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The Co-op has confirmed plans to open 100 new food stores across the UK in 2018, creating an estimated 1,600
Public Health England (PHE) is helping parents take control of their children’s snacking by launching the first Change4Life campaign promoting
The food and beverage market has seen a plethora of new trends and innovative product launches, but branded functional ingredients
Black + Blum, the award-winning London-based design company, has launched a new sustainably designed dual-purpose water bottle on Kickstarter. The
Valeo Foods Group has acquired the Confectionery Division of Raisio which includes a portfolio of established, iconic and growing confectionery
Mikko Forsell has been appointed as HKScan’s CFO and a member of the Group Leadership Team, reporting to President and CEO Jari
The declining trend of salmonellosis cases in the EU has levelled off according to the annual report on zoonotic diseases
Mintel, the world’s leading market intelligence agency, has announced five trends set to impact the global packaging industry over the coming
Arla Foods, the international dairy co-operative, and DMK Group, Germany´s largest dairy co-operative, have signed a third-party manufacturing contract that
Campari Group has agreed to acquire Bisquit Dubouché et Cie from South Africa-based Distell Group. The enterprise value is €52.5
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, for the 12 weeks ending 3 December 2017, reveal
Muntons, has announced the appointment of Mark Tyldesley as Managing Director of the Stowmarket-based malt and malted ingredients manufacturing company. Mark
Unilever, the personal care, home care and food and refreshment products group, has received a binding offer from KKR, a
Campbell Soup Company is acquiring Snyder’s-Lance for $4.87 billion in cash to expand its snacks portfolio. Snyder’s-Lance has approximately 6,000
The Hershey Company, the US-based confectionery and snacks group, has agreed to acquire Amplify Snack Brands, owner of a number
Ornua, the largest exporter of primary Irish dairy products with annualised sales of about €2 billion across 110 countries, has
Greenyard, the Belgian fresh and frozen foods company, is in advanced negotiations to acquire Dole Food Company, the world’s largest
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks to 3 December 2017, show supermarket sales
William Jackson Food Group is investing £40 million in a second bakery to support growth at its Jacksons bread business.
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Tetra Pak has launched Intelligent Customisation, an industry-first modular portfolio of heating systems that offers tailor-made processing solutions for food
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HKScan, the leading Nordic food company, plans to invest in its Rakvere unit in Estonia. The €8 million investment will
Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 28 February-1 March 2018, and is set to be the
AGRO Merchants Group, a global leader in cold storage and logistics solutions, announced today the acquisition of UK-based Grocontinental Limited.
Resource efficiency will be the primary focus of Anuga FoodTec 2018, the leading international supplier fair for the food and
TINE, Norway’s largest farmer-owned dairy co-operative, is to invest €77 million in a dairy with the capacity to produce 20,000
Sidel has introduced the versatile Aseptic Combi Predis, a new solution that can produce aseptically both still beverages and carbonated
GEA has launched the latest generation of aseptic filling technology: the Fillstar CX EVO. This multi-functional system provides beverage industry customers
The proposed joint venture between Cargill and Faccenda Foods to create a leading UK food company focused on chicken, turkey
A true barometer of food and beverage trends, the Fi Europe Innovation Awards honour research teams and product developers for
Coca-Cola has teamed up with Ardagh to create a most eye-catching packaging presentation for its limited edition Star Wars: The
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that new EU legislation would be in force from April 2018 requiring food
Balmenach, one of Speyside’s oldest whisky distilleries and the home of Caorunn Scottish Gin, is set to become one of
Kepak Group, which is one of Ireland’s leading meat producers, is acquiring the Moy Park Poppintree facility at Ballymun in
The jury of the Food Ingredients Europe Innovation Awards has awarded IOI Loders Croklaan with the Sustainability Champion Award for
In light of the on-going worldwide vanilla crisis, expert natural flavour creators Omega Ingredients have developed a vanilla flavour and
The EfficiencyManager from Klüber Lubrication, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of speciality lubricants, provides companies with a comprehensive overview of
Nestlé has agreed to acquire privately-held Atrium Innovations, a global leader in nutritional health products, from a group of investors
The Irish Spirits Association (ISA) has launched a Love Irish Cream Liqueur campaign. In the lead-up to Christmas, which is a very
BENEO had double cause for celebration at this year’s FiE. As well as marking ten years of BENEO at the
Tray sealing specialist Proseal has launched a new website, specifically designed to help visitors identify the best solution for their
The Hain Celestial Group, a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and the
A hard Brexit will have a ‘catastrophic impact’ on the European Meat Industry, according to a stark new report published
Taste Cork is teaming up with The Loop at Cork Airport to showcase the very best of Cork’s outstanding, locally
Chr. Hansen has entered into a partnership with Rheolution Inc. on the global distribution of Rheolution’s CoaguSens™ and ElastoSens™ products.
An innovative spoon-in-the-lid from RPC Superfos for its popular 75mm container is guaranteed to make yogurts, desserts and other dairy
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