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AG Barr still committed to Britvic merger

  AG Barr still committed to Britvic merger

Irn-Bru manufacturer AG Barr is still committed to a merger with Britvic, according to its latest financial statement covering the

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Beef boosts Irish food exports

  Beef boosts Irish food exports

Strong beef sales have contributed to a 27% value hike in Irish food and drink exports over the last three

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Campbell Enters Premium Baby Food Category

  Campbell Enters Premium Baby Food Category

Campbell Soup Company has agreed to acquire US-based Plum Organics, a leading provider of premium, organic foods and snacks that

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Top 10 emerging markets for food and drink manufacturers

  Top 10 emerging markets for food and drink manufacturers

Few advanced economies can measure up to the potential of emerging markets, which have been forecast to exhibit the fastest

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New Packaging Solution for Take Away Fast Food

  New Packaging Solution for Take Away Fast Food

An American student has designed a new packaging solution for take-away meals. Aptly named “Togo Burger”, the packaging allows the

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Innovation Driving Nestlé’s Investments in Europe

  Innovation Driving Nestlé’s Investments in Europe

Nestlé is investing Eur44 million (SFr55 million) between 2013 and 2015 on new technology for its Nescafé factory at Girona

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Arla Foods Sells UK Dairy Plant

  Arla Foods Sells UK Dairy Plant

Arla Foods has agreed to sell its Crediton Dairy milk drinks business to a management buy-out team led by former

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Ofcom Asks Advertising Bodies to Review Children’s Exposure to TV Alcohol Advertising

  Ofcom Asks Advertising Bodies to Review Children’s Exposure to TV Alcohol Advertising

Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, has asked advertising regulators to review the rules

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Amcor invests £1.3m in UK site

  Amcor invests £1.3m in UK site

Amcor is investing £1.3m in one of its UK facilities including installing a new production line that will help to safeguard

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Dotmatics offers web-based food processing data management

  Dotmatics offers web-based food processing data management

Dotmatics Ltd., a UK-based data management solutions firm, has introduced a version of its Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) tailored to

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Coors Light launches ‘World’s Most Refreshing Can’

  Coors Light launches ‘World’s Most Refreshing Can’

Coors Light is on a mission to refresh the most people this summer and is pulling out all the stops

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‘Velvet’ film

  ‘Velvet’ film

Food packaging specialist KM Packaging Services Ltd. has launched a stunning new premium packaging film with a unique “feel” and

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Open bar: Roquette outsources lab to food supplements makers

  Open bar: Roquette outsources lab to food supplements makers

French supplier Roquette is putting its R&D supplements facility up for rent by any party seeking to develop food supplements

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Women read food labels more than men

  Women read food labels more than men

A study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics shows that female consumers are more likely

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Cold-storage humidification sanitizes, disinfects

  Cold-storage humidification sanitizes, disinfects

Smart Fog has launched a new cold-storage humidification system that sanitizes and disinfects at the same time. The ES100H-2 reportedly

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Fair Trade USA labeling rules: Hoax or fair enough?

  Fair Trade USA labeling rules: Hoax or fair enough?

Fair Trade USA is considering much maligned changes to its labeling policy that would no longer require brands to source

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Tate & Lyle dives deeper into sodium reduction with new deal

  Tate & Lyle dives deeper into sodium reduction with new deal

Tate & Lyle has extended its sodium reduction offerings through a new licence deal with Eminate on bicarbonate reduction technology

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Potatoes offer nutritional value for money, say researchers

  Potatoes offer nutritional value for money, say researchers

When it comes to getting nutritional value for your money, potatoes should be top of the list, according to new

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Dairy firms should adopt sector-specific safety training

  Dairy firms should adopt sector-specific safety training

UK dairy firms should adopt a new sector-specific safety training course and accreditation, according to food and drink qualification firm

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Growing yogurt market share: Dannon uses IBM analytics to boost forecasting and focus on promotions

  Growing yogurt market share: Dannon uses IBM analytics to boost forecasting and focus on promotions

The Dannon Company is supporting its market share growth in the $7 billion US yogurt sector by using IBM’s planning

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Arla Foods refinances bank debt through €175m corporate bonds issue

  Arla Foods refinances bank debt through €175m corporate bonds issue

Arla Foods has given professional investors the opportunity to invest in the company through the issue of SEK 1.5bn ($225m, €175m)-worth

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Frenkel Shop Packages & Trays

  Frenkel Shop Packages & Trays

Designed by Levin Branding & Design, Israel. Designer: Tzeela Levin Peled 2 Different series of generic packages, sold by an

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Familier D’Or

  Familier D’Or

Designed by Etiketka design agency, Moldova. The challenge was to create a label design for a series of French wines

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Maximizing the Sale: Keys to Effective Packaging Design (Part 2)

  Maximizing the Sale: Keys to Effective Packaging Design (Part 2)

Written by Jenn David Connolly , Founder and Creative Director, Jenn David Design. You’ve got their attention. Your package stood

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Paragon links with Tesco to create long-life asparagus packs

  Paragon links with Tesco to create long-life asparagus packs

Retail giant Tesco has linked up with Paragon Print & Packaging to develop a film, which it claims, extends the

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ButterflyCannon creates new pack Chandon wine

  ButterflyCannon creates new pack Chandon wine

Design agency ButterflyCannon has created the new packs for Chandon’s new summer bottle. ButterflyCannon created last year’s limited edition bottles

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Staeger Clear Packaging assists Waitrose for new BBQ range

  Staeger Clear Packaging assists Waitrose for new BBQ range

Waitrose and Dalehead Foods have turned to Staeger Clear Packaging to provide packs for its new summer BBQ Sharing range.

