Givaudan, the global fragrance and flavour company, has formally opened its new best-in-class, manufacturing facility dedicated to savoury flavours in
- Glanbia to expand its Nutritional Solutions business with $300 million acquisition Glanbia plc, the Better Nutrition company, has agreed to acquire US-based Flavor Producers LLC for an initial consideration of $300 million plus deferred consideration. Flavor Producers is a leading flavour platform...
- Booze brands remain on top in annual ranking of top 25 Irish brands Valued at EUR2.4 billion, Guinness remains the most valuable Irish brand for the third consecutive year, according to new data from Brand Finance, the world’s leading brand valuation consultancy. Guinness continues to leverage its...
- Refresco expands in North America Refresco, the global independent beverage solutions provider for global, national, and emerging (GNE) brands and retailers in Europe, North America, and Australia, has completed the acquisition of VBC Bottling Company....
- Deposit Return Scheme surpasses 20 million drinks containers collected since launch Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, Re-turn, has achieved a significant milestone, collecting over 20 million drinks containers since its inception on February 1. This achievement was reached on March 29. Re-turn recorded...
- DS Smith, invests €6 million in state of the art 4-colour converting machine for EERBEEK Packaging Plant in the Netherlands in response to demand for Sustainable Plastic Replacement & Fibre-Based Packaging Solutions LONDON, Wednesday 3rd April 2024 – DS Smith, a leading global sustainable fibre-based packaging company, is investing in its Eerbeek packaging plant in the Netherlands in response to the growing...
Premier Foods is to strengthen its leadership team through the appointment of a chief operating officer to help accelerate its
UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports have continued to grow in 2012, rising to £5.9 billion in the first six
Confectionery giant Cadbury has won a legal battle to prevent Nestlé using its unique purple colour on its packaging The
Cadbury’s landmark legal case win for the right to prevent Nestlé from copying its distinctive purple wrapping strengthens the need
Bosch Packaging Technology has announced the completion of its acquisition of fellow German filling and packaging machine maker Ampack Ammann
Global brewer Molson Coors is forming a new business segment, Molson Coors Europe, by combining its existing businesses in the
Directly targeting manufacturers with restricted space issues, automation specialist Pacepacker Services enhanced their PPMA Show line up with demonstration of
COPA-DATA has appointed Martyn Williams as UK managing director with immediate effect. A qualified electronic engineer, Williams has over 10
Data showing the carbon impact of treatment of municipal waste will be released this November, for the first time The
Jonathon Porritt of Forum of the Future gives his views on plastics I love it when I end up in
Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced that he is increasing the amount of funding available to help councils in Scotland
PET packaging company APPE has established a joint venture with Coca-Cola in France, expanding its PET recycling facility in Beaune
Product will be distributed to customers from Middleton using a shared user model across the supply chain specialist’s network of
“Cocoa Horizons” sustainability initiative broadens farmer base · Training implemented by Barry Callebaut’s local sustainability experts in cooperation with
PET packaging company APPE has established a joint venture with Coca-Cola in France, expanding its PET recycling facility in Beaune
The merger between German Milch-Union Hocheifel (MUH) and Arla Foods has been approved by the EU competition authorities and takes
Carlsberg Group has announced that senior vice president Jorn Tolstrup Rohde has taken up responsibility for a new, enlarged ‘Western
Irish dairy co-operative Lakeland Dairies has turned to Tetra Pak to package its range of single and double creams The
Diet Coke has linked up with fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier for the second time to create new ‘Night and
Design agency Holmes & Marchant has created the brand identity for new gluten and wheat-free food firm Perk!er The brand
Premium adult soft drinks manufacturer Bottlegreen has handed its pomegranate & elderflower cordial product a makeover in support of charity
The Ardagh Group has revealed its role in the manufacturer of the special edition Absolut Unique bottles Each bottle is
Bulletproof has handed a radical new look to Toblerone packs for its new nutty variant The brand has created Toblerone
Nestlé’s inclusive approach to packaging design is set to come under the spotlight at this year’s Packaging for Retail Success
In early August 2012, cheese maker Goldsteig started selling its Bambini Mozzarella product in a stay-fresh cup manufactured by Weidenhammer
Marel adds a new I-Cut 1000 PortionCutter to its comprehensive range of portioning machines. The Marel I-Cut 1000 is designed
Responding to the DECC announcement that ROCs will remain available to new AD projects below 5 MW, Charlotte Morton, Chief
Norbert Dentressangle has joined forces with Villa Soft Drinks to support the company’s distribution and storage of soft drinks and
Manufactured with a special compound that is opaque to x-ray and fluoroscopic imaging, the Radiopaque ProStack pallets from Polymer Solutions
Award-winning brewer Timothy Taylor has been using the Tinytag Radio Data Logging System to help ensure that its Yorkshire Beers
The proposed merger between Arla Foods and Milk Link has been granted regulatory approval by the European Commission. The Commission’s approval
Carlsberg Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Singha Corporation, the leading brewery group in Thailand and owner of
Shepherd Neame, the UK regional brewer and pub operator, has reported record turnover, record beer sales and record EBITDA for the 53
Richard Close, CEO of Briggs Equipment UK Ltd Download high resolution image here Briggs Equipment UK Ltd, a leading
Heinz has installed a new end-of-line palletising system from the US-based Kawasaki Robotics at its Telford production facility in the
Ardagh Group has announced the installation of a new drawn, walled and ironed (DWI) two-piece food can line at its
The task of the food processing industry is to take crops or farm animal products and use them to produce
Food sector construction specialist Chalcroft has marked the halfway point in a 56-week project at the creamery that produces the
Kliklok has completed the successful installation of their Certiwrap C150 sleeving machine at Noble Foods, packing a range of delicious
CHEP, provider of pallet and container pooling solutions, has announced that consumer packaged goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) will
Glanbia, the global nutritional solutions and cheese group, has announced with regret that Kevin Toland has given notice of his
The latest addition to the Rockwell Automation safety opto-electronic product family, the SC300 Hand Detection safety sensor is a compact
Prodware and Preactor announce a global distribution agreement for planning and scheduling solutions
IT solution provider Prodware has signed a global distribution agreement with software company Preactor. Prodware is an already well-established expert
Pilz Automation Technology has launched Decentralised Periphery PDP20 – meeting PLe for series connected switches The new interface module PDP20
Atlas Copco has applied its expertise in air compressors to vacuum pump technology with the launch of its new GV
Festo has launched a new pneumatic valve terminal that delivers high performance in a compact and robust unit The cost-effective
In June Arla entered a ten-year contract with Chinese food company Biostime to produce up to 20,000 tons of Danish
Nestlé is continuing to unlock growth opportunities in Africa with the inauguration of its first factory in the Democratic Republic
Tullibardine Distillery in Scotland is to become the first whisky distillery in the world to have its by-products converted into