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Cutting Sugar and Boosting Protein in ‘Better-for-you’ Sweet Treats

    Cutting Sugar and Boosting Protein in ‘Better-for-you’ Sweet Treats

The drive towards healthier choices in food and beverages has become so strong that it is even relevant to treating. Taste quality is essential to confectionery, sweet bakery, ice cream and desserts,

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Tate & Lyle Launches New Digital Nutrition Centre

    Tate & Lyle Launches New Digital Nutrition Centre

Tate & Lyle PLC (Tate & Lyle), a leading global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions, announces the launch of the Tate & Lyle Nutrition Centre, a new digital

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Plant-based Meat Market to be Worth $35.4 Billion by 2027

The global plant-based meat market size is expected to reach US$35.4 billion by 2027, according to a new study by Polaris Market Research. The report “Plant-based Meat Market Share, Size, Trends,

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Low and No ABV Beverages are Shaping Western Europe Spirits Sector

    Low and No ABV Beverages are Shaping Western Europe Spirits Sector

As trends towards health and wellness continue to mount, producers in Western Europe are expanding their portfolios with low and no ABV products. Led by the beer and cider sector

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Top Trends in Dairy Focus on Specific and Holistic Health Benefits

    Top Trends in Dairy Focus on Specific and Holistic Health Benefits

The traditionally natural and nutritious image of dairy products is continuing to be a key driver in NPD, according to Innova Market Insights’ Top Trends in Dairy 2021. This is despite

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Global Consumers’ Demands For Healthier Beverages are Accelerating

    Global Consumers’ Demands For Healthier Beverages are Accelerating

Kerry, the Taste & Nutrition company, has released The Right Taste for Healthier Beverages, an informative white paper that examines the rising demand around the world for healthier and tastier beverages.

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Nestlé Continues Strategic Transformation of Water Business With $4.3 Billion Sale

    Nestlé Continues Strategic Transformation of Water Business With $4.3 Billion Sale

Nestlé has agreed to sell its regional spring water brands, purified water business and beverage delivery service in the US and Canada to One Rock Capital Partners in partnership with

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Kerry Group Reports Strong Recovery in Business Performance

    Kerry Group Reports Strong Recovery in Business Performance

Kerry Group, the global taste & nutrition and consumer foods group, has reported a 4% decline in revenue to €7.0 billion, with an overall volume reduction of 2.9% in the

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Nestlé Sets Climate Priorities for Europe, Middle East, and North Africa

    Nestlé Sets Climate Priorities for Europe, Middle East, and North Africa

Nestlé has explained its top priorities for Europe, Middle East, and North Africa to reach its 2050 net-zero climate goal. Nestlé revealed that nearly two-thirds of its total emissions are linked

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Omsco Appoints Chief Executive

    Omsco Appoints Chief Executive

The Board of Omsco, the UK’s largest organic dairy co-operative, has announced the appointment of David Williams as its Chief Executive. David Williams will assume the newly created role of

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Jameson Delivers Record Volume Growth in Key Markets

    Jameson Delivers Record Volume Growth in Key Markets

Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys headed by the Jameson brand, has announced results for the first half of its financial year

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Britvic Recognised as One of Top Global Companies Working With Suppliers to Tackle Climate Change

    Britvic Recognised as One of Top Global Companies Working With Suppliers to Tackle Climate Change

Britvic has been recognised for the actions it is taking to understand and tackle climate change, work that has seen it engage with more than 300 of its suppliers around

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The Top 5 Technologies Transforming Food and Agriculture in the Next Decade

    The Top 5 Technologies Transforming Food and Agriculture in the Next Decade

It is harder than ever before to be a food or agriculture company. Smaller competitors are using digital tools, novel channels to gain market access, and other innovations to gain

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Sedamyl Signals Growth Ambitions With £80 Million Expansion of Yorkshire Plant

    Sedamyl Signals Growth Ambitions With £80 Million Expansion of Yorkshire Plant

Italian-owned agribusiness Sedamyl has announced major plans to expand its Yorkshire plant which will see it double production, create additional jobs, add new product lines, and provide an increased market

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19 Acquisitions Over $1 Billion in 2020

    19 Acquisitions Over $1 Billion in 2020

Of the record 831 food and drink transactions registered on the Zenith Global mergers and acquisitions database for 2020, 19 involved sums of $1,000 million or more.  This is down

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Heineken to Cut 8,000 Jobs

    Heineken to Cut 8,000 Jobs

Net revenue declined by 11.9% organically to €19.72 billion at Heineken in 2020 as consolidated beer volume fell by 8.1%. Group operating profit (beia) dropped by 35.6% to €2.42 billion

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£15 Million Investment at Bournville to Create a New Production Line For Cadbury Dairy Milk Tablets

