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easyFairs® MAINTEC 2012 gives industry professionals an efficient and highly effective opportunity to meet face-to-face with the sector’s most innovative people in one efficient visit. Now in its 37th
Taking place on 29th February – 1st March, PACKAGING INNOVATIONS 2012 provides the perfect location to discover the future of design, brand and materials to sell your products. Hundreds
Logistics Link South last took place in February 2011. The show was hailed a success by many of the exhibitors who made good contacts and expect to do business
When you invest in Gulfood, you are choosing a trade show with proven credentials. Established over 25 years, Gulfood has a well deserved reputation amongst exporters for delivering spectacular
…and nowhere is it easier to seal your success in this industry than at ProSweets Cologne – the international supplier fair for the confectionery industry. After all, the entire industry
Flexicon Europe has developed a Bag Compactor as an integral part of its range of Bad Dump Stations, enabling operators to easily and safely discard and compress up to 80

Nestle Professional, the Nestle business that supplies the food service out-of-home industry, is strengthening its portfolio with a new acquisition in Scandinavia and Finland. The purchase of the stocks and
Norbert Dentressangle has been appointed as Carlsberg UK’s primary logistics partner under a new five year contract. Carlsberg will continue to distribute its own and other third-party brands to pub
Top Trends for 2012 – Purity, Authenticity and Sustainailbity Lead the Way Innova Market Insights will Present the Top Ten Trends in a Webinar DUIVEN, THE NETHERLANDS —Innova
Effective water purification can be a critical element in controlling operating costs, argues Mark Bosley, business support divisional manager with industrial water purification specialist Purite For most industrial and process
These are economically challenging times for the UK’s brewing industry. John Taylor, VP sales operations and business consulting, EMEA, AspenTech explains how both breweries and their suppliers must streamline processes
Global brewer SABMiller has increased lager volumes by 3% on an organic basis for the six months to September 30th 2011 led by robust growth in Latin America, Africa and
US-based beverage and snack company PepsiCo has acquired the leading Brazilian cookie and cracker manufacturer Brazil Mabel to strengthen its presence in Latin America’s emerging markets. The financial details of
Suffolk-based firm GreenBottle has developed, what it claims to be, the world’s first paper bottle of wine. The company said that it is currently in talks with supermarkets and wine
Sun Pac Foods Limited has been acquired by Liquibrands Inc, a private investment firm owned by beverage industry veteran Csaba Reider. Liquibrands has assumed ownership and operation of Sun Pac’s
Contract extension sees Wincanton again invited to join iconic brand’s “Golden Circle” of preferred suppliers Wincanton has announced the renewal of its long-standing warehousing and distribution contracts with H.J. Heinz
Tesco has launched the first of two new rail services, which together will save 10,000 tonnes of CO2 and remove 40,000 lorries from the road annually. The new service from
Fugeia is to work with Nestlé on the development of food products containing Brana Vita. Brana Vita is a food ingredient product, rich in arabinoxylan oligosaccharides, soluble fibres derived from

Roelof Joosten has bee appointed as a member of the executive board of Royal FrieslandCampina with effect from 1st January 2012. Within the executive board he will be responsible as
French dairy group Lactalis is reported to be in negotiations to acquire Skanemejerier, the Swedish dairy products and fruit juices co-operative. Skanemejerier achieved a net profit of SEK300.2 million ($44.6
Finnish packaging company Huhtamaki has announced the addition of new moulded-fibre hinged food containers to its range of takeaway disposable

The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partners will invest $2 billion in India over the next five years, beginning in

Heineken and Coca-Cola Hellenic are acquiring 41.2% of the shares in Pivara Skopje, their joint venture beverage company in the

FrieslandCampina and Unilever have joined forces in a project that will boost the availability of sustainable dairy ingredients. Key elements

Cranswick, one of the leading UK suppliers of pork products, has reported a 23% drop in operating profit to £19.0
Ball Packaging Europe is offering a range of aluminium bottles that can be filled on a conventional bottle filling line.

Nestle is continuing to drive its growth in Europe with a €10 million (more than SFr12 million) investment to produce

The use of a new ISO standard on the traceability of finfish products is intended to help improve food safety
Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging company has announced the recent appointment of Ilkka Dunder (pictured) as Technical
Barry Callebaut, a manufacturer of cocoa and chocolate products, and PT Comextra Majora, a diversified soft commodities trader and an

UK and Irish beverages producer C&C Group has acquired Hornsby’s, the number two domestic US cider brand, from E &

The Irish Dairy Board has strengthened its presence in the US with the acquisition of Thiel Cheese & Ingredients for

Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has agreed a memorandum of understanding that underlines its continued support for Ivorian cocoa farmers

The EU’s competition authorities have given the go-ahead for Arla Foods’ acquisition of Allgauland-Kasereien in Southern Germany. Allgauland-Kasereien will now

Grupo Bimbo has just completed the acquisition of Sara Lee’s fresh bakery business in North America. The deal, which has

PepsiCo has agreed to form a strategic alliance with Tingyi Holding, one of the major food and beverage companies in

Greek dairy producer Olympus has opened its first greenfield factory in Romania at a cost of Eur55 million, representing the

US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice is reported to have made an approach to buy Greencore, one of
While the ready-to-drink or iced coffee market is relatively mature and showing only modest growth in much of Asia, levels

Reflecting its strategy of expanding in emerging markets, PepsiCo is reported to have acquired Mabel, one of Brazil’s leading biscuit

Leading global spirits group Beam recently celebrated the filling of its 12 millionth barrel of bourbon since the repeal of

Sainsbury’s has become the UK’s largest anaerobic digestion (AD) retailer after signing a ground breaking deal with Biffa, the waste

British and Irish meat processor Dunbia has expanded its operations through the purchase of English pork business Heathfield Foods. The deal increases

US-based snack foods group Diamond Foods is delaying its acquisition of Pringles from Procter & Gamble. The $2.35 billion deal
The newly created DMK, Germany’s largest dairy co-operative, has unveiled plans for major restructuring in order to improve cost efficiency.

Sara Lee is reported to be in negotiations to sell Eurodough, its French baked goods unit, as part of the

The Scottish Government has published its Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) Bill, which looks to set a minimum price for a unit
At the upcoming FIE, Danish manufacturer of emulsifier and stabilizer based systems, Palsgaard, will present new innovations within all of

Fortivia is a natural ingredients supplier specialized in rice by-products valorization. Its expertise in rice industry has been expended through
Unilever has agreed to sell its Culver Specialty Brands division, in the US and Canada for $325 million (Eur230 million)

UK food group Premier Foods has announced changes to its leadership team to strengthen focus on the company’s renewed growth