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Unipex Solutions – SternVitamin’s New Distribution Partner

“In Unipex Solutions we are glad to have found a competent distribution partner for the French and Canadian market,” says Lennart Kutschinski, Managing Director of SternVitamin. In close cooperation with

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Record Sales For Finsbury Food Group

    Record Sales For Finsbury Food Group

Finsbury Food Group, a leading UK manufacturer of cake, bread and gluten free bakery goods, has broken through the £200 million turnover barrier for the year ended 30 June 2012.

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Latest Report Shows EU Controls Ensure Safe Food

    Latest Report Shows EU Controls Ensure Safe Food

A European Commission report just published shows that thanks to the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) many food safety risks have been averted or mitigated and

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Remy Cointreau Enters Scotch Whisky Market

    Remy Cointreau Enters Scotch Whisky Market

Remy Cointreau UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Remy Cointreau Group, has agreed to acquire Bruichladdich Distillery Company, the Islay single malt Scotch whisky distiller. The transaction marks the French

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New Fisheries Measures For Deep-sea Stocks

    New Fisheries Measures For Deep-sea Stocks

The European Commission has proposed new measures to regulate fishing for deep-sea species in the North-East Atlantic. Deep sea ecosystems and the species that live in them are particularly vulnerable

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UK Food and Drink Sector Achieves Olympic-size Water Savings

    UK Food and Drink Sector Achieves Olympic-size Water Savings

UK food and drink manufacturers signed up to the Federation House Commitment (FHC) have achieved a 14.4% reduction in water use (excluding that in product), according to the latest progress

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Morrisons and The Co-operative Move on Milk

    Morrisons and The Co-operative Move on Milk

UK retailer Morrisons is to increase the premium it pays on milk to farmers and will also introduce support payments for farmers affected by the current bad weather. The move

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Tennent’s Brewery Scoops Awards at International Beer Challenge

    Tennent’s Brewery Scoops Awards at International Beer Challenge

Scottish brewer Tennent Caledonian has won gold, silver and bronze medals at two of the toughest global beer quality competitions – the Monde Selection in Belgium and the International Beer

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Kozy Shack Acquired by US Dairy Co-op

    Kozy Shack Acquired by US Dairy Co-op

Kozy Shack Enterprises, the North American and international producer of chilled dairy desserts, has been acquired by US dairy co-operative Land O’Lakes. The acquisition of Kozy Shack provides Land O’Lakes

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Decline in British In-home Drinking

    Decline in British In-home Drinking

Latest research from Mintel reveals that British consumers are drinking less in the home with usage dropping from 75% to 71% between 2009 and 2011. But, while usage levels are

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Heineken to Acquire Asia Pacific Breweries

    Heineken to Acquire Asia Pacific Breweries

Heineken has made a S$5.1 billion (US$4 billion) offer to buy the stake held by its joint venture partner, Fraser & Neave, in Asia Pacific Breweries, one of the fastest

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Nestle Health Science Develops Brain Health Portfolio With New Acquisition

    Nestle Health Science Develops Brain Health Portfolio With New Acquisition

Nestle Health Science has acquired a stake in a US firm Accera, to support the ongoing trials and rollout of the firm’s key brand, Axona, a medical food intended for

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Scotch Whisky Industry Challenges Minimum Pricing of Alcohol

    Scotch Whisky Industry Challenges Minimum Pricing of Alcohol

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) is taking action in Europe and the UK against the Scottish Government’s minimum unit pricing (MUP) legislation, including a complaint to the European Commission and

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Matcon and Manumixx – A Winning Combination

In the run up to the London Olympics, Manumixx, a dynamic company providing top quality sportfood and food supplement products, has opened a new facility to meet increased demand. Manumixx

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Profits and Sales Fall at Zetar

    Profits and Sales Fall at Zetar

Zetar, the UK-based confectionery and snack foods group, has reported a 17.5% drop in adjusted profit before tax to £5.5 million for the year ended 30 April 2012. Revenue dropped

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DSM Expands its Nutritional Lipids Growth Platform

    DSM Expands its Nutritional Lipids Growth Platform

Royal DSM, the global life sciences and materials sciences company, has completed the C$540 million (Eur435 million) acquisition of Ocean Nutrition Canada, the leading global provider of fish-oil derived nutritional

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FrieslandCampina Improves Sustainability Worldwide

    FrieslandCampina Improves Sustainability Worldwide

In 2011, Royal FrieslandCampina took important steps worldwide to improve the sustainability of the business in the 26 countries where the company is active and in the co-operative’s 14,400 dairy

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Eggs Now Have More Vitamin D

    Eggs Now Have More Vitamin D

Official new data shows that today’s eggs contain more than 70% more vitamin D and double the amount of selenium than when previous analyses were carried out 30 years ago.

