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Green Light For Cargill/Faccenda Foods Joint Venture

    Green Light For Cargill/Faccenda Foods Joint Venture

The proposed joint venture between Cargill and Faccenda Foods to create a leading UK food company focused on chicken, turkey and duck is expected to be operating as a standalone

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Fi Europe 2017 Innovation Awards – The Winners

    Fi Europe 2017 Innovation Awards – The Winners

A true barometer of food and beverage trends, the Fi Europe Innovation Awards honour research teams and product developers for their outstanding innovations and invaluable contributions to the industry. Mirroring

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Coca-Cola Uses the Force of Ardagh’s Shaped Aluminium Bottles For Star Wars Limited Edition

    Coca-Cola Uses the Force of Ardagh’s Shaped Aluminium Bottles For Star Wars Limited Edition

Coca-Cola has teamed up with Ardagh to create a most eye-catching packaging presentation for its limited edition Star Wars: The Last Jedi Coca-Cola Zero Sugar bottles. Each 25cl  shaped aluminium bottle

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New Acrylamide Legislation Announced

    New Acrylamide Legislation Announced

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that new EU legislation would be in force from April 2018 requiring food businesses to put in place practical steps to manage acrylamide within

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Inver House Distillers Drives Sustainability With £3 Million Biogas Investment at Balmenach

    Inver House Distillers Drives Sustainability With £3 Million Biogas Investment at Balmenach

Balmenach, one of Speyside’s oldest whisky distilleries and the home of Caorunn Scottish Gin, is set to become one of Scotland’s greenest distilleries with the announcement that work has started

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Kepak Extends Added Value Cooked Products Capability

    Kepak Extends Added Value Cooked Products Capability

Kepak Group, which is one of Ireland’s leading meat producers, is acquiring the Moy Park Poppintree facility at Ballymun in Dublin. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the

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IOI Loders Croklaan Wins Sustainability Champion Award at Fi Europe

    IOI Loders Croklaan Wins Sustainability Champion Award at Fi Europe

The jury of the Food Ingredients Europe Innovation Awards has awarded IOI Loders Croklaan with the Sustainability Champion Award for the company’s efforts in building a traceable, transparent and sustainable

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Omega Ingredients to Develop Natural Vanilla Alternatives

    Omega Ingredients to Develop Natural Vanilla Alternatives

In light of the on-going worldwide vanilla crisis, expert natural flavour creators Omega Ingredients have developed a vanilla flavour and an extract, both of which are 100% natural. With customers

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The EfficiencyManager Goes Mobile

    The EfficiencyManager Goes Mobile

The EfficiencyManager from Klüber Lubrication, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of speciality lubricants, provides companies with a comprehensive overview of all the machines and equipment relevant to the production process,

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Nestlé Extends Consumer Healthcare Portfolio in $2.3 Billion Deal

    Nestlé Extends Consumer Healthcare Portfolio in $2.3 Billion Deal

Nestlé has agreed to acquire privately-held Atrium Innovations, a global leader in nutritional health products, from a group of investors led by Permira Funds for US$2.3 billion in cash. Atrium’s

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Irish Cream Liqueur Recovers From ‘Lost Decade’

    Irish Cream Liqueur Recovers From ‘Lost Decade’

The Irish Spirits Association (ISA) has launched a Love Irish Cream Liqueur campaign. In the lead-up to Christmas, which is a very important time for Irish cream liqueur sales, the campaign aims

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BENEO Launches Prebiotic Logo

    BENEO Launches Prebiotic Logo

BENEO had double cause for celebration at this year’s FiE. As well as marking ten years of BENEO at the show, the company also launched a new on-pack logo to

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New Website Simplifies Tray Sealer Selection

    New Website Simplifies Tray Sealer Selection

Tray sealing specialist Proseal has launched a new website, specifically designed to help visitors identify the best solution for their sealing requirements. The easy-to-navigate site includes two special sections to

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Hain Celestial Acquires UK Natural Sweeteners Business

    Hain Celestial Acquires UK Natural Sweeteners Business

The Hain Celestial Group, a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, has acquired Clarks UK, The Natural Sweeteners Company,

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‘Crisis’ – New Report Shows Brexit Impact on Europe’s Meat Industry

    ‘Crisis’ – New Report Shows Brexit Impact on Europe’s Meat Industry

A hard Brexit will have a ‘catastrophic impact’ on the European Meat Industry, according to a stark new report published tby Europe’s Meat Industry body, UECBV, as the UK and

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It’s Take Off For Cork’s Food and Drink Producers

    It’s Take Off For Cork’s Food and Drink Producers

Taste Cork is teaming up with The Loop at Cork Airport to showcase the very best of Cork’s outstanding, locally produced food and drink products to the more than 2.3

