Irish Distillers, Ireland’s leading supplier of spirits and wines and producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys, has launched its first podcast, ‘A Story of
C&C Group, the UK and Ireland drinks production and distribution business, increased net revenue by 187.3% to €1.575 billion in 12 months ended 28 February 2019, reflecting the acquisition of
2 Sisters Food Group has announced a series of actions as part of its accelerating transformational strategy to turnaround the business. The company is making further investments in its UK
Marston’s, a leading British pub operator and independent brewer, has reported a 4.7% rise in underlying revenue to £553.1 million for the 26 weeks ended 30 March 2019, reflecting strong
British consumers are increasingly eating with a conscience as latest research from Mintel reveals that last year the nation spent £8.2 billion on ethical food and drink, including organic, Fairtrade,
The number of restaurants in Britain fell by 2.8% in the year to March 2019, the latest edition of the Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals — with
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the $340 million acquisition of the European and Thai Businesses of BRF of Brazil by Tyson Foods of the US.
Samworth Brothers, the family-owned British food group, has launched a new food-to-go business and delivery service – Fresh Food For Now Company. The new venture marks the evolution of the
Nestlé has entered into exclusive negotiations with a consortium led by EQT and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for the sale of Nestlé Skin
Bakkavor Group, the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, is acquiring Blueberry Foods, a desserts business owned by Samworth Brothers for an undisclosed price. Blueberry operates from
Müller is set to revolutionise the UK yogurt category with new and improved recipes for the nation’s two favourite yogurt brands, Müllerlight and Müller Corner[1]. The dairy company has also
Premier Foods has reported a 0.6% rise in revenue to £824.3 million for the 52 weeks ended 30 March 2019. Group trading profit at £128.5 million was up by 4.5%
HKScan, the Nordic meat and meals company, is planning a share issue of up to €60 million to secure its financial position and to strengthen its capital structure. The planned
Aleph Farms, co-founded by The Kitchen Hub, the first company to grow real meat cuts directly from cattle cells, has raised US$12 million in series A investments. This new influx
The European Commission has fined AB InBev €200.4 million for breaching EU antitrust rules. AB InBev, the world’s biggest beer company, has abused its dominant position on the Belgian beer
Froneri, the UK-based international ice cream group, has agreed to acquire the iconic New Zealand ice cream business Tip Top from global dairy co-operative Fonterra with completion expected by the
Seafood Scotland has launched ‘Changing Tides’ – a strategic action plan designed to be a catalyst for change in Scotland’s seafood sector. The action plan is designed to deliver a
Mark Allen is stepping down as chief executive of Dairy Crest following the £975 million sales of the UK dairy business to Canada-based Saputo Group, which is one of the
Supermarket shoppers in Ireland spent €34.6 million on alcohol in the week leading to Easter, a 5.3% increase in sales compared to last year, reveals Nielsen data. The rise in
Heineken has acquired a majority stake in Biela Ecuador from a group of mainly local investors for an undisclosed sum. Over the past few years, Biela Ecuador has established its
Conagra Brands, one of North America’s leading branded food companies, has agreed to divest its Italian-based frozen pasta business, Gelit, which is headquartered in Doganella di Ninfa, to an Italian
The contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the UK economy has grown by 10% since 2016 to £5.5 billion. A new report by the Scotch Whisky Association, building on
The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show total year-on-year sales increased by 2.0% during the 12 weeks
Heineken has completed all transactions to form the long-term, strategic partnership with China Resources Enterprise (CRE) and China Resources Beer
Irish whiskey producer Old Bushmills Distillery has been granted planning permission for a £30 million capacity expansion at its site
Kerrygold, the brand owned by Irish dairy farmers through the Ornua dairy co-operative, has exceeded €1 billion annual retail value
Heineken, the UK’s third largest pub business, has announced a record investment of £50 million to refurbish nearly 150 pubs
Following the completion of a consultation period, Bakkavor Group has confirmed the closure of its Freshcook meals facility at Holbeach
JBT Corporation, a global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food and beverage industry, has agreed to acquire
Having just completed its £975 million acquisition of Dairy Crest in the UK, Canadian dairy company Saputo Group is further
The craft beer boom in the UK has slowed sharply in the last year with the total number of breweries
Mondelēz International has reached a collaboration agreement with The Kitchen, Israel’s only FoodTech-focused incubator and one of the first FoodTech
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the £7.3 billion proposed Sainsbury’s-Asda merger after finding it would lead to
Mondelēz International has made a minority investment in Hu Master Holdings, the parent company of both Hu Products and Hu
Royal FrieslandCampina has sold its cream liqueur manufacturing business, Creamy Creation based at Rijkevoort in the Netherlands, to Dutch investment
The Kraft Heinz Company has appointed Miguel Patricio (pictured above) as chief executive effective July 1, 2019. He will succeed
Canada-based Saputo Group, which is one of the top ten dairy processors in the world, has completed its £975 million
Pernod Ricard is acquiring Italian super-premium gin brand Malfy from Biggar & Leith for an undisclosed price. Malfy is a
Carlsberg UK has launched its most ambitious and honest consumer facing campaign ever in a bid to drive reappraisal of
Danone has sold Earthbound Farm, the US organic salads business, to California-based Taylor Farms, a family-owned salads and fresh foods
Asia will generate US$4264 billion of grocery sales by 2023 – almost the same as Europe and North America combined
Royal Wessanen, a European leader in healthy, organic and sustainable food, is being acquired for €885 million by a consortium
St Austell Brewery, the English regional brewer, has announced that Kevin Georgel will become its new chief executive, replacing James
Dairygold, the Irish dairy co-operative, has announced that its annual turnover rose by €27.4 million to a record €992.9 million
Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) is set to reduce plastic use by 400 tonnes per annum whilst substantially cutting food
The fruit, starch and sugar group AGRANA is constructing a betaine crystallisation plant at its sugar refinery in Tulln in
Nestlé has announced the creation of the Nestlé R&D Accelerator based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The accelerator brings together Nestlé scientists,
The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) has welcomed the official announcement by the European Commission that Irish whiskey’s status as a
The latest grocery market share figures, published by Kantar, show that the Irish grocery market grew by 3.2% in the 12 weeks
The DMK Group, the biggest German dairy co-operative, and one of the biggest suppliers to the German food retail industry,
Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of dairy products, delivered a strong trading performance in 2018. Group turnover reached €2.082 billion with
Swiss dairy processor Emmi Group has gradually been expanding its international goat’s milk network since 2010. By taking a 66%
The Ferrero Group is acquiring the cookie, fruit and fruit-flavoured snack, ice cream cone and pie crust businesses from Kellogg
The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales growth of 1.4% during the 12 weeks
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