Hindered by the decline of pub drinking and a lack of broader consumer appeal beyond men, the UK beer market
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Greencore, the Dublin-based international convenience food producer, is seeking a listing on the London Stock Exchange. The move reflects the
Total Produce plc, Europe’s leading fresh produce company, is to acquire 50% of Frankort & Koning Beheer Venlo and subsidiaries for
The Coca-Cola Company has entered a multi-million dollar partnership with three leading biotechnology companies to accelerate development of the first
Swedish confectionery companies Cloetta and Leaf are being merged. The combined company will take the well established name of Cloetta
International dairy co-operative FrieslandCampina has commenced construction of its new Innovation Centre in Wageningen in The Netherlands. The new building
Private equity firms Blackstone Group and PAI Partners are reported to be considering splitting their United Biscuits business into two
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) in the UK and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have partnered with Leatherhead Food
Beam, the US-based international spirits group, is entering the fast growing Irish whiskey category with the purchase of Cooley Distillery
Carlsberg has entered into a new 5-year revolving credit facility of Eur800 million with a selected group of relationship banks.
Athens-based Coca-Cola Hellenic, the world’s second-largest bottler of products of The Coca-Cola Company, has announced that its chief financial officer,
Following Premier Foods re-organisation in 2007, a new central Manufacturing Improvement team headed by Bob King, Group Head of Operational
Solarsoft recently announced that it continues to buck the economic trend through further expansion and growth, including the launch of
By Richard Coward, Chairman of the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) Corrugated Sector Many fundamental questions continue to be
Mecmesin’s affordable, reliable MultiTest-xt top-load testers help manufacturers reduce material usage in containers such as PET bottles by improving packaging
Dairy Crest integrates the Motion Computing F5 Tablet PC at its distribution centre and factories throughout the UK and Ireland.
BD Foods, based in St Leonards-on-Sea in Sussex, has taken delivery of a Thermocode 107M thermal transfer printer from Open
Heineken and Coca-Cola Hellenic have acquired 41.2% of the minority shares in their joint venture company, Pivara Skopje, in the
UK supermarket group Morrisons will create more than 7,000 new jobs in 2012 as it continues its store expansion programme
Unilever’s R670 million (Eur61 million), state-of-the-art savoury foods plant in Durban is setting new global standards in responsible and sustainable
Premier Foods is selling its four Irish brands comprising Chivers, Gateaux, McDonnells and the Erin licence to The Boyne Valley
Arla Foods, the Danish, Swedish and German dairy co-operative, will begin offering dairy products on GlobalDairyTrade from April 3rd 2012.
Heineken intends to increase its shareholding in Brasserie Nationale d’Haiti (Brana), the country’s leading brewer, from 22.5% to 95%. The
Sara Lee, the US-based food and beverage group, is acquiring CoffeeCompany, a leading Dutch cafe store operator. The acquisition will
Nestle Purina is celebrating tenth anniversary. The company was formed when Nestle acquired the Ralston Purina pet care company in
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has launched the ‘Every Last Drop’ campaign – a campaign to raise awareness amongst
Exel Computer Systems, the leading UK author of integrated business solutions, further cemented its association with Oracle by a successful
New food storage rules being considered by the European Commission would cost retailers at least £100 million pounds and have
America has long been a rice exporter to the UK and around 60,000 tonnes are currently imported into this country
A high volume transhipment facility operated by DFDS Logistics at their Larkhall facility near Glasgow has begun implementation of the
Premier Foods has agreed to sell its loss-making Brookes Avana business comprising of RF Brookes chilled foods and Avana Bakeries
Heineken and Facebook have announced a global partnership, which will see the two companies collaborate on digital campaigns for Heineken’s
The food and drink industry, the UK’s largest manufacturing sector, has continued to deliver significant reductions in CO2 emissions while
Astra Plastique has developed Picasso, a high tech custom tri-colour flip-top sports closure with a translucent polypropylene body incorporating an
US-based Mead Johnson Nutrition, one of the world’s leading baby food companies, is to build a new manufacturing and technology
Nestle has joined a new partnership with other dairy companies in Brazil to help more than 2,200 farms improve milk
Independent Irish whiskey producer Cooley Distillery has launched a new range of Poitín products to showcase the traditional spirit of
R&R Ice Cream, Europe’s largest own label ice cream manufacturer, is joining forces with Kraft Foods to bring confectionery innovation
Greencore, one of the leading players in the UK convenience foods market, has increased revenue by 8.7% to £804.2 million,
Kraft Foods plans to invest £50 million in its UK confectionery manufacturing operations while cutting the workforce by 200 people.
US-based food group Sara Lee has completed the Eur115 million sale of its fresh bakery business in Spain and Portugal
R&R Ice Cream, Europe’s largest own label ice cream manufacturer, has acquired Durigon Gelato of Germany for an undisclosed sum,
Private equity firm Lion Capital, which owns Young’s Seafood, has expanded its UK fish and seafood interests with the acquisition
In the next step toward dividing into two public companies, Kraft Foods has announced the appointments of the heads of
Glanbia, the Irish and international nutritional solutions and cheese group, is reported to be considering investing more than Eur50 million
In response to the continued growth of its Jameson Irish whiskey brand on world markets, Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard has
Negotiations about a possible offer by US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice to buy Greencore, one of the
Heineken has acquired the Galaxy Pub Estate in the UK from The Royal Bank of Scotland for £412 million (€480
Cargill plans to cut its workforce by up to 2,000 of its 138,000 employees globally, a reduction of about 1.5%.
Global edible oils firm IOI Loders Croklaan has launched a campaign showing that their Shea nuts supply chain from West
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