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Molson Coors Brewing to Make Further Investment in Britain’s Biggest Brewery

    Molson Coors Brewing to Make Further Investment in Britain’s Biggest Brewery

As part of its five year Burton Brewery redevelopment plan, Molson Coors, Britain’s biggest brewer, has announced a further investment of £28 million in brewing technology and infrastructure. The investment

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Coca-Cola HBC Ranks Among Top Three Beverage Companies Globally For Sustainability

    Coca-Cola HBC Ranks Among Top Three Beverage Companies Globally For Sustainability

Coca-Cola HBC has published its 2013 Integrated Report. Titled ‘The best is yet to come’, the report discusses the company’s strategy and performance across a range of financial, economic, social

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C&C Group Confirms Resignation From Portman Group

    C&C Group Confirms Resignation From Portman Group

Cider and beer company C&C Group, which owns the Magners, Blackthorn and Tennent’s brands, has confirmed its resignation from the Portman Group. Paul Bartlett, head of Corporate Social Responsibility at

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Flavours Creating New Markets

    Flavours Creating New Markets

By Collette Gill, PM Group Since ancient times – the Egyptians used herbs and spices in their food to improve taste.  Flavours are typically added to all sorts of foodstuffs

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Shared Environmental Goals Seal New Business Relationship For PA and APS

    Shared Environmental Goals Seal New Business Relationship For PA and APS

Since its inception, APS Salads has had a mission, to grow and source delicious tomatoes in the most environmentally friendly way possible. The business has continually cared for the environment

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New President of European Beverages Association

    New President of European Beverages Association

Hubert Patricot (pictured), President, European Group, Coca-Cola Enterprises, has been elected president of UNESDA, the Union of European Beverages Associations, representing the soft drinks industry in Europe. He will serve

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Cott Expands UK Business With $80 Million Acquisition of Aimia Foods

    Cott Expands UK Business With $80 Million Acquisition of Aimia Foods

Cott Corporation has announced that its United Kingdom/Europe business unit has acquired Aimia Foods in a deal worth US$80 million. A privately owned business based in Merseyside, England, Aimia Foods

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Diageo to Invest $115 Million to Build American Whiskey Distillery

    Diageo to Invest $115 Million to Build American Whiskey Distillery

Diageo plans to invest an estimated $115 million over three years to build a 1.8 million proof gallon (750,000 9-liter cases) distillery and six barrel storage warehouses in Shelby County,

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R&R Ice Cream Makes Australian Acquisition

    R&R Ice Cream Makes Australian Acquisition

R&R Ice Cream, Europe’s leading supplier of own-label ice cream, is acquiring Peters Food Group, one of Australia’s oldest consumer businesses, from Pacific Equity Partners (PEP). The terms of the

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Nestlé to Acquire Aesthetic Dermatology Assets For Nestlé Skin Health

    Nestlé to Acquire Aesthetic Dermatology Assets For Nestlé Skin Health

Nestlé is extending its activities to include the field of specialised medical skin treatments through the creation of Nestlé Skin Health, a global leader focused on meeting the world’s increasing

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Project Management For the Food Processing Industry

Specialising in design, build, project management and consultancy, FEG Ltd prides itself in problem solving and generating cost savings for its clients. With a client roster reading like a Who’s

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TSL Projects – ‘A Refreshing Approach to Construction’

TSL Projects is a premier design, engineering and construction specialist delivering first-class results in new build, refurbishment, fit-out and extension projects in the food and drink sectors throughout the UK

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Chalcroft – Your Construction Partner

Chalcroft understands the exacting demands of the food and drink industry and with a background of 35 years, has vast experience of working in high-care environments with minimum disruption to

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Nestlé and Fonterra Realign Latin America Partnership

    Nestlé and Fonterra Realign Latin America Partnership

Nestlé and Fonterra have agreed to redefine the scope of their joint venture Dairy Partners Americas (DPA). DPA was created by Nestlé and Fonterra in 2003 as a 50/50 joint

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£150 Million Fresh Milk Dairy Officially Opened

    £150 Million Fresh Milk Dairy Officially Opened

Arla Foods UK’s £150 million fresh milk processing facility located at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, has been officially opened by the Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and

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PPMA Show 2014 – The Complete Production Line Event

    PPMA Show 2014 – The Complete Production Line Event

The PPMA show, the UK’s premier free-to-attend complete production line event for processing and packaging machinery, is set to return in 2014 to showcase the latest innovations and developments across

