“Greenwashing has infiltrated the food and drinks sector in ways many of us don’t even realise and when sustainability is merely used as a marketing tactic, consumers are misled and
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- Winners of the 2025 Irish Food Writers’ Guild Food Awards “Greenwashing has infiltrated the food and drinks sector in ways many of us don’t even realise and when sustainability is merely used as a marketing tactic, consumers are misled and...
- Arla Foods to invest €107.7 million in UHT milk production in the UK Arla Foods has announced a proposal to invest €107.7 million into its Lockerbie site in Scotland, to support the farmer owned co-operative’s future growth ambitions. The dairy co-operative is proposing...
- Foodex Manufacturing Solutions Returns to the UK Food & Drink Shows in 2025 Foodex Manufacturing Solutions will be back at the NEC, Birmingham this April (7th–9th), as part of the UK Food & Drink Shows. Bringing together the very best of the hospitality,...
- Irish Distillers launches Enviroflex Partnership with Bank of Ireland providing sustainability-linked loans to tillage farmers Irish Distillers is partnering with Bank of Ireland to offer Enviroflex sustainability-linked loans, that provide discounted flexible finance, to tillage farmers for the very first time. Enviroflex loans are designed...
- Global Retail Trends In 2025: UK And European Grocery Retailers Must Adapt To Emerging Consumer Needs And Technological Innovation As grocery retailers in the UK and Europe look ahead to 2025, global trends are providing a roadmap for success. According to a new report from IGD, six key trends...
- Winners of the 2025 Irish Food Writers’ Guild Food Awards “Greenwashing has infiltrated the food and drinks sector in ways many of us don’t even realise and when sustainability is merely used as a marketing tactic, consumers are misled and...
- Arla Foods to invest €107.7 million in UHT milk production in the UK Arla Foods has announced a proposal to invest €107.7 million into its Lockerbie site in Scotland, to support the farmer owned co-operative’s future growth ambitions. The dairy co-operative is proposing...
- Foodex Manufacturing Solutions Returns to the UK Food & Drink Shows in 2025 Foodex Manufacturing Solutions will be back at the NEC, Birmingham this April (7th–9th), as part of the UK Food & Drink Shows. Bringing together the very best of the hospitality,...
- Irish Distillers launches Enviroflex Partnership with Bank of Ireland providing sustainability-linked loans to tillage farmers Irish Distillers is partnering with Bank of Ireland to offer Enviroflex sustainability-linked loans, that provide discounted flexible finance, to tillage farmers for the very first time. Enviroflex loans are designed...
- Global Retail Trends In 2025: UK And European Grocery Retailers Must Adapt To Emerging Consumer Needs And Technological Innovation As grocery retailers in the UK and Europe look ahead to 2025, global trends are providing a roadmap for success. According to a new report from IGD, six key trends...
Arla Foods has announced a proposal to invest €107.7 million into its Lockerbie site in Scotland, to support the farmer owned co-operative’s future growth ambitions. The dairy co-operative is proposing
Foodex Manufacturing Solutions will be back at the NEC, Birmingham this April (7th–9th), as part of the UK Food & Drink Shows. Bringing together the very best of the hospitality,
Irish Distillers is partnering with Bank of Ireland to offer Enviroflex sustainability-linked loans, that provide discounted flexible finance, to tillage farmers for the very first time. Enviroflex loans are designed
As grocery retailers in the UK and Europe look ahead to 2025, global trends are providing a roadmap for success. According to a new report from IGD, six key trends
Müller UK & Ireland has joined the processor-led organisation Dairy UK as it targets further industry collaboration. Dairy UK represents farmer-owned co-operatives and private dairy companies and aims to promote
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded £13 million to make UK supply chains more resilient. Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded £5 million to create a new network plus
The sustainability issues food and beverage brands and manufacturers face are multifaceted and interconnected and span the entirety of global food supply chains, from the sourcing and origination of raw
The Institute for Grocery Distribution (IGD) has released the report, A Net Zero Transition Plan for the UK Food System, providing a framework for the food sector to achieve 70% emissions
A Belfast company, which creates the world’s only freshly batched cocktails, has attracted £1.2 million in funding to grow its business from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland (IFNI), managed
ALDI Ireland has signed a contract extension with poultry producer Manor Farm for a further year, worth €24 million to the supplier. Manor Farm, a prominent producer of Irish chicken
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency and BIA Innovator Campus have announced a strategic partnership agreement to drive the sustainable development of the Irish seafood industry. BIA Innovator
A range of new eco-friendly packaging materials made from onion skins and peelings is being created by an Oban-based start-up, offering an alternative to fossil fuel-derived plastic products – a
Sustainable packaging company Huhtamaki has begun production of molded fiber drinks lids at its Lurgan, County Armagh, site. The lids, used for both hot and cold disposable cups, are fully
Kepak, a leading Irish food company, has invested €8 million in its Kilbeggan facility in County Westmeath to enhance market access, quality, and efficiency. This strategic upgrade positions the Kilbeggan
