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Donegal Catch Supports Irish Fishing Industry With Responsible Irish Fish Partnership

    Donegal Catch Supports Irish Fishing Industry With Responsible Irish Fish Partnership

Donegal Catch, Ireland’s number one frozen fish brand, has entered a partnership with Responsible Irish Fish, a group dedicated to developing a brand and label to allow Irish fishermen differentiate

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Dark Chocolate May Help to Reduce Stress Levels

    Dark Chocolate May Help to Reduce Stress Levels

Eating a moderate amount of dark chocolate every day can help reduce the hormones in your body that make you feel stressed, according to a Nestle study. Scientists from the

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Bumper Year For Seasonal Chocolate Innovation

    Bumper Year For Seasonal Chocolate Innovation

A quarter of all global chocolate launches in 2011 were for chocolate products with a “seasonal” positioning (eg Christmas, Easter, Halloween themed etc), reveals the latest research from Mintel. While

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China’s Grocery Market Now Biggest in the World

    China’s Grocery Market Now Biggest in the World

China has overtaken the United States as the world’s biggest food and grocery retail market, according to the latest research published by IGD. The Chinese grocery sector was worth £607

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Molson Coors to Acquire StarBev For €2.65 Billion

    Molson Coors to Acquire StarBev For €2.65 Billion

North American beer group Molson Coors Brewing Company is significantly increasing its international business and exposure to emerging markets by acquiring StarBev from private equity firm CVC for Eur2.65 billion

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Double-digit Profit and Sales Growth at Hilton Food Group

    Double-digit Profit and Sales Growth at Hilton Food Group

Despite the difficult economic conditions, Hilton Food Group, Europe’s leading specialist retail meat packing business supplying major international food retailers in twelve countries, made good progress during 2011. The group

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Cracking Idea For Egg Shell Recycling Receives Food and Drink iNet Support

    Cracking Idea For Egg Shell Recycling Receives Food and Drink iNet Support

Scientists and food industry experts in the UK are hatching a plan to turn egg shells into plastics that could be used to manufacture anything from food packaging to construction

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Report Highlights Transparency as Key to Building Confidence in Vital Food Technologies

A new report examines how to build public confidence in innovative technologies – including those used in the food and drink industry which will enable sustainable food production. Entitled ‘What’s

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PepsiCo Finalises Strategic Alliance in China

    PepsiCo Finalises Strategic Alliance in China

PepsiCo has completed its a strategic beverage alliance in China with Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding, one of the leading food and beverage companies in China. China is projected to become

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Barry Callebaut Outperforms Chocolate Market But Profits Fall

    Barry Callebaut Outperforms Chocolate Market But Profits Fall

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high quality cocoa and chocolate products, increased its sales volume by 6.7% for the first half year ended February 29, 2012 to again

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Kilbeggan Named World’s Best Irish Blended Whiskey

    Kilbeggan Named World’s Best Irish Blended Whiskey

Kilbeggan Irish whiskey has been named the world’s Best Irish Blended Whiskey at the 2012 World Whiskies Awards (WWA). Part of the award-winning portfolio of brands produced by Cooley Distillery,

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Nestle Boosts Dairy Interests in Asia

Nestle is strengthening its dairy industry interests in Asia with the opening of a new UHT milk factory in Sri Lanka. The factory builds on the company’s recent investments in

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Tennent Caledonian Breweries Launches £4 Million Bottling

    Tennent Caledonian Breweries Launches £4 Million Bottling

Scotland’s most historic and successful brewery, Tennent Caledonian Breweries, has opened a new £4 million state-of-the-art bottling line at its famous Wellpark site in Glasgow. Situated within Wellpark’s 2000 square

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Cranswick Sells Stake in Farmers Boy (Deeside) to Morrisons

    Cranswick Sells Stake in Farmers Boy (Deeside) to Morrisons

Cranswick, one of the leading UK suppliers of pork products, has sold its 49% stake in Farmers Boy (Deeside) to supermarket group Morrisons for an undisclosed price. Farmers Boy produces

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Butcher’s Pet Care Opens £38 Million Facility

    Butcher’s Pet Care Opens £38 Million Facility

Dog food manufacturer Butcher’s Pet Care has officially opened its new £38 million manufacturing facility and headquarters at Crick in Northamptonshire. The 260,000 sq ft site will provide up to

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Coca-Cola Continues Strong Investment in China

    Coca-Cola Continues Strong Investment in China

The Coca-Cola Company has opened its 42 and largest bottling plant in China. Located in Yingkou, Liaoning, the new production facility spans an area of more than 170,000 square meters

