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Egemin Sets Foot on Mexican Soil With AGVs

  Egemin Sets Foot on Mexican Soil With AGVs

Egemin has signed a contract with La Costena, a Mexican producer of canned foods. Egemin is to install a new

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Solar thermal system to heat oil at food factory

  Solar thermal system to heat oil at food factory

Novel solar thermal technology is being used to heat oil for making potato crisp Technology developer Rackam Solar, a spin-out

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DE Master Blenders 1753 Starts Official Trading

  DE Master Blenders 1753 Starts Official Trading

DE Master Blenders 1753, the independent pure-play coffee and tea company, which was spun off from Sara Lee Corporation in

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Nestle Conducts Experiments in Zero Gravity With the European Space Agency

  Nestle Conducts Experiments in Zero Gravity With the European Space Agency

Nestle is using zero gravity research to develop its understanding of the foam technology used in its products. The study

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Bonduelle Strengthens its Finances

  Bonduelle Strengthens its Finances

Bonduelle Group, the world leader in processed vegetables, has established a Revolving Credit Facility amounting to Eur300 million. This line

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Thermo King Receives Ninth Consecutive AFSCA for Best Reefer Cargo Equipment Provider – Sea Freight

  Thermo King Receives Ninth Consecutive AFSCA for Best Reefer Cargo Equipment Provider – Sea Freight

Thermo King, a manufacturer of temperature control systems for a variety of mobile applications and a brand of Ingersoll Rand,

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Sunflower Lecithin From Cargill – An Alternative Emulsifier For Chocolate and Cocoa Products

  Sunflower Lecithin From Cargill – An Alternative Emulsifier For Chocolate and Cocoa Products

Demand for sunflower lecithin is rising and is most marked in chocolate confectionery and bakery products. From 2010-2011 the amount

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United Biscuits sees best year so far for progress on sustainability targets

  United Biscuits sees best year so far for progress on sustainability targets

2011 saw a year of record breaking performance towards United Biscuits’ (UB) environmental sustainability goals, such as achieving zero waste

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MULTIVAC brings packaging expertise to the initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

  MULTIVAC brings packaging expertise to the initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

German Initiative for Agribusiness and Nutrition in Emerging and Developing Countries (DIAE) Wolfertschwenden, 09.07.2012 – MULTIVAC belongs to the founding

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Regulation, trends and opportunities: key industry issues to be outlined at Vitafoods Asia

  Regulation, trends and opportunities: key industry issues to be outlined at Vitafoods Asia

5-7 September 2012, AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong An outline of the regulatory situation and key opportunities in the Chinese functional food

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FÆRCH PLAST A/S OPENS UK MANUFACTURING PLANT

FÆRCH PLAST A/S OPENS UK MANUFACTURING PLANT Food packaging specialist’s ultra modern production facility is operational and geared to meet

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Premier Foods Sells Ethnic Flour Business to ABF

  Premier Foods Sells Ethnic Flour Business to ABF

Premier Foods has sold its Elephant Atta ethnic flour business to Westmill Foods, a subsidiary of Associated British Foods, for

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FoodDrinkEurope’s first SME President, Jesús Serafín Pérez, reconfirmed for incoming term

  FoodDrinkEurope’s first SME President, Jesús Serafín Pérez, reconfirmed for incoming term

At FoodDrinkEurope’s Board meeting on 4 July 2012, members reconfirmed Jesús Serafín Pérez as President of the organisation for the

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VION UK Announces Hall’s of Broxburn at Risk of Closure

  VION UK Announces Hall’s of Broxburn at Risk of Closure

VION Food UK has announced it could be forced to close its loss making site, Hall’s of Broxburn, employing over

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BPC Welcomes EFSA Poultry Inspection Recommendations

  BPC Welcomes EFSA Poultry Inspection Recommendations

The British Poultry Council has welcomed the broad findings and recommendations of the comprehensive EFSA study of EU poultry meat

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$3 Million Earmarked For UK Laboratory to Coordinate World FMD Reference Labs

  $3 Million Earmarked For UK Laboratory to Coordinate World FMD Reference Labs

The world reference laboratory for foot and mouth disease (FMD) at Pirbright in Surrey has been acknowledged by the FAO

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Diageo Launches Chinese White Spirit Shui Jing Fang into GB Market

  Diageo Launches Chinese White Spirit Shui Jing Fang into GB Market

Diageo has launched Chinese white spirit brand, Shui Jing Fang, into the GB domestic market. Great Britain is the first

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First Milk Cuts Milk Price

  First Milk Cuts Milk Price

Due to declining returns from customers in the liquid market, British dairy co-operative First Milk has announced that it has

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Risks For Public Health in Poultry Meat Inspection

  Risks For Public Health in Poultry Meat Inspection

The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) scientific opinion published recently, suggests that traditional poultry meat inspection may not suffice to

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Shareholder Approval For Strategic Transformation of CSM

  Shareholder Approval For Strategic Transformation of CSM

Shareholders of CSM have approved the proposed strategic transformation of the group into a bio-based ingredients company. CSM announced on

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Top 100 Food & Drink Companies 2012

The Top 100 Food and Drink Manufacturers in the UK and Ireland Food & Drink Business Europe has just published

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Extended range underlines Nicholl’s solutions approach

  Extended range underlines Nicholl’s solutions approach

Nicholl Food Packaging has further extended its range of aluminium foil trays for the fresh and convenience food sector with

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Catastrophic Cuts Threaten UK Dairy Industry

  Catastrophic Cuts Threaten UK Dairy Industry

The NFU (National Farmers Union) has strongly condemned the latest round of milk price cuts after three major dairy processors,

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Glenstal Foods spreads its distribution with Oakland International

