Quintessential Brands has announced a major investment in the Dublin Liberties Distillery Company including new banking facilities. It has agreed
- Next-generation spirits innovation to be shaped by premiumization, convenience, generational shifts, and AI, says new GlobalData study Spirits consumers are increasingly adopting a “drink less but drink better” outlook, as they seek products that offer superior craftsmanship, unique flavors, and premium ingredients. Premiumization, convenience, a generational shift...
- Irish Whiskey Association appoints master blender Helen Mulholland as its first woman chairperson The Irish Whiskey Association has announced that Helen Mulholland (pictured above), master blender with Sazerac Ireland, is now to lead the representative body for the all-island Irish whiskey industry. Ms...
- New figures reveal dramatic uplift in sales revenue for UK food manufacturers UK food manufacturers are riding high on a wave of newfound confidence, as figures reveal a dramatic uplift in sales revenue and purchasing. Small and mid-sized firms saw their average...
- FSAI’S new five-year strategy to ensure continued trust in Ireland’s food systems The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published its new Strategy for 2025-2029, setting out an ambitious strategic roadmap to safeguard consumer health and assure continued trust in Ireland’s...
- Irish Distillers expands direct-to-consumer offering to new European markets Midleton Distillery Collection, Irish Distillers’ online shop, has announced the expansion of its direct-to-consumer offering to new European markets – Italy and Spain – to meet demand for its whiskey...
A new bottling line is set to boost production of Harrogate Spring Water, the UK’s fastest-growing independent bottled water brand. Harrogate
Frutarom Industries, one of the world’s largest companies in the field of flavours and specialty fine ingredients, is exercising its
Automated materials handling solutions specialist TGW Logistics has completed a major milestone in the development of a huge logistics centre
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, and Deliveroo, the on-demand food-delivery service, have announced the integration of Deliveroo’s restaurant network into
The Carlsberg Group and Brooklyn Brewery are collaborating to establish a new brewery in Klaipėda, Lithuania, following recently announced joint
PepsiCo has announced the eight emerging nutrition, health and wellness brands that will join its first collaborative incubator programme in
The GNT Group has opened its brand new laboratory facilities in Mierlo, The Netherlands. With an investment of more than €3 million,
Admix is promoting its entire mixing, milling, and powder induction portfolio along with its new service specials at Pack Expo
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New research from Mintel reveals that the global ice cream market is expected to scoop sales of 13 billion litres
Never before has Norway exported a greater value of seafood than in the first six months of 2017. The increase
Mergers and acquisitions among the top 50 consumer goods giants have fallen sharply from $226 billion in 2015 to $50
The European Commission has approved the addition of one new product from Poland to the quality register of Protected Geographical
Archer Daniels Midland Company, one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, has completed the acquisition of
Cadbury’s iconic chocolate confectionery factory in Bournville is to expand production for the first time since Mondelēz International invested £75
Cloetta, the Swedish confectionery group, has agreed to sell its Italian business, Cloetta Italy, to Katjes International, the German sugar
Arla Foods UK is repositioning its Arla® Organic Farm Milk brand to highlight its free range credentials to consumers. Following the dairy company’s
Campbell Soup Company, the US-based food group, is acquiring Pacific Foods for $700 million in cash. Founded in 1987, Pacific
Key stakeholders in the Irish Dairy sector have endorsed the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam, which is a commitment to the
A modified starch claimed to replace everyday ingredients such as oil and egg while helping reduce recipe costs by as
The Queen has officially opened a new factory building for the UK’s top producer of bottled water. She was presented
A sweetener made from a stevia leaf that contains 20 times more steviol glycosides than the standard leaf variety is
Campbell Soup says it has agreed to pay $700 million to acquire Pacific Foods, which makes organic broths and plant-based
Fish and shellfish farming contribute £620 million to the Scottish economy every year, according to new research. The industry now
Hubert Weber, Executive Vice President and President Europe for Mondelēz International, has been elected as President of FoodDrinkEurope, Europe’s food
Novi, the proactive managed services provider, today announces that it has designed and implemented an all new IT infrastructure for
EMCO Packaging has developed an advanced and highly sensitive data logger that collects environmental data actually from the inside of
Glanbia plc, the global nutrition group, has completed the sale of a 60% interest in its Dairy Ireland business to
After thorough analysis, the board of Arla Foods has taken the decision to close the Lillebælt Dairy in Denmark which
The exceptional measures already in place to help producers of perishable fruits affected by the ban on imports imposed by
The Klöckner Pentaplast Group has completed its acquisition of LINPAC, a prominent film producer and converter for food packaging in
Carlsberg UK has acquired London Fields Brewery, the English craft brewer, and will operate the business in a joint venture
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published for the 12 weeks ending 18 June 2017, show
As part of a major investment in 2017, Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, has announced
Weetabix Group has appointed marketing director, Sally Abbott as managing director of Weetabix Food Company, succeeding Giles Turrell. Francesca Davies,
For the third consecutive year, Nestlé, maker of the NESCAFÉ® AZERA coffee brand, has teamed up with CROWN Aerosols &
Danone has agreed to sell Stonyfield, its organic yogurt business in the US, to Group Lactalis, the French dairy and
Real Good Food, the UK diversified food business, has raised a total of £15.5 million of expansion capital from a
Anchor – the leading brand of British-made butter – is launching a new look to proudly showcase its Britishness .
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency and Fáilte Ireland have announced that the ‘Taste the Atlantic- a Seafood Journey’ trail,
DS Smith, Europe’s leading packaging strategist, has revealed details of two major technological developments at one of Europe’s largest e-commerce
Edrington, the Scottish premium spirits producer, has reported a 6% increase in both core revenue to £668.1 million and core
A new report launched by Bord Bia shows a renewed optimism for the Irish food and drink industry’s trading relationship
Natural Products Scandinavia and Nordic Organic Food Fair – the Nordic region’s biggest trade shows for natural and organic food
Warburtons, the largest bakery brand in the UK with sales of £551 million last year, prides itself on the freshness
The Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Martine Snels to GEA’s Executive Board with effect from the beginning
Greene King, the UK’s leading pub company and brewer, has delivered another set of record results for the 52 weeks
Around Noon, the Northern Ireland-based food-to-go manufacturer, has expanded its presence within the UK. The Newry headquartered company, which already
Researchers at Teagasc (Agriculture and Food Development Authority) and University College Cork are analysing dairy consumption patterns in Irish adults