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Goat’s Milk by Church End is Crowned Champion Beer of Britain

    Goat’s Milk by Church End is Crowned Champion Beer of Britain

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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Dietary Reference Values – Advice on Riboflavin

    Dietary Reference Values – Advice on Riboflavin

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

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Foam Modelling Fills a Gap

    Foam Modelling Fills a Gap

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

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British Consumers Cut Back on Meat

    British Consumers Cut Back on Meat

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

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Unilever to Acquire Australian Ice Cream Business

    Unilever to Acquire Australian Ice Cream Business

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

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Kerry Group Reports Solid First Half Performance

    Kerry Group Reports Solid First Half Performance

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

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Arla Foods and McDonald’s Celebrate 30 Year Partnership

    Arla Foods and McDonald’s Celebrate 30 Year Partnership

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

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Pearlfisher Combines Craftsmanship and Flavour in a Reinvention of Taylors of Harrogate

    Pearlfisher Combines Craftsmanship and Flavour in a Reinvention of Taylors of Harrogate

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

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McDonald’s Plans Rapid Expansion in China

    McDonald’s Plans Rapid Expansion in China

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

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AB InBev and Anadolu Efes to Merge Russian and Ukrainian Operations

    AB InBev and Anadolu Efes to Merge Russian and Ukrainian Operations

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

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New Research By Action on Sugar Reveals Cereal Manufacturers Are Using Poor Nutrition Labelling

    New Research By Action on Sugar Reveals Cereal Manufacturers Are Using Poor Nutrition Labelling

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

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New Chairman For Premier Foods

    New Chairman For Premier Foods

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

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KHS Builds Compact Can Filler For Craft Brewers

    KHS Builds Compact Can Filler For Craft Brewers

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

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Subway Opens 2,500th UK Outlet

    Subway Opens 2,500th UK Outlet

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

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Major Board Changes at Real Good Food

    Major Board Changes at Real Good Food

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

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The International Congress of Meat Science and Technology – August 13-18th, 2017 – Cork

    The International Congress of Meat Science and Technology – August 13-18th, 2017 – Cork

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

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KHS and Schubert Supply Swiss Brewery With First Jointly-developed System

    KHS and Schubert Supply Swiss Brewery With First Jointly-developed System

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

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Edina Group Launches New Website

    Edina Group Launches New Website

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

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FoodDrinkEurope Head to Address National Food and Drink Conference & Exhibition in Dublin

    FoodDrinkEurope Head to Address National Food and Drink Conference & Exhibition in Dublin

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

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Gruppo Campari Delivers Solid Growth

    Gruppo Campari Delivers Solid Growth

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

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Irish Beer Exports Worth €280 Million in 2016

    Irish Beer Exports Worth €280 Million in 2016

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

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Poultry Firm Slashes Antibiotic Use Through Holistic Remedies

    Poultry Firm Slashes Antibiotic Use Through Holistic Remedies

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

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Creating New Protein Strategies – Bridge2Food 10th Protein Summit 2017

  Creating New Protein Strategies – Bridge2Food 10th Protein Summit 2017

Protein is in the global spotlight as we strive to meet the nutritional needs of a population set to hit

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Plenty on the Menu at London’s Most Exclusive Packaging Event

  Plenty on the Menu at London’s Most Exclusive Packaging Event

Those working in the food and beverage industry will have masses to see at Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London,

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Operating Margins Under Pressure at Bel Group

  Operating Margins Under Pressure at Bel Group

Bel Group, the French cheese producer, has reported a 14.9% rise in sales to €1.67 billion for the first half

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Vion to Take Over Otto Nocker and Six Meat Markets in Germany

  Vion to Take Over Otto Nocker and Six Meat Markets in Germany

Vion Food Group is about to expand its presence in the Bavarian market by taking over meat and sausage specialist

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New EU School Scheme to Promote Healthy Eating Habits

  New EU School Scheme to Promote Healthy Eating Habits

The new EU scheme for distribution of milk, fruit and vegetables at schools has come into force, ahead of the

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New Pure Dairy Campaign Raises the Bar For Dairy Ingredients

  New Pure Dairy Campaign Raises the Bar For Dairy Ingredients

Arla Foods Ingredients has launched a new campaign called ‘Pure Dairy’ to highlight how its range of Nutrilac® dairy ingredients satisfies

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British Men Shun Social Media For an Old-fashioned Chat Down the Pub

  British Men Shun Social Media For an Old-fashioned Chat Down the Pub

According to new research from Macmillan Cancer Support and charity partner Greene King, when it comes to catching up, men

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Aston Manor Delivers Robust Growth as Investment Bears Fruit

  Aston Manor Delivers Robust Growth as Investment Bears Fruit

Aston Manor, the UK’s largest independent cider maker, has reported a year of further strong progress in the implementation of

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Bacardi Announces New Europe Regional President

  Bacardi Announces New Europe Regional President

Family-owned Bacardi, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, has named Francis Debeuckelaere, a 23-year veteran of the

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B&M Acquires Discount Convenience Grocery Brand

  B&M Acquires Discount Convenience Grocery Brand

B&M European Value Retail, the UK’s leading multi-price value retailer, has acquired Heron Food Group, a discount convenience retailer operating

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ABP Ireland Reaches For the Stars 21 Times at Great Taste Awards

  ABP Ireland Reaches For the Stars 21 Times at Great Taste Awards

ABP Ireland has been awarded 21 stars at the prestigious annual Great Taste 2017 Awards in London, which is run

