HEINEKEN has laid the foundation stone of its first brewery in Mozambique. This new brewery, incorporating the latest technologies, represents
- €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...
Nespresso has announced that it will expand its coffee-sourcing programme into several former conflict zones in Colombia for the first
Simpler rules and a more flexible approach will ensure the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) delivers real results in supporting farmers
British family cider maker, Thatchers Cider, has contracted Middleton Engineering to supply and install an 80 tonne baler and slider-bed feed conveyor
Leading whey protein supplier, Carbery, is launching the latest innovation from its hydrolysed whey protein range, Optipep® 4bars. Designed specifically to
Cargill has inaugurated a new solar power facility at its Cocoa & Chocolate site in Tema, Ghana. This energy project
Kellogg UK has launched its Better Starts Plan which, by the end of 2018, will overhaul its breakfast cereals to
2 Sisters Food Group, which is Britain’s biggest food manufacturer, is ramping up production at its chicken processing facility in
The European Commission has informed AB InBev of its preliminary view that the company has abused its dominant position on
Increased quality and a greater focus on digitisation in factories are two key trends identified in a recent global survey
Stand-up pouches (SUPs) is now one of the fastest growing flexible packaging formats with global demand expected to pass 90
Greene King, the UK brewer and pub operator, has reported a 1.2% decline in revenue to £1.031 billion for the
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has welcomed the publication of the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy white paper, which announced
With EU beer production rising above 40 billion litres for the first time since the economic crisis, The Brewers of
DSM has won the prestigious ‘Reduction & Reformulation Innovation Award’ during Food Ingredients Europe 2017. DSM’s Delvo®Cheese CT-Light cultures allow
Ryvita, the original Rye crispbread, is relaunching with a new look. The vibrant and eye-catching packaging design was created by award-winning branding
Britvic, the UK-based soft drinks group, has reported a 7.7% increase in revenue to £1.541 billion for the 52 weeks
Nestlé has started construction on a new factory in Cuba, to meet growing consumer demand and strengthen its presence on
At its Food and Drink Industry Awards in the RDS, Dublin, Bord Bia recently presented the inaugural ‘Industry Champion’ Award to
Parabel won the FIE Innovations Award in the Growth Category, for their Novel LENTEIN Plant Protein. LENTEIN is a plant
The shelf-life and freshness of a pie, along with most other confections and snacks, is mainly a factor of the
Benefiting from its acquisition of Peacock Foods in the US, Greencore, the UK and international manufacturer of convenience foods, has
The global grocery retail market will add $2.7 trillion in sales to 2022, with growth in the next five years
Carlsberg Group’s brewery at Falkenberg in Sweden is now 100% powered by biogas and green electricity, making it the country’s
Barentz International, an international leader in the distribution of high-quality ingredients headquartered in The Netherlands, has announced a strategic partnership
Bradman Lake Group is participating at the ProSweets show being held at Cologne, Germany on January 28-31, 2018, where visitors
Despite the divestment of Plumrose in the US and falling exchange rates in some of its main markets, Danish Crown,
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published its quarterly Exports Snapshot, which highlights key UK food and drink export
New safefood funded research into the cost of childhood overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland has estimated the
Muntons Ingredients, a leading manufacturer of malted ingredients, has announced the launch of MaltiCrunch Chocolate, an innovative and versatile new
FrieslandCampina has announced a comprehensive reorientation in the German market. Central to the strategic refocus are considerable investments in its
A storm is brewing for discount brands selling lower-quality products as Vietnamese beer drinkers are increasingly picking up premium and
James Drake-Brockman, Divisional Director of Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print, the UK’s most renowned packaging shows, talks about plans for the event’s highly anticipated
Danone Manifesto Ventures, the corporate venture unit of Danone, has taken a minority stake in the Hawaii-based company Kona Deep.
New research from Mintel reveals that when asked if they had to “choose between never being able to eat cheese again
Layn Corporation, a global leader in the vertically integrated production of premium-quality, natural sweeteners, flavours, and botanicals, has opened its European
The Zamora Company, a Spanish fifth generation, family-owned global wine and spirits business headquartered in Madrid, has acquired an equity
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, for the 12 weeks ending 5 November 2017, reveal
Cornish Kern, an alpine-style cheese made by the UK’s Lynher Dairies Cheese Company, has been crowned World Champion Cheese at the
The GNT Young Scientist Award 2017 goes to Caroline Buvé of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. At the 31st EFFoST International Conference,
Manufacturers and brand owners are under immense pressure to repeatedly produce conforming, high quality, safe and well-presented packaged food to
Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Hamé, Nordic food group Orkla has purchased Agrimex, a leading frozen vegetable producer in the Czech
Bernard Deryckere, current CEO of Alpro who has been leading the company for the last 16 years, is stepping down
Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, has announced a major product expansion into the South Korean market with the
Real fruit and vegetable pieces are the perfect way to combine eastern and western flavours, Taura Natural Ingredients will demonstrate
Regional French dairy producer Duo Lozère has selected RPC Bebo Bouxwiller to supply the packaging for the company’s high quality
The Environment, Foods and Rural Affairs Committee in the UK has published its report into 2 Sisters Food Group and
Archer Daniels Midland Company has been awarded ‘most innovative food ingredient’ for its natural sweetening solution, Fruit Up® Fiber, at
Bayn Europe has signed a strategic framework agreement with Kong Wua Group in China, outlining the establishment of a R&D
Among the most interesting topics in the publication ‘It’s time to end food waste’ is a closer look at the psychology