Bonduelle, world leader in processed vegetables, has reported at 10.7% rise in turnover to Eur1.73 billion for the year ended
- Norbev increases turnover by over 50% following £300,000 investment in skills development Ballymena -based soft drinks manufacturer, Norbev has increased its turnover by over 50 per cent following an investment of almost £300,000 in the up-skilling of its staff. Founded in 1919,...
- The next generation of on premise consumers: how to win Ireland’s Gen Z spend Gen Z consumers are some of most frequent visitors to Ireland’s pubs, bars and restaurants. However, younger adults have been more affected by the cost-of-living crisis than older consumers –...
- 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....
Daniels Group, the UK chilled and fresh food and beverages manufacturer, which is owned by Singapore Airport Terminal Services, has
Carlsberg UK has reported a pre-tax profit of £21.4 million for the year ended December 2010 against a loss of
International meat group Irish Food Processors, which incorporates Anglo Irish Beef Processors (AIBP) in Ireland and Anglo Beef Processors (ABP)
Reflecting the acquisition of the Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey brand and value growth across its core spirits brands, Scottish independent
Unilever has unveiled expansion to production facilities in Indonesia that will help drive sustainable growth for the food and personal
Nestle Purina has created the first-ever television commercial especially for dogs. The TV commercial to be screened on Austrian television
Global flavor and fine ingredients supplier Frutarom has appointed Karen Crofts-Hotston as new general manager Flavors Europe. She will have
A host of UK and European producers and manufacturers attended Oakland International’s ‘Breaking into Irish Retail’ event on Wednesday 21st
Meyn Food Processing Technology has appointed Han Defauwes as the company’s new president and chief executive. Han Defauwes will succeed
The Preactor Group, a leading provider of Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) solutions for over 18 years, has announced details
Milk Link, the UK’s largest cheese maker owned by over 1,600 dairy farmers, is to invest £20 million to transform
Having reached record levels last year, export sales of Scottish food and drink products have broken the £2 billion mark
Arla Foods is disposing of its factory at Goscino in Poland in order to centralise its current production of mozzarella
Reflecting contributions from acquisitions and underlying sales growth within its food business, Aryzta increased revenue by 28.8% to €3.88 billion
The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partner, Coca-Cola Hellenic, have announced a new Russian investment programme of $3 billion over
Nestle has appointed Wan Ling Martello (pictured right) to succeed Jim Singh (pictured left), executive vice president and chief financial officer
International dairy company FrieslandCampina plans to earmark Eur45 million a year to encourage outdoor grazing for its dairy herds. Under
Nicola Swann (pictured right) from Videojet Technologies is the winner of the PPMA Show’s Ones to Watch awards, which recognise
Arla Foods’ plans to build the world’s largest zero carbon dairy at Aylesbury in England have been given the go
Helped by a return to growth in its cake division, UK bakery company Finsbury Food Group has increased revenue by
Mars Chocolate and Fairtrade International have announced a new agreement to introduce the first Fairtrade labelled Mars product and to
Kerry Group, the global ingredients and flavours and consumer foods group, has agreed to acquire Cargill’s global flavours business for
Kellogg Company has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its professional and transparent approach in disclosing climate
Nestle is enlarging its global Product Technology Centre for confectionery, based at York in the UK. Nestle Product Technology Centres
Irish food and drink exports in 2011 are expected to reach a record high of €8.9 billion, an increase of
The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has commissioned a new dedicated state-of-the-art value added dairy packaging plant for its Kerrygold brand
PepsiCo is creating the Global Snacks Group (GSG), designed to drive breakthrough innovation across its leading portfolio of global snack
As expected, SABMiller’s sweetened bid for Foster’s has been recommended by the Australian brewer’s board. The agreed proposal represents an
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, and energy solutions provider GE have formed a strategic alliance to jointly develop innovative
Global sales of food and drink additives reached $27.4 billion in 2010, according to Leatherhead Food Research’s new report ‘The
The Real Good Food Company, the UK sugar, food ingredients and bakery group, has reported a profit before tax of
Operational efficiencies and selling price increases have allowed Dairy Crest to broadly offset higher input costs during its first half
The Coca-Cola Company has officially opened its new manufacturing and innovation facility in Wexford in Ireland following investment of Eur200
Glyn Davies, former owner of Russell Davies and Hanbury Davies and current chairman of dealership Hanbury Riverside, has been appointed
UK convenience food processor Uniq has continued to improve its trading performance in the first half ended June 30th 2011.
Danone is entering the baby nutrition and medical nutrition markets in India. The French food and beverage group has agreed
C&L Industrial has just announced the launch of the recently enhanced popular small Boge C series range of screw compressors
Shropshire-based fresh produce wholesale-distribution company Jupiter Marketing Ltd has chosen the Sage ERP X3 enterprise resource planning system as its
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
HardwarePT, the hardware and availability business unit of Cheadle based SolutionsPT, has appointed Rob Dinsmore as product manager. Dinsmore will
Arla Foods is making changes to its senior management team and to its business group structure in order to shorten