Tetra Pak has launched a new in-line blender that helps dairy manufacturers improve consistency, ensure product quality and cut costs.
- Official opening of the National Centre for Brewing and Distilling, Teagasc, Oakpark, Carlow The National Centre for Brewing and Distilling in Oakpark, Teagasc, which has been allocated funding of €2.3 million by the Department since 2020, has been officially opened. The funding is...
- Pea breakthrough could transform global farming and sustainability More than 160 years after Mendel’s pea experiments, scientists have created a powerful genetic map that could revolutionise farming and food production. The breakthrough unlocks vital traits to help develop...
- Greencore to acquire Bakkavor in £1.2 billion deal The Boards of Greencore and Bakkavor have agreed the terms of a recommended acquisition of Bakkavor in a deal that will create a leading UK convenience food manufacturing business with a...
- Nestlé to create industry-leading capabilities in bio tech and deep tech, enabled by leaner, more agile R&D organization Nestlé has announced the strengthening of its R&D expertise in biotechnology and the creation of a new center for deep tech, to boost its innovation pipeline and increase efficiency in research,...
- 71% of Irish food businesses focusing on revenue growth according to 2025 Love Irish Food and Bank of Ireland food and beverage barometer Over 70% of Irish food and drink businesses remain confident that they can sustain their revenue growth according to the 2025 Food & Beverage Industry Barometer conducted by Love Irish...
- Official opening of the National Centre for Brewing and Distilling, Teagasc, Oakpark, Carlow The National Centre for Brewing and Distilling in Oakpark, Teagasc, which has been allocated funding of €2.3 million by the Department since 2020, has been officially opened. The funding is...
- Pea breakthrough could transform global farming and sustainability More than 160 years after Mendel’s pea experiments, scientists have created a powerful genetic map that could revolutionise farming and food production. The breakthrough unlocks vital traits to help develop...
- Greencore to acquire Bakkavor in £1.2 billion deal The Boards of Greencore and Bakkavor have agreed the terms of a recommended acquisition of Bakkavor in a deal that will create a leading UK convenience food manufacturing business with a...
- Nestlé to create industry-leading capabilities in bio tech and deep tech, enabled by leaner, more agile R&D organization Nestlé has announced the strengthening of its R&D expertise in biotechnology and the creation of a new center for deep tech, to boost its innovation pipeline and increase efficiency in research,...
- 71% of Irish food businesses focusing on revenue growth according to 2025 Love Irish Food and Bank of Ireland food and beverage barometer Over 70% of Irish food and drink businesses remain confident that they can sustain their revenue growth according to the 2025 Food & Beverage Industry Barometer conducted by Love Irish...

Snackex, the global sourcing event for the savoury snacks industry, takes place from 21-22 June in Vienna and will see

As supermarkets across the UK continue to cut the number of products they stock, sales from branded new products were

Bord Bia is celebrating the success of three Irish cheesemakers who were awarded top prizes at a prestigious international cheese

Earlier in 2017, Omega Ingredients announced the launch of their revolutionary liquid natural sugar alternative, ΩMegaSweet®, which resulted in calls

As one of the leading materials solutions providers to the packaging industry, the Packaging & Specialty Plastics business of The

The CMA, the UK competition authority, has found that Heineken’s proposed purchase of part of the Punch Taverns estate could

The Carlsberg Group has committed to eliminating carbon emissions and halving water usage at its breweries by 2030 as part

Rising input costs are putting the brakes on pub and restaurant openings – but many managed and branded casual dining

Emerging markets now account for 51% of global spend on fast-moving-consumer-goods, rising from 48% in just three years. This is

Revision is ongoing for ISO 22000 on food safety management systems, which has just reached the Draft International Standard (DIS) stage. The

Italian drinks group Gruppo Campari has agreed the disposal of the French Château de Sancerre wine business to Maison Ackerman,

The Thrive Project, a partnership between Coca-Cola and Enterprise Ireland has been officially launched with seven entrepreneurial founders being flown