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Chr. Hansen Enters into Partnership With Rheolution

    Chr. Hansen Enters into Partnership With Rheolution

Chr. Hansen has entered into a partnership with Rheolution Inc. on the global distribution of Rheolution’s CoaguSens™ and ElastoSens™ products. Aimed at cheesemakers, the products offer real-time analytics of the

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Spoon-in-lid Solutions For Dairy Products

    Spoon-in-lid Solutions For Dairy Products

An innovative spoon-in-the-lid from RPC Superfos for its popular 75mm container is guaranteed to make yogurts, desserts and other dairy products stand out from the crowd. The new solution is

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HEINEKEN to Build First Brewery in Mozambique

    HEINEKEN to Build First Brewery in Mozambique

HEINEKEN has laid the foundation stone of its first brewery in Mozambique. This new brewery, incorporating the latest technologies, represents a $100 million (€85 million) investment. Located in the province

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Nespresso to Invest in Post-conflict Colombian Coffee

    Nespresso to Invest in Post-conflict Colombian Coffee

Nespresso has announced that it will expand its coffee-sourcing programme into several former conflict zones in Colombia for the first time. The move comes as part of a SFr49 million

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The Future of Food and Farming – For a Flexible, Fair and Sustainable Common Agricultural Policy

    The Future of Food and Farming – For a Flexible, Fair and Sustainable Common Agricultural Policy

Simpler rules and a more flexible approach will ensure the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) delivers real results in supporting farmers and leads the sustainable development of EU agriculture. These are

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Thatchers Cider Becomes More Sustainable and Recycles More

    Thatchers Cider Becomes More Sustainable and Recycles More

British family cider maker, Thatchers Cider, has contracted Middleton Engineering to supply and install an 80 tonne baler and slider-bed feed conveyor at its Myrtle Farm cider mill in Somerset, to compact and

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Carbery Launches Optipep® 4bars

  Carbery Launches Optipep® 4bars

Leading whey protein supplier, Carbery, is launching the latest innovation from its hydrolysed whey protein range, Optipep® 4bars. Designed specifically to

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Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate Inaugurates Solar Power Facility in Ghana

  Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate Inaugurates Solar Power Facility in Ghana

Cargill has inaugurated a new solar power facility at its Cocoa & Chocolate site in Tema, Ghana. This energy project

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Kellogg UK Commits to Making Breakfasts Healthier

  Kellogg UK Commits to Making Breakfasts Healthier

Kellogg UK has launched its Better Starts Plan which, by the end of 2018, will overhaul its breakfast cereals to

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2 Sisters Ramps Up Production at East Anglian Chicken Operation

  2 Sisters Ramps Up Production at East Anglian Chicken Operation

2 Sisters Food Group, which is Britain’s biggest food manufacturer, is ramping up production at its chicken processing facility in

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AB InBev Accused of Abusing Dominant Position in Belgium

  AB InBev Accused of Abusing Dominant Position in Belgium

The European Commission has informed AB InBev of its preliminary view that the company has abused its dominant position on

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Quality and Digitisation Major Factors For Future Success

  Quality and Digitisation Major Factors For Future Success

Increased quality and a greater focus on digitisation in factories are two key trends identified in a recent global survey

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Strong Growth For Stand-up Pouches

  Strong Growth For Stand-up Pouches

Stand-up pouches (SUPs) is now one of the fastest growing flexible packaging formats with global demand expected to pass 90

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Challenging First Half For Greene King

  Challenging First Half For Greene King

Greene King, the UK brewer and pub operator, has reported a 1.2% decline in revenue to £1.031 billion for the

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British Food and Drink Industry Welcomes Sector Council Inclusion in Government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper

  British Food and Drink Industry Welcomes Sector Council Inclusion in Government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has welcomed the publication of the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy white paper, which announced

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EU Beer Sector’s Renaissance Continues

  EU Beer Sector’s Renaissance Continues

With EU beer production rising above 40 billion litres for the first time since the economic crisis, The Brewers of

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DSM Wins Food Ingredients Innovation Award

  DSM Wins Food Ingredients Innovation Award

DSM has won the prestigious ‘Reduction & Reformulation Innovation Award’ during Food Ingredients Europe 2017. DSM’s Delvo®Cheese CT-Light cultures allow

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Ryvita Launches New Design Created By Coley Porter Bell

  Ryvita Launches New Design Created By Coley Porter Bell

Ryvita, the original Rye crispbread, is relaunching with a new look. The vibrant and eye-catching packaging design was created by award-winning branding

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Britvic Shows Resilience

  Britvic Shows Resilience

Britvic, the UK-based soft drinks group, has reported a 7.7% increase in revenue to £1.541 billion for the 52 weeks