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MWV Transforms the Chilled Ready Meal Experience with SmartFare

    MWV Transforms the Chilled Ready Meal Experience with SmartFare

MeadWestvaco Corporation, a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions, has launched SmartFare™, a new package for chilled ready meals (CRM). SmartFare transforms the flimsy CRM tray into a premium,

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Laita to Invest €80 Million to Expand Capacity

    Laita to Invest €80 Million to Expand Capacity

French dairy co-operative Laïta has unveiled an €80 million investment programme to expand its production capacity in dry dairy ingredients. The two year development plan involves the installation of new

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Unilever Launches Free Service on New Allergen Legislation

    Unilever Launches Free Service on New Allergen Legislation

Unilever Food Solutions has launched a new service to support the food service industry in complying with upcoming food allergy information regulations. The Allergen and Diets Guide for Professional Catering

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Burgers Go Blue in America

    Burgers Go Blue in America

Red meat, white buns and blue cheese. Burgers will be in all American colours now that Arla Foods is making a concerted effort to take a bite out of the

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Mondelez International Joins Chocolate Industry’s ‘CocoaAction’ Through World Cocoa Foundation

    Mondelez International Joins Chocolate Industry’s ‘CocoaAction’ Through World Cocoa Foundation

Mondelez International, the world’s largest chocolate company and a proud member of the World Cocoa Foundation since 2004, is lending its support for the chocolate industry’s “CocoaAction” sustainability strategy announced

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A Year of Consolidation For Dairy Crest

    A Year of Consolidation For Dairy Crest

UK dairy group Dairy Crest has reported adjusted profit before tax up 31% to £65.3 million, including higher profits from sale of surplus properties, on revenue up 0.7% to £1.39

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Arla Foods Successfully Sells New Bonds

  Arla Foods Successfully Sells New Bonds

In order to establish a broader financing platform and to refinance parts of its existing bank debt, Arla Foods has

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Increase Throughput and Reduce Downtime With AutoCoding Systems’ Performance Monitoring Solution

  Increase Throughput and Reduce Downtime With AutoCoding Systems’ Performance Monitoring Solution

Experienced systems integrator, AutoCoding Systems, has over 10 years’ experience in the FMCG sector offering automation solutions across packaging line

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Solid Progress by Britvic

  Solid Progress by Britvic

UK and international soft drinks group Britvic has increased revenue by of 4.7% to £670.7 million on a constant currency

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Greencore’s Strong Interim Performance Driven by Food to Go Businesses

  Greencore’s Strong Interim Performance Driven by Food to Go Businesses

Greencore Group, the leading Irish and UK convenience food producer, has reported an 8.2% increase in revenue to £619.8 million

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PepsiCo and Senomyx Extend Sweet Prgogram Collaboration

  PepsiCo and Senomyx Extend Sweet Prgogram Collaboration

PepsiCo has exercised its option to extend its collaborative agreement with Senomyx, a leading company using proprietary taste science technologies

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Idhammar Focuses on Energy Usage Reduction For OEE and CMMS Users

  Idhammar Focuses on Energy Usage Reduction For OEE and CMMS Users

Reducing waste in all its forms (inventory, downtime, leaks, paperwork etc) through lean manufacturing, coupled with energy saving campaigns such

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Green Isle Foods to Invest €30 Million in its Irish Operations

  Green Isle Foods to Invest €30 Million in its Irish Operations

Green Isle Foods, the leading Irish frozen foods company, is to invest €30 million across its operations in Ireland which

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Bacardi Appoints Interim CEO

  Bacardi Appoints Interim CEO

The board of directors of Bacardi, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, has appointed Michael J Dolan

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Britain’s Food and Grocery Industry to Provide Skills Training in Schools

  Britain’s Food and Grocery Industry to Provide Skills Training in Schools

The food and grocery research and training charity, IGD, has announced the launch of a ‘School Pilot’, as part of

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Denny Bros – The Multi-page Labels Specialist

  Denny Bros – The Multi-page Labels Specialist

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

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Lean, Mean and Green – More Than a Survival Strategy For the 21st Century

  Lean, Mean and Green – More Than a Survival Strategy For the 21st Century

By Roy Green of Harford Control By all accounts there will be 9 billion mouths to feed across the globe

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Positive Performance by Cranswick

  Positive Performance by Cranswick

Despite having to contend with record input prices and tough trading conditions within the UK food retailing market, Cranswick has