The IWSR US Beverage Alcohol Review (US BAR) provides a complete picture of annual volume trends and underlying drivers in

The UK’s leading producer of natural source bottled water, Highland Spring, has unveiled a major new brand campaign – ‘Brave

SGS, the inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has developed a range of techniques and technologies to ensure its clients

Pernod Ricard, through Pernod Ricard USA’s New Brand Ventures division, has agreed to take a majority stake in Del Maguey

Teeling Whiskey, Ireland’s leading independent whiskey producer, has celebrated the second anniversary of its award-winning distillery. There was even more

The European Commission has approved the addition of three new products from France and the United Kingdom to the quality

Salt of the Earth has cracked the code on creating tasty meat products with less sodium. The company collaborated with

Xergi is to deliver its largest biogas plant to date, which will supply Danish dairy company Arla Foods with green

The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland for the 12 weeks ending 21 May 2017 show

Nomad Foods, the international frozen foods group, has announced that Chief Financial Officer Paul Kenyon has resigned to accept another

Norway exported 163,000 tonnes of seafood with a value of NOK 7.6 billion in May. The volume was at the

Natural ingredients are top of mind for many North American consumers. With 45% of all consumers even wanting their snacks to

An Ishida IX-GA-4075 X-ray inspection system is providing Turkish dried fruit packer Anatolia AS with a final comprehensive quality inspection

Mondelēz International has inaugurated its latest global Technical Centre in Wroclaw, Poland. This state-of-the-art facility will support new products and

Sales of spirits brought more money to the British Treasury than beer for the first time ever, latest HMRC figures

Amid growing concern about plastic litter, Keep Britain Tidy has teamed up with Harrogate Water in a joint campaign to

A Teagasc report on the future people requirements of Irish dairy farming has been published. The People in Dairy Project

OAL are building a new state of the art facility to support their APRIL Robotics Systems in Peterborough, UK. The

The UK food and grocery market is forecast to grow by 15% between now and 2022, giving it a value

Leading Northern Ireland wine merchant, JN Wine, is celebrating 40 years in business supplying selected wines to Northern Ireland’s best

Lampados International has launched Liteez, its new, 3D stevia sweetener for hot drinks. This “free-from” meringue kiss addresses the growing

Carlsberg UK has launched a new dispense system developed to improve beer quality and consumer experience, as well as saving

The Robotics & Automation exhibition is taking place 11th & 12th October 2017 at Arena MK, Milton Keynes. This innovation-packed

Willowbrook Foods, has won the ‘Best New Service and Product of the Year’ award at the recent Northern Ireland Food

Cherkizovo Group, the largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer in Russia, has reached full production capacity at its Tambov

More efforts are needed if the EU is to have an effective fisheries control system in place, according to a

The Alcohol and Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI), which represents alcohol drinks manufacturers and suppliers in Ireland, has welcomed findings

Responding to the coding and handling challenges of the latest ‘lift-the-flap’ style luxury pack sleeve, Rotech will launch its new

According to new research from Mintel, sales of pub meals in the UK grew by an estimated 14% between 2012 and

Nature Valley, the UK’s number 1 bar in regular cereal bars[1] has announced Britain’s top female tennis player, Johanna Konta,

A preliminary estimate of the Teagasc National Farm Survey results show that Irish family farm income decreased by 9% in

Fi Europe & Ni 2017 is the must attend event on the calendar of virtually everybody who works in the

In a brand-new report, international grocery research organisation IGD and The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) reveal the 10 areas grocery

Pladis, the fast-growing global biscuit and confectionery company, and JD.com, China’s largest retailer – online or offline, are joining forces

Ferrero International, the Italian confectionery group, has completed the acquisition of Fannie May Confections Brands and the Harry London chocolate

UK organic milk volumes increased by 4.4% in 2016, in contrast to the standard milk category which fell by 1.9%

New research from Mintel reveals that sales of pasta in Italy had a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -2% between