US-based BluWrap provided its patented oxygen management technology to pack fresh pork being shipped from Ringsted, Denmark to Melbourne, Australia.
- €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...
Hyacinth, the first thermoformed handle pot range by Coveris, perfectly meets the increasing demand for nature-friendly packaging and healthy food
Italian bioplastics firm Novamont and French plastic films producer Barbier Group have announced a partnership to develop a new kind
The nutraceutical branch is something in between food and pharma and it is constantly growing in North America and Europe.
In an ongoing effort to boost its digital strategy and to strengthen the information on its range of active ingredients,
Arthur Mallon Foods is one of the leading Irish sausage producers, who have been creating award winning sausages since 1942
The Lifetime Achievement award has been won by Bruce Bell, founder and chairman of Belmark Inc at this year’s Label
Food Standards Australia and New Zealand has just released two long-awaited reports on thesafety of nanoparticles in food, one on
Ingredion is extending its broad portfolio of clean label ingredients to 30 products with the launch of two multifunctional starches.
Dean Foods has completed the previously disclosed acquisition of the manufacturing and retail ice cream business of Friendly’s Ice Cream
German vinegar producers have taken a leading role in developing and implementing the next generation of edible oil and vinegar
Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has reached a new all-time high of 76 per cent, announces APEAL, the Association
According to a company’s blog post, Tesco is introducing new compartmental packaging for its two portion chicken fillets, in a
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of Continental Bakeries of the Netherlands by the
Mahou San Miguel, the Spanish-owned family brewer that is leader in the beer market in Spain, has reported an 11.5%
The European Commission has approved the registration of eight new product names from Croatia, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain as
More than 140 industry leading suppliers have already booked stands for Packaging Innovations London 2016, which returns to London’s Olympia
ACMI project managed and installed at the French based Coca-Cola group in Socx-Bergues, a completely automatic end-of-line system to handle
AutoCoding Systems has recognised that there is a growing requirement to communicate with and collect data from a wide range
Merck has launched a new pearlescent effect pigment – Candurin NXT Ruby Red, which is said to be the first
Sonoma Brands, a consumer products incubator and venture fund, has launched Züpa Noma, a single-serve and family sized chilled vegetable
Restaurants with low food hygiene ratings are risking their survival, with 61% of consumers saying they’ll boycott such establishments, according
Keelings Logistics Solutions has announced it has retained a 12 month contract for the management of Tesco’s Chilled and Frozen
Scientists at Teagasc and University College Cork have identified a heat-loving bacterium as the cause of pink discolouration defects in
The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) has called for the reversal of excise duty on alcohol, after new figures
Kellogg is to establish eighteen94 capital to make minority investments in companies pursuing next-generation innovation, bolstering access to cutting-edge ideas
Ingredients company Parker has launched a new line of seven clean-label cake inclusions, produced using a unique hot-panning process, to
Probiotics company Ganeden has announced a series of new global partnerships to help the company expand its international footprint and
The global market for food colouring is experiencing a strong rise in the demand for spirulina-based colouring foods according to
British supermarket chain Waitrose has announced that it will introduce what it claims is the UK’s first chicken that is a
Specialist flavoured oil manufacturer Adesso Deli has launched a series of olive oil-based dressings, which have already secured listings with
Sauces producer Sinclair Condiments has secured its first national listings across the UK. The business, started by Nik Sinclair in 2013
McCormick has unveiled 40 new products to help home cooks prepare delicious fall and holiday meals. Gourmet flavors inspired by
Nestle is to invest €80 million to expand its baby food factory at Nunspeet in the Netherlands with the construction
ACMI has launched a new communication campaign to present the line of systems for multipacks: Easypack and Easymax. With the
PepsiCo Inc. is bringing back its old Diet Pepsi formula less than a year after phasing it out. Diet Pepsi
MULTIVAC has developed a hygienic and efficient solution for the automated infeeding, loading and packing of straight and uniform sausages,
A limited version of a special dish developed by the Indian KFC branch comes with a box containing a power
Plastic packaging company RPC Superfos has developed a new customised squeezy polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for Grace Foods UK’s Encona
Planglow together with Industrial Labelling Systems haa developed a unique new labelling system primarily for bakeries. This allows users to split lengthy
Hamburg-based Pacproject has signed an agreement with US company EcoTensil to offer the European market an eco-friendly “on-the-go” utensil. Tim
Developed jointly by an Anglo Canadian partnership this technology offers the fresh produce market a quick and easy means of
The Philippines is the latest country to grant a beverage patent to Radical Waters for its pioneering Electrochemically Activated Water (ECA)
South African-based beverage company Coca-Cola Sabco has opened a new bottling plant in Matola Gare, Mozambique, with an investment of
Loughborough-based smart packaging company Hive has announced an investment of £2.5 million from private equity firm Encore Capital, which will
UPM Raflatac has launched a new range of label stock products designed to meet the exacting standards of the wine
Fresh food packaging manufacturer, LINPAC, has added to its Freshware® portfolio with a new range of innovatively designed vented pyramid
Jet-setting, gourmet dining and sparkling wine – new research from Mintel finds that certain markets are flourishing as a result
Ireland’s leading independent whiskey producer, the Teeling Whiskey Company is celebrating the first anniversary of its award winning distillery and
Clegg Food Projects is building on its relationship with Greggs with the start of its 19th project for the UK’s