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Mondelēz International Partners With Food Business Incubator

    Mondelēz International Partners With Food Business Incubator

Mondelēz International has announced a partnership with The Hatchery Chicago, a non-profit food business incubator, as it ramps up its innovation efforts to lead the future of snacking. The partnership

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Scottish Sea Farms Investing £3.3 Million in New Salmon Farm

    Scottish Sea Farms Investing £3.3 Million in New Salmon Farm

Leading salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms is preparing to open its new salmon farm off Lober Rock in the Scapa Flow, Orkney. The new farm, which is due to go

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UK Bottled Water Sales Top 4 Billion Litres For First Time

    UK Bottled Water Sales Top 4 Billion Litres For First Time

Last year’s hot summer boosted UK water drinks consumption by more than 7% to 4,267 million litres, according to a new report from food and drink experts Zenith Global. This

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Morrisons Signs Up to Arla UK 360 Farm Standards Programme

    Morrisons Signs Up to Arla UK 360 Farm Standards Programme

Arla Foods’s new farming standards programme Arla UK 360 continues to gain traction as Morrisons becomes the first retailer to commit to supporting the standards across its entire Arla milk

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Vitafoods Europe 2019 – Guiding the Industry to a More Sustainable Future

    Vitafoods Europe 2019 – Guiding the Industry to a More Sustainable Future

As environmental awareness reaches new heights and the world’s population continues to rise, the issue of providing sustainable foods which also offer a high nutritional value is set to grow,

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Nordzucker to Invest €100 Million in Swedish Sugar Production

    Nordzucker to Invest €100 Million in Swedish Sugar Production

Nordzucker Group will concentrate its sugar production in Sweden at its factory in Örtofta and as part of this process the refinery at Arlöv will be closed. Around €100 million

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FrieslandCampina Plans to Build a Sustainable Dairy Processing Plant

    FrieslandCampina Plans to Build a Sustainable Dairy Processing Plant

International dairy co-operative Royal FrieslandCampina is exploring options to build a sustainable and innovative dairy processing plant in the Netherlands. The plant is intended for the processing of member milk

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Microwaveable Crumb-coated Snacks With Perfect Crunch

    Microwaveable Crumb-coated Snacks With Perfect Crunch

Crisp Sensation, global food coating system expert, has developed snack coatings that promise perfect, crispy results. With its latest innovation, the company will soon enable manufacturers to develop microwaveable crumb-coated

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Heineken Opens First Brewery in Mozambique

    Heineken Opens First Brewery in Mozambique

Heineken has officially opened its first brewery in Mozambique. The new brewery, incorporating the latest technologies, represents a US$100 million (€85 million) investment. Located in the province of Maputo, between

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Müller Targets UK Natural Yogurt Market

    Müller Targets UK Natural Yogurt Market

Müller, the UK’s most popular yogurt brand[1], has launched its first ever range of natural yogurt. Made with milk from British farms, the natural range is fat free, high in

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AAK’s Flaked Fats to Deliver the Perfect Pizza Experience

    AAK’s Flaked Fats to Deliver the Perfect Pizza Experience

AAK is ready to help manufacturers create pizzas with an innovative range of flaked fats that enhance crust quality, taste and texture, as well as offering easy handling during the

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Global Cocoa Production to Hit a Record 4.85 Million Tonnes in 2019

    Global Cocoa Production to Hit a Record 4.85 Million Tonnes in 2019

Informa’s Agribusiness Intelligence, the leading provider of news, data, analysis and forecasts across the agricultural and commodities value chain, has revealed cocoa production will hit a record high of 4.85

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Jameson Enters the Top 10 Premium Spirits Brands in the World List

    Jameson Enters the Top 10 Premium Spirits Brands in the World List

Jameson Irish whiskey, which is produced by Irish Distillers at Midleton Distillery in Cork, has entered the top 10 of IMPACT magazine’s annual ‘Top 100 Premium Spirits Brands Worldwide’ list

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Danish Crown’s Sustainability Goals are Now Set

    Danish Crown’s Sustainability Goals are Now Set

Danish Crown is going to build a position for itself as the world’s leading producer of sustainable meat. This will be achieved by halving the company’s climate footprint per kilogramme

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Orkla Moves into New HQ

    Orkla Moves into New HQ

Orkla, the Nordic region’s largest branded consumer goods company, has moved into new headquarters in Oslo, Norway. The move marks a new era in the company’s history, with Orkla’s businesses

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New Heads For Carlsberg Group’s European Businesses

    New Heads For Carlsberg Group’s European Businesses

Lars Lehmann has been appointed as Executive Vice President (EVP) for Carlsberg Group’s Eastern European region and as a member of the global brewer’s Executive Committee (ExCom). He will replace

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Rising Prices Drive Irish Grocery Sales Growth

    Rising Prices Drive Irish Grocery Sales Growth

The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show the Irish grocery market grew by 3.5% in the 12 weeks to 24 February 2019, putting the sector on a solid footing as

