Kellogg Company has reported a 1.4% drop in net sales to $14.6 billion for 2014. Full-year comparable net sales, excluding
- Growing costs present major challenge to Ireland’s foodservice sector – Bord Bia Findings from Bord Bia’s annual Foodservice Market Insights report, show that the Irish ‘out of home’ sector increased by 5.2% in value and overall industry turnover surpassed €9.8 billion across both...
- €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...
Irish and UK consumer food group Greencore has opened a new greenfield sandwich facility in Rhode Island to support the
Coca-Cola Enterprises, which operates in eight territories in Western Europe, has reported net sales of $8.3 billion for 2014, an
Global snacking giant Mondelēz International has reported a 3% fall in net revenues to $34.2 billion for 2014, including a
PepsiCo achieved organic revenue growth of 4% for 2014 but on a reported basis net revenue was flat at $66.683
Molson Coors has reported a 1.3% decline in its worldwide beer volume to 59.0 million hectolitres in 2014 as weak
Family business and specialist Ireland and UK supply chain operator, Oakland International, has appointed second-generation family member Luke Attwell to
2015 is to be a transitional year for The Coca-Cola Company as it attempts to accelerate growth. The global soft
Queen’s University, Belfast is to develop a £30 million state-of-the-art research centre as part of its existing Institute for Global
Take a look in the print room of many of the UK’s biggest food producers and you’ll find an offline
Global technology equipment supplier, JBT will be showcasing four of its food and technology businesses on Stand A20/B29 in Hall
Héaulmé will be responsible for 55 countries, 43 sales offices, 13 production locations, 4.550 employees and € 3,5 bio turnover.
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 1 February 2015, show the grocery market
Despite an increasingly volatile global macroeconomic environment, Heineken has delivered healthy organic revenue and operating profit growth in 2014. Group
A decade of decline in UK beer sales has come to an end, with a 1.3 per cent rise in
ABP Food Group, one of Europe’s largest beef processors, has announced the first deal to supply beef to the United
Nestlé, Mondelēz, GÜ Puds, Fake Bake and Marks & Spencer will be speaking at the UK’s biggest packaging show, which
Irish dairy co-operative Lakeland Dairies is beginning a €36 million investment in an expansion of milk powder processing operations at
Nestlé UK is investing £5.25 million in its confectionery factory at Halifax in West Yorkshire to manufacture a popular new
Frutarom Industries, one of the world’s ten largest companies in the field of flavours and specialty fine ingredients, is continuing
Diageo and Enterprise Ireland have formed a €600,000 partnership to bring the Nangor Road site in Dublin, where the Baileys
DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft/German Agricultural Society) has announced the winners of the International FoodTec Awards 2015. The prestigious accolades are being
The technology of the water-injected screw compressor has been around for some time as an option for genuine oil-free air.
Danone and Mars, two of the world’s leading food manufacturers, have announced the creation of an innovative investment fund aimed
Global public health organisation NSF International has appointed Kevin Swoffer as Technical Director of its Global Food Safety Division. Additionally,
Climate protection and as the key challenges in food production. Food industry companies are increasingly confronted with the challenges of
With the ambition to multiply its business in Australia fivefold, Arla has entered a joint venture with Australia’s largest cheese
The first ever global advertising campaign from KitKat, “Celebrate the Breaker’s breaks”, is now launching in Europe, starting with the
Global spirits group Bacardi has announced the first packaging update to the world’s number one selling rum in more than
HERMA, a leading European specialist in self-adhesive technology, has passed Nestlé’s ‘Responsible Sourcing Audit’ at the first attempt. The international
Tetra Pak, the world leader in food processing and packaging solutions, has completed the acquisition of Polish company Obram, a
International snacks group Diamond Foods has acquired a 51% stake of Yellow Chips, a manufacturer of high quality vegetable and
Christine Tacon, the UK Groceries Code Adjudicator, has launched an investigation into Tesco plc, having formed a reasonable suspicion that
Swiss Dairy group Emmi increased net sales by 3.2% to SFr3.404 billion (€3.227 billion) in 2014 to meet its targets.
With its organic sales continuing to climb, farmer-owned Arla Foods has decided to increase its organic premium by 2 eurocent
Marel Stork presents its newly-developed SystemFlex Conveyor System. The system connects different process steps and ensures that product quality is
G. Mondini are market leaders in the production and development of Tray Sealing technology with thousands of installations stretching across
Food businesses looking for innovative temperature monitoring solutions welcome TME to this year’s Anuga Foodtec exhibition. To celebrate 25 years
US food group, JM Smucker Company is acquiring pet food business Big Heart Pet Brands in a cash and share
Moët Hennessy, the wines and spirits business of LVMH, the French luxury goods group, has recorded a decrease in organic
Mondelez International, the world’s largest chocolate company, and FLOCERT, a socially focused global certification body, have unveiled a new partnership
The Nestlé Research Centre (NRC) has announced the results of a joint study that shows the role of external factors, such
Launched with Faccenda Foods just before Christmas 2013, Estercook Roast-In-The-Bag packaging has had a massive impact. Great-tasting, succulent whole chicken,
UK soft drinks group AG Barr has acquired Funkin, a producer of cocktail mixers and syrups, for an initial cash
Entrepreneurs have reinvented an ancient food for the 21st century, tapping into consumers’ desire for “good carbs” and healthier snacks
The Irish dairy processing sector continues to ramp up its preparations for the end of milk quotas with the announcement
UK-based Mid Europa Partners, the largest private equity firm focused on Central Europe and Turkey, has agreed to acquire a
Campylobacteriosis infections reported in humans have now stabilised, after several years of an increasing trend, but it is still the
The Maintenance Planner role is one of those functions which nobody notices if it works well but if it does
Italian dairy group Parmalat is expanding its interests in South America with the acquisition of a group of companies that