    £15 Million Investment at Bournville to Create a New Production Line For Cadbury Dairy Milk Tablets

Mondelēz International, makers of the UK’s favourite treats including Cadbury Dairy Milk, BelVita, Maynard’s Bassetts and OREO, has announced plans to invest £15 million into its Bournville site, the heart

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Plant-based Confectionery to Gain Ground in 2021

    Plant-based Confectionery to Gain Ground in 2021

Innova Market Insights’ #2 trend for 2021, Plant-Forward, signifies the evolution of plant-based concepts beyond the core dairy and meat alternatives categories. In 2020, no fewer than 67% of all new

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Solid Results From Carlsberg Group

    Solid Results From Carlsberg Group

Carlsberg Group has reported an 11.2% decline in revenue to DKr58.54 billion (€7.87 billion) with organic revenue down 8.4% for the year ended 31 December 2020. Operating profit fell 7.3%

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U.S. Dairy Exports Volume Sets All-time High Mark in 2020

    U.S. Dairy Exports Volume Sets All-time High Mark in 2020

Despite significant disruptions in trade throughout 2020, the United States exported nearly 2.4 million metric tons of dairy goods last year–a record-setting mark, according to data released by USDA’s Foreign

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First Call For €100 Million Brexit Scheme For Irish Agri-food Sector

    First Call For €100 Million Brexit Scheme For Irish Agri-food Sector

The Irish Government has opened the first call for applications under its €100 million Scheme for the Agri-food sector. The Scheme agreed by Government at the end of 2020, has

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Further Expansion by Wyke Farms

    Further Expansion by Wyke Farms

Wyke Farms, which is one of the UK’s largest independent cheese producers and milk processors, producing over 13,000 tonnes of cheddar per year, has completed its new export ‘centre of

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Successful Year For Mondelēz International

  Successful Year For Mondelēz International

Mondelēz International, the global snacking group, has reported a 2.8% rise in net revenue to $26.58 billion for 2020, primarily

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Roger Angold Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

  Roger Angold Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Lead scientific consultant at Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL), Roger Angold, has been presented with the Food and Drink Federation’s

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831 Food and Drink Acquisitions in 2020

  831 Food and Drink Acquisitions in 2020

2020 broke records again for the number of food and drink transactions around the world, with 831 registered on the

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Emmi Reports Broad-based Growth

  Emmi Reports Broad-based Growth

Despite the global turmoil and negative foreign exchange trends, Emmi, the Swiss dairy group, generated net sales of SFr3.706 billion

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Smarties Becomes First Global Confectionery Brand to Switch to Recyclable Paper Packaging

  Smarties Becomes First Global Confectionery Brand to Switch to Recyclable Paper Packaging

Nestlé has announced that its popular Smarties brand is now using recyclable paper packaging for its confectionery products worldwide. This represents

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Lidl Ireland Announces 1,200 New Roles

  Lidl Ireland Announces 1,200 New Roles

Lidl Ireland is to recruit more than 1,200 new employees to its Irish operations this year in a variety of

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Diageo Shows Resilience

  Diageo Shows Resilience

Diageo has reported a 4.5% decline in net sales to £6.9 billion for the first half ended 31 December 2020,

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Irish Bread Price Rises Inevitable in the Face of Brexit

  Irish Bread Price Rises Inevitable in the Face of Brexit

The Irish Bakery Association has warned that despite the best efforts of the industry, bread prices will soon be forced upwards

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Coca-Cola European Partners Joins The Climate Group’s EV100 Initiative

  Coca-Cola European Partners Joins The Climate Group’s EV100 Initiative

Coca-Cola European Partners, the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, has joined EV100, a global initiative that brings together companies committed

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Unilever Commits to Help Build a More Inclusive Society

  Unilever Commits to Help Build a More Inclusive Society

Unilever has announced a wide-ranging set of commitments and actions to help build a more equitable and inclusive society by

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Sweet & Snacks Innovation Boosted by Successful Sustainability Storytelling

  Sweet & Snacks Innovation Boosted by Successful Sustainability Storytelling

Potential developments in the highly innovative sweets & snacks categories reflect some of the key trends identified by Innova Market

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New Tool to Measure Environmental Footprint of Crops With Data From Space

  New Tool to Measure Environmental Footprint of Crops With Data From Space

Leading sustainability consulting firm Quantis has launched geoFootprint, the first tool to use satellite imagery to visualize the environmental impact

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Tennent’s to Remove 100 Million+ Plastic Rings From Packaging in Shift From Plastic to Card

  Tennent’s to Remove 100 Million+ Plastic Rings From Packaging in Shift From Plastic to Card

A £7 million investment in packaging equipment at Wellpark Brewery in Glasgow sees Tennent’s, Scotland’s favourite beer brand, well on

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New Chief Financial Officer For Tate & Lyle

  New Chief Financial Officer For Tate & Lyle

Tate & Lyle has appointed Vivid Sehgal to the position of Chief Financial Officer with effect from 1 May 2021.

