Nestlé has started construction on a new factory in Cuba, to meet growing consumer demand and strengthen its presence on the island. Nestlé is investing SFr54 million (€46 million) in
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At its Food and Drink Industry Awards in the RDS, Dublin, Bord Bia recently presented the inaugural ‘Industry Champion’ Award to Denis O’Riordan (pictured above) of Kerry Foods in recognition of his
Parabel won the FIE Innovations Award in the Growth Category, for their Novel LENTEIN Plant Protein. LENTEIN is a plant protein that comes from the world’s smallest flowering plant, Lemnaceae,
The shelf-life and freshness of a pie, along with most other confections and snacks, is mainly a factor of the flow of oxygen and water vapour through the walls of
Benefiting from its acquisition of Peacock Foods in the US, Greencore, the UK and international manufacturer of convenience foods, has reported a 56.5% increase in revenue to £2.319 billion and
The global grocery retail market will add $2.7 trillion in sales to 2022, with growth in the next five years dominated by Asia, according to new forecasts released today by international
Carlsberg Group’s brewery at Falkenberg in Sweden is now 100% powered by biogas and green electricity, making it the country’s first big brewery with zero carbon emissions from its energy
Barentz International, an international leader in the distribution of high-quality ingredients headquartered in The Netherlands, has announced a strategic partnership with Deltagen Group, a specialized food ingredients distributor with local
Bradman Lake Group is participating at the ProSweets show being held at Cologne, Germany on January 28-31, 2018, where visitors to Bradman Lake’s stand number 10.1 E051 can discuss their
Despite the divestment of Plumrose in the US and falling exchange rates in some of its main markets, Danish Crown, Europe’s largest meat processor, posted record revenue of DKr62.024 billion
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published its quarterly Exports Snapshot, which highlights key UK food and drink export figures for the third quarter of 2017. Q3 saw further
New safefood funded research into the cost of childhood overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland has estimated the total lifetime cost to be €7.2 billion (€4.6 billion in
Muntons Ingredients, a leading manufacturer of malted ingredients, has announced the launch of MaltiCrunch Chocolate, an innovative and versatile new ingredient. In addition to a blend of malt and chocolate
FrieslandCampina has announced a comprehensive reorientation in the German market. Central to the strategic refocus are considerable investments in its core brands, such as Landliebe, Tuffi and Frico, a bundling
A storm is brewing for discount brands selling lower-quality products as Vietnamese beer drinkers are increasingly picking up premium and superpremium products from shelves, with premium beer consumption rocketing to
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 return to Birmingham’s NEC on 28 February & 1 March 2018.
Danone Manifesto Ventures, the corporate venture unit of Danone, has taken a minority stake in the Hawaii-based company Kona Deep. Kona Deep is creating a new category of premium water
New research from Mintel reveals that when asked if they had to “choose between never being able to eat cheese again or never being able to eat chocolate again”, 50% of
Layn Corporation, a global leader in the vertically integrated production of premium-quality, natural sweeteners, flavours, and botanicals, has opened its European office in Savona, on the northwest coast of Italy. “Our
The Zamora Company, a Spanish fifth generation, family-owned global wine and spirits business headquartered in Madrid, has acquired an equity stake in Yellow Rose Distilling, a leading American whiskey distiller
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, for the 12 weeks ending 5 November 2017, reveal that Dunnes Stores has returned to the top spot for
Cornish Kern, an alpine-style cheese made by the UK’s Lynher Dairies Cheese Company, has been crowned World Champion Cheese at the 30th annual World Cheese Awards, after just a few years in
The GNT Young Scientist Award 2017 goes to Caroline Buvé of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. At the 31st EFFoST International Conference,
Manufacturers and brand owners are under immense pressure to repeatedly produce conforming, high quality, safe and well-presented packaged food to
Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Hamé, Nordic food group Orkla has purchased Agrimex, a leading frozen vegetable producer in the Czech
Bernard Deryckere, current CEO of Alpro who has been leading the company for the last 16 years, is stepping down
Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, has announced a major product expansion into the South Korean market with the
Real fruit and vegetable pieces are the perfect way to combine eastern and western flavours, Taura Natural Ingredients will demonstrate
Regional French dairy producer Duo Lozère has selected RPC Bebo Bouxwiller to supply the packaging for the company’s high quality
The Environment, Foods and Rural Affairs Committee in the UK has published its report into 2 Sisters Food Group and
Archer Daniels Midland Company has been awarded ‘most innovative food ingredient’ for its natural sweetening solution, Fruit Up® Fiber, at
Bayn Europe has signed a strategic framework agreement with Kong Wua Group in China, outlining the establishment of a R&D
Among the most interesting topics in the publication ‘It’s time to end food waste’ is a closer look at the psychology
Orkla Foods Danmark has agreed to sell its K-Salat business to Stryhns, which is part of the Norwegian Agra group.
A project to build a new lowland Scotch malt whisky distillery and visitor centre in Inverclyde has taken major step
A new Bord Bia report has revealed that Irish craft beer is performing well across all fronts, from the number
One of the highlights at Fi Europe & Ni is the announcement of the winners of the Innovation Awards. The
To reduce food processors costs, Advetec, a leading specialist in the treatment and reduction of solid and liquid organic waste, has launched
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks to 5 November 2017, show UK supermarket
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that minimum unit pricing for alcohol, which was passed overwhelmingly by the Scottish Parliament
GEA has recently been selected to supply an extended pasta filata cheese production line for BMI in Jessen, Germany. With this exemplary
The Sigpack VPF (Vertical Platform for Flat Pouches), the first freely scalable flat pouch machine from Bosch, has been honoured
Premier Foods, the UK convenience food group, has reported group revenue of £353.3 million for the 26 weeks ended 30 September
The Nestlé Board of Directors has decided to change the organisation of the infant nutrition business at Nestlé to enhance further the
Algaia is introducing Satialgine® DVA, a next-generation seaweed extract ingredient for dairy and non-dairy desserts. This alginate line provides a
Coding and marking specialist Interactive Coding Equipment (ICE) is further strengthening its range of customer support services with the opening
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally concluded that Tesco’s £3.7 billion purchase of Booker does not raise competition
According to new research from Mintel, the number of British consumers buying lunch to eat out of the home for
Swiss dairy group Emmi has set itself the target of reducing its global CO2 emissions by 25% by 2020. At the
The increasingly thoughtful and mindful consumer will continue to catalyze changes in the way that companies produce, package and label
Tonejet, the only manufacturer of advanced electro-static drop-on-demand digital print engines, and Rockwell Automation, the world’s leading company dedicated to industrial
Warburtons have been selected as the Bronze Winner of the SAP UKI Quality Awards in the Transformation category for their
New research from Britvic, the largest supplier of branded still soft drinks and the number two supplier of branded carbonated
IOI Loders Croklaan is to launch Creamelt® 600 LS, a chocolate filling fat that reduces saturated fatty acid (SAFA) content by
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