Kellogg Company has been recognised as a “Top 50 Company for Diversity” by DiversityInc, a leading global organization focusing on
- 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...
Coca-Cola Hellenic has acquired a minority 10% stake in Filia Environmental Industries, which has just opened a new PET recycling
Mondelēz Intl. has signed a three-year contract renewal with CHEP for managed pooled pallets in Western Europe and Central and
Alexir Partnership has created the retail ready packaging for sugar-free sweet brand Tingz The company behind the brand, Peppersmith, turned
Danone has turned to Slice Design to create the packaging for a range of new summer flavours for yogurt brand
Packaging giant Ardagh and processed vegetables firm Bonduelle have launched, what they call, the ‘next generation’ food can. According to
Vodka brand Absolut has produced a limited edition travel range that, for the first time, incorporates in photography inside the
2013 marks the 50th anniversary of intralogistics solutions provider Jungheinrich’s entry in to the UK market. Originally located in Manchester,
Coca-Cola is putting people’s names on its bottles and cans, this summer, for the first time across Europe as part
New packaging can keep salmon fresh for almost three weeks. After extensive research, Nofima, the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fishery
PET Power is expanding its already comprehensive range to include a completely new standard family. This family is called Carpo
A closure from Bericap offering reliable tamper evidence has been adopted for PT ABC President’s range of ready-to-drink teas. The closures
The ‘al-desko’ breakfast trend has hit Britain and prompted consumer demands for re-sealable, easy to open cereal packs, says a Mintel
Ball Corporation said lower volume trends for standard metal packaging and poor performance of the European beverage container business affected first
Marel, pioneers of intelligent portion loading, have produced an all new high performance IPL Robot that can be configured to
At the Total Processing & Packaging Exhibition 2013, the international trade fair for processing and packaging technology (June 4 to
HB Fuller has launched the Flextra family of water-based dry bond hybrid laminating adhesives for flexible packaging in the food
Award-winning ice cream producer Cheshire Farm continues to invest in its modern factory with the recent installation of a metal
Specialist colour label printer manufacturer Primera is introducing a new Vintage Paper Material for inkjet printing, specially designed for the
Linx Printing Technologies has introduced Linx Black Ink 3401, a ketone-free ink suitable for a variety of coding applications across
Scientists have developed a Listeria biosensor using gold nanoparticles, which they claim achieves rapid, cost-effective results and proves highly sensitive. The
A new, pioneering €2.2million EU INTERREG IVA-funded programme aims to increase sales by €30 million across 90 food and drink
Dow Europe and Switzerland-based flexible packaging specialist PetroplastVinora have developed a new stretch sleeve label, Visique, targeting brand owners who label highly
Unilever has selected packs from SIG Combibloc to pack a range of its Unox soup brand traditional soup range in
Atlantic Zeiser has launched an entry-level personalisation and coding system, Digiline Compact, for use in printing and encoding variable data.
A team of Machine Safety Experts will be on hand at the Pilz stand, G16, during the Total Processing and
Vision inspection systems firm Olmec will be showcasing its Quality Station (QS) in-line vision inspection system for the first time
Endoline has said that its 248 fully automatic case erector will be headlining at its stand at the Total show.
Benson Group has installed new coating plate production equipment from Dantex at its Gateshead food-packaging factory. The folding carton manufacturer
Coding specialist Atlantic Zeiser has unveiled its new Digiline Compact system for use in printing and encoding variable data on
Packaging companies MeadWestVaco Corporation (MWV), Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) and Ellis Paperbox have signed-up to the “world’s largest user-managed open
Leading UK recycling company ECO Plastics has called for the urgent introduction of mandatory requirements in the sector, following the
A project has begun in the UK to assess the glass packaging supply chain in the UK with respect to
Belgian, French and Italian authorities have agreed a preliminary list of botanical substances for use in foods and supplements, after a
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) are still failing when it comes to protecting children from the online marketing of junk
Dutch company HZPC is a world leader in the marketing of seed potatoes for various applications. It has more than
The global demand for food safety from consumers, governments and food retailers has put unprecedented scrutiny on the international food
Blue Ice Vodka, an American potato vodka produced at Distilled Resources Inc. in Rigby, ID, is the first spirit brand
Irish Distillers has been announced as the one of the most reputable Irish companies for 2013, according to the results
Fletchers Group of Bakeries has opened a brand new £7 million production facility at its Sheffield operations following a multi-million
A unique scheme that allows school-leavers to ‘earn while they learn’ by placing them in a salaried training role while
Irish mobile marketing specialist Púca has developed a promotion for Fyffes bananas involving on-pack QR barcodes and a branded smartphone
Associated British Foods has reported a 10% increase in group revenues to £6.33 billion and a 20% rise in adjusted
Herbert’s new Oculus optical sorter is the next generation in optical sorting for potatoes and, since it first saw the
Bioplastic packaging and a modern plastic alternative to the tin can are just some of the innovations RPC Group is currently
Arla Foods UK has moved to increase its share of the rapidly growing dairy drinks category with the launch of two
Cost and the lack of a ‘silver bullet’ are still cited as an issue for reduced-sodium food, with savory products in
Heineken has played down a 4.7% slump in global sales of its eponymous brand versus Q4 2012, blaming bad weather in
The UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has upheld 156 consumer complaints relating to an energy drink called ‘Pussy Natural Energy’, but
UK chocolatier Thorntons has reported increased sales in the third quarter as its focus on the commercial channel drove performance over