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Bord Bia’s 2018 Brexit Barometer Results

    Bord Bia’s 2018 Brexit Barometer Results

The Irish Government has launched the Bord Bia 2018 Brexit Barometer, a comprehensive survey of 117 Irish food, drink and horticulture companies, representing 48% of the sector’s exporters to the United

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Cargill Invests in Mouscron Facility to Meet Demand For Belgian Chocolate

    Cargill Invests in Mouscron Facility to Meet Demand For Belgian Chocolate

With the rapid rise in consumer demand for premium, high quality Belgian chocolate, Cargill has invested in a new liquid chocolate production line in its Mouscron production facility in Belgium.

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Heineken Makes Biggest Ever Investment in UK Pub Estate

    Heineken Makes Biggest Ever Investment in UK Pub Estate

Heineken UK is making its largest ever annual investment in Star Pubs & Bars, investing £44 million during 2018. This investment is more than double the figure invested last year

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New Starter Culture Secures Mild and Creamy Soft Cheeses

    New Starter Culture Secures Mild and Creamy Soft Cheeses

Chr. Hansen’s latest launch helps cheesemakers to produce soft cheese that maintains the desired taste and texture. The extension to the DVS® SSC series is the latest addition to Chr. Hansen’s

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TOP Develops Technology Platform For Dairy Farmers

    TOP Develops Technology Platform For Dairy Farmers

TOP from Wageningen in the Netherlands is developing a technology platform that enables dairy farmers to sell bottled milk from individual cows. With the technology it will be possible to

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New Head For Arla Foods UK

    New Head For Arla Foods UK

Arla Foods, the leading European dairy co-operative, has announced the departure of its UK Managing Director, Tomas Pietrangeli, who is leaving the company to become CEO of Danish retail group

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HKScan Invests in its Kristianstad Plant in Sweden

    HKScan Invests in its Kristianstad Plant in Sweden

HKScan, the Nordic meat and food group, is investing close to €7 million in its Kristianstad plant in Sweden. This is one of the steps in HKScan’s strategic development of

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Craft Beer Revolution is Here to Stay

    Craft Beer Revolution is Here to Stay

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition, and materials, has published a new report in its Global Insights Series which indicates the consumer demand for craft beer

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DeutscheBack Reduces Acrylamide in Bakery Products

    DeutscheBack Reduces Acrylamide in Bakery Products

With Innovase ASP DP, DeutscheBack now offers manufacturers of bakery products an enzyme system that prevents the formation of acrylamide in baked goods such as biscuits, wafers, bread and rolls.

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AllinAll Ingredients Officially Opens New €5 Million Facility in Dublin

    AllinAll Ingredients Officially Opens New €5 Million Facility in Dublin

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, TD (pictured above left), has officially opened AllinAll Ingredient’s new state-of-the-art manufacturing and Research and Development facility in Rosemount, Dublin. The company, which has been in

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Starbucks Extends Strategic Partnership With Arla Foods

    Starbucks Extends Strategic Partnership With Arla Foods

After seven years of a successful business partnership, Starbucks has a new strategic licensing agreement with the farmer-owned dairy co-operative Arla Foods. The two companies have signed a long-term 21-year

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Dual Quality of Food – European Commission Releases Common Testing Methodology

    Dual Quality of Food – European Commission Releases Common Testing Methodology

The European Commission has just released a new common methodology for comparing the quality of food products across the EU. The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s Science and

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Müller Launches FRijj Ambient Range

    Müller Launches FRijj Ambient Range

Müller has introduces FRijj with a longer lasting ambient recipe for the first time. The new FRijj ambient range is being produced at Müller’s Severnside site, which has benefited from

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Irish Gin Exports Up 433% in First Quarter of 2018

    Irish Gin Exports Up 433% in First Quarter of 2018

New CSO figures reveal that the value of Irish gin exports grew by a whopping 433 per cent in the first quarter of 2018, compared to the first quarter of

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Global Coding & Marking Company Establishes First UK Business

    Global Coding & Marking Company Establishes First UK Business

Barcelona-based Macsa ID, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high performance laser coding, marking and scoring systems for the food, beverage, packaging, pharmaceutical, chemical, aerospace and automotive markets, has continued

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Mars Wrigley Confectionery Names New Global President

    Mars Wrigley Confectionery Names New Global President

Mars, Incorporated has appointed Andrew Clarke, currently Chief Marketing & Customer Officer, to the role of Global President ‐ Mars Wrigley Confectionery. Andrew Clarke will assume his new role in

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More Milk Needed to Cover Demand in 2030 – New Technologies Will Help

