NIRAS has announced that its UK-based food and beverage capital investment expert, Integrated Food Projects (IFP) will rebrand and operate as NIRAS – creating the UK’s largest food and beverage
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Global insight provider IGD has identified six trends set to influence the global retail landscape in 2023. With inflation driving a significant increase in production costs and retail prices across

The value of Irish whiskey exports to the all-island economy exceeded €1 billion for the first time in 2022, the Irish Whiskey Association has announced. The assessment by the Irish

Kerry Group plc, a world leading provider of taste and nutrition solutions for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical markets, has entered into exclusive negotiations to sell the trade and assets

Tech start-up, Plate-Up is to establish its new Operations Centre in Belfast, which will see it create 16 new hybrid-working jobs. Established in 2018, the SME has developed a recipe

Diageo has reached an agreement to acquire Don Papa Rum, a super-premium, dark rum from the Philippines. The upfront consideration is €260 million with a further potential consideration of up

Packaging Innovations & Empack, Featuring Contract Pack & Fulfilment is set to kick off the packaging industry’s 2023 with a bang, after it announced the first batch of speakers hosting

The publication of Bord Bia’s Export Performance and Prospects report 2022/23 reveals the value of Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture exports increased by 22% last year to reach a new

Global Brands Limited has announced its purchase of the Hooch, Hooper’s, and Reef trademarks from Molson Coors Beverage Company. The brands have been produced and distributed by Global Brands since

DFDS, the European ferry and transport services giant, has agreed to acquire 100% of McBurney Transport Group headquartered in Northern Ireland. McBurney is focused on moving cold chain and dry

ALDI Ireland plans to invest €320 million in 30 new stores in the coming years, on top of the more €1.6 billion it has invested since it entered the Irish

Synergy Flavors predicts that East Asian flavors will take centre stage for sports nutrition products, as outlined in its recent Flavors of the Future report. Synergy’s research, which takes into

A new report, by economists at Teagasc, provides the latest estimates of average incomes for various farm types in 2022 and looks ahead to future prospects by forecasting farm incomes

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has launched the SGS Food Contact Product Certification Mark to help manufacturers and suppliers demonstrate the safety and performance of their

Lidl Ireland has announced a new contract worth more than €17 million with Honeyvale Foods. The new deal will see a range of premium Irish pork and bacon products supplied

SME manufacturers in the food and drink sector are being urged to start planning for next Christmas by exploring how technology can help with the seasonal surge. While production is

Mulrines, one of Ireland’s fastest growing indigenous food and drink businesses, is investing significantly in a new drinks and liquid food manufacturing facility at Sion Mills. The fourth-generation family business

St Pierre Groupe has announced its new managing director following a successful buy-out process which saw the UK-based branded bakery business join the Grupo Bimbo portfolio earlier this year. The St

The German company Jürgen Langbein GmbH has been producing a variety of gourmet stocks, soups, sauces and pastes for more than 30 years at its headquarters in Kaltenkirchen, near Hamburg.

Construction company Clegg Food Projects has been appointed as principal contractor to deliver the UK’s largest fresh pasta manufacturing facility for booming direct to consumer fresh pasta brand Pasta Evangelists. Located in

ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition, has unveiled its third annual outlook on the global consumer trends that will shape the food, beverage and animal nutrition industries

Dawn Meats has announced a substantial new plan which will see the Irish meat processor target Net Zero operational emissions across the business by 2040, and work towards a Net

Kerry Group, a world leader in taste and nutrition, has launched a new tool that will support manufacturers to optimise

Following a series of successful trials, Müller Milk & Ingredients has started switching its coloured milk bottle caps to clear,

Lidl Ireland has announced a new contract extension worth more than €1 million with Lakeland Dairies, based in County Cavan.

ABB has launched its ABB Ability™ BeerMaker intelligent process control solution to further support breweries in their operational efficiency through

Bord Bia has appointed Emmet Doyle, from Cork city, as the first Bord Bia Organic Sector Manager. This is the

Nearly 50% of food and drink manufacturers have cut or paused investment projects as they face the toughest trading conditions

ALDI has announced an ambitious plan to expand its store network in Dublin to include €73 million investment in 11

Leading UK food company, Moy Park, has secured a supply deal with, Getir, which will see eight of its Moy

Eight Irish whiskey industry figures who have made outstanding contributions to the sector were recognised at the recent Irish Whiskey

Stock inefficiencies and inventory ‘black holes’ are exacerbating the supply chain crisis for food companies according to new research. Nearly 10% of

Bakkavor, the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, is proposing to close two of its sites –

British dairy co-operative, First Milk, has announced that it has agreed a new partnership with Arla Foods Ingredients to produce

The latest biannual ‘FMCG Demand Signals’ report from IRI has revealed that Private Labels now make up 36% of total FMCG

Mondelēz International, makers and bakers of iconic brands including Cadbury, OREO and Maynards Bassetts, has launched its latest economic and

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has published the 5th edition of its Code of Practice for the Responsible Marketing and

The findings of Bord Bia’s 2022 Irish Foodservice Market Insights Report show that the Irish foodservice, or ‘out of home’, industry experienced

Ballygowan, Ireland’s number one water brand, part of Britvic Ireland, has been announced as the Official Water Partner of Irish

92% of Irish whiskey producers have said that supply chain delays have negatively impacted on their recent production output and

A specialist food manufacturer has experienced a boost in productivity and is forecasting a 30% increase in turnover after investing

Britain’s licensed sector – the universe of pubs, bars restaurants, cafes and hotels – saw a net decline of one

A state-of-the-art £36 million superfactory will secure the Scottish future of a company crucial to the whisky industry. The huge

The AgTechUCD Innovation Centre has announced the twelve start-ups (profiled below) selected for its second accelerator programme dedicated to early-stage

The first years of life are a particularly important period for brain development and learning. Breast milk, the ideal choice

ALDI Ireland has agreed a new deal with Dublin-based pizza suppliers Sorrento Pizza, worth €10 million over the next four

Bord Bia has announced a €1,000,000 investment in beef marketing across key UK and EU markets this autumn to support

UK soft drinks manufacturer, Clearly Drinks, has announced that it has reached a key milestone in its environmental strategy, achieving

A new UK report by Baker & Baker, a leading European bakery products manufacturer, shows the significant opportunity for growth in the

Mondelēz International has announced that its Cadbury Dairy Milk and Cadbury Mini Snowballs 110g sharing bars, which are made in

Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys, has announced the launch of a

Unilever has announced that CEO Alan Jope (pictured) has informed the Board of his intention to retire from the company

New, step-by-step guidance has been published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to ensure drinks producers are ready when

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