe’s leading specialist retail meat packing business supplying customers in thirteen countries, increased volumes by 4.8% and revenue by 5.1% to Eur1.03 billion for the 52 weeks

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Celebrating 75 Years of Nescafé Instant Coffee

    Celebrating 75 Years of Nescafé Instant Coffee

A Nestlé brand that started as an idea to solve the problem of what to do with unsold coffee is celebrating its 75th anniversary and its position as one of

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Kilbeggan® 18YO is World’s Best Blended Irish Whiskey

    Kilbeggan® 18YO is World’s Best Blended Irish Whiskey

Kilbeggan® 18YO Irish whiskey has been named Best Irish Blended Whiskey in the world for the second year running at the 2013 World Whisky Awards (WWA). The Kilbeggan Distilling Company,

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Olive Leaf Extract – Cardiovascular Support Inspired By Healthy Mediterranean Diet

    Olive Leaf Extract – Cardiovascular Support Inspired By Healthy Mediterranean Diet

Since the discovery that the incidence of heart disease is much lower across the Mediterranean than in other regions, the positive effects of the healthy Mediterranean diet – and especially

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Diageo Continues to Dominate Top Premium Spirits Brands

    Diageo Continues to Dominate Top Premium Spirits Brands

Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company, has retained its leadership of Impact Databank’s Top 100 Premium Spirit Brands rankings, with seven brands in the top 20 by volume and

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SABMiller Targets Further Gains in Latin America

    SABMiller Targets Further Gains in Latin America

SABMiller is targeting further beer volume growth and share gains in its Latin American division over the next 3-5 years. Latin America is SABMiller’s biggest contributor to group profitability and

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Broad-based Success For Emmi

    Broad-based Success For Emmi

The strong performances of recent acquisitions and rigorous cost management have allowed Emmi, the Swiss dairy group, to achieve solid results for 2012. Net sales rose by 9.6 % to

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Eating too Much Salt Led to Nearly 2.3 Million Heart-related Deaths Worldwide

    Eating too Much Salt Led to Nearly 2.3 Million Heart-related Deaths Worldwide

Eating too much salt contributed to 2.3 million deaths from heart attacks, strokes and other heart-related diseases throughout the world in 2010, representing 15 percent of all deaths due to

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Safe and Natural Health Ingredients that Improve Quality of Life

    Safe and Natural Health Ingredients that Improve Quality of Life

Making its tenth appearance as an exhibitor at Vitafoods, Kaneka Pharma Europe invites visitors to discover first-hand its range of health ingredients. These include Kaneka QH™ Ubiquinol, the active form

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Emmanuel Rurema Appointed Pentair Haffmans’ Commercial Director

Pentair Haffmans has appointed Emmanuel Rurema (pictured) to the role of Commercial Director. Rurema is responsible for all commercial teams and activities within Pentair Haffmans. He reports to Olaf Müller, Pentair

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Sainsburys Continues its Strong Run in UK Grocery Market

    Sainsburys Continues its Strong Run in UK Grocery Market

The latest UK grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 17 March 2013, show Sainsbury’s is the clear winner among the big four while elsewhere Waitrose and

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Finsbury Food Group Shows Resilience

    Finsbury Food Group Shows Resilience

Finsbury Food Group, a leading UK manufacturer of cake and speciality bread, has increased revenue by 1% to £103.3 million and profit before tax by 32.8% to £3.0 million for

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Success For Irish Distillers at Whisky Awards

    Success For Irish Distillers at Whisky Awards

Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard, maker of the world’s leading Irish whiskey, Jameson, has been named Whisky Distiller of the Year at the Icons of Whisky Awards – Global 2013. This

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Nestlé Centralises Expertise in System Technology

    Nestlé Centralises Expertise in System Technology

Nestlé has marked the official opening of a new System Technology Centre (STC) in Switzerland that brings together on one site the expertise used to combine products, capsules and machines

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CSM Divests Bakery Supplies Businesses to Rhône Capital

    CSM Divests Bakery Supplies Businesses to Rhône Capital

CSM has agreed to sell its Bakery Supplies businesses to Rhône Capital for an enterprise value of Eur1.05 billion. The divestment is an important part of CSM’s strategy to transform

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Fazer Group Strengthens its Position

    Fazer Group Strengthens its Position

Defying the bleak economic environment, Fazer Group, one of Finland’s and the Nordic region’s biggest food groups, has reported a 6.4% increase in net sales to Eur1.676 billion and a

