Premier Foods has appointed Pam Powell as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Pam Powell has more than 20 years
- Lidl’s five year investment into British food businesses to reach £21 billion Lidl GB is on track to invest a total of £21 billion in the British food industry by the end of FY24, exceeding its original five-year commitment of £15 billion...
- UK Food System Net Zero plan outlines how industry and government can achieve ambitious 2050 emission reduction targets The Institute for Grocery Distribution (IGD) has released the report, A Net Zero Transition Plan for the UK Food System, providing a framework for the food sector to achieve 70% emissions...
- 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...
Novelis has produced a new high-recycled content aluminium sheet designed for the beverage can market. According to the aluminium rolling
Corrugated giant Smurfit Kappa has reported growth in sales for the first three months of the year. In first quarter
Smurfit Kappa has announced plans to accelerate its £100m investment in its paper mill in Townsend Hook, Kent. The paper
Osborne Pike has assisted Dutch brand Appley Goodness as it drives into the UK market. The design agency was tasked
Rigid plastics firm Sharpak has warned that packaging must be traceable to rebuild confidence throughout the international food supply chain.
Chesapeake Limerick is currently commissioning a package of technotrans press ancillaries following the recent installation of a Komori GLX 740RP
The Vinocopia Barrel is a new wine barrel system that offers significant improvements over alternatives in that it uses replaceable
Symrise has opened its new research center at its headquarters at Holzminden in Germany. With the new building, the company
The $11.5 billion global infant formula category is set for its biggest innovation push in years following the launch of
Award-winning ice cream producer Cheshire Farm continues to invest in its modern factory with the recent installation of a metal
Paramount 21, a South-Devon family owned frozen food manufacturer, has installed an end of line Loma IQ3 Metal Detector to
The British Pig Executive (BPEX) has launched a new online database to showcase pigs that adhere to the Red Tractor
Sainsbury boss Justin King – “the grandfather of UK supermarkets” – has drawn praise from City analyst Shore Capital, after the nation’s
A new packaging line engineering firm can make an “immediate impact” on the market, according to the firm’s president and
Women are about 15% more likely to order dishes featuring fruit than men when eating out, and 35% more likely
Consumers in emerging markets are more receptive to new chocolate products than counterparts in established markets because they don’t have
Brain health and memory emerged as a winner from the EU Article 13.1 health claims list as the link between
UK government survey has found levels of trans fats in a range of processed foods has fallen considerably since 2007
Organic food brands should not be afraid of using health claims to market their products, as a new study suggests
On a recent site visit, ADM Cocoa and Cargill both agreed that cocoa beans from Ecuadorian origin were the best
Almost no German consumers know about the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), or understand the role it has in the
Leading vacuum pump manufacturer Busch (UK) has supplied new equipment to one of the UK’s top food processing companies. A
After more than five successful years in Russia, Arla Foods has purchased the last 25% of Arla Foods Artis, the joint
Food taxes introduced by some EU member states to discourage the consumption of ‘unhealthy’ foods will not tackle obesity and
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has submitted comments to the FDA via international law firm Steptoe & Johnson, LLP,
How can you get more bang for your R&D buck? How does Unilever gain deeper consumer insights online? Why don’t
Own-label food manufacturers need to raise the image and quality of products supplied to ‘symbol’ stores if they are to
UK dairy producer Arla Foods has updated its Lurpak Spreadables butter products with metallized paper labeling from AR Metallizing, giving
The Hain Celestial Group, the US-based leading natural and organic products company, has acquired Ella’s Kitchen and formed the Global
The small levels of DEHP that can be ingested via food do not pose a health risk, according to the
Carton specialist Chesapeake is set to press ahead with its environmental initiatives for 2013 after claiming success on its aims
The director of a new documentary on waste, Candida Brady, exclusively talks to Philip Chadwick on global challenges, the film’s
Greenpeace has targeted Coca-Cola’s Australian distributor for its opposition to a container deposit recycling scheme with a graphic television commercial
The Belgian potato processing industry has seen a spectacular growth during the last decades. The companies active in this sector
Smurfit Kappa bag-in-box will showcase its complete range of new and modern flexible packaging, the Pouch-Up®, at the London International Wine
The Reusable Packaging Assoc. is accepting submissions for its second annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award. The award is designed
Italian kit manufacturer PFM has announced that it will unveil its new multi-mode Vetta II bagging machine at this year’s
Kawasaki Robotics will be demonstrating its compact RD80N palletising robot at this year’s Total Exhibition show. Kawasaki said that kit
Fortress Technology will be at the Total Packaging and Processing Exhibition highlighting its Vector, Vertex and Pipeline inspection equipment. Vector
Romaco’s latest blister pack system will be on show at this year’s Total Packaging and Processing Exhibition. The company’s Noack
Open Date Equipment is to demonstrate its expertise across the range of thermal transfer, inkjet and hot foil coding at
Carlsberg has renewed its partnership with UEFA to remain the Official Beer Sponsor of UEFA’s various national team competitions, including
Produce World, one of the largest expert growers and suppliers of high quality fresh vegetables in Europe, continues to lead
Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a ground-breaking ‘toolbox’ of natural improvement solutions offering bakers optimised production processes, better quality end-products,
The DuPont BAX System assay for detecting Salmonella has been recognized AOAC International as an Official Method of Analysis (OMA) 2013.03. The
Vegetable canner Bonduelle has partnered with packaging firm Ardagh Group on new cans said to offer increased sustainability as well
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