The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partner, Coca-Cola Hellenic, have announced a new Russian investment programme of $3 billion over the next five years, commencing 2012. The announcement was made
Nestle has appointed Wan Ling Martello (pictured right) to succeed Jim Singh (pictured left), executive vice president and chief financial officer of Nestle, who is retiring on March 31st 2012 after
International dairy company FrieslandCampina plans to earmark Eur45 million a year to encourage outdoor grazing for its dairy herds. Under the new scheme, member dairy farmers of the FrieslandCampina dairy
Nicola Swann (pictured right) from Videojet Technologies is the winner of the PPMA Show’s Ones to Watch awards, which recognise promising under 35 years olds who have made a real
Helped by a return to growth in its cake division, UK bakery company Finsbury Food Group has increased revenue by 12.6% to £189.6 million and underlying profit before tax by
Mars Chocolate and Fairtrade International have announced a new agreement to introduce the first Fairtrade labelled Mars product and to work together to enable farmers to have sustainable livelihoods through
Kerry Group, the global ingredients and flavours and consumer foods group, has agreed to acquire Cargill’s global flavours business for $230 million. Cargill Flavor Systems has annual revenues of approximately
Kellogg Company has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its professional and transparent approach in disclosing climate change information. The CDP’s 2011 ‘Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index’ identifies
Nestle is enlarging its global Product Technology Centre for confectionery, based at York in the UK. Nestle Product Technology Centres have two roles. The first is to develop breakthrough technologies
Irish food and drink exports in 2011 are expected to reach a record high of €8.9 billion, an increase of more than 12%, or almost €1 billion, on 2010 levels.
The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has commissioned a new dedicated state-of-the-art value added dairy packaging plant for its Kerrygold brand in Algeria. The IDB has also just opened an office
PepsiCo is creating the Global Snacks Group (GSG), designed to drive breakthrough innovation across its leading portfolio of global snack food brands. The US-based beverages and snacks group has also
As expected, SABMiller’s sweetened bid for Foster’s has been recommended by the Australian brewer’s board. The agreed proposal represents an acquisition enterprise value of A$11.5 billion, which is a 2.8%
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, and energy solutions provider GE have formed a strategic alliance to jointly develop innovative manufacturing solutions to drive energy efficiency and water savings in
Global sales of food and drink additives reached $27.4 billion in 2010, according to Leatherhead Food Research’s new report ‘The Global Food Additives Market’. Although the market as a whole
The Real Good Food Company, the UK sugar, food ingredients and bakery group, has reported a profit before tax of £1.15 million for the first six months ended June 30th
Operational efficiencies and selling price increases have allowed Dairy Crest to broadly offset higher input costs during its first half trading period ending September 30th 2011. Trading has been in
The Coca-Cola Company has officially opened its new manufacturing and innovation facility in Wexford in Ireland following investment of Eur200 million. The US-based beverages giant has also announced the expansion
UK convenience food processor Uniq has continued to improve its trading performance in the first half ended June 30th 2011. Operating profit before significant items and group costs improved by
Danone is entering the baby nutrition and medical nutrition markets in India. The French food and beverage group has agreed to acquire Wockhardt Group’s nutrition business and brands as well
Scotch whisky exports grew strongly, defying global economic uncertainty, in the first six months of 2011. Global shipments of Scotch
Nestle is strengthening its leadership in emerging markets by starting construction of a new $200 million factory in Indonesia. The
Coca-Cola Hellenic, one of the world’s largest bottlers of products of The Coca-Cola Company, has been included for the fourth
Arla Foods has moved a step closer to acquiring Allgauland Kasereien after the last of the six co-operatives which own
Produce World, one of the largest expert growers and suppliers of fresh vegetables in Europe, has officially opened its new
Kerry, the global ingredients, flavours and consumer foods group, is acquiring SuCrest to significantly expanding its sweet ingredients and flavours
Bakkavor Group, the UK convenience food manufacturer, is selling Bakkavor Traiteur, a non-core, fish spreads business based in France, to
Arla Foods is making changes to its senior management team and to its business group structure in order to shorten
Coca-Cola Enterprises has reaffirmed its commitment to the French market by confirming its plans to invest Eur17 million to develop
Although it increased sales by 1.7% to £218.3 million, UK chocolate manufacturer and retailer Thorntons has reported a 37.3% plunge
Strong sales of the ‘coffee-at-home’ machine innovation Nescafe Dolce Gusto have helped Nestle Spain to increase exports by 44% in
UK-based R&R Ice Cream has expanded its French business with the Eur27m acquisition of Pilpa, the ice cream division of
Kraft Foods is investing $36 million to build a biscuit factory in Ukraine. Based at Trostyanets, in central Ukraine, the
Arla Foods UK has launched its new Indian dairy range, which gives consumers the chance to buy authentic fresh Indian
New Zealand-based Fonterra and UK-based First Milk have established a strategic joint venture to produce premium whey proteins for Fonterra’s
Achieving growth across all its regions, Pernod Ricard has reported an 8% rise in full year sales to Eur7.64 billion,
Reflecting its merger with the German dairy Hansa-Milch earlier this year and price increases in the international dairy market, Arla
Italian dairy company Granarolo has strengthened its cheese business with the acquisition of Lat Bri for an undisclosed sum. With
Nestle has officially inaugurated its new SFr200 million (Eur175 million) production unit at its nutrition factory complex at Konolfingen in
Benefiting from higher prices and increased volumes of added value products, FrieslandCampina has increased net revenue by 9.3% to Eur4.73
Nine out of ten British shoppers expect food prices to be more expensive in the year ahead, according to the
The European Commission has adopted a proposal that, when implemented, is intended to further enhance food safety and better safeguard
Swiss dairy group Emmi has posted a 2.7% increase in net sales to SFr1.31 billion (Eur1.12 billion) in the first half of 2011
UK alcohol consumption in 2010 remains far lower than it was six years ago, with consumption continuing to flat-line. While
Probiotic bacteria have the potential to alter brain neurochemistry and treat anxiety and depression-related disorders, according to research just published
Nestle will invest more than SFr98 million (Eur83 million) in Thailand to increase manufacturing of its products including coffee and
Belgium-based biscuits and cakes manufacturer Lotus Bakeries increased consolidated turnover by 5% to Eur133.6m in the first half of 2011.
International Flavors & Fragrances is to further expand its Caplock production line at its European Centre of Excellence for Flavor