Nestlé has set up an innovation outpost in Silicon Valley, California to help deepen relationships with consumers online and in social media. The aim is to enhance existing partnerships with
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Accolade Wines has agreed to buy leading New Zealand brands Mud House and Waipara Hills from prominent New Zealand winemaker, the Mud House Wine Group. The deal is subject to
Tate & Lyle, the global provider of ingredients and sweeteners to the food, beverage and other industries, has reported a 4% decline in adjusted operating profit to £187 million with
Chocotech GmbH, the innovativechocolate and candy solutions specialist, is in the final stages of adding a new 3,000 sq m (32,300 sq ft) kitchen assembly extension to its facility in
Very few people would buy a new car without a test drive, or a house without at least one visit and evaluation. So why would a manufacturer make a significant
Dairy Crest has reported a 2% fall in revenue to £672.2 million, reflecting lower spreads and milk volumes, for the six months ended 30 September 2013. Group pre-exceptional profit from
UK convenience foods group Premier Foods has confirmed, following recent press speculation, that it has appointed Ondra Partners to assist in developing investment options for its bread business. Of course, this
Nestlé has sold its weight management business Jenny Craig in North America and Oceania to a US-based private equity group North Castle Partners. The Jenny Craig business in France is
Danone has announced the successful launch of a €1 billion 8-year bond issue. Funds raised will enable Danone to fund its growth and extend the maturity of its debt at
Cargill will be implementing a phased investment plan to focus its UK poultry business on the retail sector and key partners in food service. Over the next 24 -36 months,
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The average UK household throws away the equivalent of six meals every week, costing the nation £12.5 billion a year, or almost £60 a month to the average family, despite
Cargill has celebrated the fifth anniversary of its cocoa processing operations in Ghana by reaffirming its support to growing and developing the country’s cocoa sector. As part of its continued
Royal Wessanen, the European healthy and sustainable food group, has announced that Piet Hein Merckens (pictured) will not be nominated for a second term as CEO and member of the
Vitafoods Europe, the leading ingredients and raw materials event for the nutraceutical and functional food and drink industries, is inviting leading experts from around the world to submit papers for
Nestlé has pledged to accelerate the reduction of salt across all its food brands worldwide to support a World Health Organization salt target of no more than 5g of salt
While the Western European chocolate confectionery market reached a sweet £19 billion in 2012, it looks like it is Germans who have the sweetest tooth in Europe. Indeed, according to
Associated British Foods, the UK-based diversified international food, ingredients and retail group, has reported a 25% increase in operating profit to £1.093 billion and a 15% rise in profit before
The European Commission has welcomed the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rule announcement to bring the US legislation in line with international standards for BSE. This will mean that
Former Florette chief executive Mark Newton (pictured) has set out ambitious plans for growth after taking over as managing director of the snack salad and vegetable specialist Freshtime UK. Mark Newton
Google has released Android KitKat, the latest version of its Android mobile operating system, named after Nestlé’s popular confectionery brand. The branding partnership – one of the biggest technology and
This year, the Coca-Cola Company impressively demonstrated the strong need for personalized consumer products with their immensely popular “Share a
The new OCME DryBlock® was presented to visitors attending the Drinktec 2013 exhibition. The DryBlock® system is a new way
Castello®, Arla’s global premium cheese brand, has officially opened its first pop-up store in The Netherlands. The purpose of this
UK grocery retailer Morrisons is launching a new scheme that will apply the latest thinking on bovine genetics with the aim
Kerry Group, the global ingredients & flavours and consumer foods group, has formally opened a new Regional Development & Application
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has been named as one of just three companies in the running for Best Sustainability
With its new super centrifuge for drying salad, Food Technology Noord-Oost Nederland BV (FTNON) has been awarded second place for
Adams Foods, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of cheese, and First Milk, the largest British farmer-owned dairy co-operative, have
International dairy group FrieslandCampina is restructuring its operations in the Netherlands, resulting in the closure of two factories. In line
United Biscuits has agreed to purchase all the assets of the Rana Confectionery Products business in the Kingdom of Saudi
Helped by improved trading performances in its domestic markets in the second quarter, C&C Group, the Irish and UK branded
The Coca-Cola Company and its system bottling partner Coca-Cola HBC have inaugurated a new €22 million bottling line in Ploiesti,
Anterra Capital has announced the launch of its new growth capital fund investing in innovative companies that will make the
Heineken has extended its sponsorship with the UEFA Champions League. The new agreement, means that Heineken, the leading international, premium
The Irish Dairy Board is to invest €20 million in Saudi Arabia, including the acquisition of a 75% interest in
The Carlsberg Foundation is seeking to change its Charter to allow it to reduce its stake in the Carlsberg Group.
Nestlé is investing SFr26 million (Eur21 million) at its ice cream factory in Egypt, which is one of the company’s
The Coca-Cola Company has opened a new bottling plant as part of a planned US$4 billion investment in China over
UK grocery retailer Morrisons will become the first meat processor to log the identity of each lamb that passes through
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched Nutrilac® Hi-Pro Improvers, a range of functional milk proteins that boost protein levels in dairy
Danone and The Abraaj Group, a leading investor operating in growth markets, have agreed to jointly acquire Fan Milk International.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has reported that business optimism amongst UK food and drink manufacturers has reached the
Latest figures by IGD ShopperVista reveal that almost a third of UK shoppers (30%) – up from 6% in 2010
Heineken, the UK’s leading cider and beer business, continues to gain cider sales with latest total trade data showing that
Marks & Spencer has announced further details of its specialist food retailer strategy with the news of a significant expansion
The WWF has welcomed the decision by the European Parliament to oppose the reintroduction of subsidies for the building of
Armor Protéines, a subsidary of the French dairy group Bongrain, has introduced a new product – Vitalarmor® H80 LB, a
Carlsberg Group has commenced construction of the first international brewery in Myanmar. The brewery will be located on a 54
A 2% organic decline in group beer volume to 52.8 million hectolitres in its third quarter, primarily driven by market
Cargill has established the first business skills program for cocoa farmer co-operative executives in Côte d’Ivoire with the launch of
Nestlé is continuing to boost growth in Europe by opening a new SFr73 million (Eur59 million) Maggi factory in Russia.
The latest UK grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 13 October 2013, show a further step
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