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Intelligent Technology Provides Full Time, Real-Time Data Monitoring For Optimum Dryer Performance

  Intelligent Technology Provides Full Time, Real-Time Data Monitoring For Optimum Dryer Performance

Bühler Aeroglide, a global leader in thermal process engineering and technology for food, feed, and industrial materials, has introduced a

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Continued Progress at Greggs

Greggs, the leading bakery food-on-the-go retailer in the UK, increased sales by 7.3% to £453 million for the 26 weeks

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Dirk Van de Put to Become CEO of Mondelez International as Irene Rosenfeld Retires

  Dirk Van de Put to Become CEO of Mondelez International as Irene Rosenfeld Retires

Mondelēz International’s board of directors has unanimously selected Dirk Van de Put, current President and CEO of McCain Foods, to

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Leadership Change at McCain Foods

  Leadership Change at McCain Foods

McCain Foods’ board of directors has unanimously approved the appointment of Max Koeune (pictured above) to the role of President

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Morrisons to Become Sole UK wholesale Supply Partner For McColl’s

  Morrisons to Become Sole UK wholesale Supply Partner For McColl’s

UK supermarket chain Morrisons has agreed a major new, long-term wholesale supply initiative with convenience retailer McColl’s, which will take

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Parkside Wins UK Innovation Award For Reclosable Crisp Bag

  Parkside Wins UK Innovation Award For Reclosable Crisp Bag

Parkside has won a Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Award for its reclosable sharing crisp bag. The accolade acknowledges the company’s continued

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Douglas Laing Confirms Scotch Whisky Distillery and New Head Office Plans

  Douglas Laing Confirms Scotch Whisky Distillery and New Head Office Plans

A new £10.7 million urban whisky distillery and bottling complex is to be built on the banks of the River

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Heineken Grows Volume, Revenue and Operating Profit

  Heineken Grows Volume, Revenue and Operating Profit

Heineken has reported organic growth in volume, revenue and operating profit for the first half of 2017, with all four

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Research Highlights Irish Attitudes Towards Diet, Grocery Shopping & Cooking

  Research Highlights Irish Attitudes Towards Diet, Grocery Shopping & Cooking

New research from Bord Bia’s Insight Centre, The Thinking House, highlights Irish consumer attitudes towards diet, grocery shopping, eating habits

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Salt of the Earth Appoints Exclusive Distributor For West Europe

  Salt of the Earth Appoints Exclusive Distributor For West Europe

Israel-based Salt of the Earth has appointed Kreglinger Specialties as its exclusive distributor for Mediterranean Umami, an all-natural sodium reduction ingredient.

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Meteor – UK Premiere of Four-arm Delta Punnet Loading Line From Brillopak

  Meteor – UK Premiere of Four-arm Delta Punnet Loading Line From Brillopak

Brillopak (stand C24) has chosen PPMA 2017 as the setting for the UK premiere of its new fresh produce punnet

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Müller UK & Ireland Supports Britain’s Dairy Farmers

  Müller UK & Ireland Supports Britain’s Dairy Farmers

Müller UK & Ireland, Britain’s largest producer of branded and private label fresh milk, butter, yogurt, desserts and dairy ingredients

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Chinese Groups to Acquire French and Italian Spreads Business

  Chinese Groups to Acquire French and Italian Spreads Business

Beijing Sanyuan Foods, one of China’s largest state-owned dairy groups, and Fosun Group, the Chinese international conglomerate and investment business,

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Emmi Sells Stake in Italian Cheese Specialist

  Emmi Sells Stake in Italian Cheese Specialist

Swiss dairy group Emmi is selling its 24 % stake in Italian fresh cheese specialist Venchiaredo, which generates sales of approximately

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SuperValu Remains in First Place as Irish Grocery Growth Continues

  SuperValu Remains in First Place as Irish Grocery Growth Continues

The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published for the 12 weeks ending 16 July 2017,

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B&R Industrial PC Now Available With Intel XEON Processor

  B&R Industrial PC Now Available With Intel XEON Processor

B&R’s Automation PC 910 is now optionally available with an Intel Xeon processor. The new microarchitecture provides a 50% increase

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Slow Start For Danone

  Slow Start For Danone

Danone has made a slow start to 2017 with like-for-like sales growth of 0.4% to €12.13 billion for the first

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AB InBev Continues to Focus on Premiumisation

  AB InBev Continues to Focus on Premiumisation

Anheuser-Busch InBev has reported a 4.4% increase in revenue to $27.10 billion for the first half of 2017 with revenue

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ABP Ireland Strikes Gold at International Quality Awards

  ABP Ireland Strikes Gold at International Quality Awards

ABP Ireland, part of ABP Food Group, was a quadruple winner at the prestigious annual International Taste and Quality Institute

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GEA Supplies Lights-out Packing For 200 Micron Powder in South-East Asia

  GEA Supplies Lights-out Packing For 200 Micron Powder in South-East Asia

GEA has once again supplied its limited intervention powder filling system, RBF-500 Li, to a specialist powdered product application The

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Goplasticpallets.com Welcomes a New Folding Twistlock Box to the Family

  Goplasticpallets.com Welcomes a New Folding Twistlock Box to the Family

Goplasticpallets.com has introduced a new edition to The Twistlock Box range – New GoFold 34200P. Manufactured by Cabka-IPS, the Twistlock

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