The board of directors of Bacardi, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, has appointed Michael J Dolan as Interim chief executive officer, effective immediately. Michael J Dolan
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The food and grocery research and training charity, IGD, has announced the launch of a ‘School Pilot’, as part of their successful ‘Feeding Britain’s Future’ campaign which is now in
Denny Bros is a specialist printing business and the proud originators of the Fix-a-Form multi-page label. The company’s multi-page labels are used extensively in the food and drink industry as
By Roy Green of Harford Control By all accounts there will be 9 billion mouths to feed across the globe by the year 2050. With predictions like this you could
Despite having to contend with record input prices and tough trading conditions within the UK food retailing market, Cranswick has delivered increases in both sales and profits for the year
The Rathfinny Winery, which is the largest, greenest, purpose built winery in the UK, has been officially opened. The Rathfinny Estate in Alfriston, East Sussex will be producing more than
Canada-based Cooke Aquaculture has completed the acquisition of Meridian Salmon Farms, a leading Scottish salmon farming company, from Marine Harvest, the Norwegian seafood group. With operations in Shetland and the
Tuborg beer is launching a brand new global marketing campaign called ‘Always Say Yes,’ building on the cultural ‘FOMO’ trend, or ‘Fear of missing out’, and encouraging a positive attitude.
PureCircle, the world’s leading producer and marketer of high-purity stevia products announced today it has cut the carbon footprint of its products by 15 percent since last year and is
Most managers and engineers have had firsthand experience of capital projects that failed to live up to expectation when introduced and needed significant attention during routine operation. The excess capital
Kantar Worldpanel’s 2014 barometer of the UK’s most chosen FMCG brands reveals that local brands are winning, with UK favourites such as Warburtons, McVities and Cadbury’s Dairy Milk all coming
Fiinsih dairy group Valio is to commence the construction of a new snacks plant in Riihimaki, near its existing Valio Herajoki plant. The value of the investment in the building
Netherlands-based dairy co-operative Royal FrieslandCampina has won the King Willem I Award. The award recognises and rewards good business practices and enterprising spirit, decisiveness, sustainability, commitment and perseverance. Cees ‘t
Europe’s food and drink industry employs 4.24 million workers throughout all Member States, mostly in rural areas, 64% of whom are employed by SMEs. As the leading employer in the
Pearlfisher has created Sami-s-Usami, a new game-changing brand that revolutionises the Russian baby-food market. The work spans brand strategy, portfolio architecture, identity design, naming, art direction, packaging design, website design
Busy retail food and drink environments demand a resin floor that is durable and low maintenance, yet highly attractive to create a positive shopping experience. John Lord offers a range
Major investment in new laboratories enables more efficient development processes, portfolio extensions and even better customer focus Korntal-Münchingen, Germany, May 2014: On 7th May, Frutarom Savory Solutions opened a new
HORGEN, SWITZERLAND – May 8, 2014 – Dow’s presence at Interpack 2014 on May 8-14 in Düsseldorf, Germany focused on the theme, “Make it. Use it. Save it.” Visitors were
Kerry, the global ingredients & flavours and consumer foods group, has opened a new Kerry Regional Development & Application Centre in Durban, South Africa. The new Kerry Centre will serve
Coca-Cola remains the world’s most chosen FMCG brand for the second year in Kantar Worldpanel’s Brand Footprint ranking. The brand was chosen 5.8 billion times by global consumers in the
The European Commission wants to prohibit the use of any kind of driftnets for fishing in all EU waters as of 1 January 2015. Although rules are already in place
Mondelez International has announced that its OREO brand, the world’s favorite cookie, will partner with Paramount Pictures for the global release of the upcoming Michael Bayfilm ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’,
Fast developing Snowbird foods has made its first new senior management appointment since the management bought the company last year. The fully cooked and frozen sausage and meatballs company has
Aspen Stainless by Canal Engineering Ltd has a long track record of providing safe, hygienic and long-lasting stainless steel products
