As a result of the margin made on a number of business activities, including efficiencies gained from investment in its manufacturing sites and supply chain, UK dairy co-operative First Milk
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Producers of food and beverages expect their industrial floors to remain permanently hygienic over years despite chemical and mechanical influences. The German manufacturer Argelith Bodenkeramik has specialized in this niche
In its quest to become a fully integrated, global food and beverage company, PepsiCo has announced a new global structure and strengthened its management team. In the new structure, while
Premier Foods has obtained unanimous consent from its banking syndicate, swap counterparties and pension schemes to the terms of a 4 ½ year re-financing package that will allow the company
Royal FrieslandCampina has purchased a controlling interest in Alaska Milk Corporation, one of the largest dairy companies in the Philippines and listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange. FrieslandCampina is paying
Dairy Crest, the UK’s leading dairy foods company, is to commence a strategic review of St Hubert, its French branded spreads business. The review will evaluate all possible options available
Aryzta, the Switzerland-based global speciality bakery group, has reported a 3.3% rise in EBITA to Eur178.8 million on revenue up 0.9% to Eur1.91 billion for the six month period ended
UK private equity firm Lion Capital is reported to have decided against disposing of the Nordic unit of its Findus frozen foods group. The Nordic business attracted a number of
Anheuser-Busch InBev has increased revenue by 4.6% to $39.05 billion in 2011 as its three global brands of Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck’s grew by 3.3%. However, total group volumes decreased
Driven by its strong brands and international business, UK soft drinks company Nichols increased sales by 18% to £98.9 million in 2011 and profit before tax by 20% to £18.1
Robert Wiseman Dairies has been delisted from the London Stock Exchange following its £279.5 million acquisition by Muller Dairy (UK), the British subsidiary of German dairy group Muller. Operating from
Following its merger with Leaf coupled with overcapacity in its production operations, Cloetta has decided to close its factories a tGavle, Aura and Alingsas in Sweden, as well as streamline
UK dairy co-operative First Milk has received planning approval to redevelop its cheese packing site at Maelor near Wrexham, to create a UK centre of excellence for cheese packing and
Heineken has been assigned solid investment grade credit ratings by the world’s two leading credit agencies – Moody’s Investor Service and Standard & Poor’s. Both long-term credit ratings, Baa1 and
UK sugar beet growers have once again achieved record average yields, marking the fourth time records have been broken in seven years. The previous record set in 2009 was 71.7
The Musgrave Group has launched a group wide own brand strategy across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain, which aims to deliver €1 billion in own brand sales by 2014.
International brewers SABMiller and Anadolu Efes have completed their strategic alliance covering Turkey, Russia, the CIS, Central Asia and the Middle East, which was originally announced last October. SABMiller has
Nestle is entering into a new research partnership with the government of South Africa which it is hoped will contribute to the scientific development of the country and the continent
A £100 million fresh milk dairy at Bridgwater, Somerset in England has succeeded in increasing its use of recycled water by 50% to over 300,000 litres of water every day,
Although global sales of organic products grew by 8.8% in 2010 with growth continuing into 2011, UK sales fell by 3.7% last year, according to the latest organic market analysis
Morrisons plans to launch its own seafood processing business to deliver quality fish into its stores. The company will be acquiring an empty factory in Grimsby and equipping it for
Diageo is planning to develop new warehouse storage facilities for Scotch whisky at Cluny in Fife, costing in the region of £150 million. The world’s largest spirits producer is reported
Tesco has announced that it will create 20,000 new jobs in the UK over the next two years through a
Kraft Foods in investing £17 million to further develop its research and development capabilities in the UK, including the recently
Sara Lee expects to complete the spin-off of its international Coffee & Tea business by the end of June 2012.
The sixth generation of the Robinson family has taken over the running of Robinsons, the Stockport-based British regional brewer and
The Coca-Cola Company continues to climb Fortune’s annual ranking of the World’s 50 Most Admired Companies, advancing two spots to
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded PepsiCo’s US operations a 2012 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award in recognition
Nestle has become the first major confectionery manufacturer in the United Kingdom to remove all artificial ingredients from its entire
Across many parts of the world, growth rates within the confectionery market are either very modest or static. This is
Swiss chocolate confectionery manufacturer Lindt & Sprungli has reported a 1.9% increase in net income to SFr246.5 million on group
Carlsberg UK is investing £20 million in a new bottling plant at its brewer site inNorthampton, where the Carlsberg, Tuborg
United Spirits, which is part of Indian conglomerate UB Group, is considering disposing of a 49% stake in its Scotch
Reflecting strong performances from both its Irish and US operations, Glanbia, the global nutritional solutions and cheese group, has reported
Cider is the undisputed success story of the UK alcohol category over the past six years, according to new research
Diageo has appointed Ivan Menezes (pictured) as chief operating officer. Ivan Menezes has been promoted from his position as president Diageo
Facing stiff competition from rivals, Tesco’s share of the UK grocery market has slipped to 29.7% – its lowest level
British regional brewer and pub operator St Austell Brewery has secured a new £40 million refinancing package with Royal Bank
Coca-Cola Hellenic is to close two of its five production plants in Greece in a bid to cut costs and
At its Annual General Meeting on 22 March 2012, the Supervisory Board of Carlsberg will recommend that the AGM appoints
The European Commission has officially requested France to amend its rules on the production and marketing of certain products obtained
PepsiCo Ireland has officially opened its new R&D Centre for next generation products in Little Island, County Cork. It represents
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours has completed the acquisition of South African flavours company FlavourCraft for an undisclosed sum. The deal
The French company STATICE designs and produces customised systems for industries wanting to monitor their processes, especially the food processing
The markets of coffee, tea and herbal tea in cups are experiencing strong growth in the beverage market, with increasing
Nestle is strengthening one of its fastest growing businesses in Europe with a Eur220 million (over SFr265 million) investment in
PepsiCo, the world’s second largest snacks and beverages company, and Theo Muller, Germany’s largest privately owned dairy business, have chosen
Estimated retail sales of Fairtrade products in the UK reached £1.32 billion in 2011, a 12% increase on sales of
Ferrero Group is to invest $190 million (Eur140 million) in building a new plant in the State of Guanajuato in
SPX’s portfolio of products and services for the food and beverage industries is helping manufacturers around the globe increase process
Arla Foods Holstebro annually produces 58,000 tons of cream cheese in various flavours. Approximately 3,500 plant components are connected to
BEST (Belgian Electronic Sorting Technology) is an innovative company specialized in manufacturing sorting machinery for the food and non-food industry.
Based at Duisburg in Germany, Brabender specialises in the development, manufacture, and distribution of instruments and equipment for testing material
UPM claims to be the longest serving supplier of ancillary equipment to the world’s plastic industry having participated in the
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