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Emmi Caffe Latte Breaks 100 Million Record

    Emmi Caffe Latte Breaks 100 Million Record

Swiss dairy group Emmi sold more than 100 million cups of Emmi CAFFÈ LATTE worldwide for the first time in 2012, breaking a long-strived-for record. This is good news for

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Spiroflow to Have Working Flexible Screw Conveyors at GULFOOD 2013

Spiroflow will exhibit working examples of their Flexible Screw Conveyors. Flexible Screw Conveyors are just one product from a portfolio of conveyors for the contamination-free handling of dry bulk foodstuffs,

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Irish Food and Drink Exports Surpass €9 Billion for the First Time

    Irish Food and Drink Exports Surpass €9 Billion for the First Time

The value of Irish food and drink exports in 2012 surpassed €9 billion for the first time, according to new figures released by Bord Bia (the Irish Food Board).. This

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UK Grocery Market – Some Christmas Assumptions are Challenged

    UK Grocery Market – Some Christmas Assumptions are Challenged

The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel UK for the 12 weeks ending 23 December, show the grocery market growing at 3.2% – the same as last period –

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EFSA Consults on its First Full Risk Assessment of Aspartame

    EFSA Consults on its First Full Risk Assessment of Aspartame

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion on the safety of the artificial sweetener aspartame. To carry out this full risk

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‘Who’s Who’ of Major Brands and Experts Line Up For Inaugural Packaging Conference

    ‘Who’s Who’ of Major Brands and Experts Line Up For Inaugural Packaging Conference

A prestigious line-up that reads like a who’s who of packaging experts and major brands has been unveiled by easyFairs for its inaugural conference, with keynotes from Unilever, Procter &

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Bacardi Enhances its Portfolio Through Acquisition

    Bacardi Enhances its Portfolio Through Acquisition

Bacardi, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, has acquired St-Germain, the super premium elderflower liqueur. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. St-Germain is a hand-crafted

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Dairy UK Commits to Reduce Water Usage

    Dairy UK Commits to Reduce Water Usage

Dairy UK and WRAP have signed an agreement that will see Dairy UK become an official partner to the Federation House Commitment (FHC). The FHC is a voluntary commitment for

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Teagasc’s New Open Access Repository

    Teagasc’s New Open Access Repository

Teagasc, the Irish agriculture and food development authority, has launched its newly developed Open Access repository, which makes Teagasc research papers freely available online. In the context of scientific research

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Kliklok Forms Alliance With Smurfit Kappa

In a move to strengthen its position as a world leader in the design and manufacture of cartoning machinery, Kliklok International has announced a new strategic alliance with Smurfit Kappa

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Innovation Award to Skanem For Superpeel Label

Skanem was recently awarded the ‘2012 Oriflame Supplier Award for Best Innovation Initiative’ for the Superpeel single ply solution. The Skanem ‘Superpeel’ label solution was initially developed for Oriflame and

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Green Move For Severn Trent Costain

Severn Trent Costain has opened its new, green headquarters complete with a 24/7/365 response control centre and a host of water and energy efficiency features. The relocation follows the announcement

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Pearlfisher Creates Identity and Packaging For Waitrose LOVE life Prep & Portion Kitchen Range

    Pearlfisher Creates Identity and Packaging For Waitrose LOVE life Prep & Portion Kitchen Range

Following the creation of the Waitrose LOVE life brand (launched in June 2011), Pearlfisher has created the name, tone of voice and graphic and structural packaging for Waitrose LOVE life

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FrieslandCampina Broadens Cheese Portfolio With Acquisition of Zijerveld

    FrieslandCampina Broadens Cheese Portfolio With Acquisition of Zijerveld

Royal FrieslandCampina is acquiring cheese specialist Zijerveld and its packaging unit Den Hollander Food from and MYWO Food Group. The acquisition will enable FrieslandCampina Cheese to offer customers a more

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Total Produce Completes First Stage of North American Acquisition

    Total Produce Completes First Stage of North American Acquisition

Total Produce, Europe’s leading fresh produce company, has completed its acquisition of a 30% shareholding in the Vancouver-headquartered Oppenheimer Group. A further 30% shareholding will be acquired in 2017 at

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Emmi Acquires a 70% Stake in Dutch Dairy Trader

    Emmi Acquires a 70% Stake in Dutch Dairy Trader

Emmi has strengthened its position in the international goat’s and sheep’s milk product market by acquiring a 70% stake in AVH Dairy Trade, which is based in Bergen, the Netherlands.

