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Adnams Reveals “First Rate” Designs For Vodka and Premium Gin Brands

    Adnams Reveals “First Rate” Designs For Vodka and Premium Gin Brands

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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BrewDog Appoints XPO Logistics to Manage Chilled Warehousing Contract

    BrewDog Appoints XPO Logistics to Manage Chilled Warehousing Contract

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

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UK Not Ready For Brexit’s Impact on Food

    UK Not Ready For Brexit’s Impact on Food

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

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McCormick Strengthens Flavour Leadership With $4.2 Billion Acquisition

    McCormick Strengthens Flavour Leadership With $4.2 Billion Acquisition

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

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Givaudan to Acquire Vika

    Givaudan to Acquire Vika

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,

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EFSA Reviews Safety of Glutamates Added to Food

    EFSA Reviews Safety of Glutamates Added to Food

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

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The Journey Towards Industry 4.0

    The Journey Towards Industry 4.0

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,

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Baltika Breweries Expands its Reach to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Baltika Breweries Expands its Reach to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

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New Specialist Irish Food and Beverage Business Created

    New Specialist Irish Food and Beverage Business Created

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

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Pernod Ricard Sells Scottish Distillery

    Pernod Ricard Sells Scottish Distillery

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

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GEA to Build Asia’s Largest Milk Production Facility in India

    GEA to Build Asia’s Largest Milk Production Facility in India

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).

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Bühler’s SORTEX PolarVision™ Technology Safeguards Quality of Blåtand’s Super Berries

    Bühler’s SORTEX PolarVision™ Technology Safeguards Quality of Blåtand’s Super Berries

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

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KP Snacks Buys Butterkist From Tangerine Confectionery

    KP Snacks Buys Butterkist From Tangerine Confectionery

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.

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Quintessential Brands Raises €28 Million For the Dublin Liberties Whiskey Distillery

    Quintessential Brands Raises €28 Million For the Dublin Liberties Whiskey Distillery

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

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£6.5 Million Plant Gives Added Sparkle to English Spring Water Company

    £6.5 Million Plant Gives Added Sparkle to English Spring Water Company

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

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Frutarom Strengthens its Position in Savoury Flavours

    Frutarom Strengthens its Position in Savoury Flavours

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

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First Phase of Complex Logistics Centre Completed For Swiss Food Company

    First Phase of Complex Logistics Centre Completed For Swiss Food Company

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

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TripAdvisor and Deliveroo Announce Agreement

    TripAdvisor and Deliveroo Announce Agreement

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

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Carlsberg Group and Brooklyn Brewery to Establish New Brewery in Lithuania

    Carlsberg Group and Brooklyn Brewery to Establish New Brewery in Lithuania

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

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PepsiCo Reveals the Breakthrough Nutrition Brands Joining its New Incubator Programme

    PepsiCo Reveals the Breakthrough Nutrition Brands Joining its New Incubator Programme

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

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GNT Group Doubles Capacity For Product Development

    GNT Group Doubles Capacity For Product Development

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

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Admix Showcases Updated Mixing Portfolio and Services at Pack Expo and Process Expo

    Admix Showcases Updated Mixing Portfolio and Services at Pack Expo and Process Expo

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

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Ice Cream Whips Up Global Sales of 13 Billion Litres in 2016

  Ice Cream Whips Up Global Sales of 13 Billion Litres in 2016

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

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Norwegian Seafood Exports Break New Records

  Norwegian Seafood Exports Break New Records

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

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Political Uncertainty Drives Consumer Goods M&A to Lowest Level Since 2011

  Political Uncertainty Drives Consumer Goods M&A to Lowest Level Since 2011

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

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European Commission Approves New Geographical Indication From Poland

  European Commission Approves New Geographical Indication From Poland

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

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ADM Completes Acquisition of Chamtor

  ADM Completes Acquisition of Chamtor

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

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Cadbury Expands Production as Investment Pays Off

