The organisers behind Vitafoods Europe have announced an exciting high profile addition to the speaker line-up at this year’s Supplier
- €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...
- Blackburn cupcake manufacturer secures grants from UK adoption programme to digitalise A cupcake manufacturer is among 23 more to secure backing from Made Smarter, the movement accelerating the digital transformation among SME manufacturers in the UK. Cupcakes By Sophia, based in...
- Nestlé introduces culinary innovations focusing on protein Nestlé is expanding its culinary portfolio with high protein products across key geographies. This includes solutions developed to meet specific nutritional needs under new brands, as well as the continuous...
- ALDI announces new €24 million contract extension with Manor Farm ALDI Ireland has signed a contract extension with poultry producer Manor Farm for a further year, worth €24 million to the supplier. Manor Farm, a prominent producer of Irish chicken...
Beatson Clark, a leading UK glass packaging manufacturer, is pleased to be supporting the country’s future ‘picklers’ in conjunction with
Market leader in the production of complete packaging systems, Goglio has production and commercial sites in Europe, America and Asia.
Cognex Corporation, the world’s leading supplier of machine vision systems, has released a new version of In-Sight® Explorer 4.5 expanding
UK dairy co-operative Milk Link has commenced work on the first phase of a new production facility at its Cornish
UK prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages fell by 1.4% between February and March this year compared with a rise
Carlsberg has appointed Peter Ernsting as senior vice president, Group Supply Chain, and as a member of Carlsberg’s executive committee.
Arla Foods is to rationalise its yellow cheese production to counter international competition and declining milk volumes in Sweden. The
Findus Group, one of the leading frozen food businesses in Europe with sales over Eur1.3b, is reported to be renegotiating
SABMiller is investing an additional $15m in its operations in South Sudan to increase production capacity and build on the
Brussels, Belgium – 12th April 2011 – Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that it is building a
Ove Moberg is retiring as chairman of Arla Foods on May 26th. with effect from the next ordinary meeting of
The Ardo and Bonduelle groups are to set up a joint venture to supply frozen vegetables to the Spanish and
The cost of buying and throwing away good food and drink reached £13.7 billion last year, reveals new analysis by
Irish multi temperature supply chain, warehousing and logistics specialist, Oakland International, have announced their first full year trading figures and
Anlit Advanced Nutrition, Israel, in close collaboration with Ingredia Nutritional, France, has developed “Sweet Dreams” an advanced supplement format designed
The biggest news story of the week was Diamond Foods’ $2.35 billion (Eur1.6b) takeover of Pringles to triple in scale
Reduced margins at its DPI US speciality food business were behind a sharp drop in EBITA by a third to
Participants in a scheme run by ECR (Efficient Consumer Response) UK are well on the way to achieving targets set
Evolva, the Swiss pharmaceutical group, is expanding its innovative nutritional ingredients portfolio with the acquisition of R&D partner Abunda Nutrition,
Rabobank and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are entering into a new partnership focused on international food and agriculture chains.
Cargill, the US-based food and agriculture group, has made a significant investment in its liquid flavour blending plant at its
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard is celebrating the success of its premium whiskey portfolio after achieving four Double Gold and one
The global market share of private/own label food products is set to double from the current 25% to 50% in
US-based snacks group Diamond Foods is acquiring the Pringles business from Procter & Gamble in a deal worth $2.35b. Pringles
UK food inflation fell to 4.0% in March from 4.5% in February, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Index. Non-food inflation
Sales of organic products in the UK fell 5.9% to £1.73b in 2010 with the rate of decline slowing significantly
Carlsberg is investing significantly in repositioning its brand to support its ambition to be the fastest growing global beer company.
Greene King, the UK regional brewer and pub operator, has entered into a new five year £400m revolving credit facility
The first ever report on premium bottled water, by specialist consultancy Zenith International, estimates that global sales rose from 9.4
2010 was a record year for Scotch whisky exports with global shipments rising by 10% to reach a value of
The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of Hansa-Milch by Arla Food. After examining the operations of the two
Stock Spirits Group, one of Central Europe’s leading branded spirits and liqueurs businesses, has reported double digit organic revenue and
Dairy farmers who supply Robert Wiseman Dairies are being offered expert help to reduce their energy costs and improve their
More than 40 delegates from some of the UK’s leading food manufacturing and distribution companies were captivated during an information
AG Barr’s strong annual results confirm the resilience of the UK soft drinks market, which was highlighted by Britvic in
Nestle has opened a new Eur117m factory in Germany dedicated to producing hypoallergenic (HA) infant formula. As an extension of
Diageo, the world’s largest producer of Scotch whisky, is to invest £3.5m to expand and upgrade its Caol Ila distillery
After recovering strongly in the second half, English regional brewer and pub company Adnams has reported a 1.5% slip in
Dairy Crest is planning a further £20m cost reduction programme for its next financial year to help offset increasing input
Leading glass-packaging manufacturer, Beatson Clark showcased its diverse range of products to an excited audience at two recent industry exhibitions.
All the entries for the 2011 Healthy Schools’ Caterer competition have now been judged and Cater Link has been chosen
National Flexible, the Yorkshire-based film specialist, has provided a cost-effective packaging solution for Apollo Snacks – one of London’s leading
The second in a series of successful seminars focusing on the UK retail and wholesale market, aimed at Irish food
Market-leading provider of business management and accounting software, Access, is set to execute a rapid expansion strategy after securing a
In the latest Impact Databank Top 100 ranking, Diageo has retained eight spirit brands among the top 20 premium spirits
New research shows that flavour and taste remain the most important factors to British shoppers when buying fruit, and the
With its Napier Brown sugar distribution business recording an operating loss, The Real Good Food Company has reported flat group