Chr. Hansen A/S supports his trend with his FruitMax products, which are coloring foodstuffs, without E-numbers. With these concentrates of
- 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...
A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition demonstrates the benefits of consuming a protein blend for muscle protein
Lifeway Foods, an American supplier of cultured dairy products known as kefir and organic kefir, has announced that fourth quarter
During 2013, Arla Foods will invest in a number of dairy expansions and new facilities in order to increase global
Dairy cows that are fed flaxseed produce more nutritious milk, according to a new study by Oregon State University. Their
Greggs, the UK’s largest retail baker, has appointed Roger Whiteside as its next chief executive, to replace Ken McMeikan. Roger
Intelligent food packaging that monitors and records key physical properties and environmental data could be commercially available as early as
UK-based carton printer Benson Group has developed cartons for a new range of dessert products featuring Willie’s Chocolate. The company
Helped by a strong performance in emerging markets, Unilever has increased full year turnover by 10.5% to Eur51.3 billion and
Kronen will be exhibiting the latest machinery – for the first time together with 4 cooperative partners (GKS Packaging, NL-Son
Cargill and Arasco intend to create a new starches and sweeteners joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The
Continuing increases in demand, along with the obvious need to remain competitive, led Birtwistle Catering Butchers, a fourth generation family
Press manufacturer Edale has upgraded its FL-3 label and packaging press A number of new features and options have been
A new automatic shrink wrapper has been introduced by Audion Elektro designed to reduce waste and increase capacity The CS
Pacepacker Services has built a containerised sack packing and robotic palletising line for Suffolk-based aggregates supplier Earsham Gravels According to
The BENEO-Technology Center’s trials focused on the replacement of up to 5% mannitol, the common dosage used in chewing gum
UK-based food waste recycler PDM has started the construction of its second industrial scale anaerobic digestion (AD) plant under its
A high frequency metal detector from Lock Inspection Systems has successfully assisted one of theUK’s leading raw ingredients suppliers in
Winterbotham Darby is an award-winning supplier of high quality continental foods to the retail and foodservice sectors. To enhance an
For some time now, at the various trade shows in Europe, there have been exhibition stands promoting Chinese equipment. Possibly
After two decades of supplying flexible packaging solutions to an international customer base, KM Packaging Services knows only too well
January 24, 2013 – Robotic packaging line manufacturer, TekPak, has recently launched an innovative pick and place case packer which is described
Already being tested by one multinational food company, the salt which naturally has 35% less sodium in its make up,
‘Active’ health claims are less important and, for the time being, mostly concern with vitamins, minerals and even fibre. Naturality
Britvic has agreed with PAB (PepsiCo Americas Beverages) to accelerate the distribution of the Fruit Shoot brand to a total
Barry Callebaut is strengthening its presence in Scandinavia by acquiring ASM Foods in Sweden from Carletti of Denmark. The transaction
Eight new companies have signed up to the calorie reduction pledge, with leading soft drinks brands Lucozade and Ribena, reducing
The Truvia business has announced that its Truvia calorie-free sweetener is the first stevia-based sweetener to be awarded product carbon
With 63% of exhibitors launching new products and services at the show, PACKAGING INNOVATIONS 2013 is set to play host
Burton’s Biscuit Company, a leading player in the UK biscuit market, continues to increase investment behind its ‘power brands’ with
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD (pictured) has welcomed laboratory test results that show that
To meet the fast-rising demand for its premium coffee capsules and advanced coffee machines, Nespresso is opening its first boutique
Chesapeake Limerick, part of Chesapeake’s Pharmaceutical and Healthcare division, is taking delivery of Europe’s first Komori GLX 740RP Carton printing
FHG IPP Logipal, the UK & Ireland’s second largest pooling supplier and leading high quality pallet pooling specialist, has won
Consumers don’t buy sustainable packaging’ is the hot topic being discussed by major names such as the Co-op and MMR
An automated packing line, installed by Endoline Machinery, which erects and seals cases containing up to 26,000 bottles of wine
Linpac Packaging has completed the $265m sale of its US rigid plastic packaging division Ropak A short statement from the
Industry experts have said they are disappointed that the role of packaging in helping to reduce food waste has not
Sonoco has said that it will raise the price for all its paperboard tubes and cores by 4%, effective with
Coca-Cola Femsa and Grupo Yoli have announced that they have reached an agreement to merge their bottling operations Grupo Yoli
Plastics packaging firm Petainer Group has announced that it plans to invest millions into its injection moulding plant in Lidkoping,
Parker Williams has designed the latest global on-trade bottle for Ballantine’s Finest; the leading whisky brand in Europe, occupying the
The British Plastics Federation’s Recycling Group (BPFRG) has announced that its members recycled more than 500KT of plastics in 2011,
Flexible packaging group Printpack has revealed that its two UK sites have moved to sending zero waste to landfill The
International Paper has announced that it is working with a materials research and development firm to explore the development of
Shoppers in Northern Ireland will be charged at least 5p for single use bags from 8 April In addition to
Fixing the UK’s broken economy may take some time. However, there’s one sector that’s growing: waste management. As Simeon Goldstein
In 2014 an updated EU directive on packaging waste comes into effect, covering the thorny issue of producer responsibility. Philip
The Access Group will be promoting what it believes is a unique product for process manufacturers on stand 18P20 at
Hart Door Systems will be launching an exciting new variant of its Speedor range of automatic, high-speed, industrial doors on