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British grocery shoppers are demonstrating their commitment to dairy farmers and overwhelmingly supporting the new Morrisons ‘Milk for Farmers’ range. The fresh milk, which is 100% sourced from Arla farms
Nestlé scientists have shown for the first time how some heat-treated probiotics act on cells to potentially provide better balance for your immune system than their ‘live’ equivalents, in work
Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, is holding a symposium on technology transfer on Tuesday, 24 November 2015 at the Round Room at the Mansion House in Dublin,
ConAgra Foods has announced plans to separate the business into two independent public companies – one comprising its consumer portfolio of diverse and leading brands and the other comprising its
Leading international alcoholic beverages group Constellation Brands is acquiring Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits, one of the fastest growing craft beer companies in the US, for $1 billion. The purchase
Cranfield University and the Produce World Group, one of the UK’s largest vegetable growers and suppliers, have won the RCUK Research Base Impact Award at this year’s prestigious Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)
Award winning Irish start up business, The Cool Bean Company, has officially launched into the UK with premium retailer Waitrose following less than one year of trading in Ireland. Cool
The new novel food Regulation has been agreed that aims to improve conditions so that businesses can more easily bring new and innovative food to the EU market, while still
Nescafé is partnering with Facebook to launch an immersive video, pioneering new technology just released for the platform. The Nescafé ‘Good Morning World’ video stars people in kitchens across the
Tesco has released new data which shows that the retailer is delivering on its commitment to further reduce the levels of Campylobacter in its fresh chicken. Throughout 2014/15 the retailer
Celtic Pure has been awarded the Bord Bia ‘Success at Home’ Food and Drink Award. The awards, held every two years, reward excellence within the Irish food and drink industry across
Glanbia Consumer Foods Ireland has officially opened its new state-of-the-art UHT (Ultra-Heat-Treated) milk processing facility at Lough Egish in County Monaghan. With processing capacity for up to 100 million litres
Princes is investing £15 million in a major extension and redevelopment project at its bottled water site in Eden Valley, Cumbria. Work begins in June on the project, which will
Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, is strengthening its Specialties business in Europe by acquiring the commercial beverages vending activities from FrieslandCampina Kievit for
AB InBev expects to achieve pre-tax cost synergies of at least $1.4 billion per annum from its $106 billion acquisition of SABMiller, completion of which is expected in the second
Domino has further expanded its range of systems with the launch of the new M230i print and apply labeller. This is the first M-Series unit to incorporate Domino’s unique intelligent
Glanbia, the global nutrition company, has agreed to acquire US-based thinkThin for a cash consideration of $217 million. thinkThin has a leading range of protein enriched bars targeted at lifestyle
Around the world consumer demands for higher quality and greater variety have positively impacted the craft brewing industry. A recent study on the global craft brewing industry, conducted by yeast
Following tests by government accredited labs in India showing Maggi noodles are safe to eat, Nestlé India has announced that it has started selling the product again. The move comes
GEA has built a unique whole milk drying plant for Fonterra in New Zealand. It is unique not because of its size which, at 15 tons/hour is amongst the biggest
UK dairy group Dairy Crest has reported a 5% drop in first half revenue to £203.8 million with adjusted profit before tax from continuing operations down 38% to £16.0 million.
The leading organic farmer co-operative in North America, Organic Valley/CROPP cooperative, and Europe’s leading organic dairy co-operative, the Organic Milk
Diageo has agreed the sale of its wine interests in Argentina to Grupo Penaflor. In addition, Penaflor will be appointed
PLF International has launched a brand new responsive website, showcasing its full range of food and beverage filling technology, along
Following the sale of its brand rights and associated continental European businesses to Nomad Foods, Findus Group’s remaining large operating
Nestlé has been acclaimed as a ‘world leader’ for its work to tackle climate change by sustainability ratings agency CDP,
Tesco has announced its first and biggest farming group, the Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group (TSDG) will be expanding to support
Nomad Foods has completed its acquisition of Findus Group’s continental European businesses in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, France, Spain, and
Looking ahead to 2016, Mintel’s Global Food and Drink Analyst Jenny Zegler discusses the top food and drink trends set
Coca-Cola HBC, a leading bottler of the brands of The Coca-Cola Company, has announced new water and carbon commitments after
C&C Group, the Irish and UK manufacturer and distributor of branded cider, beer, wine and soft drinks, has reported a
McDonald’s has announced that as of October 2015, all centrally-sourced packaging that is distributed across its 38 European markets is
Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company, has informed all of its key suppliers that they will
Neogen has developed the first quantitative microwell test for total aflatoxin that uses only a water-based solution for extraction, which
Alain Ducasse, a standard-setting chef for French cuisine across the globe and founder of Alain Ducasse Entreprise, and Philippe Salle,
Bord Bia has announced the shortlist for the 2015 Food& Drink Awards which will take place on Thursday 12th November
General Mills is considering the closure of its manufacturing facility at Berwick in the United Kingdom. The Berwick facility manufactures
It is the best known, most widely grown and popular potato variety, but up until now it has proved too
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) through its Irish National Committee is hosting two major symposia which will run for the
The market for dairy permeate powder will “explode into life” – especially in Asia – once a global Codex standard
Unhealthy foods are the most promoted items in supermarket circulars around the world, according to an analysis by Australian obesity
2 Sisters Foods Group, the UK-based diversified food manufacturer with strong positions in the protein, chilled and branded categories, is
Nestlé has invested approximately SFr87 million (€80 million) in a new beverages factory and noodle line in Malaysia. Both facilities
IOI Loders Croklaan, a leading producer of palm-based fats and oils to the global food industry, has announced that 100
The UK’s largest packaging event expects further growth following its record breaking footfall last year. The shows dynamic core brands
William Grant & Sons UK has announced that Russian Standard Vodka will be joining its premium spirits portfolio on 1st
Bakkavor, the UK-based fresh prepared foods group, has won the M&S Plan A Supplier Group of the Year 2015 Award.
Sustainability is central to the Produce World Group’s business according to the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Neil Fraser. Writing
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has evaluated the carcinogenicity
British dairy co-operative First Milk has appointed Carl Ravenhall to the board as a non-executive director. Carl Ravenhall was latterly
The first young people have signed up to begin a Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship with Sheffield Hallam University and Nestlé
Iglo Group, Europe’s largest frozen food business, has implemented a cloud based Treasury Management System (TMS) from Salmon Software. Iglo
New research from Bord Bia highlights Irish consumers’ changing behaviours and attitudes towards food, grocery shopping and cooking. Since 2001,
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