Adnams, the English brewer and distiller, has revealed new and updated bottle designs for its Longshore Triple Malt Vodka and First Rate Triple Malt Dry Gin. The vodka, which was
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XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, has signed a contract with craft beer pioneer BrewDog, one of the UK’s fastest-growing food and drinks companies. XPO

The UK is unprepared for the most complex ever change to its food system, which will be required before Brexit, according to a new briefing paper published by SPRU, the

McCormick & Company, the US-based ingredients producer, is acquiring the food business of Reckitt Benckiser Group, the consumer health and hygiene company, for $4.2 billion. Reckitt Benckiser’s food business, which

Givaudan, the global leader in flavours and fragrances, is acquiring Vika to strengthen its portfolio of natural dairy solutions. Vika offers a range of natural dairy ingredients, fonds and stocks,

EFSA has established a safe intake level for glutamic acid and glutamates used as food additives after re-evaluating their safety. The Authority also concluded that estimated dietary exposure to glutamic

Hartmut Pütz, President Factory Automation EMEA at Mitsubishi Electric Europe, talks about the digital transformation of industry. He focuses on the effects on manufacturing businesses, especially at a production level,

Baltika Breweries, part of the Carlsberg Group, has celebrated its 10th anniversary of supplies to Africa by launching exports to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first brand of

Findlater Wine and Spirits has merged with Robert Roberts, Batchelors Coffee Company and Odlums Ingredients to form a new Irish specialist food and beverage business – Findlater & Co. The

Pernod Ricard has agreed to sell its Glenallachie Distillery, located in Scotland, to a consortium comprising Billy Walker, Graham Stevenson and Trisha Savage. The transaction also includes the Glenallachie single

During the first quarter of 2017, GEA in India received an order from the AmulFed Dairy (formerly Mother Dairy) in Gandhinagar, a unit of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF).

SORTEX® optical sorting technology is helping world-class berry supplier Blåtand AB to drive efficiency in processing its wild berries, as it gears up for growth and expansion into new markets. This

KP Snacks is acquiring Butterkist, the popcorn business of Tangerine Confectionery. Butterkist’s manufacturing site in Pontefract, West Yorkshire and its 140 employees will become part of the KP Snacks business.

Quintessential Brands has announced a major investment in the Dublin Liberties Distillery Company including new banking facilities. It has agreed an €18.3 million investment by Stock Spirits Group in return

A new bottling line is set to boost production of Harrogate Spring Water, the UK’s fastest-growing independent bottled water brand. Harrogate Water Brands has made the £6.5 million investment in the

Frutarom Industries, one of the world’s largest companies in the field of flavours and specialty fine ingredients, is exercising its option for the purchase of the remaining 5% balance of

Automated materials handling solutions specialist TGW Logistics has completed a major milestone in the development of a huge logistics centre being built for Swiss food company Coop on a 110,000

TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, and Deliveroo, the on-demand food-delivery service, have announced the integration of Deliveroo’s restaurant network into the TripAdvisor desktop website, mobile web and mobile app experiences

The Carlsberg Group and Brooklyn Brewery are collaborating to establish a new brewery in Klaipėda, Lithuania, following recently announced joint ventures in Hong Kong and London. The new brewery will

PepsiCo has announced the eight emerging nutrition, health and wellness brands that will join its first collaborative incubator programme in Europe. Designed to support nutrition food and beverage entrepreneurs, the PepsiCo

The GNT Group has opened its brand new laboratory facilities in Mierlo, The Netherlands. With an investment of more than €3 million, the global market leader in colouring foods has considerably expanded

Admix is promoting its entire mixing, milling, and powder induction portfolio along with its new service specials at Pack Expo Las Vegas and Process Expo Chicago in September. With thousands

New research from Mintel reveals that the global ice cream market is expected to scoop sales of 13 billion litres

Never before has Norway exported a greater value of seafood than in the first six months of 2017. The increase

Mergers and acquisitions among the top 50 consumer goods giants have fallen sharply from $226 billion in 2015 to $50

The European Commission has approved the addition of one new product from Poland to the quality register of Protected Geographical

Archer Daniels Midland Company, one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, has completed the acquisition of

Cadbury’s iconic chocolate confectionery factory in Bournville is to expand production for the first time since Mondelēz International invested £75

Cloetta, the Swedish confectionery group, has agreed to sell its Italian business, Cloetta Italy, to Katjes International, the German sugar

Arla Foods UK is repositioning its Arla® Organic Farm Milk brand to highlight its free range credentials to consumers. Following the dairy company’s

Campbell Soup Company, the US-based food group, is acquiring Pacific Foods for $700 million in cash. Founded in 1987, Pacific

Key stakeholders in the Irish Dairy sector have endorsed the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam, which is a commitment to the

Fish and shellfish farming contribute £620 million to the Scottish economy every year, according to new research. The industry now

Hubert Weber, Executive Vice President and President Europe for Mondelēz International, has been elected as President of FoodDrinkEurope, Europe’s food

Novi, the proactive managed services provider, today announces that it has designed and implemented an all new IT infrastructure for

EMCO Packaging has developed an advanced and highly sensitive data logger that collects environmental data actually from the inside of

Glanbia plc, the global nutrition group, has completed the sale of a 60% interest in its Dairy Ireland business to

After thorough analysis, the board of Arla Foods has taken the decision to close the Lillebælt Dairy in Denmark which

The exceptional measures already in place to help producers of perishable fruits affected by the ban on imports imposed by

The Klöckner Pentaplast Group has completed its acquisition of LINPAC, a prominent film producer and converter for food packaging in

Carlsberg UK has acquired London Fields Brewery, the English craft brewer, and will operate the business in a joint venture

The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published for the 12 weeks ending 18 June 2017, show

As part of a major investment in 2017, Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, has announced

Weetabix Group has appointed marketing director, Sally Abbott as managing director of Weetabix Food Company, succeeding Giles Turrell. Francesca Davies,
For the third consecutive year, Nestlé, maker of the NESCAFÉ® AZERA coffee brand, has teamed up with CROWN Aerosols &

Danone has agreed to sell Stonyfield, its organic yogurt business in the US, to Group Lactalis, the French dairy and

Real Good Food, the UK diversified food business, has raised a total of £15.5 million of expansion capital from a

Anchor – the leading brand of British-made butter – is launching a new look to proudly showcase its Britishness .

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency and Fáilte Ireland have announced that the ‘Taste the Atlantic- a Seafood Journey’ trail,

DS Smith, Europe’s leading packaging strategist, has revealed details of two major technological developments at one of Europe’s largest e-commerce

Edrington, the Scottish premium spirits producer, has reported a 6% increase in both core revenue to £668.1 million and core

A new report launched by Bord Bia shows a renewed optimism for the Irish food and drink industry’s trading relationship

Natural Products Scandinavia and Nordic Organic Food Fair – the Nordic region’s biggest trade shows for natural and organic food

Warburtons, the largest bakery brand in the UK with sales of £551 million last year, prides itself on the freshness