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ADM to Expand Facilities in Turkey and Bulgaria

  ADM to Expand Facilities in Turkey and Bulgaria

Archer Daniels Midland Company, one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, will significantly expand overall grind

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Heineken UK to Acquire Punch For £402.7 Million

  Heineken UK to Acquire Punch For £402.7 Million

Heineken UK has made a £402.7 million recommended final cash offer to acquire Punch, one of the UK’s largest leased

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New Chairman For Tate & Lyle

  New Chairman For Tate & Lyle

Tate & Lyle, the global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage and other industries, has appointed Dr

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Dawn Farms Wins 2016 Irish Food and Drink Exporter of the Year Award

  Dawn Farms Wins 2016 Irish Food and Drink Exporter of the Year Award

Dawn Farms has been awarded the 2016 Irish Food and Drink Exporter of the Year Award by the Irish Exporters

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Hygiena to Acquire Food Safety Diagnostics Business From DuPont

  Hygiena to Acquire Food Safety Diagnostics Business From DuPont

Hygiena, a company that specializes in rapid food safety and environmental sanitation testing, is acquiring DuPont’s global food safety diagnostics

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Ebro Foods to Merge US Companies

  Ebro Foods to Merge US Companies

Ebro Foods, the Spanish a multinational food group that is the global leader in the rice sector and the second

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Prosecco Bursts Champagne’s Bubble With Faster Sales Growth Across Europe

  Prosecco Bursts Champagne’s Bubble With Faster Sales Growth Across Europe

Prosecco sales across Europe hit €789 million in 2016, compared to Champagne sales worth €1.4 billion, according to the latest figures from IRI,

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What to Taste in 2017 – McCormick and Schwartz Predict the Future of Flavour

  What to Taste in 2017 – McCormick and Schwartz Predict the Future of Flavour

The McCormick® Flavour Forecast® 2017 – the go-to guide for trends and ingredients set to excite taste buds around the

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EFSA and BfR to Work Jointly on Global Food Safety Tools

  EFSA and BfR to Work Jointly on Global Food Safety Tools

Trace-back and predictive modelling tools for use during food safety outbreaks and created by scientific teams led by the German

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Asahi Group Acquires Beer Businesses in Central and Eastern Europe For €7.3 Billion

  Asahi Group Acquires Beer Businesses in Central and Eastern Europe For €7.3 Billion

Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to sell the businesses formerly owned by SABMiller in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and

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UK Cheese Market Returns to Growth

  UK Cheese Market Returns to Growth

Research by Kantar Worldpanel has found sales of traditional cheddar in the UK are down 4% year-on-year, while blue cheese

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Further Success For Welsh Hills Bakery

  Further Success For Welsh Hills Bakery

Dedicated gluten and wheat free manufacturer, Welsh Hills Bakery, is preparing for orders to soar following Spanish airline, Vueling’s, announcement

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Irish Agri-tech Firm BHSL Secures €13 Million in UK Sales

  Irish Agri-tech Firm BHSL Secures €13 Million in UK Sales

Irish agri-tech business BHSL has agreed €13 million in sales of its pioneering manure-to-energy technology which is aimed at transforming

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Holden Installations Win Two Major RIAI Awards at Architecture Expo 2016

  Holden Installations Win Two Major RIAI Awards at Architecture Expo 2016

Holden Installations have been awarded for two of their new Panel Protection Systems products recently launched in the Irish market.

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New Chief Executive For Sodiaal

  New Chief Executive For Sodiaal

Sodiaal, France’s leading and Europe’s third-largest dairy co-operative, has appointed Jorge Boucas as chief executive, effective 1 February 2017. Jorge

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2016 the Year of Gin in Britain

  2016 the Year of Gin in Britain

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association’s latest Market Report shows that Britain’s love for a gin and tonic is not

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Yoplait Reveals New 0% Fat, Low-sugars Adult Yogurt Range

  Yoplait Reveals New 0% Fat, Low-sugars Adult Yogurt Range

Yoplait, part of the General Mills group, has launched Super Fruitii, a thick 0% fat yogurt on a layer of