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Nestlé Invests in New Factory in Cuba

  Nestlé Invests in New Factory in Cuba

Nestlé has started construction on a new factory in Cuba, to meet growing consumer demand and strengthen its presence on

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Irish Food & Drink Industry Champion Award Presented to ‘Mr Cheestrings’

  Irish Food & Drink Industry Champion Award Presented to  ‘Mr Cheestrings’

At its Food and Drink Industry Awards in the RDS, Dublin, Bord Bia recently presented the inaugural ‘Industry Champion’ Award to

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Parabel Wins Innovations Award at Food Ingredients Europe For Novel LENTEIN Plant Protein

  Parabel Wins Innovations Award at Food Ingredients Europe For Novel LENTEIN Plant Protein

Parabel won the FIE Innovations Award in the Growth Category, for their Novel LENTEIN Plant Protein. LENTEIN is a plant

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The (Shelf) Life of Pie

  The (Shelf) Life of Pie

The shelf-life and freshness of a pie, along with most other confections and snacks, is mainly a factor of the

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Transformational Year For Greencore

  Transformational Year For Greencore

Benefiting from its acquisition of Peacock Foods in the US, Greencore, the UK and international manufacturer of convenience foods, has

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Asia Continues to Dominate Growth in Global Grocery Retailing

  Asia Continues to Dominate Growth in Global Grocery Retailing

The global grocery retail market will add $2.7 trillion in sales to 2022, with growth in the next five years

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Carlsberg Group’s First Carbon-neutral Brewery

  Carlsberg Group’s First Carbon-neutral Brewery

Carlsberg Group’s brewery at Falkenberg in Sweden is now 100% powered by biogas and green electricity, making it the country’s

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Barentz International and Deltagen Group Sign Strategic Partnership

  Barentz International and Deltagen Group Sign Strategic Partnership

Barentz International, an international leader in the distribution of high-quality ingredients headquartered in The Netherlands, has announced a strategic partnership

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Bradman Lake Group at ProSweets

  Bradman Lake Group at ProSweets

Bradman Lake Group is participating at the ProSweets show being held at Cologne, Germany on January 28-31, 2018, where visitors

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Record Revenue and Profit at Danish Crown

  Record Revenue and Profit at Danish Crown

Despite the divestment of Plumrose in the US and falling exchange rates in some of its main markets, Danish Crown,

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UK Food and Drink Exports Grow 15% to £5.9 Billion in Third Quarter of 2017

  UK Food and Drink Exports Grow 15% to £5.9 Billion in Third Quarter of 2017

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published its quarterly Exports Snapshot, which highlights key UK food and drink export

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Total Lifetime Cost of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Ireland Estimated at €7.2 Billion

  Total Lifetime Cost of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Ireland Estimated at €7.2 Billion

New safefood funded research into the cost of childhood overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland has estimated the

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Muntons’ New Ingredient – MaltiCrunch Chocolate

  Muntons’ New Ingredient – MaltiCrunch Chocolate

Muntons Ingredients, a leading manufacturer of malted ingredients, has announced the launch of MaltiCrunch Chocolate, an innovative and versatile new

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FrieslandCampina Makes a Fresh Start in Germany

  FrieslandCampina Makes a Fresh Start in Germany

FrieslandCampina has announced a comprehensive reorientation in the German market. Central to the strategic refocus are considerable investments in its

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Premium Beer Consumption in Vietnam More Than Doubled Between 2011 and 2016

  Premium Beer Consumption in Vietnam More Than Doubled Between 2011 and 2016

A storm is brewing for discount brands selling lower-quality products as Vietnamese beer drinkers are increasingly picking up premium and

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The UK’s Largest Packaging Event Unveils Plans for 2018

  The UK’s Largest Packaging Event Unveils Plans for 2018

James Drake-Brockman, Divisional Director of Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print, the UK’s most renowned packaging shows, talks about plans for the event’s highly anticipated

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Danone Invests in Deep Ocean Bottled Water

  Danone Invests in Deep Ocean Bottled Water

Danone Manifesto Ventures, the corporate venture unit of Danone, has taken a minority stake in the Hawaii-based company Kona Deep.

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Chocolate Versus Cheese Choice Grates on British Consumers

  Chocolate Versus Cheese Choice Grates on British Consumers

New research from Mintel reveals that when asked if they had to “choose between never being able to eat cheese again

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Layn Opens Strategic New Location in Europe to Help Support Global Growth in Natural Sweetener Innovation

  Layn Opens Strategic New Location in Europe to Help Support Global Growth in Natural Sweetener Innovation

Layn Corporation, a global leader in the vertically integrated production of premium-quality, natural sweeteners, flavours, and botanicals, has opened its European

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