Plastics Action Alliance, the recently formed group that comprises of 11 leading agricultural processing and food businesses in Ireland, has set out its key objectives. The industry leading group aims
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Carlsberg UK has launched its most ambitious and honest consumer facing campaign ever in a bid to drive reappraisal of its flagship beer brand. Expected to reach 97% of the
The value of the sports nutrition market is set to grow by around 8% per year to reach over US$17 billion globally in 2021, according to Innova Market Insights’ forecasts.
Danone has sold Earthbound Farm, the US organic salads business, to California-based Taylor Farms, a family-owned salads and fresh foods company. The sale of Earthbound Farm, which had annual sales
Asia will generate US$4264 billion of grocery sales by 2023 – almost the same as Europe and North America combined – according to new market forecasts from IGD Asia, the food
Plastic ring carriers and shrink wrap will be removed from multipacks of Diageo’s beer brands including Guinness, Harp and Smithwick’s. Diageo is investing £16 million to reduce the amount of
Royal Wessanen, a European leader in healthy, organic and sustainable food, is being acquired for €885 million by a consortium consisting of PAI Partners and Charles Jobson, who already owns
St Austell Brewery, the English regional brewer, has announced that Kevin Georgel will become its new chief executive, replacing James Staughton upon his retirement in January 2020. Kevin Georgel, who
Archer Daniels Midland Company, one of the world’s leading suppliers for ingredients, has added new colours to its product range: firstly, micronized colour powders made from colouring foodstuffs; secondly, paprika
Dairygold, the Irish dairy co-operative, has announced that its annual turnover rose by €27.4 million to a record €992.9 million in its 2018 financial year. However, the extreme weather conditions
Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) is set to reduce plastic use by 400 tonnes per annum whilst substantially cutting food waste and distribution costs as it simplifies its range of
The value of EU agri-food exports in January 2019 increased for the 4th year in a row to reach a new record level of €11.2 billion, as shown in the
The fruit, starch and sugar group AGRANA is constructing a betaine crystallisation plant at its sugar refinery in Tulln in Austria under a joint venture with Amalgamated Sugar, the second-largest
Nestlé has announced the creation of the Nestlé R&D Accelerator based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The accelerator brings together Nestlé scientists, students and start-ups to advance science and technology with the
Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business is the first company to use Rainforest Alliance Certified coconut oil sourced through a mass balance* model as an ingredient in its coatings and fillings – responding to consumers’
Valio is the most sustainable brand in Finland for the sixth consecutive year, if you ask consumers. The 2019 Sustainable Brand Index survey measured the sustainability of European and Finnish
The European Council has adopted new rules aimed at clarifying and improving the legal framework setting out the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, including their use in
Dairy has long been one of the most creative categories in the supermarket, creating new types of products and bringing new benefits to the consumer. But there is an increasingly
Two of Diageo’s iconic spirit brands – Johnnie Walker and Tanqueray – have been recognised in the annual list of Great British Brands for 2019. Great British Brands is an
The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) has welcomed the official announcement by the European Commission that Irish whiskey’s status as a Geographical Indication (GI) has been approved. Under a 2008 EU
Single use hand protection specialist Unigloves has enhanced its food-dedicated range with the launch of the new Unicare Flex Nitrile disposable glove. Food handling approved, the new Unicare Flex Nitrile disposable,
Around 7,000 specialist beef producers in Scotland are to benefit from payments worth around £40 million. The Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme supports producers breeding beef calves from suckler cows. Rural
The latest grocery market share figures, published by Kantar, show that the Irish grocery market grew by 3.2% in the 12 weeks
Tetra Pak has launched its connected packaging platform, which will transform milk and juice cartons into interactive information channels, full-scale
The DMK Group, the biggest German dairy co-operative, and one of the biggest suppliers to the German food retail industry,
Glanbia Ireland (GI) and Kepak Group have announced an ambitious and innovative new calf-to-beef programme in Ireland. The “Twenty20 Beef
Two-thirds (67%) of consumers support the idea of a recognisable carbon label to demonstrate that products have been made with
Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of dairy products, delivered a strong trading performance in 2018. Group turnover reached €2.082 billion with
Nestlé has announced its biggest move yet into the meat-free market, launching a new ‘cook from raw’ plant-based burger in
Swiss dairy processor Emmi Group has gradually been expanding its international goat’s milk network since 2010. By taking a 66%
The Ferrero Group is acquiring the cookie, fruit and fruit-flavoured snack, ice cream cone and pie crust businesses from Kellogg
Coca-Cola Great Britain will expand its portfolio with the launch of Coca-Cola Energy, the first energy drink released under the
The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales growth of 1.4% during the 12 weeks
Tetra Pak has announced the appointment of Charles Brand to the position of President of Tetra Pak Europe & Central
In 2018, Vion, the international meat group, finalised its four year business plan to invest in and modernise its production
Lakeland Dairies, the major Irish cross border dairy processing co-operative, has turned in an excellent business performance in 2018 with
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler by revenue, generating sales last year of €11.5 billion and operating
McDonald’s Corporation, the world’s leading global food service retailer with nearly 38,000 locations in over 100 countries around the world,
Millions of children across the EU will receive milk, fruit and vegetables under the EU’s School Scheme in 2019/2020. This
DuPont has completed construction on a new, state-of-the art probiotics fermentation unit at its Rochester, New York, facility. The unit,
Hilton Food Group, the leading specialist international food packing business, has reported a 21.5% increase in revenue to £1.649 billion
Danone has officially opened its new Nutricia Cuijk production facility in the Netherlands, marking the completion of a three-year journey
Two vertical ‘container farms’ capable of producing natural crops which are more nutritious, have far bigger yields – and are
Instinctif Partners is launching CrisisCommsOptic – the latest in its ‘family’ of online diagnostic tools – alongside CrisisOptic and RecallOptic.
Fever-Tree, the world’s leading supplier of premium carbonated mixers, increased revenue by 40% to to £237.4 million and adjusted EBITDA
ABP Food Group has confirmed that it will be extending its range of online beef products for Chinese consumers on
From 17–20 March 2019, over 27,000 professionals in the global food & drink industry travelled to ExCeL London for The
AG Barr, the UK-based soft drinks group, has reported a 5.6% increase in total revenue to £279.0 million and a
Nestlé has inaugurated a new Research & Development centre (R&D) in Beijing and a System Technology hub in Shenzhen. The
A national board has been brought together to oversee the delivery of an ambitious plan to boost food tourism in
Lantmännen, the Nordic region´s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products, has signed an agreement with Tate & Lyle,
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published analysis showing that food and drink exports have increased by only 2.5%
AB InBev has changed the name in of its UK and Irish business to Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I and opened
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a worldwide leader in poultry and prepared foods and the owner of Northern Ireland-based Moy Park, has
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