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Malcolm Logistics confirms major presence at Multimodal

Malcolm Logistics Services is ideally equipped to satisfy supply, warehousing and distribution needs throughout the UK – and increasingly into

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Multi-million pound European funding for freight improvements

Three projects to improve vital freight and passenger links on the railway network are to receive €14m (£11m) from the

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Forwarder Woodland listed in inaugural league table of top 200 UK exporters

Leading independent freight forwarder The Woodland Group has been listed in The Sunday Times International Track 200 league table, placed

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ADM Londis signs €20M deal with Norbert Dentressangle to deliver centralised chill distribution to retailers

ADM Londis, the Irish grocery retail group owned by retailers for retailers, has signed a €20m contract with Norbert Dentressangle

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GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen announce logistics agreement to improve operational efficiency and save costs

As a first result of its global alliance, GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen have reached a long-term, exclusive agreement to

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Kiddicare chooses Wincanton to provide multi-channel logistics

The UK’s leading baby specialist, Kiddicare, has chosen supply chain specialist Wincanton to provide logistics services as it grows from

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Maersk Line and APL land big wins for US military

Maersk Line and APL, the containership subsidiary of Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines, have won lucrative contracts for international shipping of

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PepsiCo and Muller Enter US Dairy Market With European-style Yogurt

  PepsiCo and Muller Enter US Dairy Market With European-style Yogurt

Muller Quaker Dairy, the US joint venture between PepsiCo and Theo Muller Group, is entering the growing US dairy market

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Carlsberg Targets UK Cider Market

  Carlsberg Targets UK Cider Market

Carlsberg is entering the fast growing UK cider market with the launch of its Somersby brand. Produced in Herefordshire, the

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UK Government Funding For More Sustainable and Efficient Food and Drink Production

  UK Government Funding For More Sustainable and Efficient Food and Drink Production

Twenty one businesses will receive UK Government funding of more than £15 million to develop technology that can boost food

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Off the Shelf Chocolate – Another Step Towards a Sustainable Future For Cocoa and Chocolate

  Off the Shelf Chocolate – Another Step Towards a Sustainable Future For Cocoa and Chocolate

The successful Off the Shelf Chocolate range from Cargill’s Cocoa & Chocolate business is now available with the UTZ Certified

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Strategic Alliance Between CEDC and Russian Standard Corporation

  Strategic Alliance Between CEDC and Russian Standard Corporation

Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) has agreed a strategic alliance with Russian Standard Corporation. CEDC is one of the world’s

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Permira to Refinance Bird Eye Iglo

  Permira to Refinance Bird Eye Iglo

Private equity firm Permira is reported to be considering a Eur500 million refinancing of its Bird Eye Iglo frozen foods

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Remy Cointreau Group Has Taste For Scotch Whisky

  Remy Cointreau Group Has Taste For Scotch Whisky

Remy Cointreau Group, the French spirits and liqueurs group, has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Scotch malt whisky product

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Accident Prevention in the Food and Drink Industry

More than 5,000 injuries within the UK food and drink manufacturing sector are reported to the Health and Safety Executive

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Egemin Sets Foot on Mexican Soil With AGVs

  Egemin Sets Foot on Mexican Soil With AGVs

Egemin has signed a contract with La Costena, a Mexican producer of canned foods. Egemin is to install a new

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Solar thermal system to heat oil at food factory

  Solar thermal system to heat oil at food factory

Novel solar thermal technology is being used to heat oil for making potato crisp Technology developer Rackam Solar, a spin-out

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DE Master Blenders 1753 Starts Official Trading

  DE Master Blenders 1753 Starts Official Trading

DE Master Blenders 1753, the independent pure-play coffee and tea company, which was spun off from Sara Lee Corporation in

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Nestle Conducts Experiments in Zero Gravity With the European Space Agency

  Nestle Conducts Experiments in Zero Gravity With the European Space Agency

Nestle is using zero gravity research to develop its understanding of the foam technology used in its products. The study

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Bonduelle Strengthens its Finances

  Bonduelle Strengthens its Finances

Bonduelle Group, the world leader in processed vegetables, has established a Revolving Credit Facility amounting to Eur300 million. This line

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Thermo King Receives Ninth Consecutive AFSCA for Best Reefer Cargo Equipment Provider – Sea Freight

  Thermo King Receives Ninth Consecutive AFSCA for Best Reefer Cargo Equipment Provider – Sea Freight

Thermo King, a manufacturer of temperature control systems for a variety of mobile applications and a brand of Ingersoll Rand,

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Sunflower Lecithin From Cargill – An Alternative Emulsifier For Chocolate and Cocoa Products

  Sunflower Lecithin From Cargill – An Alternative Emulsifier For Chocolate and Cocoa Products

Demand for sunflower lecithin is rising and is most marked in chocolate confectionery and bakery products. From 2010-2011 the amount

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United Biscuits sees best year so far for progress on sustainability targets

  United Biscuits sees best year so far for progress on sustainability targets

2011 saw a year of record breaking performance towards United Biscuits’ (UB) environmental sustainability goals, such as achieving zero waste

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MULTIVAC brings packaging expertise to the initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

  MULTIVAC brings packaging expertise to the initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

German Initiative for Agribusiness and Nutrition in Emerging and Developing Countries (DIAE) Wolfertschwenden, 09.07.2012 – MULTIVAC belongs to the founding

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Regulation, trends and opportunities: key industry issues to be outlined at Vitafoods Asia

  Regulation, trends and opportunities: key industry issues to be outlined at Vitafoods Asia

5-7 September 2012, AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong An outline of the regulatory situation and key opportunities in the Chinese functional food

