Irish Distillers, Ireland’s leading supplier of spirits and wines and producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful
- 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...
C&C Group, the UK and Ireland drinks production and distribution business, increased net revenue by 187.3% to €1.575 billion in
2 Sisters Food Group has announced a series of actions as part of its accelerating transformational strategy to turnaround the
Morrisons is to become the first British supermarket to roll-out plastic free fruit and veg areas in many of its
Marston’s, a leading British pub operator and independent brewer, has reported a 4.7% rise in underlying revenue to £553.1 million
British consumers are increasingly eating with a conscience as latest research from Mintel reveals that last year the nation spent
The number of restaurants in Britain fell by 2.8% in the year to March 2019, the latest edition of the
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the $340 million acquisition of the European and Thai Businesses
Samworth Brothers, the family-owned British food group, has launched a new food-to-go business and delivery service – Fresh Food For
2019 marks the 60 year anniversary of Starch Europe, the trade association representing the European starch industry. Starch Europe and
Nestlé has entered into exclusive negotiations with a consortium led by EQT and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu
Bakkavor Group, the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, is acquiring Blueberry Foods, a desserts business owned
Waitrose & Partners has announces plans to treble the size of its successful online grocery operation to a £1 billion
Müller is set to revolutionise the UK yogurt category with new and improved recipes for the nation’s two favourite yogurt
A bold new industry campaign has been launched to tackle nearly £3 billion worth of food that is wasted every
ABP Renewables Division, Olleco, the UK’s leading supplier of cooking oils and collector of used cooking oils, has become the
Premier Foods has reported a 0.6% rise in revenue to £824.3 million for the 52 weeks ended 30 March 2019.
HKScan, the Nordic meat and meals company, is planning a share issue of up to €60 million to secure its
Aleph Farms, co-founded by The Kitchen Hub, the first company to grow real meat cuts directly from cattle cells, has
The hot Easter weekend delivered starkly different outcomes for Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups, latest figures from the Coffer
The European Commission has fined AB InBev €200.4 million for breaching EU antitrust rules. AB InBev, the world’s biggest beer
Staged every three years, PPMA Total Show (1-3 October 2019) is the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery exhibition and
The 2019 Irish Food & Drink Business Awards, which recognise the pre-eminent manufacturing and supply chain companies operating across the
Froneri, the UK-based international ice cream group, has agreed to acquire the iconic New Zealand ice cream business Tip Top
GEA, one of the largest suppliers for the food processing industry, launched two innovations in the area vertical packaging to
Seafood Scotland has launched ‘Changing Tides’ – a strategic action plan designed to be a catalyst for change in Scotland’s
Mark Allen is stepping down as chief executive of Dairy Crest following the £975 million sales of the UK dairy
Macsa ID UK, a division of Barcelona-based laser coding, marking and scoring systems manufacturer, Macsa ID, is reporting increasing demand
At the beginning of every year there is a flurry of industry forecasts with every brand, restaurant and manufacturer throwing
Mondelēz International’s global innovation and venture hub, SnackFutures, has recognized two start-ups for their innovative snacking solutions to help support
Supermarket shoppers in Ireland spent €34.6 million on alcohol in the week leading to Easter, a 5.3% increase in sales
A UK engineering company specialising in the scientific bio-degradation of waste has formed a partnership with UNTHA shredding technology, to
ESI Nutrition – the new nutrition division of French dairy co-operative Laïta – has just received approval from Chinese authorities
Each year around 20% of food produced in the EU is lost or wasted, causing unacceptable social, environmental and economic
Heineken has acquired a majority stake in Biela Ecuador from a group of mainly local investors for an undisclosed sum.
Conagra Brands, one of North America’s leading branded food companies, has agreed to divest its Italian-based frozen pasta business, Gelit,
FrieslandCampina Ingredients, one of the leading global ingredient manufacturers, has introduced its new global segment organisation which incorporates its four
Global introductions of food and beverage products that use sweet potato as an ingredient, flavour, or more increased by a
Sales in the Irish grocery market hit record levels as shoppers splashed out €208.2 million in the Easter week alone
The finalists for the 2019 InnoBev Awards have been published. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony during
The contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the UK economy has grown by 10% since 2016 to £5.5 billion.
The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show total year-on-year sales increased by 2.0% during the 12 weeks
Nine in ten (90%) UK dairy farmers say they are aware that light damages nutrients and taste in milk with
Heineken has completed all transactions to form the long-term, strategic partnership with China Resources Enterprise (CRE) and China Resources Beer
Irish whiskey producer Old Bushmills Distillery has been granted planning permission for a £30 million capacity expansion at its site
Mettler-Toledo, one of the market-leading suppliers of product inspection and industrial weighing technologies, is presenting its latest metal detection, x-ray, checkweighing and
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU bank, has launched a loans package of nearly €1 billion for agriculture and
Kerrygold, the brand owned by Irish dairy farmers through the Ornua dairy co-operative, has exceeded €1 billion annual retail value
Dairy industry leaders from around the world will be linking up in Lisbon for the 13th Global Dairy Congress from
Heineken, the UK’s third largest pub business, has announced a record investment of £50 million to refurbish nearly 150 pubs