A Warwickshire brewery, originally located in an old coffin shop, has won the Campaign for Real Ale’s prestigious Champion Beer of Britain award. Goat’s Milk by Church End scooped gold
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EFSA has set dietary reference values for riboflavin (vitamin B2) as part of its review of scientific advice on nutrient intakes. Based on new scientific findings, the Panel on Dietetic
The RPC Design team has completed construction on a purpose-built foam modelling studio that will enable its designers to rapidly make mock-ups of packs in order to test and modify
New research from Mintel finds that over a quarter (28%) of meat eating Brits have reduced or limited their meat consumption in the last six months*. What is more, a
Unilever is to acquire Weis, an Australian ice cream business, for an undisclosed sum. Weis is a second-generation ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturer, founded in 1957 by Les Weis
Kerry Group, the global taste, nutrition and consumer foods business, has reported a solid underlying business performance for the half year ended 30 June 2017, despite significant adverse currency movements
Working together with McDonald’s, Arla Foods is launching a new co-branded Happy Meal and Arla Organic Milk bottle which will roll-out across McDonald’s UK restaurants. The new design of the
Taylors of Harrogate, a family business that dates back to 1886, has earned itself a reputation for quality through its devotion to the craft of outstanding coffee and tea. Finding
McDonald’s Corporation has announced a major acceleration of its expansion plans in China following the successful completion of a strategic partnership with CITIC Ltd, CITIC Capital Partners, and The Carlyle
Anheuser-Busch InBev and Anadolu Efes, the leading brewer in Turkey, have agreed on 50:50 merger of their existing businesses in Russia and Ukraine. The proposed deal follows AB InBev’s acquisition
Leading sugar and health expert group Action on Sugar, based at Queen Mary University of London, is calling for colour-coded ‘traffic light’ front of pack (FOP)1 nutrition labelling to be introduced
Premier Foods has appointed Keith Hamill, OBE, as non-executive Chairman to replace David Beever who is stepping down after nine years with the company and five years as Chairman. Keith
Craft beers have long established themselves on the world market. The KHS Group is thus now offering a new can filler to meet the requirements of small to medium-sized brewing
The Subway® brand has opened its 2,500th store in the UK at Keynsham, Banes. The new outlet features the new Subway® Fresh Forward design. Following the global launch of the new
Real Good Food, the diversified food business, has appointed Harveen Rai as Finance Director and Company Secretary. Harveen Rai replaces David Newman, who will be stepping down from the board
The International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST)will take place in the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork on August 13-18th, 2017. The theme of the Congress is ‘Nurturing Locally, Growing Globally’. Speakers
KHS and Schubert have combined their expertise to offer beverage producers a complete and powerful package to fill and pack their products in the future. A first example of the
Edina, a leading supplier, installer and maintenance provider for combined heat and power (CHP), gas, and diesel generation solutions, has launched its newly redesigned website. The new Edina website (http://www.edina.eu) offers
Mella Frewen, director general of FoodDrinkEurope, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the National Food and Drink Conference & Exhibition, which will be held on the 13th September at
Gruppo Campari has reported a 13.5% increase in first half sales to €844.7 million, reflecting strong organic sales growth of 6.8%, favourable currency exchange rates and a 5% impact stemming
The Irish Brewers Association (IBA), the representative voice for the brewing industry in Ireland, has released its 2016 annual Beer Market Report for Ireland, which shows Irish beer exports were
Experts in poultry health have helped one of the UK’s largest food businesses to slash its antibiotic usage in the past two years, by adopting an holistic approach to animal
Protein is in the global spotlight as we strive to meet the nutritional needs of a population set to hit
Those working in the food and beverage industry will have masses to see at Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London,
Bel Group, the French cheese producer, has reported a 14.9% rise in sales to €1.67 billion for the first half
Vion Food Group is about to expand its presence in the Bavarian market by taking over meat and sausage specialist
The new EU scheme for distribution of milk, fruit and vegetables at schools has come into force, ahead of the
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched a new campaign called ‘Pure Dairy’ to highlight how its range of Nutrilac® dairy ingredients satisfies
According to new research from Macmillan Cancer Support and charity partner Greene King, when it comes to catching up, men
Aston Manor, the UK’s largest independent cider maker, has reported a year of further strong progress in the implementation of
Family-owned Bacardi, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, has named Francis Debeuckelaere, a 23-year veteran of the
B&M European Value Retail, the UK’s leading multi-price value retailer, has acquired Heron Food Group, a discount convenience retailer operating
ABP Ireland has been awarded 21 stars at the prestigious annual Great Taste 2017 Awards in London, which is run
Bühler Aeroglide, a global leader in thermal process engineering and technology for food, feed, and industrial materials, has introduced a
Greggs, the leading bakery food-on-the-go retailer in the UK, increased sales by 7.3% to £453 million for the 26 weeks
Mondelēz International’s board of directors has unanimously selected Dirk Van de Put, current President and CEO of McCain Foods, to
McCain Foods’ board of directors has unanimously approved the appointment of Max Koeune (pictured above) to the role of President
UK supermarket chain Morrisons has agreed a major new, long-term wholesale supply initiative with convenience retailer McColl’s, which will take
Parkside has won a Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Award for its reclosable sharing crisp bag. The accolade acknowledges the company’s continued
A new £10.7 million urban whisky distillery and bottling complex is to be built on the banks of the River
Heineken has reported organic growth in volume, revenue and operating profit for the first half of 2017, with all four
New research from Bord Bia’s Insight Centre, The Thinking House, highlights Irish consumer attitudes towards diet, grocery shopping, eating habits
Israel-based Salt of the Earth has appointed Kreglinger Specialties as its exclusive distributor for Mediterranean Umami, an all-natural sodium reduction ingredient.
Brillopak (stand C24) has chosen PPMA 2017 as the setting for the UK premiere of its new fresh produce punnet
Müller UK & Ireland, Britain’s largest producer of branded and private label fresh milk, butter, yogurt, desserts and dairy ingredients
Beijing Sanyuan Foods, one of China’s largest state-owned dairy groups, and Fosun Group, the Chinese international conglomerate and investment business,
Swiss dairy group Emmi is selling its 24 % stake in Italian fresh cheese specialist Venchiaredo, which generates sales of approximately
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published for the 12 weeks ending 16 July 2017,
B&R’s Automation PC 910 is now optionally available with an Intel Xeon processor. The new microarchitecture provides a 50% increase
Danone has made a slow start to 2017 with like-for-like sales growth of 0.4% to €12.13 billion for the first
Anheuser-Busch InBev has reported a 4.4% increase in revenue to $27.10 billion for the first half of 2017 with revenue
ABP Ireland, part of ABP Food Group, was a quadruple winner at the prestigious annual International Taste and Quality Institute
GEA has once again supplied its limited intervention powder filling system, RBF-500 Li, to a specialist powdered product application The
Goplasticpallets.com has introduced a new edition to The Twistlock Box range – New GoFold 34200P. Manufactured by Cabka-IPS, the Twistlock