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Smurfit Kappa sets out 2020 sustainability plan

  Smurfit Kappa sets out 2020 sustainability plan

Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG) has published its vision statement on sustainability. SKG has set out targets to strengthen its sustainable

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Co-op to divert all food store waste from landfill

  Co-op to divert all food store waste from landfill

The Co-operative is aiming to stop 34,000 tonnes of rubbish going to landfill by recycling all food store waste from

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Dick Searle: Count us in please

  Dick Searle: Count us in please

Dick Searle of the Packaging Federation discusses a recent Which report on the future of food. The recent Which report

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Italy angered as UK blocks ban on plastic bags

  Italy angered as UK blocks ban on plastic bags

The Italian government has criticised Britain for preventing Brussels from introducing a law banning supermarket plastic bags, according to media

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Iggesund launches £108m biomass boiler at UK board mill

  Iggesund launches £108m biomass boiler at UK board mill

Iggesund Paperboard has inaugurated its new biomass boiler at its mill Workington after a £108m investment. The company’s paperboard mill

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Ecolean hails W.Europe breakthrough with Orangina-Schweppes deal

  Ecolean hails W.Europe breakthrough with Orangina-Schweppes deal

Orangina-Schweppes France will package juice drink P’tit Oasis in a new 200ml aseptic package made by Ecolean, and claims the

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Important Year For Dairy Crest

  Important Year For Dairy Crest

Now focused on the UK following the £341.1 million disposal of its St Hubert French spreads business, Dairy Crest has reported

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‘We’ve spent a lot of money to remain ‘Innocent’ worldwide’: Richard Reed

  ‘We’ve spent a lot of money to remain ‘Innocent’ worldwide’: Richard Reed

Innocent co-founder Richard Reed tells BeverageDaily.com that he anticipates the brand will probably attempt to crack Latin America using Coke’s

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Coca-Cola HBC Poland boss sees ‘huge challenges’ in growing discount dominance

  Coca-Cola HBC Poland boss sees ‘huge challenges’ in growing discount dominance

The rise of discount retailers – along German lines – will create huge challenges and opportunities in Poland’s RTD beverage

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Bittersweet Coke taste in Israel as personalized cans stoke controversy

  Bittersweet Coke taste in Israel as personalized cans stoke controversy

As the Coke marketing machine rolls out personalized bottles with popular first names worldwide, it risks tarnishing its own by

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Natural & Clean Label Trends 2013: How clean is your label? And can GMOs ever belong in ‘natural’ products?

  Natural & Clean Label Trends 2013: How clean is your label? And can GMOs ever belong in ‘natural’ products?

Recent data from Symphony Consulting (click here ), shows that while US retail sales of products making ‘natural’ claims still

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European healthy ageing apathy creates challenges for brands: Fonterra research

  European healthy ageing apathy creates challenges for brands: Fonterra research

Europeans are among the most apathetic people in the world about their health as they age – creating big challenges

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Dairy Crest ‘well placed’ for UK growth following St Hubert disposal

  Dairy Crest ‘well placed’ for UK growth following St Hubert disposal

Dairy Crest is “well placed” for growth in the UK through internal investment or acquisitions following the 2012 disposal of its French

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Arla Foods agrees deal to sell Crediton Dairy to former Milk Link chiefs

  Arla Foods agrees deal to sell Crediton Dairy to former Milk Link chiefs

Arla Foods UK has entered into an agreement with a management buy-out team led by two former Milk Link executives

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EU to ban flavouring compound

  EU to ban flavouring compound

The European Commission and member states have voted to ban a flavouring compound, following an EFSA opinion on its safety

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JBT FoodTech launches contact cooker at IFFA

  JBT FoodTech launches contact cooker at IFFA

Efficiency and cleanability are the main benefits of JBT FoodTech’s contact cooker launched at the IFFA 2013 Trade show in

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66% of foods containing trans-fats have been reformulated, but progress is slowing: Harvard study

  66% of foods containing trans-fats have been reformulated, but progress is slowing: Harvard study

Industry efforts to reduce and/or remove trans fats from food products have led to progress, but this progress is slowing,

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Warburtons Acquires Giles Foods

  Warburtons Acquires Giles Foods

Warburtons, the UK’s largest bakery brand, has completed the purchase of Giles Foods, a leading speciality bread and pastry manufacturer.

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Meat and spice for the millennial snacker: Euromonitor talks NPD trends

  Meat and spice for the millennial snacker: Euromonitor talks NPD trends

Bold, meaty flavored chips and extra spicy meat snacks are trending as manufacturers strive to excite millennial tastebuds, says a

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Kellogg secretively reformulates Special K to outwit private label copycats

  Kellogg secretively reformulates Special K to outwit private label copycats

Only a handful of employees at Kellogg will be privy to the secret recipe of its newly formulated Special K

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Pilot plant simulates factory micro-organism controls

  Pilot plant simulates factory micro-organism controls

Leatherhead Food Research (LFR) has opened a new facility, which will allow microbiological testing of foods to be carried out

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Intelligent labels reduce food waste

  Intelligent labels reduce food waste

ttz Bremerhaven is developing novel intelligent labels to monitor temperature abuse of frozen food and oxygen content in modified atmosphere

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Cork-based Delicious Bakery raises €175k investment and creates nine jobs

  Cork-based Delicious Bakery raises €175k investment and creates nine jobs

Boole Investment Syndicate, supported by the Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN) and Cork Business Innovation Centre (Cork BIC), has announced

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