The European Commission has awarded a total of €32.5 million, for the years 2016 and 2017, to support the 43 EU Reference Laboratories (EU-RLs) designated for food and feed safety, as
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The Two-in-One biscuit packaging system is to receive the WorldStar 2016 packaging award. The award is presented annually by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO). Essential to the assessment is for
After a slight decrease in October 2015, EU agri-food exports in November 2015 picked up again and achieved a value of €10.9 billion, thus exceeding the value of previous years
The Board of Glanbia Co-operative Society has announced the creation of a ‘2016 Member Support Package’ worth at least €35.6 million. This latest support package is in addition to an
Wales-based Peter’s Foodservice has acquired the gourmet hot dog business Mom’s Fabulous Foods. Farnham-based Mom’s Fabulous Foods’ turnover is in excess of £2 million and its hot dog ranges are
Integrated logistics provider Partner Logistics has appointed Jolin Dophemont as Supply Chain Developer and Mark Knibbeler as Supply Chain Specialist to strengthen its team based at the head office in
2 Sisters Food Group, which is the UK’s largest grocery market supplier and one of the largest privately owned food groups in Europe, is opening a new manufacturing facility in
A newly launched a report from Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII) shows significant reductions in fat, saturated fat, sugar, salt and calories achieved through reformulation, which includes changing the
Tesco will continue to work collaboratively with suppliers to further build trust, following the publication of the Groceries Code Adjudicator’s (GCA) report into historic supplier issues. Dave Lewis, Group Chief
Bühler’s optical sorting solutions for the global food and non-food processing industry contain a wealth of configurable options, allowing customers to create extremely accurate sorting modes. For some, these multiple
Baupost Group, a Boston-based US hedge fund, has invested £163 million in acquiring a stake in Bakkavor Group, the UK’s biggest prepared fresh foods supplier. Bakk AL Holdings, a company owned
Packaging Innovations, the UK’s leading packaging event, returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 24 & 25 February 2016, alongside Empack and Label&Print, covering the whole packaging spectrum. Visitors can expect to
Frutarom Savory Solutions, a unit of Frutarom – one of the world’s top ten flavor and fine ingredients houses, has launched its new marinades portfolio. “Caesar” is inspired by the
Canlubang, 60 km away from Manila: this was the plant chosen by the Coca-Cola Femsa giant to install the world’s fastest PET lines for soft drinks. With a daily production
UK regional brewer and pub operator Charles Wells has announced an increase of 4% in operating profit before exceptional costs alongside a steady programme of investment in its assets. The
A Great British Food Unit has been established by the British Government to turbo-charge UK food exports and support industry growth plans, like their target of increasing manufactured food exports
UK-based Noble Foods has successfully moved up into tier one in this year’s global Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare report, becoming the only food producer to join retailers Marks
Casual Dining – the multi-award winning trade event for the UK’s casual dining sector, has released its first preview of some of the new products being showcased this year. Returning
Swiss dairy group has taken full control of Gläserne Molkerei, a leading organic milk processor in Northeast Germany. Emmi purchased a stake in Gläserne Molkerei back in 2012. Following the
Unilever the global foods, refreshment, personal care and home care group has reported a 10% increase in turnover to €53.3 billion for 2015 including a positive currency impact of 5.9%.
Nestlé CEO Paul Bulcke has underlined the company’s commitment to reducing food loss and waste by joining a new coalition, Champions 12.3, which will work to inspire action on this
Trace One has announced that Irish retail leader Musgrave Group has renewed its agreement for Trace One’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Musgrave leverages Trace One PLM to effectively manage
It seems that Britain’s lager segment is struggling to retain its fizz, as it faces particularly strong competition from the
Mondelēz International’s the OREO brand, the world’s number one cookie, has launched its new, globally integrated marketing campaign ‘Open Up
Irish food company O’Brien Fine Foods has announced details of a €14 million development at its ham processing facility in
Domino Printing Sciences’ coding & marking systems can be fully integrated with Moba and Sanovo graders on egg processing lines.
Marking a significant shift in its marketing strategy, Coca-Cola has announced that for the first time, all Coke Trademark brands
Protein from plants (not animals) is in, fat is back, sour is sweet, personal care is situational, and genetic modification
Nestlé has strengthened its global capabilities in e-commerce by signing a partnership with Alibaba in China, to grow online sales,
AmbaFlex, the global leader in spiral conveyor solutions, has just supplied 12 narrow belt SpiralVeyors from its SVs series for
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, for the 12 weeks ending 3 January, show a strong
New measures to strengthen and boost funding for an EU scheme to provide fruit, vegetables and milk products in schools
General Mills has announced that it has completed collective consultation on the proposed closure of its manufacturing facility in Berwick,
At the end of 2015, GEA received a major order from Danone to equip a new state-of-the-art facility for its
Turkey-based Yildiz Holding is combining its global chocolate and biscuits businesses, which include United Biscuits, Godiva, DeMet’s and Ülker, under
Arla Foods has taken over full ownership of Westbury Dairies, Arla’s joint venture with UK dairy co-operative First Milk. The
Mondelēz International has announced it will fully transition to using cage-free eggs in the United States and Canada by 2020
The European Commission has granted conditional regulatory clearance in Europe for Ball Corporation’s proposed acquisition of Rexam. As part of
Brown-Forman Corporation, the US-based international spirits group, has agreed to sell its Southern Comfort and Tuaca trademarks to Sazerac, one
Nestlé is ranked first in the 2016 Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) for its marketing of breast milk substitutes and
Meat processor Dunbia has sent the first shipment of Northern Ireland pork to India following the opening of this growing
English wild game and venison supplier Yorkshire Game has increased turnover by 10% by investing in the latest state-of-the-art processing
GEA has recently established its own in-house test laboratory at its facility in Hamilton, New Zealand. The new laboratory will
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 3 January 2016, showed no Christmas uplift
Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) estimates that the value of Irish food and drink exports increased by 3% in 2015
Constellation Brands, the international beverage alcohol company, is to construct a new, state-of-the-art brewery to be located in Mexicali, Mexico,
Pots & Co., producers of handmade puddings, will provide a little light indulgence at 30,000 feet after agreeing a contract
The National Skills Academy for Food and Drink (NSAFD) has launched Tasty Careers Wales – an initiative to promote jobs
Drinking yogurts and fermented beverages accounted for 8.5% of total global dairy launches recorded by Innova Market Insights in the
Drinks producer C&C Group is to close its bottling plant at Borrisoleigh in Ireland and its cider plant at Shepton
US-based snack food manufacturer Diamond Foods has acquired a 26% stake in Metcalfe’s skinny, owner of Metcalfe’s skinny Popcorn, a
A new report by Canadean expects Asia to account for the highest consumption level of beer while Africa will show the
GEA has announced an order intake for Q4 2015 of at least EUR 1.240 million, which exceeds the old record
Tangerine Confectionery is a leading UK independent manufacturer of sugar confectionery and branded popcorn. The reasons behind their success include
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