HEINEKEN, the world’s most international brewer, has achieved a new milestone in its journey to Net Zero, signing three additional partners, Arcadis, NIRAS and Royal HaskoningDHV, for its global Net Zero Production
Research conducted among 1,000 people by Coyne Research on behalf of ALDI and FoodCloud found that, on average, Irish consumers waste €832 worth of food every year. The research was
Small and mid-sized food and drink manufacturers in the UK are facing a ‘silent killer’ as new figures show profitability in both categories has dropped, despite strong sales. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic
Plant milk producer Oato, part of Goodco Group, has slashed its electricity bills by three quarters after making its Lancashire bottling site entirely solar powered. An investment from Lombard backing
For over 35 years the annual PPMA Show has been a highlight of the processing and packaging industry’s calendar. This event, between 24-26 September at the NEC in Birmingham, is
A new £46 million Agri-Food Investment Initiative to support local agri-food and drink processors in Northern Ireland has been launched. The Initiative, developed by Invest Northern Ireland, has been designed to
More than five million beverage cartons have been sorted and fully recycled since AI powered robotic sorting was launched at Panda’s materials recovery facility (MRF) in Ballymount, Dublin. Installed last year
Seafish, the public body which supports the UK seafood industry, is reflecting on progress made by working with industry and
Established over 35 years ago, the PPMA Show is recognised as the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery exhibition. Each
The sod has been turned on Diageo’s new €200 million state-of-the-art carbon neutral brewery in Littleconnell, Newbridge, County Kildare. The
Enterprise Ireland saw investment in R&D activities by companies it supports in the Food and Drink sector reach €165 million
Lidl Ireland is set to give a ‘Kickstart’ to a new batch of 48 Irish producers from across the country
Kerry Dairy Ireland, a division of Kerry Group, has announced the official opening of its new Cheestrings facility in Charleville,
UK food manufacturers pursuing digital transformation have been celebrated at the launch of the Made Smarter Adoption Awards. The Awards champion manufacturing
Plant-based burgers and bangers that could “revolutionise” food production in the UK have finally hit the shelves. MYCO’s pioneering range
Diageo, the maker of Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky, Don Julio Tequila and Guinness, has trialed paper-based packaging for Baileys, the
PepsiCo, one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies, has today announced an £8 million investment in its Pipers
Diageo has announced plans to invest over €100 million to decarbonise its historic St. James’s Gate site in Dublin 8,
UK dairy co-operative Dale Farm is investing £70 million in its cheddar processing facility at Dunmanbridge, County Tyrone. The expansion
By Kati Hope, Global Account Manager, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection This article looks at how food manufacturers can enhance the optimisation
Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, Re-turn, has achieved a significant milestone, collecting over 20 million drinks containers since its inception on
One of the world’s biggest food lubricant manufacturers ROCOL has announced it will be removing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from
75% of the electricity now being used to make Britvic soft drinks in Great Britain – from Fruit Shoot to
SME manufacturers in the UK food and drink sector are the latest to secure backing from Made Smarter’s trailblazing adoption
Ahascragh Distillery has been recognised as a verified member of Origin Green, Ireland’s national food and drink sustainability programme. The
The contribution of the Scotch Whisky industry to the UK economy reached £7.1 billion in 2022. A new report by
The petfood division of ABP Food Group, C&D Foods, has announced an investment of €48 million for its flagship facility
Innovate UK and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) are set to invest £15.6 million in 32 projects
Bord Bia has acknowledged the sustainability performance of 97 Irish food and drink companies that have attained Origin Green Gold
Ahascragh Distillery has taken home a prestigious award for the Innovative Deployment of Renewable Energy at the 2023 Sustainable Energy
McKinsey & Company has released its latest insight on catalyzing a sustainable land use transition, revealing that 70-80Mha of additional
Ireland’s South-East is Ireland’s principal area for the production of grain for the drinks sector, is also home to a
Dairy Industry Ireland (DII), the Ibec association representing the sector, has unveiled a new comprehensive report that highlights the substantial
Through the Innovate UK Better Food for All competition, 47 winning projects will each receive a share of £17.4 million
FoodCloud, a tech-based social enterprise which redistributes food which would otherwise end up as waste, has been awarded more than €500,000 research and
Lidl Ireland has announced a major supply deal with Kildare-based cooked meats producer, O’Brien Fine Foods, valued at €60 million.
Dawn Meats, the Waterford-based premium meat processor, has welcomed the decision of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) to
CPI (Centre for Process Innovation) has launched a new multi-million-pound food innovation centre that will put the North East of
Britvic Ireland has announced an investment of €6 million in its Ballygowan facility in Newcastle West, County Limerick, to grow
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