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PepsiCo Launches First New Pepsi Bottle in 16 Years

    PepsiCo Launches First New Pepsi Bottle in 16 Years

PepsiCo has unveiled a new single-serve bottle for its Pepsi trademark portfolio including Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi MAX and Pepsi NEXT, marking its first design update since 1996. A visual

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One in Two Consumers Now Feel British Food is Better Quality Post Horse Meat Scandal

    One in Two Consumers Now Feel British Food is Better Quality Post Horse Meat Scandal

The horse meat scandal, which broke in January 2013, has once again put the spotlight on the sourcing of food, with concerns raised over the way in which meat from

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C&C Group Acquires Stake in Scottish Wine and Spirits Wholesaler

    C&C Group Acquires Stake in Scottish Wine and Spirits Wholesaler

C&C Group, the cider and beer producer, has strengthened its position in the Scottish on-trade market by acquiring a 50% equity stake in Wallaces of Ayr (trading as Wallaces Express),

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Laiteries Réunies Genève Buys Back Majority Shareholding in Nutrifrais

    Laiteries Réunies Genève Buys Back Majority Shareholding in Nutrifrais

Swiss food group Laiteries Réunies Genève is buying back the package of shares in Nutrifrais that it sold to Emmi in 2009, after the synergies anticipated at the time have

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Sales Down But Positive Future For UK Organic Market

  Sales Down But Positive Future For UK Organic Market

The 2013 Organic market report by the Soil Association highlights key areas of growth in online retail, independent outlets and

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Cargill at Asia Choco Congress 2013

  Cargill at Asia Choco Congress 2013

Cargill has announced that it has achieved the Standard National of Indonesia (SNI), for its Gerkens® cocoa powders produced in

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Halal Ingredients on the Menu at Pecan Deluxe

  Halal Ingredients on the Menu at Pecan Deluxe

Leading European inclusions specialists Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe) is set to break into new markets in the UK and abroad

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AG Barr Outperforms UK Soft Drinks Market

  AG Barr Outperforms UK Soft Drinks Market

AG Barr has grown revenue and volume well ahead of the UK soft drinks market in both the carbonates and

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Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery Achieves World’s First ‘Outstanding’ Design Stage BREEAM Sustainability Accreditation

  Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery Achieves World’s First ‘Outstanding’ Design Stage BREEAM Sustainability Accreditation

The Bombay Sapphire gin distillery at Laverstoke Mill in Hampshire has become both the first distillery and first refurbishment to

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World’s First Guide to Sustainable Sourcing of Agricultural Raw Materials

  World’s First Guide to Sustainable Sourcing of Agricultural Raw Materials

Seven global organizations, including the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative – SAI Platform, have launched the world’s first practitioner’s guide to sustainable

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Domino’s Pizza Group to Streamline Stock Selection Process With Advanced’s New Warehouse Solution

  Domino’s Pizza Group to Streamline Stock Selection Process With Advanced’s New Warehouse Solution

Domino’s Pizza Group is implementing a new ‘pick-by-store’ solution, which will integrate with the group’s warehouse management system, OpenWMS from

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Puratos Deli Cheesecake – A Perfect Cheesecake, Straight from the Pail into the Oven

  Puratos Deli Cheesecake – A Perfect Cheesecake, Straight from the Pail into the Oven

Puratos has launched Deli Cheesecake, a ready-to-bake cheesecake base, allowing users to make the perfect cheesecake, every single time. It

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Form Through Function – Accurate Checkweighing From Sartorius

The Synus® from Sartorius combines flexibility and precision to offer the perfect checkweighing solution for areas where space is at

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Record Sales For Greggs But Profits Fall

  Record Sales For Greggs But Profits Fall

Despite the continued pressure on consumer spending and some of the wettest weather ever recorded during 2012, Greggs increased sales

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Boporan Warns of Margin Erosion in Second Half

  Boporan Warns of Margin Erosion in Second Half

Having just completed the acquisition of VION’s poultry and red meat businesses in the UK, Boparan Holdings, the holding company

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Agreement on Reform of the Common Agriculture Policy

  Agreement on Reform of the Common Agriculture Policy

The European Council has reached political agreement on the reform of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP). The agreement comprises proposals

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Call For World’s Largest Food and Beverage Manufacturers to Address Global Nutrition Challenges

  Call For World’s Largest Food and Beverage Manufacturers to Address Global Nutrition Challenges

The world’s largest food and beverage manufacturers must do more to increase access to nutritious products and positively exercise their