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Ardagh Group Expands Glass Business With $880 Million Acquisition

    Ardagh Group Expands Glass Business With $880 Million Acquisition

Ardagh Group, a global leader in glass and metal packaging solutions, has agreed to acquire US-based Anchor Glass Container Corporation for a total cash consideration of $880 million (Eur721 million).

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Simply Efficient Labelling From Weber

    Simply Efficient Labelling From Weber

The new Alpha Compact label dispenser from Weber Marking Systems now sports a new design with increased performance and higher application rates – up to 600 labels per minute –

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First Official Validation of Positive Effect of Cocoa Flavanols

    First Official Validation of Positive Effect of Cocoa Flavanols

Barry Callebaut has become the first company in the EU to receive a positive Scientific Opinion on a health claim on cocoa flavanols from the European Food Safety Authority. The

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Fairtrade Sales Reach Almost €5 Billion

    Fairtrade Sales Reach Almost €5 Billion

€4.9 billion ($6.6 billion) was spent globally on Fairtrade certified products last year, according to figures by Fairtrade International. Around the globe, retail sales of Fairtrade certified products increased by

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Kellogg Bakeries Recognised For Energy Efficiency

  Kellogg Bakeries Recognised For Energy Efficiency

Seven US Kellogg bakeries have once again earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star certification – placing them

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Redpack Length Extensions Provides Pack House Satisfaction

  Redpack Length Extensions Provides Pack House Satisfaction

Redpack Packaging Machinery is currently assembling two P325 flow wrapping machines with product infeeds that are 10metres and 8 metres

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TTO Thermal Transfer Printer – Fewer Cables, More hygiene, Simpler Operation

  TTO Thermal Transfer Printer – Fewer Cables, More hygiene, Simpler Operation

MULTIVAC Marking & Inspection is launching its own thermal transfer printer (TTO) onto the market. Its operation is completely integrated

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MICEX Approves Delisting of Baltika Breweries

  MICEX Approves Delisting of Baltika Breweries

Baltika Breweries has been informed by MICEX that its application for a delisting of its shares has been approved. The

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Charles Wells Achieves Recognition for International Performance

  Charles Wells Achieves Recognition for International Performance

English regional brewer and pub operator, Charles Wells, has been recognised in the inaugural Sunday Times International Track 200. The

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PET Chosen by Asda For Sustainability and Convenience Benefits

  PET Chosen by Asda For Sustainability and Convenience Benefits

ASDA is launching its Chosen by You salad dressings in a new 250ml PET bottle, designed and produced by APPE,

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Cocktail Shaker Causes a Stir

  Cocktail Shaker Causes a Stir

The combined design and engineering expertise of RPC Containers Market Rasen and Blackburn is allowing consumers to mix their own

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Pack Creates a Royale Experience For Ready Meals

  Pack Creates a Royale Experience For Ready Meals

Leading Serbian food manufacturer Kompanija Takovo has repackaged its range of ready meals in multi-layer Royale bowls from RPC Bebo

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Salt Reduction Reaching its Limit

  Salt Reduction Reaching its Limit

An independent report examining ways of further reducing salt in foods has been published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC)

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The Wensleydale Creamery Re-enters the Butter Market

  The Wensleydale Creamery Re-enters the Butter Market

Yorkshire-based cheese maker The Wensleydale Creamery has launched a traditionally churned butter in a bid to capture a piece of

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New Study Reveals Benefits of Multi-micronutrient-fortified Milk and Cereals

  New Study Reveals Benefits of Multi-micronutrient-fortified Milk and Cereals

Milk and cereal products fortified with iron and a combination of other micronutrients are more likely to help reduce iron-deficiency

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Dairygold Confirms €120 Million Phased Investment Programme

  Dairygold Confirms €120 Million Phased Investment Programme

Dairygold Co-op, one of Ireland’s largest dairy processors, has confirmed its post quota strategy. As a farmer owned co-operative Dairygold

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Pernod Ricard Selling Danish and German Brands For €103 Million

  Pernod Ricard Selling Danish and German Brands For €103 Million

Pernod Ricard is disposing of its Danish aquavit brands Aalborg and Brøndums, the German brand Malteserkreuz Aquavit and the Danish

