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Coca-Cola to Use Bottles Made From 100% Recycled Plastic For Three Brands

    Coca-Cola to Use Bottles Made From 100% Recycled Plastic For Three Brands

Coca-Cola, in partnership with Coca-Cola European Partners, has announced that its Honest, GLACÉAU Smartwater and Chaudfontaine brands will all be sold in bottles made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET). They

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Tyson Foods Completes $340 Million Acquisition of Thai and European Businesses from BRF

    Tyson Foods Completes $340 Million  Acquisition of Thai and European Businesses from BRF

Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein, has successfully completed the $340 million acquisition of the Thai and European businesses from BRF

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Mondelez International Invests £4.7 Million into Reading Science Centre

    Mondelez International Invests £4.7 Million into Reading Science Centre

Mondelez International, home to some of the UK’s best loved brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk, Green & Black’s, OREO, Maynards Bassets, Trebor and Ritz, is investing £4.7 million into its

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Continuously Cooked Product in Just 60 Seconds

    Continuously Cooked Product in Just 60 Seconds

Interfood Technology is offering the versatile Power Heater system which can reduce traditional processing and cooking costs for higher value meat products as well as upgrade meat trim. The same

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Raisio to Invest €45 Million in New Healthy Foods Facility

    Raisio to Invest €45 Million in New Healthy Foods Facility

Finnish and international food company Raisio is investing €45 million in a production facility developing and manufacturing plant-based added value products. The investment is in response to the strong growth

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Bord Bia Opens Third Office in Asia

    Bord Bia Opens Third Office in Asia

Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) has opened a new office in Tokyo, Japan, bringing to 14 the number of international offices it has promoting the Irish food and drinks industry

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Packaging Innovations London Set to Inspire at 10th Anniversary Show

    Packaging Innovations London Set to Inspire at 10th Anniversary Show

Packaging Innovations 2019 will return to Olympia for its 10th edition on 11 & 12 September, hosted alongside Luxury Packaging London. As the capital’s most exclusive packaging event it will bring

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Fazer to Sell Food Service Business to Compass Group For €475 Million

    Fazer to Sell Food Service Business to Compass Group For €475 Million

In line with its strategy of focusing on its fast-moving consumer goods and direct-to-consumer businesses, Fazer Group, the international family-owned food business, has agreed to sell Fazer Food Services, a

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Müller Targets 25% Sugar Reduction

    Müller Targets 25% Sugar Reduction

The UK’s favourite yogurt brand[1], which includes Müller Corner and Müllerlight, has confirmed that it is targeting a total sugar reduction of 25%[2] across its branded yogurt portfolio by June 2020 which

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Tetra Pak and FOSS Combine Expertise to Deliver Industry First In-line Standardization Analyser

    Tetra Pak and FOSS Combine Expertise to Deliver Industry First In-line Standardization Analyser

Tetra Pak and FOSS have launched an advanced version of the Tetra Pak® Standardization unit. With continuous accurate measurement and control of protein and fat in dairy products, the new unit has

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Zero Alcohol Drinks Growing 10% a Year in Europe

    Zero Alcohol Drinks Growing 10% a Year in Europe

A new report from Zenith Global on European Zero Alcohol Drinks forecasts sales growth of almost 10% a year over the next five years. Zenith Global estimates the European market

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CO2 Refrigeration System For BrewDog’s Eurocentral Warehouse

    CO2 Refrigeration System For BrewDog’s Eurocentral Warehouse

Star Refrigeration has been commissioned a second time to work with Scottish multinational craft beer company BrewDog as it continues to expand. The cold storage and distribution specialists successfully delivered

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ABF to Enter Joint Venture in China

    ABF to Enter Joint Venture in China

Associated British Foods and Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings, a subsidiary of Wilmar International, are to form a 50:50 joint venture in China for the manufacture, sale and distribution of yeast

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Premium Products and Value Prices a Hit With Irish Grocery Shoppers

    Premium Products and Value Prices a Hit With Irish Grocery Shoppers

The latest figures from Kantar show that overall the Irish grocery market grew by 4.2% over the 12 weeks to 19 May 2019, with Dunnes Stores holding off the challenge

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Lactalis Expands in Italy

    Lactalis Expands in Italy

Lactalis Group is strengthening its position within the Italian dairy industry by acquiring cheese maker Nuova Castelli for an undisclosed sum. Operating 13 production sites in Italy and three abroad

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Vitafoods Europe 2019 is Most Successful Show to Date

    Vitafoods Europe 2019 is Most Successful Show to Date

A record 24,211 visitors attended this year’s Vitafoods Europe, an increase of 15 per cent from 2018, while the size of the show floor grew by 10 per cent to

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Entry Now Open For the PPMA Group Industry Awards 2019

