General Mills has acquired EPIC Provisions, a meat snacks company based in Austin, Texas. EPIC will operate under General Mills’
- €500 million sale of Kerry Dairy Ireland to Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Kerry Group plc has entered into an agreement with Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Limited to sell Kerry Dairy Holdings (Ireland) Limited to the co-op for a total expected consideration of €500...
- Belfast-based Cocktail Keg Company secures £1.2 million of investment to grow its business 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...
- Blackburn cupcake manufacturer secures grants from UK adoption programme to digitalise A cupcake manufacturer is among 23 more to secure backing from Made Smarter, the movement accelerating the digital transformation among SME manufacturers in the UK. Cupcakes By Sophia, based in...
- Nestlé introduces culinary innovations focusing on protein Nestlé is expanding its culinary portfolio with high protein products across key geographies. This includes solutions developed to meet specific nutritional needs under new brands, as well as the continuous...
- ALDI announces new €24 million contract extension with Manor Farm 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...
Worldwide sales of organic foods have increased by leaps and bound in the past few years. Whereas a good 15
The massive fragmentation of consumers’ beliefs about health is contributing to the break-up of traditional food and beverage markets and
Nestlé Health Science has signed an exclusive agreement outside of the United States and Canada to support the potential future
Archer Daniels Midland Company, one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, has agreed to purchase a
WorldFood Warsaw, Poland’s 3rd international food and drink exhibition, will return on 19–21 April 2016 with a new EcoFood Zone
Below are a number of responsible questions to ask about your fish. Sustainably sourced? Retailers and buyers need to be
Food consumers globally are becoming increasingly discerning in selecting produce to fill their fridges, cupboards and, indeed, stomachs. Factors of
Few industries are as dependent upon their supply chains as food and beverage manufacturers. Delivering good quality food in time
Arla Foods, the UK’s largest dairy company, has launched a unique branded milk product – Arla ‘Best of Both’ (Arla
42 Technology has partnered with Gabler, one of the world’s leading providers of manufacturing process equipment, to help Mondelēz International
The research on food safety constantly produces new findings and improved procedures, but regulation and associated requirements with regard to
Armagh-based food producer Linwoods, which employs almost 300 people and is known for its premium bakery products, fresh dairy and
Malte Schlüter has been appointed as Director for Food & Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) of the Factory Automation
For all food manufacturers, quality is key. Only by providing foods of consistently high quality can they build markets, keep
UK tea company, Newby Teas has released two new limited edition loose-leaf black teas in themed caddies to celebrate Chinese
Graphic Packaging International will be revealing stunning new concepts for Premium food and drink packaging on its Café themed stand.
Recent climate changes and freshwater shortages in a growing number of regions around the world inspired Hinoman, Ltd., to seek
New Nutrition Business has published an analysis of what it believes will be the Key Trends for 2016, focusing on
New measures to strengthen and boost funding for an EU scheme to provide fruit, vegetables and milk products in schools
Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods has partnered up with the University of Leicester to help establish a centre of excellence for food
New research from market intelligence agency Mintel reveals that just one in six (15%) British consumer say they are either
Asda has joined EMD, the leading buying group for the food retail sector with a presence in 15 European countries. With headquarters
London’s City Hall, the home of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly, has announced that it is introducing
Campbell Soup Company has announced its support for the enactment of federal legislation to establish a single mandatory labeling standard
Fonterra sets a new record for a single month’s export volume, with more than 300,000 MT shipped to its global
Carlsberg Group has appointed Heine Dalsgaard as new Chief Financial Officer. Heine Dalsgaard, who is a Danish citizen born in
Greenvale, which supplies potatoes to some of the UK’s leading supermarkets, ramped up production to meet significant increase in demand
Functional ingredients manufacturer, BENEO, has announced that the EU Commission has authorised a 13.5 health claim with proprietary use for
Rachel Hurst (pictured), Group Operations Director at Domino Printing Sciences, has been presented with an IET Achievement Medal, one of
The fast-food giant, McDonald’s is unveiling new design for its paper carry-out bags, fountain beverage cups and sandwich boxes this month.
Terry Cross, Chairman, Delta Print and Packaging Ltd, who was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s honours list for
Speciality Breads has recently opened a £3 million state of the art factory on the back of their Olympic 2012 success.
Following the FDA’s 2015 ruling on partially hydrogenated oils (PHO), Cargill Texturizing Solutions is offering bread manufacturers a successful replacement
British Prime Minister David Cameron has suggested he could make a U-turn on introducing a sugar tax on fizzy drinks
The installation of a third extruder at LINPAC Ritterhude is enabling the company to deliver products made from up to 100%
UK based Aegg Creative Packaginghas announced that it will officially launch its new glass bottle product range at Packaging Innovations in Birmingham.
The BioAg Alliance, Novozymes’ and Monsanto’s collaboration to improve crop harvests through naturally-occurring microbes, have announced results from its 2015
Ingredients company Konjac Innov has partnered with seafood producer Thai Union on a new collaboration that will make room for
Huhtamaki launched a new range of paper food containers “Eatwell”, designed to provide a versatile and comprehensive disposable packaging solution
Rapid Action Packaging (RAP) has bolstered its sustainability credentials following, the move of its headquarters to low carbon offices in
Müller Milk & Ingredients can play a major role in invigorating and revitalising the UK’s fresh milk and dairy ingredients
New research from Mintel reveals that although over half (56%) of white spirit and RTD (ready-to-drink) drinkers think that gin
Self-incompatibility is a genetic mechanism used by plants to avoid self-fertilisation and promote outcrossing. The mechanism works by enabling plants
‘Out of sight, out of mind’ is not an option for today’s managers of refrigerated fleets. Valuable time-sensitive perishable cargo,
A Peterborough based engineering business is transforming the food manufacturing industry thanks to further funding from the Eastern Agri-Tech Growth
Frutarom has begun 2016 with the purchase of 50% of biotech company Algalo for around $2.6 million which will fund
Puratos has announced an innovation in the world of sweet goods: premium compound coatings made with 100% sustainable cocoa powder.