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Emmi Claims Technological Edge in Natural Yogurt

  Emmi Claims Technological Edge in Natural Yogurt

In response to the growing consumer demand for natural, additive-free foods, Swiss dairy group Emmi is launching Yogurtpure, a new

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The European Farmhouse and Artisan Cheesemakers Congress Visits Ireland

  The European Farmhouse and Artisan Cheesemakers Congress Visits Ireland

The Association of Irish Farmhouse Cheesemakers (CAIS) will host the 5th European Farmhouse and Artisan Cheesemakers Congress at University College

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Continuum Recycling Ramps Up to 100% Capacity and Sorts 250 Million Bottles

  Continuum Recycling Ramps Up to 100% Capacity and Sorts 250 Million Bottles

Continuum Recycling, the pioneering recycled-PET joint venture between Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) and ECO Plastics, has celebrated sorting a quarter of

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IREKS Chias Up UK Bakeries With New POS

  IREKS Chias Up UK Bakeries With New POS

The recent launch of IREKS Chia Bread Mix from leading German baking ingredients manufacturer IREKS has created something of a

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WILD-INDAG Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

  WILD-INDAG Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

Within just a few decades, WILD-INDAG has developed into a global market leader in pouch technology and a leading supplier of process

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FrieslandCampina Achieves Record Revenue in 2012

  FrieslandCampina Achieves Record Revenue in 2012

Royal FrieslandCampina has increased profit in 2012 by 26.9% to Eur274 million and revenue by 7.1% to a record Eur10.31

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UK Food and Drink Exports Remain Resilient

  UK Food and Drink Exports Remain Resilient

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has reported that total UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports remained at £12.1 billion

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Lindt & Sprüngli Outperforms Chocolate Market

  Lindt & Sprüngli Outperforms Chocolate Market

Despite the challenging underlying economic conditions and increasingly subdued consumer sentiment in some countries, Swiss confectionery group Lindt & Sprüngli

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Queen’s University Belfast Launches New £33 Million Global ‘Food-Fortress’

  Queen’s University Belfast Launches New £33 Million Global ‘Food-Fortress’

Queen’s University has launched its new Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) which will improve global food safety through the

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Beauty, Fitness, Love – Nutrient Premixes For Lifestyle Products

  Beauty, Fitness, Love – Nutrient Premixes For Lifestyle Products

It is not enough, nowadays, for foods just to taste good and look attractive; they are also expected to fit

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Cargill’s Stevia-sweetened Dark Chocolate is an Award Winner

  Cargill’s Stevia-sweetened Dark Chocolate is an Award Winner

Stevia sweetened dark chocolate produced by Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has won an award at the recent International Sweets

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Nestlé Opens New £35 Million Bottling Plant

  Nestlé Opens New £35 Million Bottling Plant

Nestlé is continuing to invest in Europe with the inauguration of a new £35 million (over SFr49 million) water bottling

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Four Legged Friends Living a Two Legged Lifestyle in the UK

  Four Legged Friends Living a Two Legged Lifestyle in the UK

While Britain’s pets are pampered and adored, many Brits are living an increasingly frugal lifestyle – and it seems life

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Horsemeat Found in Aldi Frozen Meatloaf

  Horsemeat Found in Aldi Frozen Meatloaf

Aldi has been informed by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) that a random sample of the retailer’s Oakhurst Frozen

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Big Players Join Forces to Improve Environmental Impacts of Their Products

  Big Players Join Forces to Improve Environmental Impacts of Their Products

The Co-operative Group, Nestle and Sainsbury’s are going to test ways to improve the environmental performance of some of their

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Automated Solution Puts the Fizz Back into Production

  Automated Solution Puts the Fizz Back into Production

Within any business, finding a like-minded supplier can be a recipe for success and in the case of Ridgeview Wines,

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Global Nutritionals Drive Glanbia

  Global Nutritionals Drive Glanbia

Glanbia, the Irish and global nutritional solutions and cheese group, increased revenue by 4.8% to Eur2.9 billion and pro forma

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Horsemeat Scandal Dents Trust in Food Industry

  Horsemeat Scandal Dents Trust in Food Industry

Which? wants government action to address a decline of consumer trust in the UK food industry. Consumer trust in the

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Diageo to Save £60 Million by Refocusing Global Supply Operations

  Diageo to Save £60 Million by Refocusing Global Supply Operations

Diageo is to refocus its Global Supply and Procurement operation to enhance alignment between Global Supply and Diageo’s 21 key

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