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GEA Awarded Large-scale Contract For Nutritional Powders Plant in New Zealand

  GEA Awarded Large-scale Contract For Nutritional Powders Plant in New Zealand

GEA has been awarded a contract by Mataura Valley Milk to construct a nutritional powders plant in McNab near to

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€17.6 Million Strategic Research Partnership Between Origin Enterprises and University College Dublin

  €17.6 Million Strategic Research Partnership Between Origin Enterprises and University College Dublin

Origin Enterprises, the Irish agri-services group, and University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland’s largest university, have announced the establishment of a

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Sumitomo Corporation to Acquire Fyffes For €751.4 Million

  Sumitomo Corporation to Acquire Fyffes For €751.4 Million

Sumitomo Corporation, the Japanese global trading company, has made a €751.4 million recommended cash offer for Fyffes, a leading international

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The Coca-Cola Company Announces Senior Leadership Succession Plan

  The Coca-Cola Company Announces Senior Leadership Succession Plan

Coca-Cola Company veteran James Quincey (pictured left), currently President and Chief Operating Officer, will succeed Muhtar Kent (pictured right) as

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Pernod Ricard Expands US Business

  Pernod Ricard Expands US Business

Pernod Ricard, through its US subsidiary, is taking a majority stake in Smooth Amber Spirits Co, the award-winning West Virginia distiller

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Executive Appointments at Hain Celestial

  Executive Appointments at Hain Celestial

The Hain Celestial Group, a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India, has

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A Winning Year as 2016 Bears Great Accolades For Culina Group

  A Winning Year as 2016 Bears Great Accolades For Culina Group

2016 has been a winning year for the Culina Group,  food and drink logistics specialist, and was recently rounded off

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JBS to List its International Business in the US

  JBS to List its International Business in the US

The world’s largest beef processor, JBS of Brazil, is to list its international business, JBS Foods International, which is currently

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New Appointments in Teagasc Food Research Programme

  New Appointments in Teagasc Food Research Programme

Teagasc (Ireland’s Agriculture and Food Development Authority) has just put in place a new structure for its food research programme.

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New Cargill Report Highlights Key Trends in Cocoa and Chocolate

  New Cargill Report Highlights Key Trends in Cocoa and Chocolate

Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has just released its comprehensive report highlighting key sector trends to help manufacturers develop their

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Salt of the Earth Expands Capacity for Reduced Sodium Solutions

  Salt of the Earth Expands Capacity for Reduced Sodium Solutions

Salt of the Earth is expanding production of its all-natural “Mediterranean Umami” clean-label sodium-reduction ingredient. The company’s US$1 million investment

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UK Food Industry Welcomes New Rules on Advertising

  UK Food Industry Welcomes New Rules on Advertising

The Food and Drink Federation – the voice of UK manufacturers – has welcomed the release of new Committee of

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Hilton Food Group to Expand in Australia With €80 Million Investment

  Hilton Food Group to Expand in Australia With €80 Million Investment

Hilton Food Group, the leading specialist international meat packing business, is to proceed with plans to expand its packing capability

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Ireland Aims to Become the World Leader in Whiskey Tourism by 2030

  Ireland Aims to Become the World Leader in Whiskey Tourism by 2030

The Irish Whiskey Association has launched the Irish Whiskey Tourism Strategy, which sets out how Ireland can become the world

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Pots & Co Named in ‘Ones to Watch’

  Pots & Co Named in ‘Ones to Watch’

Pots & Co, producers of Michelin-quality handmade puddings, has been named as one of ten ‘Ones to Watch’ in the

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Nestlé and USAID Partner For High Quality Maize in Ghana

  Nestlé and USAID Partner For High Quality Maize in Ghana

Nestlé and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are partnering to help farmers in Ghana produce high quality

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Tetra Pak Gets Closer to Fully Renewable Packaging Goal with New Aseptic Carton

  Tetra Pak Gets Closer to Fully Renewable Packaging Goal with New Aseptic Carton

Tetra Pak has launched a new version of Tetra Brik® Aseptic 1000 Edge with Bio-based LightCap™ 30. This is the

