In 2018, Vion, the international meat group, finalised its four year business plan to invest in and modernise its production footprint in its home markets of Germany and the Netherlands.
Lakeland Dairies, the major Irish cross border dairy processing co-operative, has turned in an excellent business performance in 2018 with record revenues and profitability, underpinned by targeted business development activity,
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler by revenue, generating sales last year of €11.5 billion and operating profit of €1.6 billion, has commenced trading on the Main
Millions of children across the EU will receive milk, fruit and vegetables under the EU’s School Scheme in 2019/2020. This programme reached over 20 million children across the EU during
Hilton Food Group, the leading specialist international food packing business, has reported a 21.5% increase in revenue to £1.649 billion with adjusted operating profit 27.1% higher at £48.7 million, driven
Danone has officially opened its new Nutricia Cuijk production facility in the Netherlands, marking the completion of a three-year journey to build a state-of-the-art, energy-efficient, zero-waste plant. The facility will
Instinctif Partners is launching CrisisCommsOptic – the latest in its ‘family’ of online diagnostic tools – alongside CrisisOptic and RecallOptic. “As social media becomes more and more embedded in our
Fever-Tree, the world’s leading supplier of premium carbonated mixers, increased revenue by 40% to to £237.4 million and adjusted EBITDA from £58.7 million to £78.6m in the year ended 31
ABP Food Group has confirmed that it will be extending its range of online beef products for Chinese consumers on the JD.com platform from three product lines to ten product
AG Barr, the UK-based soft drinks group, has reported a 5.6% increase in total revenue to £279.0 million and a 2.5% rise in profit before tax and exceptional items to
Nestlé has inaugurated a new Research & Development centre (R&D) in Beijing and a System Technology hub in Shenzhen. The new R&D centre will enable Nestlé to accelerate trend-based innovation
A national board has been brought together to oversee the delivery of an ambitious plan to boost food tourism in Scotland by £1 billion. Made up by leaders from organisations
Lantmännen, the Nordic region´s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products, has signed an agreement with Tate & Lyle, the UK-based global food and beverage ingredients and solutions provider,
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published analysis showing that food and drink exports have increased by only 2.5% to £22.6 billion from January–December 2018, compared to the same
AB InBev has changed the name in of its UK and Irish business to Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I and opened a new London headquarters. Now under the guidance of new
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a worldwide leader in poultry and prepared foods and the owner of Northern Ireland-based Moy Park, has appointed Jayson Penn, formerly President of Pilgrim’s USA, to succeed
Mondelēz International has announced a partnership with The Hatchery Chicago, a non-profit food business incubator, as it ramps up its innovation efforts to lead the future of snacking. The partnership
Leading salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms is preparing to open its new salmon farm off Lober Rock in the Scapa Flow, Orkney. The new farm, which is due to go
Last year’s hot summer boosted UK water drinks consumption by more than 7% to 4,267 million litres, according to a new report from food and drink experts Zenith Global. This
Arla Foods’s new farming standards programme Arla UK 360 continues to gain traction as Morrisons becomes the first retailer to commit to supporting the standards across its entire Arla milk
Nordzucker Group will concentrate its sugar production in Sweden at its factory in Örtofta and as part of this process the refinery at Arlöv will be closed. Around €100 million
International dairy co-operative Royal FrieslandCampina is exploring options to build a sustainable and innovative dairy processing plant in the Netherlands. The plant is intended for the processing of member milk
Heineken has officially opened its first brewery in Mozambique. The new brewery, incorporating the latest technologies, represents a US$100 million
Jameson Irish whiskey, which is produced by Irish Distillers at Midleton Distillery in Cork, has entered the top 10 of
Danish Crown is going to build a position for itself as the world’s leading producer of sustainable meat. This will
Orkla, the Nordic region’s largest branded consumer goods company, has moved into new headquarters in Oslo, Norway. The move marks
Lars Lehmann has been appointed as Executive Vice President (EVP) for Carlsberg Group’s Eastern European region and as a member
The European Parliament has approved a new set of EU rules that will blacklist practices, such as late payments for
Mondelēz International has taken a minority investment in Uplift Food, a US-based early-stage start-up focusing on prebiotic functional foods. This
Arla Foods and its 10,300 farmer owners have launched their most ambitious targets so far to accelerate the transition to
Leading ice cream company Froneri has launched Nuii – a brand new premium ice cream stick – in key markets
Despite the challenging market environment in 2018, the Lindt & Sprüngli Group once again continued its solid growth path and
Boparan Holdings, the parent company for 2 Sisters Food Group, has completed the sale of its Green Isle Brands and
Greggs, the leading bakery food-on-the-go retailer in the UK, with over 1,950 retail outlets throughout the country, has reported a
Fazer Group is continuing to develop its business and is investing €40 million in an oat hull based xylitol manufacturing
Vion Food Group plans to modernise its pork production site in Boxtel in the Netherlands to further increase its competitiveness
HKScan, the Nordic meat and meals company, has opened its modernised plant at Kristianstad in Sweden. An investment of almost
Finnebrogue, the Northern Ireland-based artisan food manufacturer, is to create up to 125 new jobs following its £17 million investment
A Cotswolds-based supermarket has experienced a flood of customers wanting to use new provenance-scanning technology after it became the UK’s
Lakeland Dairies Co-operative Society and LacPatrick Co-operative Society have jointly welcomed regulatory approval, for the merger of both dairy co-operatives,
US sales of cannabis-based drinks jumped to $86 million in 2018, according to the new 2019 US CBD Drinks Report
PepsiCo has announced a number of senior leadership appointments, including the creation of a Global Chief Commercial Officer, to support
The seventh annual Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare, supported by Compassion in World Farming and World Animal Protection, has
Arla Foods, the UK’s biggest farmer-owned dairy company, has announced that its British owners will receive a total of £64
Following discussions with its largest shareholders, the board of Premier Foods has decided to conduct a review of its strategic
A three year refurbishment programme has begun at Bunnahabhain Distillery on Islay, Scotland, as its owners, spirits and wine producer,
Emmi Group, the Swiss and international dairy business, increased sales by 2.8% (2.3% in organic terms) to SFr3.457 billion (€3.046
Harrogate Water has been awarded three supplier-of-the-year ‘Oscars’ – including overall Supply Partner of the Year – by UK foodservice
As of January 2019, Vince Gruber has taken over the role of Executive Vice President & President Europe for Mondelēz
Arla Foods achieved strong growth in the UK, its largest market, during 2018.Total revenues in this country from retail and
Carbery Group, the Irish nutritional ingredients, flavours and natural cheese producer, has started construction work on a new manufacturing facility
The European Commission has approved the addition of ‘The Vale of Clwyd Denbigh Plum’ from the United Kingdom in the register of
Coca-Cola European Partners, the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler, will invest over €500 million in 2019, as part of an ongoing
Dublin Liberties Distillery has become the 22nd operational Irish whiskey distillery on the island of Ireland. The new €10 million distillery located
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