DIVA is an EU funded project that aims to support SMEs to apply their digital technology to the agrofood, forestry or environmental sectors. The DIVA consortium is based across 6
New consumer research published by Kantar, the world’s leading data, insights and consulting firm, reveals that over three-quarters (77%) of UK grocery shoppers have, in the last 12 months, switched, avoided or
Cranswick has made a positive start to the year with revenue up 7.1% to £770.0 million for the six months ended September 2019, compared to the corresponding period a year
Manchester-based English bakery business St Pierre Groupe has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade, in recognition of the company’s meteoric global growth. Recently rebranded from Carrs Foods
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide a €35 million loan to enable expansion and diversification of the Ireland-based facilities of Carbery Group, a leading international dairy, ingredients and
New research from CGA reveals that sales of no and low alcohol drinks are rising, thanks to increasing numbers of British consumers moderating their intake. The exclusive new report from
ABP Food Group, which is the largest beef processor in the UK and Ireland, in conjunction with the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) and Teagasc, has announced the latest results
Marston’s, a leading UK pub operator and independent brewer, increased total underlying revenue by 2.9% to £1.174 billion in the year ended 28 September 2019, reflecting the positive impact of
The Irish Government has announced Enterprise Ireland funding of €7.2 million, over five years, for Food for Health Ireland, a Technology Centre based in University College Dublin (UCD) that aims
Britvic, which is one of the leading branded soft drinks businesses in Europe, grew revenue by 1.4% at constant currency to £1.54 billion and adjusted EBIT by 4.4% to £214.1
Danish Crown has posted strong results for the 2018/19 financial year despite major challenges in the first half of the year under review. Record exports to Asia and satisfactory results
Now refocused on its UK convenience foods operations following the $1.075 billion (£817 million) sale of its US business, Greencore has reported a 3.5% decline in revenue from continuing operations
Supply issues are driving up the wholesale prices of Christmas dinner essentials, leaving UK operators and consumers facing higher costs over the festive period. The exclusive monthly Foodservice Price Index
Platinum Equity, a global investment firm based in Los Angeles, has entered into exclusive negotiations with Qualium Investissement to acquire Biscuit International, a leading European manufacturer of private label sweet
HKScan Corporation, the Nordic meat and food group, and Hes-Pro of Finland have signed a co-operation agreement to develop, produce and launch plant-based protein products. Hes-Pro Oy is part of
Fazer Group will invest over €30 million in its Nordic oats business, doubling the milling capacity in Lahti, Finland and in Lidköping, Sweden. The global demand for oats is growing
A recent consumer survey, commissioned by the market research company FMCG Gurus on behalf of BENEO, reveals that health is now considered so important that almost every second respondent in
All of Ireland’s major grocery retailers achieved growth again in the 12 weeks to 3 November 2019, according to the latest figures from Kantar. On average people visited stores 62 times
The European Commission will allocate €200.9 million in 2020 to fund promotion activities for EU agri-food products at home and abroad. The 2020 promotion policy work programme adopted by the
Newbaze Ireland Nutrition Food (trading as Ireliffey) has opened its new dairy formula plant at Carrickmacross in County Monaghan, marking the completion of a two-year building programme with a capital
Danish Crown’s last year as the owner of Tulip Ltd resulted in a loss of DKr210 million (€28 million) from the UK business unit. Additionally, the divestment of the 12
Refresco, the world’s largest independent bottler of beverages for retailers and A-brands, has agreed to acquire AZPACK (Arizona Production & Packaging) and its manufacturing activities located in Tempe, Arizona in
Mondelēz International has launched its first-ever State of Snacking™ report, a global consumer trends study examining the role snacking plays
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has agreed to acquire specialty dairy solutions provider
International food and drink group Princes has completed the first phase of a planned £17 million investment in its UK
Unilever’s The Vegetarian Butcher has partnered with the Burger King brand to launch the plant-based Rebel Whopper. In the initial
Refresco, the world’s largest independent bottler of beverages for retailers and A-brands with production in Europe and North America, has
The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show that year-on-year supermarket sales grew by 1.0% over the past
Premier Foods has reported a 2.4% increase in group revenue to £366.7 million for the 26 weeks ended 28 September
From using satellites to track asparagus crops, to measuring the lean meat percentage of pork using a high-tech camera, companies
The increasing global demand for mozzarella has prompted the expansion of Arla Foods’ Branderup Dairy in Denmark. Arla will invest
Fazer Group has signed a €40 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance the Finnish and
Cargill has opened a Culinary Experience Hub in its research & development site at Vilvoorde in Belgium. Customers from across
The EU and China have concluded the negotiations on a bilateral agreement to protect 100 European Geographical Indications (GI) in China and 100 Chinese GI in
Boortmalt, a subsidiary of Axereal, France’s largest grain co-operative, has completed its acquisition of Cagill’s malt business. The acquisition strengthens
Associated British Foods has reported 2% increase in full-year group revenue to £15.8 billion and a 1% rise in adjusted
Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, has officially its new, €30 million, state-of-the-art cheese production facility at Ávila
Marston’s, a UK leading pub operator and independent brewer, has reached agreement for the disposal of 137 pubs for £44.9
In line with its plans to introduce meat alternatives as part of its strategy of building food chains based on
The winners of the prestigious Irish Quality Food & Drink Awards 2019 have been announced. The Awards were made in over
Carlsberg Group has adjusted its 2019 earnings expectations upwards due to solid earnings performances in Western Europe and China, which
First Milk has announced the commencement of employee consultation about its proposed intention to close its Campbeltown Creamery. This puts
Exports of tomato ketchup have declined in the first few months of 2019, as Canada drastically reduced its intake from
Nestlé has inaugurated its first Gerber NutriPuffs cereal snacks plant in Shuangcheng, Harbin Province, China. With an investment of around
An unprecedented 25% surge in Scottish farm milk production which is substantially in excess of local demand for fresh milk
Molson Coors Brewing Company has announced a new revitalisation plan intended to achieve consistent top-line growth by improving efficiency and
Having increased net revenues by 1.1% in the third quarter, driven by organic net revenue growth of 4.2% reflecting balanced
Cherkizovo Group, Russia’s largest meat manufacturer, has signed an agreement with the Tambov Region administration to receive support from the
Cargill is investing $35 million (€32 million) in Europe to add soluble fibers to its current broad portfolio of starches,
Increased consumer interest in the stories behind their food and beverage products and their notable influence on purchasing decisions has
Wensleydale Creamery, home of the famous Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, is investing in new equipment to increase production capacity following a
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Greene King, the UK’s leading integrated brewer
Tetra Pak has opened a €25 million site with sales, engineering and manufacturing facilities for cheese production solutions. Building on
Refresco, the world’s largest independent bottler of beverages for retailers and A-brands with production in Europe and North America, has
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