  Cadbury Expands Production as Investment Pays Off

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

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Cloetta to Divest Italian Operations

  Cloetta to Divest Italian Operations

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

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Arla Foods Builds on Success of Organic Milk Launch

  Arla Foods Builds on Success of Organic Milk Launch

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

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Campbell to Expand in Faster Growing Health and Well Being Categories

  Campbell to Expand in Faster Growing Health and Well Being Categories

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

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Irish Dairy Sector Endorses the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam

  Irish Dairy Sector Endorses the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam

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

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Scottish Aquaculture is Thriving

  Scottish Aquaculture is Thriving

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

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Hubert Weber of Mondelēz Europe Becomes President of FoodDrinkEurope

  Hubert Weber of Mondelēz Europe Becomes President of FoodDrinkEurope

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

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Novi Helps O’Brien’s Bring Home the Bacon With €450,000 IT Investment

  Novi Helps O’Brien’s Bring Home the Bacon With €450,000 IT Investment

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

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Real Time Environmental Data Collection – Inside a Food Pack!

  Real Time Environmental Data Collection – Inside a Food Pack!

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

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Glanbia Completes Sale of 60% Interest in Dairy Ireland Business

  Glanbia Completes Sale of 60% Interest in Dairy Ireland Business

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

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Arla Foods to Close Danish Dairy

  Arla Foods to Close Danish Dairy

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

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€70 Million to Further Support European Fruit Producers

  €70 Million to Further Support European Fruit Producers

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

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Klöckner Pentaplast Group Completes LINPAC Acquisition

  Klöckner Pentaplast Group Completes LINPAC Acquisition

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

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Carlsberg UK Acquires London Craft Brewery

  Carlsberg UK Acquires London Craft Brewery

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

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SuperValu Still on Top as Irish Supermarket Growth Continues

  SuperValu Still on Top as Irish Supermarket Growth Continues

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

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Coca-Cola European Partners Announces Latest Investment in Automation

  Coca-Cola European Partners Announces Latest Investment in Automation

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

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Weetabix UK and Ireland Makes Two Senior Appointments

  Weetabix UK and Ireland Makes Two Senior Appointments

Weetabix Group has appointed marketing director, Sally Abbott as managing director of Weetabix Food Company, succeeding Giles Turrell. Francesca Davies,

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Crown Brings to Life Exclusive Tins For NESCAFÉ® AZERA Coffee

For the third consecutive year, Nestlé, maker of the NESCAFÉ® AZERA coffee brand, has teamed up with CROWN Aerosols &

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Danone Sells Stonyfield to Lactalis For $875 Million

  Danone Sells Stonyfield to Lactalis For $875 Million

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

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Real Good Food Unveils £15.5 Million Expansion Plan

  Real Good Food Unveils £15.5 Million Expansion Plan

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

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Anchor Flies the British Flag

  Anchor Flies the British Flag

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

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‘Taste the Atlantic- a Seafood Journey’ Trail Expands to Embrace Irish Food Tourism Opportunity

  ‘Taste the Atlantic- a Seafood Journey’ Trail Expands to Embrace Irish Food Tourism Opportunity

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

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DS Smith Solves e-commerce Supply Chain Challenges

  DS Smith Solves e-commerce Supply Chain Challenges

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

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Edrington is Well Placed For Further Growth

  Edrington is Well Placed For Further Growth

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

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80% of Irish Exporters Believe UK Still Offers Significant Potential

  80% of Irish Exporters Believe UK Still Offers Significant Potential

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

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Natural Products Scandinavia & Nordic Organic Food Fair 2017 Opens Visitor Regristration

  Natural Products Scandinavia & Nordic Organic Food Fair 2017 Opens Visitor Regristration

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

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Warburtons Boosts Supply Chain With FuturMaster

  Warburtons Boosts Supply Chain With FuturMaster

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

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