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New EU Rules to Ensure Fairness in the Food Supply Chain

    New EU Rules to Ensure Fairness in the Food Supply Chain

The European Parliament has approved a new set of EU rules that will blacklist practices, such as late payments for delivered products, late unilateral cancellations or retroactive order changes, refusal

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Mondelēz International Invests in Prebiotic Functional Snacks

    Mondelēz International Invests in Prebiotic Functional Snacks

Mondelēz International has taken a minority investment in Uplift Food, a US-based early-stage start-up focusing on prebiotic functional foods. This is the first venture investment the company is making as

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Arla Foods Aims For Carbon Net Zero Dairy

    Arla Foods Aims For Carbon Net Zero Dairy

Arla Foods and its 10,300 farmer owners have launched their most ambitious targets so far to accelerate the transition to sustainable dairy production with intensified focus on the farms. The

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Froneri Launches Nuii Premium Ice Cream Stick in the UK and Europe

    Froneri Launches Nuii Premium Ice Cream Stick in the UK and Europe

Leading ice cream company Froneri has launched Nuii – a brand new premium ice cream stick – in key markets across Europe, including the UK. Created from high quality, exotic

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Sales and Profits Continue to Rise at Lindt & Sprüngli Group

    Sales and Profits Continue to Rise at Lindt & Sprüngli Group

Despite the challenging market environment in 2018, the Lindt & Sprüngli Group once again continued its solid growth path and further extended its leading position in the premium chocolate market.

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2 Sisters Food Group Completes Disposal of Green Isle Brands and Donegal Catch Business

  2 Sisters Food Group Completes Disposal of Green Isle Brands and Donegal Catch Business

Boparan Holdings, the parent company for 2 Sisters Food Group, has completed the sale of its Green Isle Brands and

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One in Four Consumers Supports a Ban on Meat-related Names For Vegetarian Products

  One in Four Consumers Supports a Ban on Meat-related Names For Vegetarian Products

One in four consumers believes vegetarian products should not be allowed to have meat-related names like sausage or burger, a

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Greggs Breaks Through the £1 Billion Sales Barrier

  Greggs Breaks Through the £1 Billion Sales Barrier

Greggs, the leading bakery food-on-the-go retailer in the UK, with over 1,950 retail outlets throughout the country, has reported a

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Fazer Group to Build €40 Million Xylitol Factory in Finland

  Fazer Group to Build €40 Million Xylitol Factory in Finland

Fazer Group is continuing to develop its business and is investing €40 million in an oat hull based xylitol manufacturing

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UK Grocery Growth Steady as Brexit Deadline Looms

  UK Grocery Growth Steady as Brexit Deadline Looms

As Brexit uncertainty intensifies and some customers start their preparations for a disorderly exit, the latest grocery market share figures,

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How to Stop Food Manufacturing Contamination by Computer

  How to Stop Food Manufacturing Contamination by Computer

Computers have become a key asset in food production processes. However, they represent a contamination risk in terms of gathering

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Vion to Modernises Boxtel Production Plant and Strengthen Competitive Position With €35 Million Investment

  Vion to Modernises Boxtel Production Plant and Strengthen Competitive Position With €35 Million Investment

Vion Food Group plans to modernise its pork production site in Boxtel in the Netherlands to further increase its competitiveness

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Sustainable Packaging Highlighted as Biggest Challenge Facing Food & Drink

  Sustainable Packaging Highlighted as Biggest Challenge Facing Food & Drink

Over half of food & drink companies believe that reducing their reliance on single-use plastic and making packaging more sustainable

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Arla Foods Ingredients Offers a High-quality Medical Beverage Solution

  Arla Foods Ingredients Offers a High-quality Medical Beverage Solution

A new concept from Arla Foods Ingredients is set to overcome the challenges of producing high-quality whey protein beverages for

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HKScan Opens its Modernised Kristianstad Plant in Sweden

  HKScan Opens its Modernised Kristianstad Plant in Sweden

HKScan, the Nordic meat and meals company, has opened its modernised plant at Kristianstad in Sweden. An investment of almost

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Finnebrogue’s Major Investment in Nitrite-free Bacon to Create 125 Jobs

  Finnebrogue’s Major Investment in Nitrite-free Bacon to Create 125 Jobs

Finnebrogue, the Northern Ireland-based artisan food manufacturer, is to create up to 125 new jobs following its £17 million investment

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Supermarket Becomes UK’s First to Make it Mandatory For Suppliers to be Transparent

  Supermarket Becomes UK’s First to Make it Mandatory For Suppliers to be Transparent

A Cotswolds-based supermarket has experienced a flood of customers wanting to use new provenance-scanning technology after it became the UK’s

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Have Your Say on the Biggest Trends in the Nutraceuticals Industry

  Have Your Say on the Biggest Trends in the Nutraceuticals Industry

In a market where personalisation, digital technologies and alternative foods are on the rise, the definition of nutraceutical is evolving.