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EU-wide Egg Shortage – Kerry Offers a Solution For Aerated Confectionery Manufacturers

    EU-wide Egg Shortage – Kerry Offers a Solution For Aerated Confectionery Manufacturers

With confectionery, biscuit and cake manufacturers across Europe reported to be on the brink of closure due to an EU-wide egg shortage, Kerry Ingredients & Flavours has a range of

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Improves Water Sample Collection With New Containers

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has introduced a new range of Thermo Scientific Sterilin Water Sampling Bottles that better protect samples against contamination and other damage

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Vion Investing £11.5 Million to Upgrade Northern Ireland Plant

    Vion Investing £11.5 Million to Upgrade Northern Ireland Plant

Vion Food UK is investing £11.5 million to enhance its processing facilities at Cookstown in Northern Ireland, with the creation of 164 new jobs. The Cookstown facility is the largest

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Cost Reduction Programme on Track at Dairy Crest

    Cost Reduction Programme on Track at Dairy Crest

Dairy Crest’s cost reduction programme is on track to deliver annual savings in line with the £20 million target set at the start of its financial year year. These savings

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Irish Distillers Sweeps the Board at Whiskey Awards

    Irish Distillers Sweeps the Board at Whiskey Awards

Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard, makers of the world’s leading Irish whiskey, Jameson, was named Whiskey Distiller of the Year and Whiskey Brand Innovator of the Year at the Icons of

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Adnams Takes Long-term Approach

    Adnams Takes Long-term Approach

With beer volumes rising by 7%, British regional brewer and pub operator Adnams has increased operating profit (before exceptional items) by 2.8% to £3.3 million on sales up by 7.3%

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Anheuser Busch InBev and Heineken Chase $1.5 Billion Acquisition

  Anheuser Busch InBev and Heineken Chase $1.5 Billion Acquisition

Anheuser-Busch InBev and Heineken are reported to be competing to acquire Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana (CND), the largest brewer in the

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Acquisition of Cumbrian Seafoods Approved

  Acquisition of Cumbrian Seafoods Approved

The UK Office of Fair Trading has cleared the acquisition of Cumbrian Seafoods by private equity company Lion Capital, which

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PepsiCo Potato Chip Brands Surpass $10 Billion in Global Retail Sales

  PepsiCo Potato Chip Brands Surpass $10 Billion in Global Retail Sales

PepsiCo’s global ‘Banner Sun’ potato chip portfolio has grown to more than $10 billion in annual retail sales, anchored by

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Asda Attains Highest Ever Share of UK Grocery Market

  Asda Attains Highest Ever Share of UK Grocery Market

The latest UK grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 18 March 2012, show the market growing

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PM Group Announces $400 Million Project Wins in China

  PM Group Announces $400 Million Project Wins in China

PM Group has recently been awarded a series of new project management and design contracts with a capital value of

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Successful Cellar Awards Attract Customers to Winning Pub

With over 42 prizes to be won, ranging from 6 top national prizes of £1,000, to regional prizes of £200,

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William Grant to Invest €35 Million in New Irish Whiskey Distillery

  William Grant to Invest €35 Million in New Irish Whiskey Distillery

William Grant & Sons, the owner of Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey brand, plans to invest in a new, state-of-the-art pot

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Scotch Whisky Exports Surge to Record Levels

  Scotch Whisky Exports Surge to Record Levels

Scotch whisky exports continued to grow last year, increasing by 23% to a record £4.2 billion in shipment value, according

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Morrisons Intends to be UK’s Biggest Fresh Food Manufacturer

  Morrisons Intends to be UK’s Biggest Fresh Food Manufacturer

Grocery retailer Morrisons plans to become the UK’s largest fresh food manufacturer. New plans include a £21 million investment to

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Coca-Cola Hellenic Announces Changes to Internal Corporate Structure

  Coca-Cola Hellenic Announces Changes to Internal Corporate Structure

Reflecting the economic uncertainty in Greece, Coca-Cola Hellenic plans to make certain changes to its corporate structure, subject to regulatory

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Nestle Uses Avalanche Research to Create Better Ice Cream

  Nestle Uses Avalanche Research to Create Better Ice Cream

Nestle is using the same specialised technology avalanche experts use to study snow to improve the quality of its ice

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Finsbury Reaches £100 Million Interim Sales Milestone

  Finsbury Reaches £100 Million Interim Sales Milestone

Finsbury Food Group, a leading UK manufacturer of cake, bread and morning goods, has increased revenue by 16% to £102 million

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Permira Considers Disposal of Birds Eye Iglo