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Scottish Government Calls For UK Dairy Action Plan

  Scottish Government Calls For UK Dairy Action Plan

The Scottish Government has proposed a five-point action plan to tackle pricing issues affecting the UK dairy industry. The five-point

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UK Food Industry to Provide First Food Engineering Degree

  UK Food Industry to Provide First Food Engineering Degree

Sheffield Hallam University has been named as the successful university to partner the UK food and drink industry in the

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Irish Dairy Board Strengthens UK Food Ingredients Business

  Irish Dairy Board Strengthens UK Food Ingredients Business

The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has acquired The Cheese Warehouse, a UK-based cheese ingredients company. This strategic acquisition will further

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Coca-Cola Pilots Innovative Water Recovery System and Wins IWA Award

  Coca-Cola Pilots Innovative Water Recovery System and Wins IWA Award

The Coca-Cola Company has developed and tested at commercial scale a first-of-its-kind beverage process water recovery system to produce high-quality

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Cost of Britvic Product Recall Increases

  Cost of Britvic Product Recall Increases

Britvic’s recall of all Robinsons Fruit Shoot and Fruit Shoot Hydro packs featuring the new design cap is now expected

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Carr’s to Build New £17 Million Flour Mill

Carr’s Milling Industries, the UK agriculture, food and engineering group, has approved the construction of a £17 million state-of-the art

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PepsiCo and Muller Enter US Dairy Market With European-style Yogurt

  PepsiCo and Muller Enter US Dairy Market With European-style Yogurt

Muller Quaker Dairy, the US joint venture between PepsiCo and Theo Muller Group, is entering the growing US dairy market

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Carlsberg Targets UK Cider Market

  Carlsberg Targets UK Cider Market

Carlsberg is entering the fast growing UK cider market with the launch of its Somersby brand. Produced in Herefordshire, the

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UK Government Funding For More Sustainable and Efficient Food and Drink Production

  UK Government Funding For More Sustainable and Efficient Food and Drink Production

Twenty one businesses will receive UK Government funding of more than £15 million to develop technology that can boost food

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Off the Shelf Chocolate – Another Step Towards a Sustainable Future For Cocoa and Chocolate

  Off the Shelf Chocolate – Another Step Towards a Sustainable Future For Cocoa and Chocolate

The successful Off the Shelf Chocolate range from Cargill’s Cocoa & Chocolate business is now available with the UTZ Certified

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Strategic Alliance Between CEDC and Russian Standard Corporation

  Strategic Alliance Between CEDC and Russian Standard Corporation

Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) has agreed a strategic alliance with Russian Standard Corporation. CEDC is one of the world’s

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Permira to Refinance Bird Eye Iglo

  Permira to Refinance Bird Eye Iglo

Private equity firm Permira is reported to be considering a Eur500 million refinancing of its Bird Eye Iglo frozen foods

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Remy Cointreau Group Has Taste For Scotch Whisky

  Remy Cointreau Group Has Taste For Scotch Whisky

Remy Cointreau Group, the French spirits and liqueurs group, has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Scotch malt whisky product

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Accident Prevention in the Food and Drink Industry

More than 5,000 injuries within the UK food and drink manufacturing sector are reported to the Health and Safety Executive

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Egemin Sets Foot on Mexican Soil With AGVs

  Egemin Sets Foot on Mexican Soil With AGVs

Egemin has signed a contract with La Costena, a Mexican producer of canned foods. Egemin is to install a new

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DE Master Blenders 1753 Starts Official Trading

  DE Master Blenders 1753 Starts Official Trading

DE Master Blenders 1753, the independent pure-play coffee and tea company, which was spun off from Sara Lee Corporation in

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Nestle Conducts Experiments in Zero Gravity With the European Space Agency

  Nestle Conducts Experiments in Zero Gravity With the European Space Agency

Nestle is using zero gravity research to develop its understanding of the foam technology used in its products. The study

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Bonduelle Strengthens its Finances

  Bonduelle Strengthens its Finances

Bonduelle Group, the world leader in processed vegetables, has established a Revolving Credit Facility amounting to Eur300 million. This line

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Sunflower Lecithin From Cargill – An Alternative Emulsifier For Chocolate and Cocoa Products

  Sunflower Lecithin From Cargill – An Alternative Emulsifier For Chocolate and Cocoa Products

Demand for sunflower lecithin is rising and is most marked in chocolate confectionery and bakery products. From 2010-2011 the amount

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