Premier Foods has agreed to sell its sweet pickles and table sauces business to Mizkan of Japan for a cash consideration of £92.5 million. Once the disposal is completed, Premier
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By Stephen Jacobs, Global Product Manager, Fruit and Vegetables, Bühler. As consumers and retailers continue to demand uniformity in food products and health and safety regulations become increasingly stringent,
PepsiCo and Tingyi, one of the leading food and beverage companies inChina, have official opened a new beverage manufacturing plant in Zhengzhou, China. The Zhengzhou PepsiCo Beverages facility is the
By Hitesh Hirani,Group Technical Director of Lock Inspection With food and pharmaceutical manufacturers looking to extract every ounce of value from their assets, the potential benefits to be accrued
Research just published by Grant Thornton highlights that the Irish food and beverage sector needs to look beyond the ‘greenness’ of food production. Sustainability is also about the financial stability
Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard, intends to build a new malt whisky distillery and has begun the planning process for a site in
Glanbia Dairy Ingredients Ireland has been presented with the global award for ‘Best in Relative Carbon Reduction (2011-12)’ at the annual Carbon Trust Standard Bearers Conference in London. The awards
The Nestlé Cocoa Plan, which was scaled up this year to increase the sustainable supply of quality cocoa and the number of cocoa farmers and their communities who benefit from
The challenge of working with an iconic brand on a new product project places a large amount of responsibility with any packaging supplier. A specialist herb, spices and baking ingredients
C&C Group, the Irish and UK branded cider and beer producer, is acquiring the Vermont Hard Cider Company, an independent, premium, craft cider company in the US, for $305 million
British Lion egg processors are urging UK food manufacturers and retailers to reconsider their purchasing policies following another outbreak of salmonella caused by imported liquid egg. “This is the second
International Flavors & Fragrances plans to invest over $50 million in its existing flavors facility in Gebze, Turkey over the next three years. The investment will be allocated to a
Glanbia, the global nutritional solutions and cheese group, has signed contracts with its majority shareholder, Glanbia Co-operative Society, to enter into a joint venture in respect of Dairy Ingredients Ireland.
PepsiCo and Suntory of Japan have agreed to form a strategic alliance in Vietnam. Suntory will acquire a 51% stake in PepsiCo’s Vietnam beverage business, while PepsiCo will retain a
The latest Irish supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, for the 12 weeks ending 30 September 2012, show that Aldi has posted market share growth of almost 30%
Consumers who have historically been frequent beer drinkers are broadening their drinks repertoires, according to Canadean. Over the next five years, the pace of growth is expected to rise in
Proving it is not a fad, the meat-free and free-from foods market in the UK has experienced robust growth since 2007, with the market seeing a 39% increase in the
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and Wilmar International, Asia’s leading agribusiness group, have completed regulatory approvals for their partnerships in European vegetable oil and global fertilizers. The two companies have
Nestlé will double the number of research and development (R&D) units it has in China to further its understanding of Chinese consumers, ingredients and local cuisine, and provide scientific and
McCain Foods is purchasing PinguinLutosa Food Group’s Lutosa potato division, which has an enterprise value of Eur225 million and encompasses Lutosa’s operations in production, marketing and distribution of frozen, chilled
Britvic, the UK and international soft drinks producer, has reported a 2.6% decline in revenue to £1.256 billion for the year ended September 30th 2012, due primarily to the Fruit
Six Member States – Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Cyprus and Luxembourg – exceeded their milk quotas in 2011/2012, triggering
At the close of its 30th anniversary Congress, FoodDrinkEurope launched an Industry Manifesto providing a framework for future action forEurope’s
Pearlfisher has created the new identity and designed the packaging and tone of voice for Simply Sausages from Cranswick. The
By Dr Christoph Reichel, Plant Engineering, Measuring Systems at TUV SUD Industrie Service Manufacturers and operators of machinery and
Swiss dairy group Emmi, through its organic products subsidiary Molkerei Biedermann, is entering into a strategic partnership with German organic
Europe’s food and drink industry needs to focus on innovation and boosting its competitive advantage while ensuring that science remains
The UK online food and grocery market is set to be worth £11.1 billion by 2017, almost double its current value
Clegg Food Project’s has completed an extension to a Greggs bakery to give greater capacity to the high street bakers
The exceptionally cool and wet weather in Quarter 3 will have repercussions on the UK cider market, according to Canadean.
The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science, has named the fridge, pasteurised milk, and the tin can as
The latest results of the Courtauld Commitment Phase 2 from WRAP, show significant progress by grocery sector signatories against its
Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods manufacturers, has released a new set of challenges to the world’s innovation
Pacepacker Services has rounded off a triumphant 18 months by scooping its sixth prestigious industry award for the company’s exporting
Researchers at Teagasc ((the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority) are looking to seaweed for proteins with health benefits for
Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW), Nestlé’s 50/50 joint venture with General Mills, has committed to reducing the sugar content of 20
New government funding toward training designed to improve the career prospects of women employees is now available to food and
Philippe Huet (pictured) has been appointed as the new Managing Director Cocoa for Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business. He takes over
SternMaid, the German company specialising in customised solutions for blending, processing and filling powdered foods, food supplements and active pharmaceutical
Italian food group Barilla has opened a new pasta sauce production facility in Rubbiano di Solignano, near Parma, following investment
Quaker Oat So Simple (OSS) has become an £80 million brand in the UK, up £10 million in just five
Food and agribusiness companies are discovering innovative ways to create value from the waste that they produce, shifting the perception
Consumers in China will now be able to enjoy a smoother cup of coffee as Nestlé relaunches its popular Nescafé
SABMiller has expanded its African beer brand, Chibuku, into ten countries across the continent. Chibuku is an opaque beer based
Famous for previously having redefined the vodka category, Absolut were looking for a new strategy that would elevate the brand
A new food engineering degree will play its part in tackling the severe shortage of UK engineering graduates according to
Significant expansion of its wholesaling business combined with the continued acceleration of new shop openings have prompted Greggs, the UK’s
British dairy co-operative First Milk has launched its first sustainability report which lays out details of the company’s integrated programme
Scotch whisky exports maintained their value in the first half of 2012 at £1.8 billion, despite continuing pressure in some
Scotch spirits group William Grant & Sons has achieved annual sales of more than £1 billion for the first time.
The European Commission has adopted two pieces of legislation designed to make the use of flavouring substances in food even
To celebrate its 170th Anniversary Pilsner Urquell, the world’s first Pilsner style lager, hosted celebrations in Pilsen town square, on
The European contract manufacturing market in food and beverages is expected to roughly double in size by 2020, driven by
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