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Wessanen Acquires Organic Brands in Spain

  Wessanen Acquires Organic Brands in Spain

Wessanen, the Netherlands-based group which specialises in healthy and sustainable food, has acquired Biogran, the leading manufacturer and distributor of

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General Mills Unveils New Organisational Structure

  General Mills Unveils New Organisational Structure

General Mills, the US-based international food business, has announced a new global organisational structure designed to support growth and drive

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Asia’s Grocery Market Poised to Accelerate

  Asia’s Grocery Market Poised to Accelerate

Asia will continue to be the biggest engine of growth in the grocery market and its sales will exceed that

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Cargill Opens Innovation Centre in China to Create Food of the Future

  Cargill Opens Innovation Centre in China to Create Food of the Future

Cargill has pulled together its resources and expertise across broad areas in food, including animal protein, edible oils, sweeteners, starches,

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Food Matters Live 2016 Hailed as Key Cross-sector Event For Innovation in Food and Drink

  Food Matters Live 2016 Hailed as Key Cross-sector Event For Innovation in Food and Drink

More than 13,500 experts from across the food, health and nutrition sectors attended Food Matters Live 2016 – making it

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Pernod Ricard to Dispose of Brandy and Sherry Business

  Pernod Ricard to Dispose of Brandy and Sherry Business

Pernod Ricard has agreed to sell, through its Mexican and Spanish subsidiaries, the Domecq brandies and wines business to Bodega

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Low Incidence of TSEs in the EU, Says EFSA Report

  Low Incidence of TSEs in the EU, Says EFSA Report

EFSA has published its first EU summary report on the monitoring of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) in cattle, sheep and goats. Previously, the

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Emmi KALTBACH Creamy & Tasty – From 0 to 100,000 in Just Four Years

  Emmi KALTBACH Creamy & Tasty – From 0 to 100,000 in Just Four Years

Emmentaler AOP and Le Gruyère AOP are the most popular Swiss cheeses both in Switzerland and abroad. This also holds

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Quality in the Spotlight at UK’s Leading Packaging Show

  Quality in the Spotlight at UK’s Leading Packaging Show

Over 280 leading suppliers are already signed up for Packaging Innovations 2017, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 1 &

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Loma Increases Focus on Convenience Food Market

  Loma Increases Focus on Convenience Food Market

Driven by busy ‘time poor’ lifestyles and an ageing population, the convenience food market continues to flourish. With growing demand

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Wageningen University & Research and TNO Start Consortium on Personalised Nutrition and Health

  Wageningen University & Research and TNO Start Consortium on Personalised Nutrition and Health

A society in which every individual can – and wants to – make a conscious choice to follow a nutritional

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Europe’s Brewers Keep Trade and the Economy Flowing

  Europe’s Brewers Keep Trade and the Economy Flowing

At their recent sixth annual Beer Serves Europe event, The Brewers of Europe emphasised how their 7,500 breweries not only

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Global Miller’s Symposium – Creating New Ideas to Tackle Future Challenges

  Global Miller’s Symposium – Creating New Ideas to Tackle Future Challenges

The concentrated know-how of the international milling industry will be represented in Hamburg (Germany) on 20 and 21 April 2017.

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SORTEX F Optical Sorter For the Frozen Fruit and Vegetable Industry

  SORTEX F Optical Sorter For the Frozen Fruit and Vegetable Industry

Scrutiny of hygienic processing practices in the frozen fruit and vegetable sector hasintensified, following several high-profile food contamination outbreaks. Bühler, a global leader in

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Nestlé’s Groundbreaking Material Science Makes Less Sugar Taste Just as Good

  Nestlé’s Groundbreaking Material Science Makes Less Sugar Taste Just as Good

Using only natural ingredients, researchers have found a way to structure sugar differently. So even when much less is used

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New Bake Production Line For Northumbrian Fine Foods Increases Capacity

  New Bake Production Line For Northumbrian Fine Foods Increases Capacity

A new £1.2 million bake oven and production line at Northumbrian Fine Foods (NFF) is now fully operational and is

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