Independent Scotch spirits business William Grant & Sons has increased turnover by 5.2% to £1.12 billion for 2013 with group operating profit advancing 10.6% to £138.0 million. Turnover on the
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Cork craft brewery Franciscan Well and Jameson Irish whiskey have launched their second collaboration, Franciscan Well Jameson-Aged Pale Ale. Building on the critical acclaim of the multi-award winning Franciscan Well
Diageo has release of two brand new beers – GUINNESS DUBLIN PORTER and GUINNESS WEST INDIES PORTER. Inspired by authentic recipes, whose origins lie in the historic GUINNESS’ brewers’ diaries
Eden Springs, a leading provider of office water and coffee solutions in Europe, has confirmed the acquisition of five water cooler businesses, for an undisclosed sum, from Nestlé Waters Direct
Parmalat is acquiring the dairy business of Brazilian food group BRF for R$1.8 billion (Eur610 million). Incorporating 11 plants, BRF’s dairy division had 2013 pro forma revenues of R$2.6 billion
A team of researchers from around the world have sequenced the DNA of the Robusta coffee bean in an important step that could lead to future developments to improve the
Arla Foods is constructing a new hydrolysates factory in Jutland, Denmark, which is scheduled to be complete by October 2015 and operational towards the end of 2016. Hydrolysate is an
Cargill has agreed to purchase Archer Daniels Midland Company’s global chocolate business for $440 million. The acquisition is an excellent fit with Cargill’s existing chocolate business and brings together two organizations
Following on the recommendation of Chairman and CEO Franck Riboud, Danone’s board of directors has voted to separate the functions of Chairman and CEO and to appoint Emmanuel Faber (pictured)
A recent Canadean UK survey found that 1 in 4 (26%) consumers lack awareness of the link between poor nutritional intake and how it leads to malnutrition. This shows that
The financial year 2013/2014 proved to be another successful one for Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard internationally with the acceleration of the global development of Jameson Irish whiskey brand. Jameson continues
Royal FrieslandCampina is acquiring Olam International’s dairy business and its dairy production facility in Côte d’Ivoire. The acquisition will increase the presence of FrieslandCampina in the West African country, where
Lough Neagh Fishermen’s Co-operative in Toome is being assisted by Invest Northern Ireland and DARD through the European Fisheries Fund to invest over £400,000 and provide up to five new
Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest manufacturer of cocoa and chocolate products, recognised that a significant increase in operational efficiencies could be achieved through the installation of a robotic palletising system
Molson Coors Brewing Company has announced that Simon Cox (pictured), Managing Director of Molson Coors – UK and Ireland, will take over as CEO Europe succeeding Mark Hunter, who will
The European Commission will open Private Storage Aid for butter, Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) and certain cheeses in order to alleviate the impact of Russian restrictions on imports of EU
GEA Process Engineering will be attending the POWTECH tradeshow in Nuremburg, Germany from 30 September – 2 October to promote the latest technology and techniques in spray drying. Spray drying
FoodTech Challenge is a brand new feature which will be presented at FoodTech 2014, the food industry’s largest trade fair in Northern Europe taking place from 28-30 October in MCH
Heineken has agreed to sell its Mexican packaging business Empaque to Crown Holdings in a deal worth $1.225 billion. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the
UK shoppers are now using four different grocery shops on average each month and more of them are visiting two or more stores on the same trip, as savvy shopping
Constellation Brands has completed the acquisition of the Casa Noble tequila brand. The transaction includes the Casa Noble trademark and inventories. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Casa Noble
Cargill’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia cocoa & chocolate business has appointed Inge Demeyere as its new Managing Director, Chocolate. Inge Demeyere began her career working in
Norwegian food group Orkla has entered into an agreement with Nordic Partners Food to purchase NP Foods Group including the
New research has established the emergence of a ‘dawn and dusk’ shopper, with one in five consumers now regularly shopping
Nespresso is to announce its 2020 sustainability strategy based on a new SFr500 million (Eur414 million) investment to improve farmer
Kliklok International, one of the world’s leading packaging machinery manufacturers, is gearing up to launch its new Certiwrap ELITE wraparound
Arla Foods increased revenue grew by 11% to DKr39.8 billion (Eur5.3 billion) in the first half of 2014 due to
Royal FrieslandCampina has reported a 3.5% increase in revenue to Eur5.713 billion for the first half of 2014. However, operating
Beam Suntory, one of the world’s leading spirits companies, has appointed Mauricio Restrepo as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mauricio
Pernod Ricard has reported a 7% decline in full year sales to €7.945 billion, due to adverse foreign exchange factors
Swiss dairy group Emmi has increased sales by 3.1% to SFr1.63 billion (Eur1.35 billion) in the first half of 2014
Grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 17 August 2014, show Aldi and Lidl have maintained
US-based Burger King has acquired Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee and doughnuts chain, for C$12.5 billion (US$11.4 billion) to create
Tetra Pak, the world leader in food processing and packaging solutions, has launched Tetra Alsafe for ESL production, an automated
Parmalat is acquiring the UHT milk and cheese manufacturing facilities along with certain brands of Brazilian dairy business Lácteos do
According to the latest Innova Market Insights Global New Products Report, almonds outpaced overall food and nut introductions around the
A new survey by Canadean finds that consumers aged 55 and older associate ‘natural’ products with a healthy, yet tasty,
Cargill and Copersucar, the largest Brazilian sugar and ethanol trader, have successfully completed all required regulatory clearances to form Alvean,
The long-awaited return of Irish whiskey production to the town of Tullamore has moved a significant step closer with the
An impressive line-up of key note speakers has been assembled for the ‘Innovation for Sustainable Growth’ Conference and Exhibition to
Nestlé has announced a major pledge to improve the welfare of the farm animals in its supply chain, following the
Diageo has broken ground on its new Shelby County, Kentucky distillery, which will officially be called ‘The Bulleit Distilling Co’
New research from Mintel reveals that a third (33%) of British consumers ordered a takeaway once a week or more
Bannisters’ Farm, the UK’s leading supplier of frozen baked potato products to the foodservice sector, has introduced a new line
Kellogg Company has issued its fifth annual Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) report, ‘Features’, which details the company’s efforts toward strengthening
Carlsberg Group expects the continuing challenging economic conditions in some countries in Eastern Europe and destocking among distributors in Russia,
Vion Food is to make a multi-million euro investment in its Bavarian processing plants as part of a new strategy
Irish genetics company IndentiGEN has announced details of a new DNA testing technology which will offer it major advantages in
Pearlfisher New York has created the brand strategy, identity, packaging and visual language for new confectionery brand, Legit Organics. In a category
Glanbia, the global nutritional solutions and cheese group which is based in Ireland, has increased EBITA by 6% to €129.5
Heineken has reported a 14% increase in net profit (beia) to €772 million – up 19% organically – on revenue
Nestlé Purina, one of the world’s leading pet care producers, has developed a nutritional supplement consisting of fish oil and
Following years of research and development, Crisp Sensation Holding, owner of a worldwide patented food coating system, has announced that
In the context of Russian restrictions on imports of EU agricultural products, the European Commission is moving to introduce support
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