Eurotec WTT specializes in the design, production and installation of water, wastewater, waste and food process treatment plants. Eurotec’s mission
The merger between Arla Foods and EGM Walhorn has now been approved by the co-operative owners in both companies. The
Dutch dairy company Royal FrieslandCampina and China Huishan Dairy Holdings Company have entered into exclusive talks on creating a joint
Grupo Bimbo has received approval from the Canadian Minister of Industry to acquire Canada Bread Company. The C$1.83 billion (Eur1.22
The ECOBIONET project coordinated by AIMPLAS received the award for the best European project of the Valencian Community 2013 in
Barilla Food Company, which has annual revenues of €3.9 billion, is home to the world’s leading pasta brand. From May
The need for highly accurate and dependable weighing technology throughout the food industry will be the focus of HBM’s workshop,
Pressure on prices is rising in the bakery market. Of particular concern is the increasing pressure from the discounters who
PET liquid packaging solutions provider Sidel has secured three new contracts from Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling (HBC) in Nigeria, Russia and
San Miguel Brewing International., the international arm of San Miguel Brewery, the largest brewer in the Philippines and Southeast Asia,
Heineken has unveiled its latest global campaign, ‘Cities of the World’, aimed to inspire men to live worldly, new adventures
Ratingen, Germany 24th April 2014 Mitsubishi Electric frequency inverter with stall prevention ensures improved efficiency and performance in traditional ice
Finsbury Food Group, a leading UK manufacturer of cake and bread bakery goods, has appointed Peter Baker as Non-Executive Director
Developing new products or reformulating existing ones is a complex process – requiring knowledge of ingredients, processing techniques, packaging materials,
The North East’s leading animal by-product and food waste collection and disposal service provider is celebrating winning a top business
Heat and Control’s latest BF-360 Batch Fryer combines an enclosed cooking area with automatic control of temperature, slice agitation, batch
The long-established machine manufacturer, WEBOMATIC, Germany, stands for vacuum packaging machines both for the industry and the trades. In the
The rapid expansion of Denmark-based TITAN Containers’ European network continues, with the opening of new branch offices in Ireland and
Fanuc has realigned its UK divisions under one brand: Fanuc UK Limited. This will enable the company to deliver a
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard, makers of the world’s leading Irish whiskey, Jameson, was the winner of the Amorim Sustainability Award
Mondelez International has launched its Mobile Futures program in Australia. The initiative, already successfully launched in the US and Brazil,
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has appointed Willem van der Meijs to the role of Research & Development Manager. In this
Heineken has announced that, subject to the customary regulatory and other approvals, it will merge its two majority-owned Nigerian brewing
United Spirits, the largest spirits producer in India, is selling its Scotch whisky business, Whyte & Mackay, to Philippines-based Emperador
Bespoke Brewing Co from the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire has announced a new partnership with English rugby legend, Phil
For consumers on a quest for a convenient and nutritious breakfast, new research presented recently at the American Society for Nutrition’s
Responsible supply chain specialists Sedex Global has announced a partnership with the World Bank Institute to develop Open Supply Chain Platform
The Technological Institute of Plastic coordinates an European project which will launch on the market new multilayer biodegradable and recyclable
Dairy co-operative Arla Foods has agreed to sell its packaging subsidiary Danapak Flexibles to Austria-based Schur Flexibles Group for an
Mondelez International has unveiled plans to help advance the rights of female cocoa farmers in two of the world’s largest
C&C Group, a leading international producer of long alcoholic drinks, has announced that it is to support One Water, the
The Truvia® business has met its 2015 sustainability goals ahead of time. In 2010, the Truvia® business made a number
The Nijhuis Water Technology Aecomix™ solution is the sustainable waste and wastewater treatment solution where solid organic waste and wastewater
The latest share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published for the 12 weeks ending 27 April 2014, show British grocery market
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