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Northern Ireland-based coffee roasting, packaging and distribution specialist, Pure Roast Coffee, has secured its first contract with a major retailer
Dr Siobhán Jordan commenced her role as the new Head of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation in Teagasc – Ireland’s Agriculture
Emmi and Nestlé to launch a comprehensive climate protection initiative together with milk suppliers
Emmi and Nestlé are launching the “KlimaStaR Milk” initiative together with milk producer organisations aaremilch and the Central Switzerland Milk
Scientists from Heriot-Watt University have been funded by Innovate UK to develop additives and processing methods that will drastically increase
KKR, a leading global investment firm, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Refresco, one of the largest independent
Britvic is scaling up its online ambitions with the launch of its first global digital strategy and content studio to work
Glanbia Ireland, Ireland’s largest dairy processor, has welcomed the unanimous decision by the Supreme Court to uphold An Bord Pleanála’s
The European dairy cooperative delivered a solid performance throughout 2021 despite continued disruptions from the pandemic and renewed market volatility
Kerry Group plc, the global taste and nutrition company, has reached agreement to acquire 92% of the issued share capital
Global exports of Scotch Whisky grew to £4.51 billion during 2021, according to figures released by the Scotch Whisky Association
Sustainability considerations now influence the majority of the world’s grocery shoppers when buying packaged foods such as potato chips and
Tate & Lyle PLC has announced the appointment of Dawn Allen (pictured) to the position of Chief Financial Officer, and
The latest figures from Kantar show that Irish take-home grocery sales declined by 4.5% over the 12 weeks to 23 January 2022.
Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) has launched a significant recruitment push in order to maintain its first class customer service
‘Guinness at Old Brewer’s Yard’ is set to open in London’s Covent Garden in Autumn 2023, located on a historic
A new survey conducted by YouGov for Arla Foods of more than 8,000 consumers in the UK, Denmark, Sweden and
2021 was another record year for food and drink industry transactions, with 1,116 registered on the Zenith Global mergers and
Unilever has announced changes to its organisational model to make it a simpler, more category-focused business. The company will move
Danone Ireland’s Specialised Nutrition business, whose brands include Nutricia, Aptamil and Cow & Gate, has announced its certification as a
The value of Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture exports increased by 4% to a record €13.5 billion in 2021, despite
BevExpo’s new Taste Town showcases drinks manufacturers and their products, adding a new area to the existing exhibition and seminar
Postponement from original February dates, due to current Coronavirus wave and international travel restrictions, means a unique spring edition for
Kerry Group, the world’s leading taste and nutrition company, has identified six key trends that are set to shape the
Valio and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland are together launching a project to research what kinds of food industry
The Teagasc Future Beef Programme – Sustainable Cattle Production has been launched. The aim of the Future Beef Programme is
Redesdale Group has launched the Redesdale Food & Beverage Fund, a new €75 million fund, which will invest in the
Nestlé has agreed to sell 22.26 million of L’Oréal shares to L’Oréal for a total consideration of EUR8.9 billion (SFr9.3 billion). L’Oréal
A new wave of manufacturers in the food and drink industry have helped Made Smarter’s trailblazing technology adoption programme mark
The first large scale characterisation of methane emissions in Irish beef cattle conclusively shows that some beef cattle can produce
New global research from Kerry, the world’s leading taste and nutrition company, has uncovered that most protein consumers are motivated by health
Tate & Lyle, a leading global provider of food and beverage solutions and ingredients, has unveiled six key trends that
O’Brien Fine Foods, one of Ireland’s leading producers of cooked meats, including the Brady Family, Homebird, and Green Farm brands,
A revolutionary technology to separate milk into its different protein components has been pioneered by the leader of the dairy
Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) plans to build a new state-of-the-art $200 million beverage can plant in Northern Ireland. The plant
SMEs in the food and drinks industry are being offered a free guide to give them the ingredients for digitalisation.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola globally, has announced a major £11 million investment over the
Specialist food investment group BiaVest has partnered with Development Capital to acquire Donegal-based Nomadic Dairy from Donegal Investment Group plc
Glanbia plc and Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for the sale of the PLC’s
The Irish Government has announced that 22 projects in the meat and dairy sectors across the country will receive funding to
Future Farm, Latin America’s first food-tech brand to develop and produce plant-based meat, has secured £42 million ($58 million USD)
Northern Ireland-based food-to-go manufacturer DELI LITES has announced it is creating 45 new jobs at its Milltown Industrial Estate factory
With a view to creating the first green hydrogen supply to a brewery, Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, the UK arm
The Government has announced significant new investment in the next phase of research at the Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC).
The global market size for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is set to reach a market value of $100 billion by
UK food and drink makers, with the support of Made Smarter, are using technology and digital skills to navigate the
The ‘free-from’ bakery company Stone Bakery Ltd has announced it is investing £4 million to refurbish and extend the former
As part of its commitment to the continuous improvement of its supply chain, Britvic has announced a £26.9 million investment
Following a period of unprecedented change and upheaval in the manufacturing and supply chain sector over the past 18 months
Packaging Innovations and Empack returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 16 & 17 February 2022 to kick-start the year for the whole
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