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Pernod Ricard Completes Disposal

    Pernod Ricard Completes Disposal

Pernod Ricard has completed the sale of the Danish aquavit brands Aalborg and Brøndums, the German brand Malteserkreuz Aquavit and the Danish bitter brand Gammel Dansk to Arcus-Gruppen for Eur103

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Warburtons to Close Factory as £16 Million Marketing Campaign is Launched

    Warburtons to Close Factory as £16 Million Marketing Campaign is Launched

Warburtons, the UK’s largest independent baker, is closing its plant in Blackpool with the loss of 55 jobs. Production at the factory is due to finish by the end of

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Another Strong Performance by Nichols

    Another Strong Performance by Nichols

UK soft drinks company Nichols has continued its positive trading momentum in the second half of 2012 with total sales for the year ended 31 December 2012 increasing by 9%

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FrieslandCampina to Reorganise Hungarian Supply Chain

    FrieslandCampina to Reorganise Hungarian Supply Chain

To ensure sustainability and continued growth of its branded business, FrieslandCampina Hungary is reorganising its operations, resulting in the closure of its Debrecen factory. The production of selected products will be

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A Breakthrough in Lidding Technology From KM Packaging

    A Breakthrough in Lidding Technology From KM Packaging

KM Packaging Services has achieved a major breakthrough in packaging for ambient ready meals containing uncooked meat, vegetables and sauces. The company’s latest film technology can provide these products with

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$1.5 Billion US Dairy Deal Completed

    $1.5 Billion US Dairy Deal Completed

Dean Foods, one of leading food and beverage companies in the United States, has completed the sale of its Morningstar Foods division to Canadian dairy group Saputo for $1.45 billion.

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Shrinking Sales For Diet Foods in the UK

  Shrinking Sales For Diet Foods in the UK

While the UK may be growing larger as a nation, with one in three (31%) British consumers on a more

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Unilever Agrees $700 Million Disposal

  Unilever Agrees $700 Million Disposal

Unilever has agreed to sell its global Skippy peanut butter business to Hormel Foods, the US-based food and meat products

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Dole Near to Completing $1.7 Billion Sale

  Dole Near to Completing $1.7 Billion Sale

Dole Food Company expects the sale of its worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh businesses to ITOCHU Corporation for $1.685

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Meadow Foods Announces Strong Results and Expansion Plans

  Meadow Foods Announces Strong Results and Expansion Plans

Meadow Foods, the UK’s largest independent dairy and leading supplier of milk based dairy ingredients to the food industry, has

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Greencore Completes Disposal

  Greencore Completes Disposal

Greencore has completed the disposal of its chilled desserts facility in Minsterley to Muller Dairy UK for £4.3 million. Greencore

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Europe’s Pig-keepers Flouting Brussels Stalls Ban

  Europe’s Pig-keepers Flouting Brussels Stalls Ban

Since the start of 2013 up to 40 percent of European Union pigs will come from farms that are flouting

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FrieslandCampina and Bongrain Form Joint Venture

  FrieslandCampina and Bongrain Form Joint Venture

International dairy groups FrieslandCampina and Bongrain have established a joint venture with limited scope, effective from 1 January 2013. The

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Weaker Dairy Demand Growth Will Not Prevent Price Recovery

  Weaker Dairy Demand Growth Will Not Prevent Price Recovery

The slow recovery in international dairy prices that began in August continued through into the final quarter of 2012, but

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Rotten Market For Fruit and Vegetables in the UK

  Rotten Market For Fruit and Vegetables in the UK

According to ‘Fruit & Vegetables 2013’, a new report by market intelligence company Key Note, the fresh fruit and vegetable

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Rémy Cointreau to Acquire the Larsen Cognac Company

  Rémy Cointreau to Acquire the Larsen Cognac Company

French drinks group Rémy Cointreau is acquiring the entire share capital of Larsen, the Vikings’Cognac. Founded in 1926, Larsen is

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Schenck Process – The Global Expert in Materials Handling

Known globally for the quality of its products and capabilities, Schenck Process provides food manufacturers with total engineering solutions in

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Premier Foods Renews Cadbury Cake License

  Premier Foods Renews Cadbury Cake License

Premier Foods has renewed its long-standing licence to produce Cadbury branded cake products until at least June 2017 as part

