EasyFairs and the European Co-Packers Association have joined forces behind the easyFairs Benelux Packaging Portfolio. The partnership between the event organiser and the professional association will take shape for the
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Finsbury Food Group, the UK manufacturer of cake and bread bakery goods, has taken advantage of its strong balance sheet to double capital investment spend to over £6 million in
SABMiller has successfully raised ZAR7.6 billion (US$707 million) through sale of 293,896,315 ordinary shares in Tsogo Sun Holdings, the South African gaming, hotel and entertainment group, through a share placing.
The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partners in Mexico are making a joint, six-year investment of $8.2 billion. The investment, which will be made from 2014 to 2020, will boost
It has taken several years of careful preparation but 2014 will go down in agricultural history as the year that the UK got its own apricot industry. While very small
Danone has strengthened its standing in Africa by acquiring a 40% stake in Brookside, East Africa’s leading dairy products group. Established in Kenya in 1993 and with 2013 revenues of
US food group General Mills has opened a new innovation, technology and quality center in China, just outside Shanghai. The state-of-the-art facility will focus on developing high-quality products for Chinese
DSS, a Tetra Pak Company, is leading the way in introducing new whey production technology to meet the changing demands of the global dairy industry for more sophisticated whey ingredients
The European Commission and the the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation in agriculture and rural development in 2014-2020. The first of its
Bombay Sapphire, the world’s number one premium gin by value and the fastest-growing premium gin, has announced that the doors to its gin distillery and brand home, Laverstoke Mill in
Generous Tesco customers have donated 5.1 million meals for people in need. The total was calculated following the Neighbourhood Food Collection which took place in every store across the UK
Newly published research into soil microbes shows how, eventually, farmers might reduce greenhouse gas production through the way they manage their soils. The work, by an EU wide consortium including
Pearlfisher New York has created the brand strategy, identity, packaging and web design for new single serving dessert brand, Just Enough of a (Very) Good Thing. Pearlfisher was tasked with
Having recently completed the C$1.83 billion (Eur1.22 billion) acquisition of Canada Bread Company, including its UK business, Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo has agreed to acquire Supan, the leading bread producer in
UK brewer and pub operator Greene King has become the national distributor for US craft beer Goose Island following agreement with AB InBev UK. The deal will give Greene King
Acqua Panna, the Italian mineral water beloved by Florence’s powerful Medici family, has been re-styled to reflect the water’s Tuscan roots, as it marks 450 years of history. The water
Food and drink companies will have plenty to see at Packaging Innovations London, the exclusive event for branded and inspirational packaging, co-located with Luxury Packaging 2014, which returns to the
A total of €57 million of EU agricultural policy funds, unduly spent by Member States, is being claimed back by the European Commission under the so-called clearance of accounts procedure.
As growth in the UK’s manufacturing sector continues to accelerate, industry professionals are poised to flock to this year’s PPMA Show 2014, the UK’s premier, free-to-attend complete production line event
Nestlé UK & Ireland, in partnership with Enval, SITA UK, LRS Consultancy, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Tesco UK, has received funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Combining the strengths of its APV, Gerstenberg Schrӧder and Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Votator brands, SPX has released a new light duty (LD) scraped surface heat exchanger (SSHE) designed using proven components
New research from Newcastle University, which is published in the British Journal of Nutrition, has shown that organic crops and crop-based foods – including fruit, vegetables and cereals – are
Lindt & Sprüngli Group is acquiring Russell Stover Candies of the US, to broaden its existing premium brands portfolio in the world’s biggest chocolate marketplace. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri,
Princes, the leading UK-headquartered international food and drink group, has announced the completion of a £40 million major redevelopment project
Nestlé has opened Mexico’s first Purina Pet Park just north of the country’s capital Mexico City, underscoring the company’s commitment
Pernod Ricard has completed the acquisition of a significant majority stake in Avión Spirits, owner of the ultra-premium tequila brand
Fonterra Co-operative Group and global healthcare giant Abbott have signed an agreement to develop a proposed dairy farm hub in
New research from Mintel finds things are hotting up in the UK freezer cabinet as frozen yogurt gives ice cream
Unilever has sold its Slim-Fast brand to private equity firm Kainos Capital. Unilever will retain a minority stake in the
Tetra Pak®, the world leader in food processing and packaging solutions, has completed a €65 million upgrade for its packaging
Toray develops and manufactures spiral wound membrane elements for specialty applications. The company offers Reverse Osmosis, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, and Microfiltration
Kilkeel Seafoods is investing £933,000 and plans to create 33 new jobs with support from Invest Northern Ireland’s Jobs Fund.
Low-fat cheeses and cakes that are just as tempting as full-fat equivalents could be heading for supermarket shelves, thanks to
As a result of the successful conclusion of the regulatory process and customary closing conditions, Nestlé has completed its acquisition
SABMiller, the world’s second-largest brewer, is scaling up its globally-recognised sustainable development programmes with a set of ambitious new targets
Pekka Laaksonen, chief executive of Finnish dairy co-operative Valio, has announced that he will retire during autumn 2014 on a
Drinks producers and retailers have announced a significant range of voluntary industry actions to help the UK Government tackle alcohol
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, for the 12 weeks ending 22June, show that grocery sales
Asda has become first supermarket to publish comprehensive and independent data on the fisheries that supply it so consumers can
Maintaining the highest quality from farm to formulation requires a blend of technology and know-how that only years of experience
Poultry processor Moy Park has announced a £170 million expansion across three sites in Northern Ireland at Dungannon, Craigavon and
As a result of the successful conclusion of the regulatory process and customary closing conditions, Nestlé has completed its acquisition
International drinks group, Quintessential Brands, has acquired Marblehead, the UK-based brand development and distribution company. Marblehead and Quintessential Brands have
Tate & Lyle, the global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage and other industries, has unveiled a
Growth in sales for the world’s top-50 FMCG firms has halved from 5.6% in 2012 to 2.9% in 2013, as
Nestlé has confirmed First Milk, the British farmer owned dairy company, as its long-term dedicated supplier of fresh milk in
New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity shows that there are no negative consequences of including prunes in
New ostrich meat products are performing strongly in Europe, according to the meat division of South African farming business Klein
Nestlé has created a blueprint for a new type of factory that can be built in half the time of
Archer Daniels Midland Company is acquiring WILD Flavors, one of the world’s leading suppliers of natural ingredients to the food
SABMiller, the world’ second largest brewer, is selling its 39.6% stake in gaming, hotel and entertainment group Tsogo Sun Holdings.
The UK grocery market is set to be worth £203 billion by 2019 increasing by 16% from its current value
As a producer of industrial packaging, Schütz is certifying its production plants around the world to the Food Safety System
Dairy Crest, the leading UK-owned dairy foods company, has entered into a strategic partnership with New Zealand-based Fonterra, the world’s
Diageo has acquired a further 26% of United Spirits for £1.117 billion to increase its stake in India’s largest spirits
The California Almond objective forecast for the 2014–2015 crop year has been released by the Almond Board of California (ABC).
Over the past year, Nestlé in the US has taken significant steps towards meeting the company’s global commitments on nutrition,
Contraload is a B2B pooling company specializing in supporting customers with the management of plastic pallets and IBC requirements for
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