PepsiCo has announced plans to invest $5 billion in Mexico over the next five years. The investment is designed to further strengthen PepsiCo’s food and beverage business in Mexico, one
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The ‘Rise of the Hybrid’ which sees new hybrid products and unconventional flavour combinations, was one of the most exciting food trends examined in the latest ‘T for Trends’ webinar
It is widely known that Ibonhart have been industry leaders in bread slicing and packaging equipment for over 30 years. More recently Ibonhart has refined its core products to provide
Premier Foods has reached a conditional agreement with The Gores Group to operate its Bread business as a stand-alone joint venture, which will trade under the name of Hovis. The
Mondelez International is to invest £75 million on upgrading the Cadbury factory and headquarters at Bournville near Birminghamin the UK. The money will be spent over three years and will
Nestlé is to invest $1 billion in Mexico, building two new factories in the country, which is the sixth largest global market for the company. The five-year investment will fund
This year, 15 food and drink companies from the border regions of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland will be given the chance to review their opportunities on the German food
UK soft drinks group AG Barr has maintained its strong momentum across the final quarter and expects revenue of about £252 million for the full year ending 26 January 2014,
SABMiller‘s Nigerian subsidiary, Intafact Beverages, is to expand its brewery in Onitsha, South Eastern Nigeria. SABMiller made an initial investment of over US$100 million in the Onitsha brewery, which was
Sensient Food Colors Europe has extended its Cardea range with an even wider choice of bright new colour shades. Sensient’s Cardea product line is completely composed of natural ingredients and
Nestlé has entered a strategic partnership with the Singapore government’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research, A*STAR, with the goal of setting up global research programmes in food science and
Stevia to Steal Intense Sweetener Market Share by 2017, Reports Mintel and Leatherhead Food Research
Post EU regulations, improved tastes and textures and increased consumer buy in and demand, stevia has been quietly gaining traction with consumers – and alongside that, usurping the traditional pecking
In different food and drink environments it is vital that the correct flooring is chosen for maximum safety and efficiency around the workplace. The main flooring requirements in the food
Although turnover fell by 3% to Eur49.8 billion, due to adverse currency exchange factors and divestments, Unilever has reported underlying sales growth of 4.3% with volume sales up 2.5% for
Carlsberg and selected global suppliers have joined forces to rethink the design and production of packaging material, to develop the next generation of packaging products that are optimised for recycling
Mondelez International has added Nelson Peltz, chief executive and a founding partner of investment group Trian Fund Management, to its board of directors. With the addition of Nelson Peltz, the
‘The latest print technologies: gimmick or sound ROI?’ is the hot topic being addressed at this year’s BIG Print Debate, taking place on 27th February 2014, at Packaging Innovations NEC.
One of Nestlé’s ‘billionaire’ brands, KitKat, is launching its first ever stand-alone boutique, in Japan. Globally, 650 KitKat fingers are consumed every second and, in Japan, the brand has been
Anheuser-Busch InBev is to reacquire Oriental Brewery, the leading brewer in South Korea, from KKR and Affinity Equity Partners for $5.8 billion. The transaction returns OB to the AB InBev
CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling services, has revealed that its Collaborative Transportation program removed 2.9 million kilometres of truck haulage from Europe’s roads in 2012, reducing
Mondelez International has achieved Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) coverage for 100% of the palm oil it bought in 2013. This is two years ahead of the company’s existing
Nestlé UK has created a ‘reminiscence pack’ featuring wrappers and packaging from its confectionary archive to help trigger happy recollections among those with dementia or memory problems. The project was
Six Russell Compact Sieve® units enable Nestlé to screen milk powder on finer meshes without compromising flow rates. With factories or operations in almost every country, Nestlé is the world’s leading
Food and drink manufacturers that, through excellence and innovation, have helped to lead the UK economy out of the recession
Mintel has announced its expansion into consumer research and trends in Poland and the appointment of two key lead analysts
Diageo has announced plans for a £30 million expansion of its Clynelish Distillery in Sutherland, Scotland. In the latest major
Bakkavor, the UK’s leading fresh prepared foods manufacturer, has appointed Mike Edwards as chief operating officer, UK. He will report
Recent food fraud cases, including the sale of horse meat as beef, should prompt the EU to review the functioning
Unilever has agreed to sell its Royal pasta brand in the Philippines to RFM Corporation, one of the biggest diversified
Aspera Solutions specialises in supplying, implementing and supporting ERP and business software solutions for the manufacturing and distribution sectors, with
William Grant & Sons has appointed Caspar MacRae as the new global brand director for Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whiskey. Tullamore
Bakkavor, the UK’s leading fresh prepared foods manufacturer, has completed the sale of Spring Valley Foods, its South African prepared
In 2014 Arla Foods expects to process more milk for drinking than ever before: 25 billion glasses, enough to potentially serve
A new study, the first of its kind in the UK, indicates that shoppers are more likely to buy healthy
Nestlé USA is among 16 leading US food and beverage companies which sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in the US
Following the ongoing success of Mr Kipling cake slices, Premier Foods is to invest £20 million in building a new
A new Which? investigation reveals that, a year on from the horsemeat scandal, there is a huge variation in the
The latest UK grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 5 January 2014, show Aldi, Lidl and
Consumers of Scotch whisky around the world are being given even greater reassurance that what they buy is the genuine
Smurfit Kappa Group has announce that Gary McGann (pictured), Group Chief Executive Officer, has been named as RISI’s 2014 European CEO
Suntory Holdings is acquiring US-based spirits group Beam for a total consideration of approximately $16 billion, including the assumption of
US-based The Hain Celestial Group, a leading organic and natural products company in North America and Europe, has acquired Tilda,
Coca‑Cola has re-launched its zero sugar and zero calorie drink, Coke Zero, nine years after first launching in the UK
Packaging Innovations, which takes place at the NEC on 26 and 27 February 2014, will be jam-packed with over 350
Chai, the spiced tea from India, has grown in popularity in Europe over a number of years. Swiss dairy group
The Food Standards Agency, in partnership with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, is carrying out a study
Northern Ireland meat processor Finnebrogue has announced a £3 million expansion, which will create 65 new jobs, with assistance from
Leading health experts from across the globe have united to form ‘Action On Sugar’ – an unprecedented call to tackle
Caffè Nero, the Italian coffee company, has agreed a new debt financing package. The new debt facilities will support the
Eden Springs, Europe’s leading provider of workplace water and coffee solutions, has acquired UK coffee vending supplier, Kafevend. This is
Groupe Lactalis, the world’s largest dairy player, has acquired 100% of the shares in Tirumala Milk Products, the second largest
Danone is terminating its existing supply contract with Fonterra, the New Zealand dairy co-operative, and making any further collaboration contingent
Diageo has taken a major step in reclaiming leadership of the tequila sector in North America after forming a joint
The value of Irish food and drink exports has approached €10 billion for the first time in 2013, according to
2 Sisters Food Group, the UK-based poultry and convenience food manufacturer, plans to expand its chicken processing plant at Cambusland,
Meadow Foods, the UK’s largest independent dairy and leading supplier of milk based dairy ingredients to the food industry, has
Packtech 2014 is set to showcase the latest technology to convert any packaging idea into a final product. Taking place
Partner Logistics has developed an automated entry system for inbound traffic at their warehouse in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, in order to
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