As the UK Government sets out its opening negotiating position for future trading relationships, James Withers, CEO of Scotland Food & Drink, raises the industry’s concerns over the current direction
Patrick Müller, CEO of Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI), has stepped down from his role after a two year period which saw him lead a successful transformation of the business.
Aryzta, the Switzerland-based global speciality bakery business, has completed sale of its majority stake in Picard, a speciality premium French food business, to Invest Group Zouari for a total consideration
Unilever and JD Logistics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive sustainable business initiatives in the supply chain. Building on its existing strategic relationship with JD.com, one of
Having announced its Top Ten Trends for 2020 towards the end of last year, Innova Market Insights is now turning its attention to how these trends are impacting on the highly innovative
HKScan, the Nordic meat and food group, will invest €6 million in a new slaughter process for its poultry unit at Rauma in Finland. The investment will significantly improve raw
The board of the parent company of 2 Sisters Food Group, Boparan Holdings, has announced that the chairman Lord Charles Allen of Kensington has decided to retire from the business.
DMK Group is expanding its existing portfolio in the ice cream sector with new creations for the Milram and Baileys brands, while also further expanding its partnerships with other well-known
Over one million people visited Irish whiskey distilleries and brand homes last year, the first time visitor numbers have exceeded the one-million mark. That is according to Drinks Ireland/Irish Whiskey Association,
Orkla, Pernod Ricard, Nestlé, Asahi, PepsiCo, Lactalis, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Azelis, Berlin Packaging, Kirin and Waterlogic were the most acquisitive companies of 2019, according to the bevblog.net food and drink transactions database,
Fazer Group is continuing to execute its growth strategy and invest in growing product categories by acquiring Vuohelan Herkku’s bakery and mill businesses. Vuohelan Herkku is one of the forerunners
C&C Group, the Irish and British drinks business, has announced that Stephen Glancey has stepped down as CEO and will leave the company at the end of February. Stephen Glancey
KK Fine Foods, a leading frozen food manufacturer based at Deeside in Wales, is set to expand and diversify with support from the Welsh Government, creating an additional 40 new
Nestlé has announced that it will invest up to SFr2 billion (€1.86 billion) to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of
Syntegon Technology is the new name for Bosch Packaging Technology, following the sale of the former Bosch division. Headquartered in Waiblingen, Germany, Syntegon Technology’s business focus is on intelligent and
2019 broke records again for the number of food and drink transactions around the world, with 789 registered on the Zenith Global mergers and acquisitions database, an average of 15
Carlsberg Group is embracing the growing popularity of low and alcohol-free beer by launching Carlsberg Nordic in the UK. Replacing the existing Carlsberg 0.0 brand, Carlsberg Nordic will be listed
Britain may have fallen out of love with shopping on the High Street over the festive period, but consumers continued to go out to eat and drink over Christmas and
Starch Europe, the trade association representing the European starch industry, has announced the addition of the Sedamyl Group as a new member. Sedamyl Group, is an established European manufacturer of
In the coming years, FrieslandCampina will make an annual amount of €24 million available to further stimulate sustainable development on the farm. The higher its member dairy farmers score within
Raisio Group, the Finnish and international food business, is proceeding to build its oat business activities. Investment of some €8 million, which was made in the oat mill located in
The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales grew marginally by 0.2% in the 12 weeks to 29 December. While retailers still took a record
Bord Bia’s Export Performance and Prospects report 2019/2020 reveals a stand out 2019 performance by Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture
AB InBev beers, including Budweiser, the world’s most valuable beer brand, will soon be brewed with renewable electricity throughout Europe
Diageo, via its Distill Ventures accelerator for new and growing brands, has invested in Ritual Zero Proof, a US alcohol-free
Key Technology, a leading global designer and manufacturer of digital sorting, inspection, conveying and other processing equipment, and a member
Britain’s food and drink sector continues to ignore the uncertain political and economic climate and is forging ahead at home
Enterprise Ireland has announced that it is offering up to €35,000 in funding for food and drink companies who participate in the
Norway exported 2.7 million tonnes of seafood to a total value of NOK107.3 billion (€10.86 billion) in 2019. This represents
UK-based drinks manufacturer, Clearly Drinks is re-launching its Perfectly Clear flavoured water brand in 2020 – its biggest brand announcement
True, the European retail and consumer sector investment specialist, has invested £26 million in Soulfresh, a UK food and drinks
Campbell Soup Company has completed the sale of Arnott’s and certain of Campbell’s International operations to global investment firm KKR
Campari Group has signed a deal to acquired French drinks distributor Baron Philippe de Rothschild France Distribution (RFD) for an
Nestlé has agreed to sell a 60% stake of Herta to Casa Tarradellas, a Spanish family-run food company that is
Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) is to merge with US-based Peet’s Coffee and explore an IPO, creating a global leader in
Optimism in the eating and drinking-out market has risen to its highest point for 18 months, the latest Business Confidence Survey reveals
Cranswick, a leading UK food producer, has acquired Packington Pork from the Mercer family. Packington Pork comprises pig farming and
Mondelēz International has named Minsok Pak as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer. In this role, he will
A new €10 million investment in Moorepark Technology Ltd (MTL) has been officially opened at Fermoy, County Cork in Ireland.
Stampede, a Leith-based start-up offering digital growth services to the hospitality sector and hundreds of pubs in the UK, has
Independent Scottish craft brewer BrewDog has opened its 100th brewpub worldwide and its first in Ireland. BrewDog has been on
IFF is to merge with DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences in a deal that values the combined company at $45.4 billion
The global grocery retail market will generate an additional US$2.2 trillion in sales by 2024, growing by 24%, according to
UK-based pubs group JD Wetherspoon is to invest more than £200 million on its estate over the next four years.
Nestlé has reached an agreement to sell its US ice cream business to Froneri, an ice cream-focused joint venture Nestlé
The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales growth slowed again during the past 12
Unilever has opened a new global Foods Innovation Centre on the campus of Wageningen University, the leading global agri-food research
The Food and Drink Federation and Santander have launched a new report highlighting the growth opportunities and challenges for the
HKScan, the Nordic meat and food group, will introduce its new group-wide operating model on 1 January 2020. The new
There are now more than 10,000 breweries in the European Union according to the latest figures revealed by The Brewers of
Ebro Foods, the largest food group in Spain, the world leader in rice production and the second biggest global fresh
Buxton Natural Mineral Water, which is part of Nestlé Waters UK, has announced its whole range will be made from
Quorn Foods,the world leader in meat-alternatives, has announced the appointment of Marco Bertacca as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.
The priorities of the sports nutrition sector for the new mandate of the European Commission to ensure a healthier and
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