FrieslandCampina UK has launched Optiwell, a healthy new kind of yogurt drink for adults, with a £25 million marketing campaign.
- €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...
Mondelēz International has officially opened a new state-of-the-art production line at its chocolate factory at Bourville, the home of Cadbury
Strong domestic demand and dynamic foreign trade will push Irish food and beverages output up 8% to €26 billion, and
Young, full of ideas and “made in Germany”: Nine innovative companies from Germany exhibit at iba (12th to 17th September)
Selling a dairy product for eating on-the-go in a smart pack from RPC Superfos has been a huge success for
A project for the General Soft Drinks Co ltd (GSD) of Malta, the country’s sole licensed bottler of Coca-Cola products,
McCormick & Company, a global leader in flavour technology, has completed the $100 million purchase of One World Foods, which
Tate & Lyle, a leading global provider of food ingredients and solutions, has launched a new website dedicated to fibre
A County Kilkenny based community led initiative that serves as an educational food hub for the Southeast is to become
Ozone is one of the strongest disinfectants employed in the beverage industry. Its use when bottling water has many advantages,
The UK’s number one manufacturer of refrigerated road transport equipment will unveil a ground-breaking lifting-deck urban semi-trailer at the industry’s
Aryzta, the Zurich-based global speciality bakery business, has completed the €446.6 million acquisition of 49% of Picard, a speciality premium
Tommy Keane (pictured) has been appointed Production Director for Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard. He succeeds Peter Morehead, who was appointed
With the increasing demand from consumers for thin cut steaks, Interfood Technology is highlighting the potential for automating the cutting
With ever-changing and more complex consumer trends, greater need for safer and healthier food and beverages and higher demands to
Carlsberg Group has reported flat net revenue of DKr32.4 billion (€4.34 billion) and 12% drop in operating profit to DKr3.58
Glanbia, the global nutrition group, delivered a good performance in the first half of 2015. Glanbia reported a 4.4% rise
Investors managing more than $2.6trn in assets have sent joint letters to 15 international food and drink companies amid growing concerns over water security and pollution.
Drinking tea has a long history in China and while the hot brew is still the most popular drink in
Lycored, the global leader in carotenoids, has overcome the most common technical problems with natural colours to develop a range
Lunch! is now just three stands away from selling out. Returning to the Business Design Centre in Islington, London, next
Emmi has reported a 3.8% decline in sales to SFr1.563 billion (€1.447 billion) in the first half of 2015 with
One of the UK’s most popular beer brands, Spitfire Premium Kentish Ale, is making an exciting new addition to its
Müller, Liberty, Nabeel Perfumes and Brand On Shelf (BOS) are just a handful of leading industry names who will be
Neogen has added to its comprehensive range of mycotoxin testing solutions with the development of a new, highly sensitive, quantitative
Cargill has entered into an agreement with Altor Fund III and Bain Capital Europe III to acquire EWOS, a global
Are we getting the wrong advice about saturated fat from foods like cheese? For years, cheese has been demonized as a food high in saturated fat which could raise cholesterol levels and heart disease risks. Irish researchers in University College Dublin and Teagasc Moorepark now think that this advice needs a rethink.
Bakkavor, the fresh prepared foods group, has reported a 3% increase in revenue to £866.4 million, with like-for-like growth of
Ballymaguire Foods, the largest chilled ready meals producer in the Republic of Ireland, is establishing a new state-of-the-art 70,000 sq
Having recently created a new brand of milk, Morrisons Milk for Farmers, where 10 pence per litre goes back to
Following on from their super-successful launch year, entry to the 2016 FreeFrom Eating Out Awards, sponsored by Sodexo, will close on 28th August. The FreeFrom Eating
Refresco Gerber, the leading European bottler of soft drinks and fruit juices for retailers and branded customers, has reported 1.2%
Arla Foods is kicking off a new long-term initiative this month to make it clear to its consumers that the
The Coca-Cola Company has appointed James Quincey as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. As President and COO,
Cargill, US-based food and agribusiness giant, has reported a 13% drop in earnings to $1.58 billion in fiscal 2015 on
The transition period for the implementation of the European Guidance notes on the classification of food extracts with colouring properties
Having recently completed the €2.6 billion purchase of Iglo Group, Europe’s leading frozen food company, Nomad Foods is acquiring Findus
Nestlé has reported organic growth of 4.5% to reach sales of SFr42.8 billion (Eur39.3 billion) in the first half of
PepsiCo has unveiled aspartame-free Diet Pepsi in the US. Diet Pepsi, Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi
Bord Bia, supported by PWC, has launched a new initiative aimed at helping medium-sized food and drink companies address their
Recent rapidly growing interest in protein content has been of particular benefit to the meat snacks market, where many products
The Bel Group, the French dairy giant, has completed its acquisition of 69.82% of Safilait, Morocco’s third largest dairy company,
Resource efficiency can represent an economic opportunity for the food sector with the help of innovative research that takes into account the
Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, has announced plans to develop restaurants across Northern Ireland and
SPX, a leading supplier of flow technology solutions, has announced the release of a new smart phone app to help
MARTENS Brouwerij based in Bocholt, Belgium, is launching a new brand of beer, ‘Dagschotel’, in coordination with a well-known group
UK supermarket group Morrisons is to launch a new milk brand where ten pence-per-litre of the retail price will go
Danish Crown is changing the structure of the group’s fresh pork division. No new divisional director will be appointed in
Nestlé has shared details on the progress of Nestlé needs YOUth, its global initiative to tackle youth unemployment. Nestlé first
Premium payments for certified sustainable cocoa are continuing to make a significant contribution to improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers