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, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 –
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
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
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
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
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
Through its business unit SOLYS, Veolia Water Technologies has launched NURION™, a skid-mounted, reverse osmosis (RO) system designed to produce high-quality
Continuing to exceed expectations, The Brewers of Europe have announced that 60% of beers sold in Europe are now labelling calories.
Research shows that there is good awareness of milk fat globule membrane (MFGM), an important nutritional component of breast milk,
DS Smith, a leading international sustainable packaging company, has released new research which finds that 1.5 million tonnes of plastic
Despite a challenging trading environment, Cranswick, the UK food producer, has reported a 1.8% increase in like-for-like adjusted group operating
AG Barr, the UK-based soft drinks group, is launching IRN-BRU Energy, a new energy drink that will hit shelves from
Healthy Thai delivery chain Camile Thai, have launched their new compostable range of packaging across their restaurants, which can go
Tate & Lyle, a leading global provider of food and beverage solutions and ingredients, has reported solid financial progress in delivering
This year, Food ingredients Europe & Natural ingredients will once again be the food industry’s epicentre over the course of
After a construction period of 20 months and an investment of about SFr50 million, Bühler Group has officially opened its
Britvic, the UK-based soft drinks group, increased revenue by 4.9% to £769.2 million – by 1.9% on an organic basis
Carlsberg and Liverpool Football Club have agreed a five-year extension to their partnership – securing Carlsberg’s role as Official Beer
As Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London 2019 prepares to return to the Olympia on 11 & 12 September, James Drake-Brockman, Divisional Director
Diageo is introducing a new super-premium Italian gin, Villa Ascenti. The launch comes at a time when the super-premium and
Having banned unfair trading practices and improved producer co-operation, the European Commission has presented the third element to improve fairness
Irish Distillers, Ireland’s leading supplier of spirits and wines and producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful
C&C Group, the UK and Ireland drinks production and distribution business, increased net revenue by 187.3% to €1.575 billion in
2 Sisters Food Group has announced a series of actions as part of its accelerating transformational strategy to turnaround the
Morrisons is to become the first British supermarket to roll-out plastic free fruit and veg areas in many of its
Marston’s, a leading British pub operator and independent brewer, has reported a 4.7% rise in underlying revenue to £553.1 million
British consumers are increasingly eating with a conscience as latest research from Mintel reveals that last year the nation spent
The number of restaurants in Britain fell by 2.8% in the year to March 2019, the latest edition of the
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the $340 million acquisition of the European and Thai Businesses
Samworth Brothers, the family-owned British food group, has launched a new food-to-go business and delivery service – Fresh Food For
2019 marks the 60 year anniversary of Starch Europe, the trade association representing the European starch industry. Starch Europe and
Nestlé has entered into exclusive negotiations with a consortium led by EQT and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu
Bakkavor Group, the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, is acquiring Blueberry Foods, a desserts business owned
Waitrose & Partners has announces plans to treble the size of its successful online grocery operation to a £1 billion
Müller is set to revolutionise the UK yogurt category with new and improved recipes for the nation’s two favourite yogurt
A bold new industry campaign has been launched to tackle nearly £3 billion worth of food that is wasted every
ABP Renewables Division, Olleco, the UK’s leading supplier of cooking oils and collector of used cooking oils, has become the
Premier Foods has reported a 0.6% rise in revenue to £824.3 million for the 52 weeks ended 30 March 2019.