    Entry Now Open For the PPMA Group Industry Awards 2019

The 2019 PPMA Group Industry Awards will be held at the National Conference Centre (NEC), Birmingham, on the evening of the first day of the PPMA Total Show 2019 –

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Federation of Bakers Forms New Private Company

    Federation of Bakers Forms New Private Company

The Federation of Bakers has formally announced that the organisation will now be managed as a private limited company, Federation of Bakers Limited. The announcement was made at the first

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Carlsberg Signs New Long-term Revolving Credit Facility

Carlsberg Breweries has entered into a new revolving credit facility of €2 billion maturing in June 2024 with an option to extend the maturity until June 2025/2026. The facility has

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Arla Farmers Launch Initiative to Get British Bees Buzzing Again

    Arla Farmers Launch Initiative to Get British Bees Buzzing Again

A group of farmers from the Arla Foods dairy co-operative have launched a trial initiative to see whether their efforts for environmentally friendly dairy farming can be broadened to help

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Mondelēz International Completes Sale of Cheese Business in Middle East and Africa to Arla Foods

    Mondelēz International Completes Sale of Cheese Business in Middle East and Africa to Arla Foods

Mondelēz International has completed the sale of its Kraft-branded Cheese business in Middle East and Africa (MEA) to Arla Foods of Denmark. All Kraft-branded Cheese products in the MEA markets, as

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Finland Takes Action to Enhance Protein Self-sufficiency

    Finland Takes Action to Enhance Protein Self-sufficiency

Finland is in an excellent position to enhance its protein self-sufficiency while building a sustainable, carbon-neutral food chain. A new report by VTT and VYR (the Finnish Cereal Committee) presents

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Veolia Launches NURION™ – An Ingredient Water Compliant RO System

  Veolia Launches NURION™ – An Ingredient Water Compliant RO System

Through its business unit SOLYS, Veolia Water Technologies has launched NURION™, a skid-mounted, reverse osmosis (RO) system designed to produce high-quality

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European Brewers Ahead of Schedule With Better Ingredients and Calorie Labelling

  European Brewers Ahead of Schedule With Better Ingredients and Calorie Labelling

Continuing to exceed expectations, The Brewers of Europe have announced that 60% of beers sold in Europe are now labelling calories.

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From Breast Milk to Formula – MFGM Registers High Awareness Levels Among Mothers

  From Breast Milk to Formula – MFGM Registers High Awareness Levels Among Mothers

Research shows that there is good awareness of milk fat globule membrane (MFGM), an important nutritional component of breast milk,

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DS Smith Sets Sights on Removable Plastic

  DS Smith Sets Sights on Removable Plastic

DS Smith, a leading international sustainable packaging company, has released new research which finds that 1.5 million tonnes of plastic

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Cranswick Continues to Build For Future Growth

  Cranswick Continues to Build For Future Growth

Despite a challenging trading environment, Cranswick, the UK food producer, has reported a 1.8% increase in like-for-like adjusted group operating

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AG Barr Expands IRN-BRU Brand into Energy Drinks Sector

  AG Barr Expands IRN-BRU Brand into Energy Drinks Sector

AG Barr, the UK-based soft drinks group, is launching IRN-BRU Energy, a new energy drink that will hit shelves from

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Irish Business is First in Europe to Launch Compostable Packaging For Takeaway Food

  Irish Business is First in Europe to Launch Compostable Packaging For Takeaway Food

Healthy Thai delivery chain Camile Thai, have launched their new compostable range of packaging across their restaurants, which can go

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Tate & Lyle Reports Solid Progress

  Tate & Lyle Reports Solid Progress

Tate & Lyle, a leading global provider of food and beverage solutions and ingredients, has reported solid financial progress in delivering

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Where the Food and Beverage World Tastes Success – Fi Europe & Ni Returns to Paris – 3-5 December 2019

  Where the Food and Beverage World Tastes Success – Fi Europe & Ni Returns to Paris – 3-5 December 2019

This year, Food ingredients Europe & Natural ingredients will once again be the food industry’s epicentre over the course of

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Bühler Opens its CUBIC Innovation Campus

  Bühler Opens its CUBIC Innovation Campus

After a construction period of 20 months and an investment of about SFr50 million, Bühler Group has officially opened its

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Britvic Delivers Strong First Half

  Britvic Delivers Strong First Half

Britvic, the UK-based soft drinks group, increased revenue by 4.9% to £769.2 million – by 1.9% on an organic basis

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Carlsberg and Liverpool FC Extend Partnership to 31 Seasons

  Carlsberg and Liverpool FC Extend Partnership to 31 Seasons

Carlsberg and Liverpool Football Club have agreed a five-year extension to their partnership – securing Carlsberg’s role as Official Beer