  Glenstal Foods spreads its distribution with Oakland International

Based in Ashbourne County Meath, multi temperature supply chain specialist, Oakland International, has been selected to work in partnership with

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Excalibur improve refrigeration efficiency at Cargill by 30%

Part of Cargill since 2008, Freeman’s of Newent are a primary chicken processing business, supplying independent butchers and the retail

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Product Recall to Cost Britvic Between £1 Million and £5 Million

  Product Recall to Cost Britvic Between £1 Million and £5 Million

UK soft drinks group Britvic has commenced a precautionary recall of all Robinsons Fruit Shoot and Fruit Shoot Hydro packs,

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Real Good Food Company Set For Major Expansion

  Real Good Food Company Set For Major Expansion

With all divisions recording sales growth, Real Good Food Company has reported a 62% increase in EBITDA to £9.1 million

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Tate & Lyle Food Systems Expands European Centre of Excellence

  Tate & Lyle Food Systems Expands European Centre of Excellence

Tate & Lyle Food Systems, a leading provider of customised food stabiliser systems, has expanded and consolidated its European centre

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Emmi Strengthens its International Business

  Emmi Strengthens its International Business

Swiss dairy group Emmi has further strengthened its international business by increasing its stakes in Kaiku Corporacion Alimentaria in northern

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Energy-saving cooling cuts Fluorocarbon’s costs by 67%

  Energy-saving cooling cuts Fluorocarbon’s costs by 67%

 Due to a steep rise in on-site electricity costs – which have doubled in just two years –Fluorocarbon has invested

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Cranswick Expands Cooked Meats Business

  Cranswick Expands Cooked Meats Business

UK food processor Cranswick has acquired Kingston Foods for an undisclosed sum. Kingston is a producer of premium cooked and

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UK Reprocessing Plant to Boost Beverage Carton Recycling Rates

  UK Reprocessing Plant to Boost Beverage Carton Recycling Rates

The Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK has signed an agreement with paper and packaging producer, Sonoco

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Barry Callebaut Establishing First Center of Cocoa Excellence in West Africa

  Barry Callebaut Establishing First Center of Cocoa Excellence in West Africa

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, is establishing a SFr1 million (Eur0.83 million) Center

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AB InBev Consolidates Global Leadership With $20.1 Billion Acquisition

  AB InBev Consolidates Global Leadership With $20.1 Billion Acquisition

Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to acquire the remaining stake in Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo that it does not already own

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Urgent Logistics Tender Notification

One of our FMCG clients is looking to outsource their established UK Transport Network for the distribution of products to

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Nestle to Address Child Labour in Cocoa Supply Chain

  Nestle to Address Child Labour in Cocoa Supply Chain

Nestle and its partners will involve communities in Cote d’Ivoire in a new effort to prevent the use of child

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Record Year For Greene King

  Record Year For Greene King

UK regional brewer and pub group Greene King has delivering another set of record results. Revenue increased by 9.4% to

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Wild Flavors Completes Acquisition of Cargill Business

  Wild Flavors Completes Acquisition of Cargill Business

Switzerland-based WILD Flavors has successfully completed the acquisition of Cargill’s global juice cold blends and compounds business after receiving all

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Separation of Sara Lee Completed

  Separation of Sara Lee Completed

The Hillshire Brands Company, formerly Sara Lee Corporation, has completed the previously announced separation of its international coffee and tea

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Frozen fruit sachets ‘made easy’ with packaging expert

  Frozen fruit sachets ‘made easy’ with packaging expert

When Love Smoothies secured a trial for a multi pack of its popular Made-Easy frozen fruit sachets, they discovered that

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Another success for Euro Squeeze

  Another success for Euro Squeeze

Traditional ketchup and sauce manufacturer Nowka is now offering its range of ketchups in the Euro Squeeze bottle range from

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Readers Recognise Thermo King as Best Brand for Record-Breaking Eighth Consecutive Year

  Readers Recognise Thermo King as Best Brand for Record-Breaking Eighth Consecutive Year

Readers at three German trade magazines have recognised Thermo King as the top brand in the refrigeration units category for

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Dairy Crest to Sell St Hubert For €430 Million

  Dairy Crest to Sell St Hubert For €430 Million

Dairy Crest, the UK’s leading dairy foods company, has received a binding offer from Montagu Private Equity to acquire St

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Profits Slump at Warburtons

  Profits Slump at Warburtons

Rising raw materials costs and a decline in the UK bakery market have impacted on the financial performance of Warburtons.

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Better Off Families Look to Discounters to Save on Food Bills

  Better Off Families Look to Discounters to Save on Food Bills

Nearly a third (31%) of UK shoppers say they will be using discount supermarkets, such as Aldi and Lidl, more

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Nestle Calls for More Community-based Programmes to Prevent Childhood Obesity

  Nestle Calls for More Community-based Programmes to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Nestle has joined scientific and public health experts in calling for the creation of more community-based programmes to prevent childhood

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Top brands sign up for TCS&D show

Stand sales for the Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution (TCS&D) exhibition in September next year have been swift since bookings

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PFM announces first range of vertical sachet machines

PFM Packaging Machinery has introduced its first range of four-side-seal vertical sachet machines, able to handle a wide range of

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Drinks company consolidates ERP systems in its bid to grow

Spirits company William Grant & Son has embarked on a programme to standardise its business processes and applications as it

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Boporan Holdings Biggest Climber in Annual TOP 100 Food & Beverage Manufacturers UK & Ireland

  Boporan Holdings Biggest Climber in Annual TOP 100 Food & Beverage Manufacturers UK & Ireland

Food & Drink Business Europe has just published its seventeenth annual ranking of the top one hundred food and drink

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