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FÆRCH PLAST A/S OPENS UK MANUFACTURING PLANT

FÆRCH PLAST A/S OPENS UK MANUFACTURING PLANT Food packaging specialist’s ultra modern production facility is operational and geared to meet

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Premier Foods Sells Ethnic Flour Business to ABF

  Premier Foods Sells Ethnic Flour Business to ABF

Premier Foods has sold its Elephant Atta ethnic flour business to Westmill Foods, a subsidiary of Associated British Foods, for

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FoodDrinkEurope’s first SME President, Jesús Serafín Pérez, reconfirmed for incoming term

  FoodDrinkEurope’s first SME President, Jesús Serafín Pérez, reconfirmed for incoming term

At FoodDrinkEurope’s Board meeting on 4 July 2012, members reconfirmed Jesús Serafín Pérez as President of the organisation for the

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VION UK Announces Hall’s of Broxburn at Risk of Closure

  VION UK Announces Hall’s of Broxburn at Risk of Closure

VION Food UK has announced it could be forced to close its loss making site, Hall’s of Broxburn, employing over

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BPC Welcomes EFSA Poultry Inspection Recommendations

  BPC Welcomes EFSA Poultry Inspection Recommendations

The British Poultry Council has welcomed the broad findings and recommendations of the comprehensive EFSA study of EU poultry meat

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$3 Million Earmarked For UK Laboratory to Coordinate World FMD Reference Labs

  $3 Million Earmarked For UK Laboratory to Coordinate World FMD Reference Labs

The world reference laboratory for foot and mouth disease (FMD) at Pirbright in Surrey has been acknowledged by the FAO

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Diageo Launches Chinese White Spirit Shui Jing Fang into GB Market

  Diageo Launches Chinese White Spirit Shui Jing Fang into GB Market

Diageo has launched Chinese white spirit brand, Shui Jing Fang, into the GB domestic market. Great Britain is the first

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First Milk Cuts Milk Price

  First Milk Cuts Milk Price

Due to declining returns from customers in the liquid market, British dairy co-operative First Milk has announced that it has

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Risks For Public Health in Poultry Meat Inspection

  Risks For Public Health in Poultry Meat Inspection

The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) scientific opinion published recently, suggests that traditional poultry meat inspection may not suffice to

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Shareholder Approval For Strategic Transformation of CSM

  Shareholder Approval For Strategic Transformation of CSM

Shareholders of CSM have approved the proposed strategic transformation of the group into a bio-based ingredients company. CSM announced on

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Top 100 Food & Drink Companies 2012

The Top 100 Food and Drink Manufacturers in the UK and Ireland Food & Drink Business Europe has just published

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Extended range underlines Nicholl’s solutions approach

  Extended range underlines Nicholl’s solutions approach

Nicholl Food Packaging has further extended its range of aluminium foil trays for the fresh and convenience food sector with

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Catastrophic Cuts Threaten UK Dairy Industry

  Catastrophic Cuts Threaten UK Dairy Industry

The NFU (National Farmers Union) has strongly condemned the latest round of milk price cuts after three major dairy processors,

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Glenstal Foods spreads its distribution with Oakland International

  Glenstal Foods spreads its distribution with Oakland International

Based in Ashbourne County Meath, multi temperature supply chain specialist, Oakland International, has been selected to work in partnership with

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Excalibur improve refrigeration efficiency at Cargill by 30%

Part of Cargill since 2008, Freeman’s of Newent are a primary chicken processing business, supplying independent butchers and the retail

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Product Recall to Cost Britvic Between £1 Million and £5 Million

  Product Recall to Cost Britvic Between £1 Million and £5 Million

UK soft drinks group Britvic has commenced a precautionary recall of all Robinsons Fruit Shoot and Fruit Shoot Hydro packs,

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Real Good Food Company Set For Major Expansion

  Real Good Food Company Set For Major Expansion

With all divisions recording sales growth, Real Good Food Company has reported a 62% increase in EBITDA to £9.1 million

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Tate & Lyle Food Systems Expands European Centre of Excellence

  Tate & Lyle Food Systems Expands European Centre of Excellence

Tate & Lyle Food Systems, a leading provider of customised food stabiliser systems, has expanded and consolidated its European centre

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Emmi Strengthens its International Business

  Emmi Strengthens its International Business

Swiss dairy group Emmi has further strengthened its international business by increasing its stakes in Kaiku Corporacion Alimentaria in northern

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Energy-saving cooling cuts Fluorocarbon’s costs by 67%

  Energy-saving cooling cuts Fluorocarbon’s costs by 67%

 Due to a steep rise in on-site electricity costs – which have doubled in just two years –Fluorocarbon has invested

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Cranswick Expands Cooked Meats Business

  Cranswick Expands Cooked Meats Business

UK food processor Cranswick has acquired Kingston Foods for an undisclosed sum. Kingston is a producer of premium cooked and

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UK Reprocessing Plant to Boost Beverage Carton Recycling Rates

  UK Reprocessing Plant to Boost Beverage Carton Recycling Rates

The Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK has signed an agreement with paper and packaging producer, Sonoco

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Barry Callebaut Establishing First Center of Cocoa Excellence in West Africa

  Barry Callebaut Establishing First Center of Cocoa Excellence in West Africa

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, is establishing a SFr1 million (Eur0.83 million) Center

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AB InBev Consolidates Global Leadership With $20.1 Billion Acquisition

  AB InBev Consolidates Global Leadership With $20.1 Billion Acquisition

Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to acquire the remaining stake in Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo that it does not already own

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Urgent Logistics Tender Notification

One of our FMCG clients is looking to outsource their established UK Transport Network for the distribution of products to

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