Associated British Foods (ABF) has reported a 3% rise in group revenue to £7.6 billion at constant currency for the 24 weeks ended 29th February 2020, compared to the first
Premier Foods has concluded its strategic review, which was announced on 27 February 2019, and announced a transformational agreement with its pensions schemes. The pensions scheme agreement is a segregated
Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar sector saw collective like-for-like sales drop 57.6% in March as the country moved into lockdown, latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
Country Crest and Tesco Ireland have confirmed a further extension of a long-standing 20-year relationship for the supply of potatoes, onions and sweet potatoes to all Tesco stores nationwide and
Ingredion, a leading global provider of plant-based ingredient solutions, is to acquire a controlling 75% stake in PureCircle, one of the leading producers and innovators of stevia sweeteners for the
Wyke Farms, one of the UK’s largest independent cheese producers, is working in partnership with Westland Cheese to increase distribution to include Holland and Germany. Wyke Farms has successfully been
A survey led by KBC reveals that Irish sentiment fall reflects reality of weaker current conditions as well as risk of poorer prospects. Irish consumer sentiment showed the sharpest monthly
AG Barr, which produces and markets some of the UK’s leading drinks brands, including IRN-BRU, Rubicon, Strathmore and Funkin, has reported an 8.4% decline in revenue to £255.7 million and
Mondelēz International, has joined forces with engineering company 3P innovation to help produce thousands of medical visors every day to protect front line NHS staff. The food manufacturer is repurposing
Belfast-based food testing specialist Cibus Analytical has secured £570,000 seed funding round which will be used to help tackle food contamination and adulteration. The company develops innovative methods to test
Pladis Global, one of the world’s fastest growing snacking companies, has chosen to partner with e-commerce analytics platform e.fundamentals to optimise its strategy across online retailers in the UK. Pladis
With Britain in lock-down, hot food delivery services from restaurants and takeaways are set to have an increasingly important role in keeping the nation fed. The public’s appetite for delivered
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has completed its acquisition of Glycom, the world’s leading supplier of Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs), for an enterprise
Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of dairy products, delivered a very strong trading performance in 2019 with group turnover up by 11.5%, reaching €2.3 billion, group EBITDA of €71.8 million up
Unilever has announced that Hindustan Unilever (HUL), India’s largest fast-moving consumer goods company and Unilever’s listed subsidiary in India, has successfully completed the merger with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH). The
The latest figures from Kantar show the Irish grocery market experienced its busiest ever period over the 12 weeks to 22 March 2020 – increasing year-on-year sales by 10.1%. Growth in
As efforts accelerate worldwide to provide relief from the ravages of COVID-19, PepsiCo and The PepsiCo Foundation have announced a more than $45 million initiative focused on helping people and
Dairygold, the Irish dairy and agri business co-operative, increased annual turnover by 2.7% to €1.02 billion in 2019, to break through the €1 billion revenue barrier for the first time.
Aldi Ireland has announced the appointment of Niall O’Connor to the position of group managing director. A native of Cork, he was appointed to the position in late 2019 and
C&C Group, a leading, vertically integrated premium drinks company which manufactures, markets and distributes branded beer, cider, wine, spirits and soft drinks across the UK and Ireland, has successfully issued
Pernod Ricard has completed the purchase of the remaining stake in the Ultra-Premium dry gin brand Monkey 47. The group initially acquired a majority stake in 2016. Monkey 47 founder
Finnish consumers have ranked Valio, the co-operative-based company owned by 4,700 dairy farmers around Finland, as the most sustainable brand for the seventh consecutive year. Sustainable Brand Index is Europe’s
HEINEKEN has announced the appointments of Soren Hagh (pictured left) as President of the Europe region and Jacco van der
The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales grew by the fastest rate in over
Given the uncertainty, volatility and fast-moving developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in the markets in which AB InBev operates, the
Hygienic furniture specialist Teknomek has introduced new Dyson Airblade wash trough models that have been developed to reduce listeria risk
The Board of Greencore Group, a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK, has announced the appointment of Emma
The UK’s favourite dairy brand[1] has launched a significant recruitment push for up to 300 additional key workers to help feed
Unilever has announced a wide-ranging set of measures to support global and national efforts to tackle the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
PFM Packaging Machinery’s range of equipment has played a major part in helping a cheese manufacturer in Ireland to diversify
Diageo has pledged to enable the creation of more than eight million bottles of hand sanitiser, by donating up to
Greggs, the leading bakery food-on-the-go retailer in the UK, with more than 2,050 retail outlets throughout the country, has closed
The growth in the number of UK distillers shows no signs of stopping, rising another 20% to 246 in the
The upward trajectory in global dairy product prices visible in Q4 2019, stalled in Q1 2020. The onset of the
Bakkavor Group, a leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, has successfully concluded a planned refinancing of its
First Milk, the wholly British farmer-owned dairy co-operative, has launched the First4Milk Pledge – a new initiative to proactively promote
One of the UK’s leading independent snacking companies has marked the next stage in its growth towards £100 million worth
The Federation of European manufacturers of glass containers (FEVE) has launched an ambitious new project – the ‘Furnace of the
Valued at US$53.8 billion in 2019, the global dairy ingredients market (incorporating proteins, milk powder, milk fat concentrate, lactose and
Starbucks will invest approximately US$130 million in China to open a state-of-the-art roasting facility in 2022 as part of its
The Bel Group, the international cheese producer, is acquiring All in Foods, a French start-up that produces the Nature &
The scale of the impact of the developing coronavirus crisis plus the effect of floods earlier in the month on
PepsiCo has agreed to acquire Rockstar Energy Beverages, the popular energy drink maker, for $3.85 billion. Rockstar, founded in 2001,
IGD research reveals a big appetite from consumers to be healthier and more sustainable in their food choices and consumers
Foodex 2020, the UK’s premier trade event for food and drink manufacturing, processing, packaging and logistics, which was scheduled to
Kerry Group, the leading taste and nutrition company, has confirmed that it is to invest $125 million in its facility
Following close consultation with its partners in the international nutraceutical industry, Vitafoods Europe has taken the decision to postpone this
Pleasure is still the driving force behind ice cream purchases, with consumers naming its taste, the fact that it’s a
Iceland Seafood International is adding significant processing and coldstore capacity in the UK and also plans to merge its operations
The Irish grocery market maintained steady growth of 1.3% during the 12 weeks to 23 February 2020, the latest figures
Greggs, the UK food-on-the-go retailer and manufacturer, with 2,050 retail outlets throughout the country, has reported a 13.5% increase in
CGA’s latest Business Leaders’ Survey reveals that optimism among business leaders in the UK out-of-home eating and drinking sector was at
Emmi increased its sales by 1.1% to SFr3.494 billion (€3.275 billion) in 2019 and achieved organic growth of 2.2 %. The
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales in the UK grew by the fastest rate
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