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PepsiCo Doubles its Climate Goal and Pledges Net-zero Emissions by 2040

  PepsiCo Doubles its Climate Goal and Pledges Net-zero Emissions by 2040

PepsiCo has announced plans to more than double its science-based climate goal, targeting an absolute reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG)

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ARYZTA Changes Listing Arrangements

  ARYZTA Changes Listing Arrangements

After careful review, the Board of ARYZTA, the global food business with a leadership position in speciality bakery, has made

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Online Directory Helps Welsh Food and Drink Manufacturers Showcase Their Products Globally

  Online Directory Helps Welsh Food and Drink Manufacturers Showcase Their Products Globally

Welsh food and drink manufacturers are being encouraged to take up a free listing in an online directory which allows

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Mars UK to Introduce New £350 Million Sustainable Logistics Operation

  Mars UK to Introduce New £350 Million Sustainable Logistics Operation

Mars UK has announced a multi-year partnership with logistics leader DHL. The landmark project will see the construction of two

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New Report Reveals Mainland China as Prominent Innovator in the Global Alcoholic Beverage Industry

  New Report Reveals Mainland China as Prominent Innovator in the Global Alcoholic Beverage Industry

Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has released a

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New Chief Financial Officer For Diageo

  New Chief Financial Officer For Diageo

Diageo has announced that Kathryn Mikells, Chief Financial Officer, will leave the company at the end of June 2021 and

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HKScan Aiming at Carbon-neutral Food Production

  HKScan Aiming at Carbon-neutral Food Production

HKScan, the Nordic meat and food group, has set the goal of carbon neutrality of its own industrial production by

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Irish Food and Drink Exports Steadied to 2% Decline in 2020 During Period of Record Economic Disruption

  Irish Food and Drink Exports Steadied to 2% Decline in 2020 During Period of Record Economic Disruption

New figures released in the annual Bord Bia Export Performance and Prospects report 2020/2021 show that the value of exports of Irish

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Abergavenny Fine Food Sells Blended Cheese Business to Focus on Growth Areas

  Abergavenny Fine Food Sells Blended Cheese Business to Focus on Growth Areas

Welsh food manufacturer The Abergavenny Fine Food Co. has sold its blended cheese business to Somerdale International, the British cheese

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Valeo Foods Group Acquires Leading German Confectionery Business

  Valeo Foods Group Acquires Leading German Confectionery Business

Valeo Foods Group has acquired Schluckwerder Holding, the leading specialist producer of confectionery products popular throughout Germany and internationally, from

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FrieslandCampina Switches to 100% Recycled PET Bottles

  FrieslandCampina Switches to 100% Recycled PET Bottles

As from February 2021, FrieslandCampina will be making PET bottles from 100% recycled PET (rPET). Because a PET bottle can

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Stable Norwegian Seafood Exports in 2020 Despite the Corona Pandemic

  Stable Norwegian Seafood Exports in 2020 Despite the Corona Pandemic

Despite a very demanding year, Norway exported 2.7 million tonnes of seafood worth NOK105.7 billion (€10.2 billion) in 2020. This

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Flavorchem Releases 2021 Trend & Flavor Forecast

  Flavorchem Releases 2021 Trend & Flavor Forecast

Flavorchem, an established leader in the manufacturing of flavor, ingredient, and color solutions, has released its 2021 Trends & Flavor

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ARYZTA Agrees Sale of Remaining Picard Stake

  ARYZTA Agrees Sale of Remaining Picard Stake

ARYZTA, a global food business with a leadership position in speciality bakery, has announced that it has reached agreement with

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Aleph Farms and Mitsubishi Bring Cultivated Meat to Japan

  Aleph Farms and Mitsubishi Bring Cultivated Meat to Japan

Israel-based Aleph Farms and Mitsubishi Corporation’s Food Industry Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bring cultivated meat

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Mondelēz International Acquires Well-being Snacking Company

  Mondelēz International Acquires Well-being Snacking Company

Mondelēz International has acquired Hu (as in “Human”) Master Holdings, the parent company of Hu Products, a fast-growing US-based snacking

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Eight Fifty Food Group Acquires Carroll’s Cuisine

  Eight Fifty Food Group Acquires Carroll’s Cuisine

Eight Fifty Food Group, a leading supplier of both branded and own-label seafood and pork controlled by CapVest Partners, the

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€100 Million Brexit Scheme For Irish Agri-food Sector

  €100 Million Brexit Scheme For Irish Agri-food Sector

The Irish Government has launched a new €100 million Scheme for the food processing sector, in recognition of the sector’s

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