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Natural Products Scandinavia & Nordic Organic Food Fair Previews its 2017 Exhibitors

    Natural Products Scandinavia & Nordic Organic Food Fair Previews its 2017 Exhibitors

Natural Products Scandinavia & Nordic Organic Food Fair has released its initial exhibitor list for 2017.  Thanks to an increase in stand space, the event will feature 400 exhibitors for

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Arla Foods Delivers Higher Returns For Farmer Owners

    Arla Foods Delivers Higher Returns For Farmer Owners

Arla Foods has reported revenue up by three per cent and the performance price up by 19 per cent in the first half of 2017 due to increased sales prices

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Hilton Signs Fresh Food Contract With Tesco Central Europe

    Hilton Signs Fresh Food Contract With Tesco Central Europe

Hilton Food Group, the specialist retail meat packing business supplying major international food retailers in Europe and Australia, has signed a long term supply agreement with Tesco Central Europe to

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Amazon Deal Will Revolutionise Online Food Retail Sector

    Amazon Deal Will Revolutionise Online Food Retail Sector

The recent proliferation of acquisitions and partnerships in the global food retail sector will define the future of grocery retail says GlobalData, a recognized leader in providing business information and

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Flavorchem Launches New Website

    Flavorchem Launches New Website

Flavorchem Corporation, a global supplier of flavour and colour solutions, recently unveiled their new website: www.flavorchem.com. Created with the user experience in mind, the site includes many new features to help users

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New Waste Management Service Launched For Food Manufacturing Sector

    New Waste Management Service Launched For Food Manufacturing Sector

A free waste management service that aims to get more food manufacturing businesses to recognise the cost and environmental benefits of baling and compacting waste is being launched. Wastesaving Audit

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Danish Crown and Tulip to Move Under One Roof

    Danish Crown and Tulip to Move Under One Roof

Since its founding in 1990, Danish Crown has become one of Denmark’s largest companies and Europe’s largest meat processing company. As a result, the group has outgrown both Danish Crown’s

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Finsbury Food Group to Close Grain D’Or Business

    Finsbury Food Group to Close Grain D’Or Business

Finsbury Food Group, a leading UK speciality bakery manufacturer of cake, bread and morning goods for both the retail and foodservice channels, is proposing to close its Grain D’Or business.

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Packaging Affects the Senses!

    Packaging Affects the Senses!

It’s official, when it comes to packaging, we have lost our senses. New research suggests that our sense of taste, smell and even feel is directly affected by the packaging

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World Cheese Awards 2017 Opens For Entry

    World Cheese Awards 2017 Opens For Entry

The World Cheese Awards is now open for entry, with producers from across the globe invited to submit their cheese to be judged during the competition’s 30th anniversary celebrations. Dedicated only to cheese,

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New Members For ESSNA

    New Members For ESSNA

The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) has announced another expansion in its membership as Synergy Tastes, Active Nutrition International, Nutritional Products International, the International Council on Amino Acid Science

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Lidl Becomes the UK’s Seventh Largest Supermarket

    Lidl Becomes the UK’s Seventh Largest Supermarket

The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 13 August 2017, show Lidl has increased its market share to a new record high of

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2 Sisters Plans Investment in Welsh Plant

    2 Sisters Plans Investment in Welsh Plant

Britain’s biggest food manufacturer, 2 Sisters Food Group, has announced plans to expand supply from its Welsh processing facility in Merthyr Tydfil. The £1.4 million investment in the beef and

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Towards a Fairer Food Supply Chain – European Commission Asks For Input

    Towards a Fairer Food Supply Chain – European Commission Asks For Input

The European Commission is launching an EU-wide public consultation on how to make the EU food supply chain fairer. Farmers, citizens and other interested parties are invited to share their

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Bord Bia Leads First Irish Presence at Japan International Seafood & Technology Expo

    Bord Bia Leads First Irish Presence at Japan International Seafood & Technology Expo

Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) and Irish seafood exporters will exhibit for the first time at Japan International Seafood and Technology Expo in Tokyo  determined that its extensive market insight and promotion activity

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New Video Guide to WCB Universal Twin Screw Pumps

    New Video Guide to WCB Universal Twin Screw Pumps

SPX FLOW is committed to providing excellent support and ensuring customers get the most from their equipment. As part of this regime, a series of maintenance videos have been created

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World’s Most Modern Snack Plant Begins Operations in Finland

    World’s Most Modern Snack Plant Begins Operations in Finland

The world’s most modern dairy snack plant has commenced operation at Valio Riihimäki in Southern Finland. The snack plant is the largest single investment in Valio’s history. Construction of the

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FrieslandCampina Sells Fruit Juice Business