    More Milk Needed to Cover Demand in 2030 – New Technologies Will Help

Between now and 2030 worldwide demand growth for milk and milk products will be three times the level of current US milk production. This was one of the main findings

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Danone Early Life Nutrition Launches Category Overhaul

    Danone Early Life Nutrition Launches Category Overhaul

Danone Early Life Nutrition is launching a category refresh that spans its leading baby food brands, Cow & Gate and Aptamil. Cow & Gate is launching fifteen new food recipes across the

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Speed Up Poultry Processing – 15,000 bph With Meyn

    Speed Up Poultry Processing – 15,000 bph With Meyn

Rising consumer demand for high-protein food and changing customer preferences have spurred the global market for poultry meat. In response to this growing demand, the market has been forced to

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Mondelēz International Invests $200 Million in Czech Biscuit Plant to Accelerate Growth in Europe

    Mondelēz International Invests $200 Million in Czech Biscuit Plant to Accelerate Growth in Europe

Mondelēz International has invested $200 million since 2014 in its Czech Republic-based Opava biscuit manufacturing facility, which employs nearly 1,000 people and produces Power Brands like Oreo, belVita, Milka and

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European Soft Drinks Industry Generates Revenue of €185 Billion

    European Soft Drinks Industry Generates Revenue of €185 Billion

A recent study illustrates how the European soft drinks industry is rooted in the European economy and boosts progress throughout its value chain. The sector generates €185 billion revenue –

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Packaging Automation Help Seal in Freshness

    Packaging Automation Help Seal in Freshness

When Funky Nut Company, a small business manufacturing creative, healthier alternative peanut butters, were looking at developing their product range and tapping into the snack packs market, they needed a

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GEA Develops a Large Rotary Lobe Pump For Sensitive Products

  GEA Develops a Large Rotary Lobe Pump For Sensitive Products

GEA is expanding its NOVALOBE pump range with the large-volume GEA Hilge NOVALOBE 60. The robust rotary lobe pump is specifically

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Barilla to Invest €1 Billion Over 5 Years

  Barilla to Invest €1 Billion Over 5 Years

Barilla, the world’s largest pasta company, expects to invest about €1 billion over five years on its industrial assets. About

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Orkla to Consolidate Biscuits Production

  Orkla to Consolidate Biscuits Production

Norwegian food group Orkla is to consolidate its production of biscuits and to build a new biscuits factory outside Riga,

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Success of Vitafoods Europe Reflects Strength of Nutraceutical Industry

  Success of Vitafoods Europe Reflects Strength of Nutraceutical Industry

The success of Vitafoods Europe 2018, which attracted over 20,000 visitors for the first time, reflects the strength of the

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Blockchain – The Future of Food Traceability?

“The Blockchain, can change…well everything.” That was the prediction of Goldman Sachs in 2015. There has been a lot of

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Moy Park to Invest £18 Million in Latest Processing Technology

  Moy Park to Invest £18 Million in Latest Processing Technology

Moy Park, which is one of the UK’s largest poultry producers, has announced an investment of over £18 million across

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Tulip Starts Next Phase in Turnaround Under New Leadership

  Tulip Starts Next Phase in Turnaround Under New Leadership

Danish Crown has announced that Steve Francis is stepping down from his position as CEO of Tulip Ltd as the

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Carrs Foods Ranked 9th in Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200

  Carrs Foods Ranked 9th in Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200

Carrs Foods, the Manchester-based bakery business, has been ranked at number nine in this year’s Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200, which

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Smurfit Kappa Launches Bag-in-Box For Apple Juice

  Smurfit Kappa Launches Bag-in-Box For Apple Juice

Smurfit Kappa, leader in complete Bag-in-Box® packaging solutions, has expanded its range of packaging solutions for the fresh apple juice

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Leadership Changes at Kellogg Company’s North American and European Businesses

  Leadership Changes at Kellogg Company’s North American and European Businesses

Kellogg Company has announced two leadership changes to help drive the company’s growth strategy in the North American and European

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ABP Food Group to Invest £17 Million in Scotland

  ABP Food Group to Invest £17 Million in Scotland

ABP Food Group, one of Europe’s leading food processors, has announced an investment of £17 million for the planned redevelopment

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Consumers Prefer Taste and Sweetness of Reduced-sugar Cookies With Taura’s JusFruit Pieces

  Consumers Prefer Taste and Sweetness of Reduced-sugar Cookies With Taura’s JusFruit Pieces

Reduced-sugar cookies containing Taura’s JusFruitTM pieces are perceived to be just as sweet as full-sugar alternatives, research has found. In a consumer

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Tesco Back on Top in Ireland For First Time Since 2015

