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
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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, which was held in Sitges, Spain, from 13th to 16th November, she
Manufacturers and brand owners are under immense pressure to repeatedly produce conforming, high quality, safe and well-presented packaged food to meet industry requirements. Increasingly stringent legislation, innovations in packaged product
Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Hamé, Nordic food group Orkla has purchased Agrimex, a leading frozen vegetable producer in the Czech Republic. Hamé is a leading branded food company in the
Bernard Deryckere, current CEO of Alpro who has been leading the company for the last 16 years, is stepping down and handing over management responsibility to Sven Lamote. Sven Lamote
Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, has announced a major product expansion into the South Korean market with the launch of Kerrygold butter. Kerrygold will be sold through major Korean
Real fruit and vegetable pieces are the perfect way to combine eastern and western flavours, Taura Natural Ingredients will demonstrate at Food Ingredients Europe. With consumers seeking new taste sensations,
Regional French dairy producer Duo Lozère has selected RPC Bebo Bouxwiller to supply the packaging for the company’s high quality organic yoghurts and fromage blanc. The stylish 125cc thermoformed polypropylene
The Environment, Foods and Rural Affairs Committee in the UK has published its report into 2 Sisters Food Group and Standards in Poultry Processing. The Committee launched an inquiry into
Archer Daniels Midland Company has been awarded ‘most innovative food ingredient’ for its natural sweetening solution, Fruit Up® Fiber, at this year’s Gulfood Manufacturing Industry Excellence Awards. The awards recognize
Bayn Europe has signed a strategic framework agreement with Kong Wua Group in China, outlining the establishment of a R&D center for sugar reduction and production of sugar replacer solutions.
Among the most interesting topics in the publication ‘It’s time to end food waste’ is a closer look at the psychology of food waste by Nina Waldhauer at the University of Wageningen. Waldhauer
Orkla Foods Danmark has agreed to sell its K-Salat business to Stryhns, which is part of the Norwegian Agra group. The purpose of the sale is to concentrate Orkla’s activities
A project to build a new lowland Scotch malt whisky distillery and visitor centre in Inverclyde has taken major step forward with the award of nearly £1 million from the
A new Bord Bia report has revealed that Irish craft beer is performing well across all fronts, from the number of production facilities to production output, market share and exports.
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
UK premium pet food brand Nineteen87, which boasts fresh, baked and natural ingredients, has launched with packaging, website, advertising and POS
A new range of sliced chicken and turkey products from a primary supplier of high quality meats to the Irish
Reflecting strong volume and value growth across most of its brand portfolio, Dairy Crest has reported an 8% increase in
Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, increased sales by 1.2% in local currencies
South America is the latest market to tap into the expertise of a world leading company based in the quiet
A new edition of Tetra Pak’s Orange Book is now available free online. Alongside the latest technologies and consumer insights,
By Gary Sewell, General Manager, Clearwater Technology Cost reduction is a constant challenge for any food processing business, yet many
Just days after announcing that it will no longer proceed with its plans for an initial public offering, Bakkavor, the UK’s
HKScan, the leading Nordic food company, is making preparations to begin exporting pork from Finland to China. The Chinese and
The European Commission has presented its proposal for fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and the North Sea for 2018. The
Consumer awareness in Clean Label is growing(1). The snacking industry is reinvigorating itself both in terms of new product development
Coonlocken Ltd, an Irish convenience packaging supplier, is making it their mission to make on-the-go snacking easier for busy consumers
Adversely impacted by rising commodity inflation that was not fully offset by price increases and its cost reduction efforts along
Bord Bia released the findings of its 2017 Irish Foodservice Channel Insights Report in advance of its annual foodservice seminar
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