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Irish Dairy Merger Receives Green Light

  Irish Dairy Merger Receives Green Light

Lakeland Dairies Co-operative Society and LacPatrick Co-operative Society have jointly welcomed regulatory approval, for the merger of both dairy co-operatives,

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US Cannabis-based Drinks Market to Pass $1 Billion in 2022

  US Cannabis-based Drinks Market to Pass $1 Billion in 2022

US sales of cannabis-based drinks jumped to $86 million in 2018, according to the new 2019 US CBD Drinks Report

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Constant Sealing Times in Spite of Variable Feeding Speed

  Constant Sealing Times in Spite of Variable Feeding Speed

In order to be able to use the heat-sealing film even more flexibly when packaging in flowpacks, Schubert has developed

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Bühler and Alfa Laval Join Forces in Insect Processing

  Bühler and Alfa Laval Join Forces in Insect Processing

Bühler Insect Technology Solutions, a pioneering provider of integrated solutions for insect rearing and processing, is combining its strengths with Alfa

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Senior Leadership Changes at PepsiCo

  Senior Leadership Changes at PepsiCo

PepsiCo has announced a number of senior leadership appointments, including the creation of a Global Chief Commercial Officer, to support

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Noble Foods and Cranswick Recognised as Global Leaders on Farm Animal Welfare

  Noble Foods and Cranswick Recognised as Global Leaders on Farm Animal Welfare

The seventh annual Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare, supported by Compassion in World Farming and World Animal Protection, has

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Introducing the Hansen Sweet Potato™ – The Secret Behind the Market’s Best Carmine Alternative

  Introducing the Hansen Sweet Potato™ – The Secret Behind the Market’s Best Carmine Alternative

Chr. Hansen has launched a plant-based, brilliant red that gives customers a natural alternative to carmine and synthetic colours. Chr.

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British Dairy Farmers to Benefit From a £64 Million Share of a £245 Million Arla Foods Pot

  British Dairy Farmers to Benefit From a £64 Million Share of a £245 Million Arla Foods Pot

Arla Foods, the UK’s biggest farmer-owned dairy company, has announced that its British owners will receive a total of £64

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UK’s Largest Packaging Show Enjoys Record Breaking Year

  UK’s Largest Packaging Show Enjoys Record Breaking Year

With world-renowned speakers, 300 industry-leading suppliers, and a record-breaking 6,922 visitors, Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print had a triumphant return

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Avery Dennison and Beefchain Develop New Way to Track Fresh Food

  Avery Dennison and Beefchain Develop New Way to Track Fresh Food

Avery Dennison RBIS, a division of Avery Dennison Corporation, the Fortune 500® innovative packaging company, has announced a transformative initiative

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Cargill Introduces New Gerkens® CT70 Cocoa Powder – The Latest Addition to its Extensive Range of Cocoa Powders

  Cargill Introduces New Gerkens® CT70 Cocoa Powder – The Latest Addition to its Extensive Range of Cocoa Powders

Cargill has launched its new Gerkens® CT70 cocoa powder from the world’s leading cocoa powder brand Gerkens®, aimed at creating

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Premier Foods to Review Strategic Options

  Premier Foods to Review Strategic Options

Following discussions with its largest shareholders, the board of Premier Foods has decided to conduct a review of its strategic

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Müller Disrupts UK Luxury Yogurt Segment

  Müller Disrupts UK Luxury Yogurt Segment

Müller is set to disrupt the luxury yogurt segment with Müllerlight Amore, an Italian inspired luxury yogurt that is fat

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NZMP Picks its Top 5 Consumer Trends For 2019

  NZMP Picks its Top 5 Consumer Trends For 2019

Insights from some of the world’s largest food and nutrition research providers* has been analysed by NZMP, picking its top

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£10.5 Million Upgrade For Bunnahabhain Distillery

  £10.5 Million Upgrade For Bunnahabhain Distillery

A three year refurbishment programme has begun at Bunnahabhain Distillery on Islay, Scotland, as its owners, spirits and wine producer,

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Emmi Delivers Solid, Broad-based Results

  Emmi Delivers Solid, Broad-based Results

Emmi Group, the Swiss and international dairy business, increased sales by 2.8% (2.3% in organic terms) to SFr3.457 billion (€3.046

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Brakes Names Harrogate Water Top Supplier

  Brakes Names Harrogate Water Top Supplier

Harrogate Water has been awarded three supplier-of-the-year ‘Oscars’ – including overall Supply Partner of the Year – by UK foodservice

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New European Head For Mondelēz International

  New European Head For Mondelēz International

As of January 2019, Vince Gruber has taken over the role of Executive Vice President & President Europe for Mondelēz

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UK Managed Restaurant Numbers Drop For First Time in Nine Years

  UK Managed Restaurant Numbers Drop For First Time in Nine Years

Britain’s supply of casual dining restaurants dipped for the first time in nine years in 2018 as a sustained decline

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