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Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London 2019 Set to Return For 10th Year With Biggest Show Yet

  Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London 2019 Set to Return For 10th Year With Biggest Show Yet

As Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London 2019 prepares to return to the Olympia on 11 & 12 September, James Drake-Brockman, Divisional Director

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Diageo Launches New Super-premium Gin

  Diageo Launches New Super-premium Gin

Diageo is introducing a new super-premium Italian gin, Villa Ascenti. The launch comes at a time when the super-premium and

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European Commission Proposes to Increase Price Transparency in the Food Chain

  European Commission Proposes to Increase Price Transparency in the Food Chain

Having banned unfair trading practices and improved producer co-operation, the European Commission has presented the third element to improve fairness

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Irish Distillers Launches ‘A Story of Irish Whiskey’ Podcast Series

  Irish Distillers Launches ‘A Story of Irish Whiskey’ Podcast Series

Irish Distillers, Ireland’s leading supplier of spirits and wines and producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful

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C&C Group Increases Revenue by 187.3% to over €1.5 Billion

  C&C Group Increases Revenue by 187.3% to over €1.5 Billion

C&C Group, the UK and Ireland drinks production and distribution business, increased net revenue by 187.3% to €1.575 billion in

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2 Sisters Accelerates Business Transformation

  2 Sisters Accelerates Business Transformation

2 Sisters Food Group has announced a series of actions as part of its accelerating transformational strategy to turnaround the

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Morrisons to Introduce Plastic-free Fruit and Veg Areas to Help Customers Buy Bagless

  Morrisons to Introduce Plastic-free Fruit and Veg Areas to Help Customers Buy Bagless

Morrisons is to become the first British supermarket to roll-out plastic free fruit and veg areas in many of its

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Continued Growth by Marston’s

  Continued Growth by Marston’s

Marston’s, a leading British pub operator and independent brewer, has reported a 4.7% rise in underlying revenue to £553.1 million

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UK Ethical Food and Drinks Sales Hit £8.2 Billion

  UK Ethical Food and Drinks Sales Hit £8.2 Billion

British consumers are increasingly eating with a conscience as latest research from Mintel reveals that last year the nation spent

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UK Restaurant Closures Accelerating as High Street Pressures Mount

  UK Restaurant Closures Accelerating as High Street Pressures Mount

The number of restaurants in Britain fell by 2.8% in the year to March 2019, the latest edition of the

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European Commission Clears Acquisition of European and Thai Businesses of BRF by Tyson Foods

  European Commission Clears Acquisition of European and Thai Businesses of BRF by Tyson Foods

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the $340 million acquisition of the European and Thai Businesses

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Samworth Brothers Launches New Food-To-Go Business

  Samworth Brothers Launches New Food-To-Go Business

Samworth Brothers, the family-owned British food group, has launched a new food-to-go business and delivery service – Fresh Food For

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Starch Europe Announces 60th Anniversary Campaign With Launch of New StarchinFood.eu Website

  Starch Europe Announces 60th Anniversary Campaign With Launch of New StarchinFood.eu Website

2019 marks the 60 year anniversary of Starch Europe, the trade association representing the European starch industry. Starch Europe and

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Nestlé to Sell Skin Health Business For €9 Billion

  Nestlé to Sell Skin Health Business For €9 Billion

Nestlé has entered into exclusive negotiations with a consortium led by EQT and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu

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Bakkavor Group Expands in UK Desserts Category

  Bakkavor Group Expands in UK Desserts Category

Bakkavor Group, the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, is acquiring Blueberry Foods, a desserts business owned

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Waitrose Plans to Treble the Size of Online Operations

  Waitrose Plans to Treble the Size of Online Operations

Waitrose & Partners has announces plans to treble the size of its successful online grocery operation to a £1 billion

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Müller Revolutionises the UK’s Favourite Yogurt Brands

  Müller Revolutionises the UK’s Favourite Yogurt Brands

Müller is set to revolutionise the UK yogurt category with new and improved recipes for the nation’s two favourite yogurt

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Guardians of Grub Crusade to Beat Food Waste

  Guardians of Grub Crusade to Beat Food Waste

A bold new industry campaign has been launched to tackle nearly £3 billion worth of food that is wasted every

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Olleco Awarded Royal Warrant

  Olleco Awarded Royal Warrant

ABP Renewables Division, Olleco, the UK’s leading supplier of cooking oils and collector of used cooking oils, has become the

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Premier Foods Plans to Increase Investment in Capital Projects and Consumer Marketing

  Premier Foods Plans to Increase Investment in Capital Projects and Consumer Marketing

Premier Foods has reported a 0.6% rise in revenue to £824.3 million for the 52 weeks ended 30 March 2019.

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