Gin brand Beefeater has unveiled its new limited edition bottle called #MyLondon The design has been developed using 1,000 images
- 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...
Design agency Carter Wong has worked with Unilever to rebrand its ice cream product Cornetto The iconic brand has been
Private equity firm CapVest and Lantmannen, one of the largest groups in agriculture, machinery, energy and food in the Nordic
Chinese infant formula group Yashill International is to invest NZ$230 million (US$192 million) in building a new milk processing plant
Bewley’s of Ireland is acquiring UK coffee roaster Bolling Coffee based at Meltham, near Huddersfield in Yorkshire. This is Bewley’s
Beam Global owned Irish whiskey brand Kilbeggan, has re-launched with a refreshed brand identity and new packaging designed by Bulletproof
New ColdCube™ containers from Thermo King provide powerful mobile cooling and freezing solutions that can be easily moved between different
Confectioners are changing the structure of Easter chocolate egg packaging to cut the amount of materials needed while improving consumer
Processing equipment supplier Multivac is launching a vacuum chamber machine for packaging long food products, such as cylindrical sausages and
Captain Birds Eye is the signature icon for the fish fingers, but there may be a new Captain in town.
Fast food restaurant KFC has allegedly pledged a better bucket. After pressure from Greenpeace devotees from around the world, KFC’s
Fuel For Adventure Ltd., a British firm that helps fuel Olympians, adventurers and sports stars from across the world, has
Supported by funding under the EU Framework 7 Research and Development Framework Programme, the Traysrenew project began in 2010 with the end aim
Mondelez has reported growth through innovation in the atypical French market that favors premium and dark chocolate more than most
Procap, a European company in the plastic caps and closures industry, has acquired Schoeller Cap Systems located in Germany. Procap
TURNOVER FOR THE Irish Dairy Board increased by 2.4 per cent to €2.03 billion in 2012. Profits, or earnings before
Nestlé has been named one of the top ten most reputable companies in the world in the annual ‘Global RepTrakTM
Scotch whisky exports hit a record £4.3 billion in 2012, an increase of 87% in the last 10 years. Rising
Frigoscandia is once more revolutionizing freezer technology with the strongest ever self-stacking spiral. The combination of the new FRIGoDRIVE® M
The UK’s largest grower and supplier of fresh vegetables, Produce World, has launched a consumer-facing brand called Burgess Harvest Veg.
PepsiCo has been recognised as a ‘Top Employer’ in Europe for the third year running by the CRF Institute, an
According to the latest glass recycling industry data published by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE), the average glass recycling
Muntons have announced that Neil Pearmain has been appointed MI Sales and Marketing Director and will take over all responsibilities
Introduction There comes a time when the ends of a conveyor belt must be joined. Whether a first time installation, replacement
Introduction The fast pace of most processing industries means it is becoming more and more automated, to both ensure output
Pioneering glass manufacturer Beatson Clark has come up with an innovative new spice jar which can be used with two
Constellation Brands, Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev, Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V., and Crown Imports LLC have reached an agreement in principle
For the first time, DuPont will showcase its full portfolio of solutions for the Meat Industry at IFFA in May.
The nutritional benefits of fruits and vegetables are well known, but these foods are largely absent from the average consumer’s
The T&D Corporation improves its offering in Cloud computing: The optimised T&D WebStorage Service enables users of T&D data loggers
The land area used to grow crops for bioplastic is “nowhere near” being in competition to food and feed, according
While it seems that jam and marmalade are falling out of favour among British consumers, new research from Mintel lifts
EU packaging firms are concerned the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is not consulting the industry enough in its discussions
Tingz are new sugar-free sweets made from natural, sustainably sourced ingredients from the award-winning company Peppersmith. In fact, they actually
When it comes to food and beverage packaging, consumers are most likely to pay more for value-added features that relate
Hilton Food Group, Europe’s leading specialist retail meat packing business supplying customers in thirteen countries, increased volumes by 4.8% and
CLEGG FOOD PROJECTS has completed a multi-million pound scheme to expand the production capacity of a large UK bakery. Nationally
Ingredients supplier Naturex has developed a range of drinkable dietary supplement concepts that offer great taste, naturalness and efficacy, as
Already renowned as a healthy treat when enjoyed in moderation, chocolate could become even more salubrious if manufacturers embraced new
In the first six months of fiscal year 2012/13 (ended February 28, 2013), Barry Callebaut – the world’s leading manufacturer
A Nestlé brand that started as an idea to solve the problem of what to do with unsold coffee is
Kilbeggan® 18YO Irish whiskey has been named Best Irish Blended Whiskey in the world for the second year running at
Since the discovery that the incidence of heart disease is much lower across the Mediterranean than in other regions, the
Beginning on April 1, 2013, in select areas, McDonald’s is unwrapping a fresh new flavor experience—Premium McWrap. The new meal-size
Packaging machinery specialists KernPack and Hugo Beck have launched new software and packing kit to help online retail specialists According
API Foils in Livingston is preparing for a significant investment in new equipment to boost the plant’s output However, the
Morgana Systems, a maker of equipment for digital finishing, has confirmed that it will be exhibiting at North Print &
Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company, has retained its leadership of Impact Databank’s Top 100 Premium Spirit Brands rankings,
SABMiller is targeting further beer volume growth and share gains in its Latin American division over the next 3-5 years.
The strong performances of recent acquisitions and rigorous cost management have allowed Emmi, the Swiss dairy group, to achieve solid