The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science, has named the fridge, pasteurised milk, and the tin can as the three most significant inventions in the history of food
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The latest results of the Courtauld Commitment Phase 2 from WRAP, show significant progress by grocery sector signatories against its ambitious waste reduction and recycling targets for food and packaging.
Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods manufacturers, has released a new set of challenges to the world’s innovation community to help the business deliver on its sustainable growth
Pacepacker Services has rounded off a triumphant 18 months by scooping its sixth prestigious industry award for the company’s exporting and automation prowess. The Essexbased manufacturer of packing, pick and
Researchers at Teagasc ((the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority) are looking to seaweed for proteins with health benefits for use as functional foods. Historically, edible seaweeds were consumed by
Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW), Nestlé’s 50/50 joint venture with General Mills, has committed to reducing the sugar content of 20 Nestlé breakfast cereal brands popular with children and teenagers to
New government funding toward training designed to improve the career prospects of women employees is now available to food and drink manufacturing firms across the UK. The funds, initially secured
Philippe Huet (pictured) has been appointed as the new Managing Director Cocoa for Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business. He takes over from Harold Poelma, who made a major contribution to establishing
SternMaid, the German company specialising in customised solutions for blending, processing and filling powdered foods, food supplements and active pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients, has officially opened the extension to its
Italian food group Barilla has opened a new pasta sauce production facility in Rubbiano di Solignano, near Parma, following investment of more than Eur40 million. Despite the challenging economic climate,
Quaker Oat So Simple (OSS) has become an £80 million brand in the UK, up £10 million in just five months. Patrick Kalotis, group marketing director of Quaker and Tropicana, comments:
Food and agribusiness companies are discovering innovative ways to create value from the waste that they produce, shifting the perception of ‘waste as a cost’ to ‘waste as a revenue’,
Consumers in China will now be able to enjoy a smoother cup of coffee as Nestlé relaunches its popular Nescafé 1+2 Original to meet their changing tastes. The company has
SABMiller has expanded its African beer brand, Chibuku, into ten countries across the continent. Chibuku is an opaque beer based on traditional African recipes using maize and/or sorghum, depending on
Famous for previously having redefined the vodka category, Absolut were looking for a new strategy that would elevate the brand from its competitors who were trying to imitate its innovative
A new food engineering degree will play its part in tackling the severe shortage of UK engineering graduates according to food and drink industry bosses and the sector skills council.
Significant expansion of its wholesaling business combined with the continued acceleration of new shop openings have prompted Greggs, the UK’s largest retail baker, to bring forward its existing plans to
British dairy co-operative First Milk has launched its first sustainability report which lays out details of the company’s integrated programme to drive economic, environmental and ethical sustainability in its supply chain.
Scotch whisky exports maintained their value in the first half of 2012 at £1.8 billion, despite continuing pressure in some Eurozone countries and the after-effect of an increase of shipments
Scotch spirits group William Grant & Sons has achieved annual sales of more than £1 billion for the first time. Turnover increased by 9% to £1.05 billion during its 2011
The European Commission has adopted two pieces of legislation designed to make the use of flavouring substances in food even safer and more transparent. Only those flavouring substances featuring on
To celebrate its 170th Anniversary Pilsner Urquell, the world’s first Pilsner style lager, hosted celebrations in Pilsen town square, on October 5th 2012. As part of the landmark anniversary celebrations,
The European contract manufacturing market in food and beverages is expected to roughly double in size by 2020, driven by
The length of time you spend chewing food may be at least as important as how full your stomach is
Kerry Group, the global ingredients, flavours and consumer foods group, is to establish an industry-leading Global Technology & Innovation Centre
As a leading manufacturer of specialty printers, Primera offer a wide range of products meeting the needs of small businesses
Zetar, the UK-based confectionery and natural snacks manufacturer, is being acquired for £42.7 million by Zertus Group, a leading group
Carlsberg Group, the world’s fourth largest brewer, and its subsidiary Baltika Breweries, Russia’s largest beer company, are to invest up
Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo, which is one of the largest baking companies in the world, is strengthening its Spanish business, Bimbo
A recent survey by Leatherhead Food Research asked the food and beverage industry what objectives are currently the most important
Nestlé is establishing a collaboration with a US life sciences company, Chromocell Corporation, to identify compounds with the potential to
Difficult shapes, flat or transparent objects that have previously defied reliable detection can now be seen clearly and detected reliably
When Gerhard Schubert presented his first hot-melt box erecting and gluing machine to the public 46 years ago, his sons
It was AutoCoding Systems’ second year at the PPMA Exhibition demonstrating its wide range of packaging line automation solutions. Despite
Following a six week research programme into UK bakery trends, leading German baking ingredients manufacturer IREKS is unveiling a new
Magnolia, a new product designed to support well-being of women experiencing menopausal symptoms, was recently launched by Maabarot Products’s Ta’am
For the first time since the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) Business Confidence survey was launched in 2010, food and
Givaudan, the global fragrance and flavour company, has formally opened its new best-in-class, manufacturing facility dedicated to savoury flavours in
Premier Foods is to strengthen its leadership team through the appointment of a chief operating officer to help accelerate its
UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports have continued to grow in 2012, rising to £5.9 billion in the first six
Global brewer Molson Coors is forming a new business segment, Molson Coors Europe, by combining its existing businesses in the
The merger between German Milch-Union Hocheifel (MUH) and Arla Foods has been approved by the EU competition authorities and takes
Carlsberg Group has announced that senior vice president Jorn Tolstrup Rohde has taken up responsibility for a new, enlarged ‘Western
The proposed merger between Arla Foods and Milk Link has been granted regulatory approval by the European Commission. The Commission’s approval
Carlsberg Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Singha Corporation, the leading brewery group in Thailand and owner of
Shepherd Neame, the UK regional brewer and pub operator, has reported record turnover, record beer sales and record EBITDA for the 53
Glanbia, the global nutritional solutions and cheese group, has announced with regret that Kevin Toland has given notice of his
In June Arla entered a ten-year contract with Chinese food company Biostime to produce up to 20,000 tons of Danish
Nestlé is continuing to unlock growth opportunities in Africa with the inauguration of its first factory in the Democratic Republic
Tullibardine Distillery in Scotland is to become the first whisky distillery in the world to have its by-products converted into
The Coca-Cola Company has completed the acquisition of approximately half of the equity in Aujan Industries beverage business, one of the
The number of product launches tracked by Innova Market Insights in the first half of 2012 containing one or more
In line with its strategic decision to focus entirely on its business-to-business operations, Barry Callebaut is selling its factory and the related
Epax has received the Frost & Sullivan Product Differentiation Excellence Award. The award recognizes Epax’s condition-specific range of concentrated EPA/DHA
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