    FrieslandCampina Sells Fruit Juice Business

The Dutch investment company Standard Investment is acquiring Riedel, the fruit juice business of FrieslandCampina, for an undisclosed sum. Based at Ede in the Netherlands, Riedel has a turnover of

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LacPatrick is Cream of the Crop in UAE

    LacPatrick is Cream of the Crop in UAE

LacPatrick, the international dairy co-operative, has secured over £1 million of sales of its LP spray dried whole milk and skimmed milk powder in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following

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Tate & Lyle Launches CLARIA® Instant Functional Clean-Label Starches

    Tate & Lyle Launches CLARIA® Instant Functional Clean-Label Starches

Tate & Lyle, a leading global provider of food ingredients and solutions, has announced a further expansion of its line of CLARIA® Functional Clean-Label Starches with the introduction of two

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Reveal Impact – Ardagh Group to Launch a Two-Stage Thermochromic Solution

    Reveal Impact – Ardagh Group to Launch a Two-Stage Thermochromic Solution

Reveal Impact features combined temperature-sensitive inks with a twist. The new solution for aluminium cans uses two different thermochromic inks, which both boast the same colour when cooled down. However,

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HKScan Opens New €80 Million Poultry Plant

    HKScan Opens New €80 Million Poultry Plant

HKScan, the Nordic meat group, has just opened its new, state-of-the-art poultry unit at Rauma in Finland. Valued at over €80 million, the new facility is the largest investment in

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Record Growth For UK Food and Drink Exports in First Half of 2017

  Record Growth For UK Food and Drink Exports in First Half of 2017

The first half of 2017 saw exports of all UK food and drink grow to £10.2 billion, up 8.5% on

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Nurturing Locally, Growing Globally – International Meat Congress ICoMST 2017 in Cork

  Nurturing Locally, Growing Globally – International Meat Congress ICoMST 2017 in Cork

The 63rd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST 2017) took place at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork, during August

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Tempting Batters Now With Clean-label Benefits

  Tempting Batters Now With Clean-label Benefits

A leading German natural starch producer, KRÖNER-STÄRKE, perhaps better known as a natural, starch supplier for bread manufacturers, has turned

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B&R is Introducing a Hypervisor For Its Automation System

  B&R is Introducing a Hypervisor For Its Automation System

B&R is introducing a hypervisor for its automation system. This software allows Windows or Linux to run alongside B&R’s own

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Florette Further Expands its UK Business

  Florette Further Expands its UK Business

In line with its strategy to be a major player within the UK fresh produce category, Florette UK & Ireland

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FrieslandCampina Simplifies its Organisation

  FrieslandCampina Simplifies its Organisation

Royal FrieslandCampina intends to simplify its organizational structure into four to be set up global business groups – Consumer Dairy,

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Heineken’s Acquisition of Punch is Cleared

  Heineken’s Acquisition of Punch is Cleared

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted proposals by Heineken to resolve concerns over its £402.7 million acquisition of

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Changing Consumer Tastes Drive Long-term Global Sugar Market Slowdown

  Changing Consumer Tastes Drive Long-term Global Sugar Market Slowdown

The consumers’ shift away from sugar consumption is an important driver behind significant changes in the food and beverage industry.

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How is the Rise of E-Commerce Changing the Role of Physical Stores?

  How is the Rise of E-Commerce Changing the Role of Physical Stores?

The rise of the internet has allowed retailers to directly connect with consumers from beyond the physical store revolutionising the

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SPX FLOW Appoints Pierre Sbabo as Vice President, Food and Beverage in EMEA

  SPX FLOW Appoints Pierre Sbabo as Vice President, Food and Beverage in EMEA

SPX FLOW has announced the appointment of Pierre Sbabo as the Vice President of its Food and Beverage business in

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Younger British Consumers Turn Over a New Leaf on Tea

  Younger British Consumers Turn Over a New Leaf on Tea

New research from Mintel reveals that as many as 37% of British consumers aged 25-34 have drunk 5-6 different types of

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Irish Consumer Confidence Hits New High

  Irish Consumer Confidence Hits New High

Consumer confidence in Ireland has hit its highest level since the recession and is now the fourth most confident country

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Fifth Acquisition For Frutarom in 2017

  Fifth Acquisition For Frutarom in 2017

Frutarom Industries, one of the world’s 10 largest companies in the field of flavours and natural specialty fine ingredients, continues

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Market-leading Food Contact Conference, Plastics & Paper in Contact with Food – 4-7 December, Berlin

  Market-leading Food Contact Conference, Plastics & Paper in Contact with Food – 4-7 December, Berlin

Over 200 experts from across the food contact industry will come together in Berlin, Germany from 4–7 December 2017 to

