Hundreds of miles of beautiful scenery and some exhausting hills, the Puratos team left UK head office in Buckingham at 5.30am on Sunday 20th July to start their epic journey
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Tata Global Beverages has announced plans for 100% sustainable sourcing by 2020. Tata Global Beverages’ sustainability strategy rests on five key pillars – Ethical Sourcing, Water Management, Climate Change Management,
In response to the phenomenal growth of its Nākd range (+51.3% growth year-on year within the Cereal Bar category) and increasing consumer demand for great tasting healthy snacks, Natural Balance
The European Commission is moving to introduce support measures for the EU peach and nectarine sectors, notably by increasing the volumes of fruit eligible for withdrawal operations and free distribution.
Nestlé UK & Ireland has announced it is on target to achieve 100 per cent cocoa from sustainable sources by end of 2015, becoming the first major confectionery company in
The Ones to Watch awards, which recognises the contributions of processing and packaging professionals under the age of 35, is returning to the NEC at the PPMA Show 2014 in
The agri-food import sanctions against EU countries, which were recently announced by the Russian Government, will obviously impact on the European food and drink processing industry. Russia remains the EU’s
Cargill has reported a 19% decrease in net earnings to $1.87 billion in the fiscal 2014 on revenues down 1% to $134.9 billion. Cash flow from operations at $3.77 billion
Arla Foods’ merger with Belgian EGM Walhorn reinforces Arla Foods’ status as the world’s most multinational farmer-owned dairy company. The Netherlands has become the seventh European country in which Arla
Sensory Food Network Ireland is a new national network of excellence, funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, under the FIRM programme. The network is coordinated by
Sensient Flavors’ new Peach Collection captures the authentic profiles of four popular varieties of peach. Yellow Peach, the best-known form of the fruit in Europe is characterized by its fleshy
Nestlé has reported a 4.8% drop in sales to SFr43 billion (Eur35.4 billion) for the first half of 2014 as the strong Swiss Franc continued to have a substantial negative
Scottish spirits producer Edrington Group has been granted planning permission by the Moray Council for a new £100 million iconic distillery and visitor centre in Speyside for The Macallan brand.
Kerry Group, the global ingredients, flavours and consumer foods business, has reported a 3% increase in first half trading profit to €275 million, reflecting 7.1% like-for-like growth, on revenue down
The Coca-Cola Company and its African bottling partners have announced a new investment of US$5 billion. The investment, to be made over the next six years, increases its total announced
The board of SABMiller intends to appoint Jan du Plessis as Chairman in succession to John Manser at the conclusion of the annual general meeting in July 2015, when Mr
English regional brewer and pubs operator Adnams has increased operating profits for the six months to 30 June 2014 by 29% to £862,000 on turnover ahead 15% to £30 million
Northern Ireland-based meat processor Dunbia has appointed former Moy Park director, Tony O’Neill, as group deputy chief executive. In this newly-created role, which will become operational on 1st September, Tony
One in four UK consumers are drinking less Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSDs) than they were six months ago and half of those are doing so because they contain too much
Denny Bros multi-page labels are used extensively in the food and drink industry as the supermarket environment is increasingly competitive and on-shelf presence is key to creating sales. With the
Mars has successfully completed its $2.9 billion (Eur2.2 billion) cash acquisition of the IAMS®, EUKANUBA® and NATURA® brands in North America, Latin America and other select countries from Procter &
Italian drinks business Gruppo Campari has reported a 1.8% drop in first half sales to €686.1 million with organic sales up 3.8%. Group pre-tax profit slipped 0.9% to €91.3 million
Tullamore D.E.W., the world’s second largest Irish whiskey brand, is capitalising on its strong growth in the US market, and the opening of its new distillery this September, with the
A second round of co-ordinated pan-European testing for horse meat DNA in beef products was launched in April this year.
The new £150 million Arla Process and Packaging Facility in Aylesbury will process up to one billion litres of milk
Mondelez International, the global snacking group, has named Mark Clouse as Chief Growth Officer. In this newly created position, Mark
Nestlé’s milk drink brand Nido has created a free interactive educational app to encourage children to read, stick to daily
UK diversified food business The Real Good Food Company has reported a loss before tax and significant items of £1.0
Dairy Crest’s Davidstow Creamery, located in the heart of Cornwall, has announced another successful year at the International Cheese Awards
US-based Davisco Foods International specialises in producing innovative dairy proteins for health and nutrition. The company is a pioneer in
Reading Scientific Services (RSSL) has been shortlisted for the Food & Drink Federation Awards in the category for Education Initiative.
Videojet’s Thermal Transfer Overprinter Solutions ensure smooth transition to comply with European Union’s 1169/2011 directive Huntingdon – 1st August 2014
Kellogg Company has lowered its guidance for the full-year of 2014 following a slump in sales and profits. Internal net
An increase in machine reliability and the improvement of lubrication management practices in order to maximise output in one of
Mucon a division of Process Components Ltd has launched its new Series K2P electrically/pneumatically actuated range of Iris valves. The
The cost of disposal of the plant effluent to the drain is often overlooked. Under the Mogden formula the cost
Diageo has reported a 10% drop in operating profit before exceptional items to £3.134 billion and net sales decreased by
Adams Food Ingredients, a subsidiary of the Irish Dairy Board, has acquired FoodTec UK from Dairy Crest for £1.2 million.
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is making a further investment in the Scottish drinks industry. The project at Balmenach
App developer, Heads and Hands, has created ‘Movie Unlocker,’ which utilises the latest Bluetooth beacon technology to allow users to
Bruker Optics’ FT-NIR spectrometers are widely used in all areas of the food industry, like dairy, meat and edible oil
ALPMA is a globally successful mechanical engineering company which produces machine ALPMA s and installations for the dairy and food
Greggs, the UK retail bakery group, has increased sales by 3.1% to £373 million for the 26 weeks ended June
Diageo has announced changes to its Executive Committee to build on the changes made earlier in the year and to
TOMRA Sorting announces the development of a new revolutionary feature specifically for french fry manufacturers: Sort-to-Spec. Sort-to-Spec is an intelligence
2 Sisters Food Group has announced the outcome of the recent Food Standards Agency (FSA) audits at two of its
Sainsbury’s is the first UK retailer to recycle its old food crates into more efficient ones made from 100% recycled
Inet-logistics is an international software company that specialises in developing integrated, scalable and flexible SaaS Transportation Management Systems (TMS) for
Besides being a leading expert in demineralizing technologies and manufacturing high quality Demi™ powders from its own fresh whey, Valio
Near infrared technology is well established as a favoured technique in many applications in dairy processes, both in production and
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 20 July 2014, show familiar trends of
Russian fast food company, Wokker, the strategy employs drones to promote its range of rice and noodle dishes to busy
The European Commission has imposed a fine of €20 million on salmon farmer and processor Marine Harvest for acquiring its
Teagasc, the Irish agriculture and food development authority, has launched ‘Teagasc Research Impact Highlights 2013’. The document features some of
UK beverages group Nichols has achieved strong growth of 11% in pre-exceptional profit to £10.0 million in the first half
While public perception focuses on younger drinking issues, new research from Mintel reveals that the other end of the generational spectrum
Danone has reported a 2.2% increase in like-for-like sales to Eur10.5 billion for the first half of 2014. However, as
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II congratulates Ishida Europe’s Managing Director Graham Clements at a reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate
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