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UK’s Largest Winery Opens

  UK’s Largest Winery Opens

The Rathfinny Winery, which is the largest, greenest, purpose built winery in the UK, has been officially opened. The Rathfinny

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Canadian Company Closes Deal in Northern Scotland

  Canadian Company Closes Deal in Northern Scotland

Canada-based Cooke Aquaculture has completed the acquisition of Meridian Salmon Farms, a leading Scottish salmon farming company, from Marine Harvest,

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Tuborg Launches Global Campaign

  Tuborg Launches Global Campaign

Tuborg beer is launching a brand new global marketing campaign called ‘Always Say Yes,’ building on the cultural ‘FOMO’ trend,

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PureCircle Reduces Carbon Footprint Intensity 15%

  PureCircle Reduces Carbon Footprint Intensity 15%

PureCircle, the world’s leading producer and marketer of high-purity stevia products announced today it has cut the carbon footprint of

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Deliver Capital Projects Faster, Cheaper, Better

  Deliver Capital Projects Faster, Cheaper, Better

Most managers and engineers have had firsthand experience of capital projects that failed to live up to expectation when introduced

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Local Brands are Winning in UK’s FMCG Market

  Local Brands are Winning in UK’s FMCG Market

Kantar Worldpanel’s 2014 barometer of the UK’s most chosen FMCG brands reveals that local brands are winning, with UK favourites

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Valio Building €170 Million Snacks Plant

  Valio Building €170 Million Snacks Plant

Fiinsih dairy group Valio is to commence the construction of a new snacks plant in Riihimaki, near its existing Valio

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FrieslandCampina Wins King Willem I Award

  FrieslandCampina Wins King Willem I Award

Netherlands-based dairy co-operative Royal FrieslandCampina has won the King Willem I Award. The award recognises and rewards good business practices

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Europe’s Food and Drink Industry Sales Exceed €1 Trillion

  Europe’s Food and Drink Industry Sales Exceed €1 Trillion

Europe’s food and drink industry employs 4.24 million workers throughout all Member States, mostly in rural areas, 64% of whom

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Pearlfisher Creates New Baby Food Brand For Russian Market

  Pearlfisher Creates New Baby Food Brand For Russian Market

Pearlfisher has created Sami-s-Usami, a new game-changing brand that revolutionises the Russian baby-food market. The work spans brand strategy, portfolio

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Attractive Resin Flooring in Retail

Busy retail food and drink environments demand a resin floor that is durable and low maintenance, yet highly attractive to

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Kerry Group Opens New Regional Development & Application Centre in South Africa

  Kerry Group Opens New Regional Development & Application Centre in South Africa

Kerry, the global ingredients & flavours and consumer foods group, has opened a new Kerry Regional Development & Application Centre

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Coca-Cola Retains Position as the Most Chosen FMCG Brand in the World

  Coca-Cola Retains Position as the Most Chosen FMCG Brand in the World

Coca-Cola remains the world’s most chosen FMCG brand for the second year in Kantar Worldpanel’s Brand Footprint ranking. The brand

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European Commission Proposes Full Ban on Driftnets For Fishing

  European Commission Proposes Full Ban on Driftnets For Fishing

The European Commission wants to prohibit the use of any kind of driftnets for fishing in all EU waters as

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OREO Brand to Partner With Paramount Pictures

  OREO Brand to Partner With Paramount Pictures

Mondelez International has announced that its OREO brand, the world’s favorite cookie, will partner with Paramount Pictures for the global

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Snowbird Expands Technical Team

  Snowbird Expands Technical Team

Fast developing Snowbird foods has made its first new senior management appointment since the management bought the company last year.

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Stainless Steel For Food Processing

Aspen Stainless by Canal Engineering Ltd has a long track record of providing safe, hygienic and long-lasting stainless steel products

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EUROTEC WTT – Innovation & Sustainability in Water Treatment

  EUROTEC WTT – Innovation & Sustainability in Water Treatment

Eurotec WTT specializes in the design, production and installation of water, wastewater, waste and food process treatment plants. Eurotec’s mission

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Owners of Arla Foods and Walhorn Agree to Merger

  Owners of Arla Foods and Walhorn Agree to Merger

The merger between Arla Foods and EGM Walhorn has now been approved by the co-operative owners in both companies. The

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FrieslandCampina Plans Joint Venture For Infant Milk Formula in China

  FrieslandCampina Plans Joint Venture For Infant Milk Formula in China

Dutch dairy company Royal FrieslandCampina and China Huishan Dairy Holdings Company have entered into exclusive talks on creating a joint

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