  Tesco Back on Top in Ireland For First Time Since 2015

The latest Irish grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 20 May 2018, show Tesco reclaiming

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Seafood Supplier Scoops Top Scottish Award

  Seafood Supplier Scoops Top Scottish Award

Leading seafood producer Loch Fyne Oysters celebrated its 40th year of trading by scooping the top prize in the Fish

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Actions to Stop the Decline of Pollinating Insects

  Actions to Stop the Decline of Pollinating Insects

One in ten pollinating insects is on the verge of extinction, and a third of bee and butterfly species is

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Warm Weather and the ‘Markle Sparkle’ Dazzle UK Grocery

  Warm Weather and the ‘Markle Sparkle’ Dazzle UK Grocery

The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks to 20 May 2018, reveal that the

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Innovation at the Heart of Northern Ireland Craft Brewery

  Innovation at the Heart of Northern Ireland Craft Brewery

Walled City Brewery, located in Derry’s exciting new cultural quarter Ebrington Square, has been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to

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Dairy Processing Equipment Market Size to Hit $13 Billion by 2024

  Dairy Processing Equipment Market Size to Hit $13 Billion by 2024

Global Dairy Processing Equipment Market size is expected to exceed US$13 billion by 2024; according to a new research report

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Nomad Foods to Acquire Aunt Bessie’s For €240 Million

  Nomad Foods to Acquire Aunt Bessie’s For €240 Million

Nomad Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire Aunt Bessie’s from William Jackson & Son for approximately €240 million.

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Nestlé Acquires Majority Share in Welsh Spring Water Business

  Nestlé Acquires Majority Share in Welsh Spring Water Business

Nestlé Waters has acquired a majority stake in Princes Gate Spring Water, a bottled water manufacturer based in Wales. The

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Market Volatility Drives Demand For Egg Replacers as New Online Calculator is Launched

  Market Volatility Drives Demand For Egg Replacers as New Online Calculator is Launched

With egg prices going through an extended period of volatility, Arla Foods Ingredients has launched a new calculator to help

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Glanbia Appoints New Group Chairman

  Glanbia Appoints New Group Chairman

Glanbia, the global nutrition group, has announced Martin Keane as Group Chairman, to succeed Henry Corbally with immediate effect. Patrick

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Key Appointments Made to Three ‘Dream Jobs’ in Scotch Whisky

  Key Appointments Made to Three ‘Dream Jobs’ in Scotch Whisky

Appointments to three of the most coveted jobs in the Scotch whisky industry have been announced by Scotland’s leading distilling

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Harrogate Spring is Number One UK Food Service Choice

  Harrogate Spring is Number One UK Food Service Choice

Harrogate Spring has become the number one bottled water brand in the UK’s £2.7 billion food service soft drinks category

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Mondelēz International Expands Its Sustainable Wheat Program to Cover 100% of European Biscuits By 2020

  Mondelēz International Expands Its Sustainable Wheat Program to Cover 100% of European Biscuits By 2020

Mondelēz International has announced its ambition to expand the Harmony program, the company’s sustainable wheat sourcing initiative, to cover 100

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Arla Foods UK Announces First Step in Drive to Create New Efficiencies

  Arla Foods UK Announces First Step in Drive to Create New Efficiencies

Arla Foods UK has announced a series of actions that it is proposing as part of a strategic review of

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Nestlé Launches New Food Brand in the UK

  Nestlé Launches New Food Brand in the UK

Nestlé is bringing a new food brand to the UK, offering healthy meat-free products for consumers looking to cut down

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European Commission Tables Update of Rules on Alcohol Excise Duties

  European Commission Tables Update of Rules on Alcohol Excise Duties

The European Commission has proposed to reshape the rules governing excise duty on alcohol within the EU, paving the way

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Board Changes at Hilton Food Group

  Board Changes at Hilton Food Group

Hilton Food Group, the UK-based specialist international meat packing business, has announced a number of changes to its board. Robert

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The Most Effective Marketers in the World Announced

  The Most Effective Marketers in the World Announced

Effie Worldwide has announced the most effective marketers in the world, based on the global results of the 2018 Effie

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Nestlé Announces Re-Organization of its Global Information Technology Activities

  Nestlé Announces Re-Organization of its Global Information Technology Activities

Following a thorough review of its global information technology (IT) setup, Nestlé has announced plans to re-organize parts of its

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Food Industry Progress to Cut Sugar in the UK Unveiled

  Food Industry Progress to Cut Sugar in the UK Unveiled

Public Health England (PHE) has published the first assessment of progress on the government’s sugar reduction programme, measuring how far

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