  Permira Considers Disposal of Birds Eye Iglo

Private equity firm Permira is considering the sale of its Birds Eye Iglo European branded frozen food business after receiving

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Strong Financial Performance By AG Barr

  Strong Financial Performance By AG Barr

Despite the challenging trading environment, AG Barr has increased revenue and volume ahead of the UK soft drinks market to

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UK Food and Drink Exports Top £12 Billion

  UK Food and Drink Exports Top £12 Billion

UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports rose to over £12 billion (£12,152.4m) in 2011, exceeding expectations and confirming significant potential

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PepsiCo UK & Ireland Named as a Top Employer in Britain for 2012

  PepsiCo UK & Ireland Named as a Top Employer in Britain for 2012

PepsiCo UK & Ireland has been named as one of Britain’s Top Employers for 2012. The company was examined by

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European Research Contract to Develop Innovative Meat-Coating

  European Research Contract to Develop Innovative Meat-Coating

UK pharmaceutical manufacturer Pepceuticals has been awarded a European research contract to develop an edible coating for fresh meat which

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Eden Springs Entering the Coffee Market

  Eden Springs Entering the Coffee Market

By acquiring the coffee activities from Thecafe, the Dutch market leader in water coolers, Eden Springs, has established a platform

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Another Strong Performance From Stock Spirits Group

  Another Strong Performance From Stock Spirits Group

Stock Spirits Group, Central Europe’s leading branded spirits and liqueurs business, has reported a 4.1% increase in EBITDA to a

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PepsiCo Invests £9.3 Million to Expand UK Distribution Centre

  PepsiCo Invests £9.3 Million to Expand UK Distribution Centre

PepsiCo UK & Ireland is investing £9.3 million at its warehouse and distribution centre at Peterlee in the North East

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Danone Joins the Development of 100% Bio-sourced PEF Bottles

  Danone Joins the Development of 100% Bio-sourced PEF Bottles

Danone Research and Avantium have entered into a joint development agreement for the development of PEF bottles for Danone, the

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Nestle Strengthens E-commerce Leadership in Europe

  Nestle Strengthens E-commerce Leadership in Europe

Nestle is strengthening its e-commerce offering in Europe, giving consumers a new way to buy customised chocolates in Spain. Díselo

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Mondelez International is New Name For Kraft’s Global Snacks Business

  Mondelez International is New Name For Kraft’s Global Snacks Business

Kraft Foods’ high-growth global snacks business, which will be separated from its North American grocery business later in the year,

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Diageo Gains Regulatory Approval For £630 Million Chinese Acquisition

  Diageo Gains Regulatory Approval For £630 Million Chinese Acquisition

Diageo has received Chinese regulatory clearance to acquire the outstanding shares of Sichuan Shuijingfang Co for £630 million. ShuiJingFang is

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Successful 2011 For Buhler in a Tough Environment

  Successful 2011 For Buhler in a Tough Environment

With sales of SFr2.13 billion (Eur1.76 billion), the global Buhler Technology Group once again achieved solid growth of about 12%

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Britain’s Growing Appreciation For Green and Herbal Tea

  Britain’s Growing Appreciation For Green and Herbal Tea

New research from Mintel finds British consumers are increasingly turning to alternative varieties of tea, as sales of green tea

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Kellogg Company Honoured as One of World’s Most Ethical Companies

  Kellogg Company Honoured as One of World’s Most Ethical Companies

Kellogg Company has been named one of the 2012 ‘World’s Most Ethical Companies’ by the Ethisphere Institute, a leading international

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£15 Million to Support Pioneering R&D in UK Food Manufacturing

  £15 Million to Support Pioneering R&D in UK Food Manufacturing

From using sound waves to cook, to foods that fill you up faster – up to £15 million is on

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New Distribution Partner For Dairy Partners

  New Distribution Partner For Dairy Partners

Dairy Partners, a UK manufacturer of cheese ingredients and sales and marketing partner for EU produced consumer branded dairy products,

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Profits Plunge at Premier Foods

  Profits Plunge at Premier Foods

Premier Foods has reported a 29.3% drop in trading profit for ongoing business to £173.7 million for 2011 on sales

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Carlsberg is Global Leader in Environmental Management

  Carlsberg is Global Leader in Environmental Management

2011 was a defining year for the Carlsberg Group in terms of driving, accelerating and embedding its eight CSR areas

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Nestle Strengthens R&D For Fast-growing Markets in Asia

  Nestle Strengthens R&D For Fast-growing Markets in Asia

Nestle is strengthening its global research programme by expanding its research and development centre in Singapore. The centre, which serves

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