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Croxsons’ Stunning Black Bottle For 6 O’Clock Gin’s Limited Edition Debut

  Croxsons’ Stunning Black Bottle For 6 O’Clock Gin’s Limited Edition Debut

Leading glass packaging company Croxsons has supplied Bristol based distiller, 6 O’Clock Gin, with a stunning black bottle for their

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Carlsberg Group Remains on Course

  Carlsberg Group Remains on Course

Carlsberg Group has announced organic and reported net revenue growth of 2% to DKr31.77 billion (€4.27 billion) for the first

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UK Food-to-go Market to Reach £23.5 Billion by 2022

  UK Food-to-go Market to Reach £23.5 Billion by 2022

The UK’s food-to-go sector is in rude health and will be worth £23.5 billion by 2022, up from £17.4 billion

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Irish Food Companies Encouraged to ‘Think Digital’ and Maximise Online Retail Opportunity

  Irish Food Companies Encouraged to ‘Think Digital’ and Maximise Online Retail Opportunity

Bord Bia has announced a partnership with the Digital Marketing Institute to offer Irish food and drink companies an opportunity

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Norwegians Sceptical About Ready-to-eat Food

  Norwegians Sceptical About Ready-to-eat Food

Around 40% of Norwegian consumers agree with the statement that industrially produced food is unhealthy, according to the results of

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Mandatory CCTV in All Slaughterhouses Under New Animal Welfare Plans

  Mandatory CCTV in All Slaughterhouses Under New Animal Welfare Plans

CCTV will be mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England under new plans recently announced by Environment Secretary Michael Gove, as

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£3.7 Billion Worth of Discounts Disappear From UK Supermarket Shelves as Promotions Fall to Lowest Levels in 10 Years

  £3.7 Billion Worth of Discounts Disappear From UK Supermarket Shelves as Promotions Fall to Lowest Levels in 10 Years

The pressure on UK retailers to be more transparent in their pricing has seen the number of trade promotions fall

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Whisky, Tequila and Gin to Drive Global Spirits Category Growth to 2021

  Whisky, Tequila and Gin to Drive Global Spirits Category Growth to 2021

Just released data from the IWSR 2017-2021 Forecast suggests global volumes of whisky, gin and tequila are expected to make gains of

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Huge Export Win to China For UK Food Producers

  Huge Export Win to China For UK Food Producers

A new export deal with China will bring a £200 million boost to the UK food industry and support 1,500

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CSM Bakery Solutions Closes Sale of BakeMark Business

  CSM Bakery Solutions Closes Sale of BakeMark Business

CSM Bakery Solutions, a global leader in bakery ingredients, products and services, has completed the sale of its BakeMark business

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Needham Coding Ireland to Show Own Brand ‘N’ Series CIJ Printers For the First Time

  Needham Coding Ireland to Show Own Brand ‘N’ Series CIJ Printers For the First Time

Newly established business, County Westmeath-based Needham Coding Ireland Limited, which was formed following a merger between The Needham Group and

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Mars Food Expands its Portfolio With Acquisition

  Mars Food Expands its Portfolio With Acquisition

Mars Food, part of Mars Incorporated, is acquiring Preferred Brands International, a US-based, fully integrated manufacturer and marketer of all-natural,

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British Consumers Demand Clarity on Who is Brewing Their Craft Beer

  British Consumers Demand Clarity on Who is Brewing Their Craft Beer

New research shows the majority of British beer drinkers want greater clarity over who is brewing the beer they drink,

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FiE Invites Thought Leaders and Innovative Start-ups to Apply For 2017 Awards

  FiE Invites Thought Leaders and Innovative Start-ups to Apply For 2017 Awards

“Thought Leadership”, the guiding concept for this year’s Food ingredients Europe, is echoed in the 2017 Fi Europe Innovation Awards.

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Givaudan Announces Exclusive Distribution Partnership With IMCD in Western Europe

  Givaudan Announces Exclusive Distribution Partnership With IMCD in Western Europe

Givaudan has announced an exclusive new distribution partnership with IMCD, a leading distributor of speciality chemicals and food ingredients. The

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Brooklyn Brewery Chooses Fresh Floor Finish

  Brooklyn Brewery Chooses Fresh Floor Finish

After abandoning plans to build a new $70 million state-of-the-art plant at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in nearby Staten Island,

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Coca-Cola European Partners Increases Full Year Outlook

  Coca-Cola European Partners Increases Full Year Outlook

Coca-Cola European Partners, the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler based on revenue, has increased its full year 2017 outlook after

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Good First Half Performance by Glanbia

  Good First Half Performance by Glanbia

Glanbia plc, the global nutrition group, delivered a good performance in the first half of 2017, driven by its Nutritionals

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