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Leatherhead Issues Global Food Industry Outlook For 2013

  Leatherhead Issues Global Food Industry Outlook For 2013

Leatherhead Food Research has identified the key global issues that are likely to have an impact on the food and

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Chinese Consumers Develop a Taste For Coffee Culture

  Chinese Consumers Develop a Taste For Coffee Culture

With leading coffee retailers announcing massive expansion plans across China and a new generation of coffee culture loving consumers, the

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UK Food Manufacturers Treble Apprenticeships in 2012

  UK Food Manufacturers Treble Apprenticeships in 2012

Food and drink manufacturers have trebled the number of apprenticeships across the industry, beating an original target to double before

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Pro2Pac 2013 Set to be Biggest Edition Yet – 17th–20th March 2013, London ExCeL

  Pro2Pac 2013 Set to be Biggest Edition Yet – 17th–20th March 2013, London ExCeL

Pro2Pac is returning with a new look, a new layout and the same continued commitment to showcasing the latest innovations

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Resilient Performance by Charles Wells

  Resilient Performance by Charles Wells

Charles Wells has announced its annual results for the financial year to 29 September 2012, incorporating the performance of Wells

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Shoppers Change Meal Plans Based on Promotions

  Shoppers Change Meal Plans Based on Promotions

Over half of UK shoppers (52%) often change their meal plans based on which products are on promotion at the

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Results of Large Scale Survey into Protein Consumption

  Results of Large Scale Survey into Protein Consumption

Solae, the world leader in developing innovative soy technologies and ingredients, has produced a report to identify the ‘Market Opportunities

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Mobil SHC Cibus™ Production Facilities Earn Food Safety Management Certification

ExxonMobil Lubricants & Petroleum Specialties Company, a division of Exxon Mobil Corporation, is the first lubricant provider to garner ISO

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Ulrick & Short is Helping Manufacturers Go From Red to Green

In the wake of the UK Government’s announcement to introduce a consistent front-of-pack labelling system, which will help consumers make

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Mobile Sample Monitoring of Protective Gas Packaging

Less need for sample gas, measurement of the gas pressure in the packaging and a brighter and more brilliant display:

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Total Produce to Acquire 65% of Leading North American Group

  Total Produce to Acquire 65% of Leading North American Group

Total Produce, Europe’s leading fresh produce company, has agreed to acquire 65% of Grandview Ventures, which trades as the Oppenheimer

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Symbol Groups to Achieve Half of UK Convenience Sales by 2020

  Symbol Groups to Achieve Half of UK Convenience Sales by 2020

Symbol group operators, such as Budgens and Costcutter, now account for 40% of UK convenience store sales, according to the

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Fiona Dawson and Andy Clarke to Become President and Vice-president of IGD

On 1 January 2013, Fiona Dawson, president of Mars Chocolate UK, becomes president of IGD. Andy Clarke, chief executive of

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Wessanen Postpones US Disposal

  Wessanen Postpones US Disposal

Wessanen has decided to postpone the divestment of its US subsidiary American Beverage Corporation (ABC). Wessanen started the divestment process

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Stock Spirits Acquires Slovak Spirits Producer

  Stock Spirits Acquires Slovak Spirits Producer

Stock Spirits Group is moving a step closer to becoming Central and Eastern Europe’s largest spirits business by acquiring leading

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Glanbia Co-op Approves €224 Million Share Spin-out and Sale

  Glanbia Co-op Approves €224 Million Share Spin-out and Sale

Glanbia Co-operative Society members have resoundingly approved a €224 million share spin-out and sale of Glanbia plc shares after a

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Cargill Reveals 2013 Top Ten Food Trends For Cocoa and Chocolate Applications

  Cargill Reveals 2013 Top Ten Food Trends For Cocoa and Chocolate Applications

The Top Ten Trends in food for 2013, and how they relate to cocoa and chocolate applications, have been revealed

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Food Safety: Measom Freer has the Scoop

Measom Freer has launched a new range of scoops in standard food safety colours, with antibacterial additive also available to provide

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Now You Can Can

Have you ever wanted the ultimate tamper-evident solution for your product – that only a sealed tin can provide –

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Manuplastics one step ahead in jar design and innovation

Manuplastics has led European plastic product innovation for over 75 years and specialises in the design and manufacture of high-quality,

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