Cadbury’s iconic chocolate confectionery factory in Bournville is to expand production for the first time since Mondelēz International invested £75 million to improve productivity levels. Bournville will welcome Cadbury Dairy
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Cloetta, the Swedish confectionery group, has agreed to sell its Italian business, Cloetta Italy, to Katjes International, the German sugar confectionery company. The deal has enterprise value of approximately SEK450
Arla Foods UK is repositioning its Arla® Organic Farm Milk brand to highlight its free range credentials to consumers. Following the dairy company’s successful brand launch earlier this year, Arla is renaming its
Campbell Soup Company, the US-based food group, is acquiring Pacific Foods for $700 million in cash. Founded in 1987, Pacific Foods is a leading US producer of organic broth and
Key stakeholders in the Irish Dairy sector have endorsed the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam, which is a commitment to the sustainable development of the dairy sector. Dairy has an important
Fish and shellfish farming contribute £620 million to the Scottish economy every year, according to new research. The industry now supports more than 12,000 jobs and Scottish aquaculture production has
Hubert Weber, Executive Vice President and President Europe for Mondelēz International, has been elected as President of FoodDrinkEurope, Europe’s food and drink industry organisation. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, Hubert Weber
Novi, the proactive managed services provider, today announces that it has designed and implemented an all new IT infrastructure for O’Brien Fine Foods in a €450,000 deal. The new infrastructure
EMCO Packaging has developed an advanced and highly sensitive data logger that collects environmental data actually from the inside of a food pack. It measures oxygen content, temperature, relative humidity
Glanbia plc, the global nutrition group, has completed the sale of a 60% interest in its Dairy Ireland business to Glanbia Co-operative Society. Dairy Ireland is comprised of two business
After thorough analysis, the board of Arla Foods has taken the decision to close the Lillebælt Dairy in Denmark which produces white mould cheese under the Castello® trademark. In the
The exceptional measures already in place to help producers of perishable fruits affected by the ban on imports imposed by the Russian authorities have been extended for a further year
The Klöckner Pentaplast Group has completed its acquisition of LINPAC, a prominent film producer and converter for food packaging in Europe. The transaction creates a worldwide leader in the rigid
Carlsberg UK has acquired London Fields Brewery, the English craft brewer, and will operate the business in a joint venture with Brooklyn Brewery of New York. London Fields Brewery, which
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published for the 12 weeks ending 18 June 2017, show the highest market growth since January 2017. The latest figures
As part of a major investment in 2017, Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, has announced a brand new £39 million Automated Storage and Retrieval System
Weetabix Group has appointed marketing director, Sally Abbott as managing director of Weetabix Food Company, succeeding Giles Turrell. Francesca Davies, currently head of Category, succeeds Sally Abbott as marketing director
For the third consecutive year, Nestlé, maker of the NESCAFÉ® AZERA coffee brand, has teamed up with CROWN Aerosols & Specialty Packaging Europe, a business unit of Crown Holdings (www.crowncork.com),
Danone has agreed to sell Stonyfield, its organic yogurt business in the US, to Group Lactalis, the French dairy and international giant, for $875 million. The purchase price represents 20
Real Good Food, the UK diversified food business, has raised a total of £15.5 million of expansion capital from a new investor and two existing shareholders by way of both
Anchor – the leading brand of British-made butter – is launching a new look to proudly showcase its Britishness . The makeover will be supported with a £4.5 million campaign
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency and Fáilte Ireland have announced that the ‘Taste the Atlantic- a Seafood Journey’ trail, which was piloted in parts of the West of Ireland
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
The Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Martine Snels to GEA’s Executive Board with effect from the beginning
Greene King, the UK’s leading pub company and brewer, has delivered another set of record results for the 52 weeks
Around Noon, the Northern Ireland-based food-to-go manufacturer, has expanded its presence within the UK. The Newry headquartered company, which already
Researchers at Teagasc (Agriculture and Food Development Authority) and University College Cork are analysing dairy consumption patterns in Irish adults
Tetra Pak has launched its next generation high shear inline mixer, offering customers unparalleled ingredient mixing performance and lower operating
London Bermondsey-based craft brewer Fourpure Brewing Co is to install the new GEA CRAFT-STAR™ skid mounted brewing system from GEA
The food and beverage sector is dealing with constantly changing requirements imposed by clients and suppliers such as exchanging messages
Nestlé has announced another step forward in the implementation of its comprehensive value creation model. Early in 2017, the company’s
Sweden-based Scandi Standard, the leading chicken producer in the Nordic region, has agreed to acquire Manor Farm, the largest chicken
The Müller brand is targeting front of store and on the go snacking in the UK by launching two yogurt
Bühler Insect Technology will build its first industrial plant to process black solider flies for animal nutrition together with its
Bespoke design and automation of material pallet handling solutions and hydraulic elevators is the core business of Atelier Dumon. Atelier
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 18 June 2017, show a marked
Nestlé Waters, Nestlé Group’s bottled water division and the national leader in the bottled water market in France with seven
Boparan Holdings, trading as 2 Sisters Food Group, has announced two new appointments to its board. Richard Pike is to
Starch Europe has launched a new online Q&A platform “Starch in Food: Your Questions Answered” (www.starchinfood.eu) inviting visitors to learn
British manufacturer, Packaging Automation (PA) which has a virtually unrivalled reputation for quality and choice in the tray sealing market
Third Point, the New York-based activist hedge fund, has purchased a 1.3% stake in Nestlé for SFr3.28 billion ($3.5 billion).
Richardson International, Canada’s leading agribusiness, has expanded its oat milling business with the acquisition of European Oat Millers. Based in
University College Dublin (UCD) has announced O’Kale Krisps (www.okalekrisps.com) as the overall winner of the 2017 UCD Startup Stars Programme.
On 22 June, the new Schütz Polska Sp. z o.o. factory was officially opened, and the inauguration was duly celebrated
The Atritor Turbo Separator de-packaging system is designed to separate packaging from its contents, increasing product recovery and cutting back
The 2017 edition of the IWSR’s annual Top 100 rankings has been published in the IWSR Magazine. It lists the
Global carotenoid leader Lycored is selling its nutrient premix business to US food ingredients supplier Prinova. As part of the transaction
Five years ago, a highly publicised meta-analysis of more than 200 studies concluded that organic food was no more nutritious
Advanced 3D modelling techniques and engineering innovation led Britvic to significantly reduce wastewater discharge, far exceeding their original targets. This
By Francisco Pedrosa, National Clean Steam Specialist at Spirax Sarco While quality and purity of steam used in the pharmaceutical