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Fuller Smith & Turner Expands Pub Estate

    Fuller Smith & Turner Expands Pub Estate

UK regional brewer and pub company Fuller, Smith & Turner has agreed to acquire 15 freehold, tied, tenanted pubs from Enterprise Inns for £22.9 million. Fuller will fund the transaction

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New Range of Gerkens Cocoa Powders From Cargill

The new Dutch Dark cocoa powders range is one of the results of a substantial investment by Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business in its Wormer facility in the Netherlands – home

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FrieslandCampina to Acquire Two Dairy Companies in Western Balkans

    FrieslandCampina to Acquire Two Dairy Companies in Western Balkans

FrieslandCampina is strengthening its position in South-East Europe with the acquisition of dairy companies Imlek and Mlekara Subotica, which both have operations in the Western Balkans. This is the Dutch

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The Greenery UK Acquires John Baarda

    The Greenery UK Acquires John Baarda

The Greenery UK, one of the leading suppliers of fruit, vegetables and mushrooms to supermarkets and wholesalers across Britain, has acquired John Baarda, the second largest tomato producer in the

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Food Volumes Down at Unilever

    Food Volumes Down at Unilever

Unilever has reported a 1% increase in both operating profit and net profit to Eur6.43 billion and Eur4.62 billion respectively on turnover up 5% to Eur46.5 billion for 2011. Underlying

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UK Beer Sales Decline Continues But Rate Slows Further

    UK Beer Sales Decline Continues But Rate Slows Further

UK beer sales continued to fall in 2011, although at a slower rate than in previous years, according to the latest UK‘Beer Barometer’, released by the British Beer & Pub

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International Operations Drive Sales Growth at Emmi

    International Operations Drive Sales Growth at Emmi

Swiss dairy group Emmi increased net sales by 1.4% in 2011 to SFr2.72 billion (Eur2.25 billion) thanks to the encouraging performance of its latest acquisitions, to significant international growth and to

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The Real Good Food Company Improves Financial Performance

    The Real Good Food Company Improves Financial Performance

Leading UK bakery, ingredient and sugar group The Real Good Food Company has reported a 62% increase in EBITDA to £9.1 million for 2011, driven by sales growth and a

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Bel Group to Invest $100 Million in New US Cheese Plant

    Bel Group to Invest $100 Million in New US Cheese Plant

Bel, the family-owned French cheese group, is to invest $100 million, through its subsidiary Bel Brands USA, to build a new cheese plant in the US. Chicago-based Bel Brands USA,

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Morrisons Expands Food Manufacturing Capacity With Acquisition

    Morrisons Expands Food Manufacturing Capacity With Acquisition

UK grocery chain Morrisons has expanded its meat processing operations with the acquisition of a 105,000 sq ft facility in Winsford, Cheshire from Vion UK, part of the Netherlands-based meat

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PepsiCo Extends $1 Billion Dollar Brands Portfolio

    PepsiCo Extends $1 Billion Dollar Brands Portfolio

PepsiCo has expanding its portfolio of brands, which each generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales, to 22 with the recent addition of Diet Mountain Dew, Brisk and

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Tesco Continues to Decline as Iceland Achieves Record Market Share

    Tesco Continues to Decline as Iceland Achieves Record Market Share

Tesco, has seen its share of the UK grocery market fall to below 30% for the first time since May 2005. The UK’s largest supermarket group held 29.9% of the market

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Carlsberg UK Launches San Miguel Brand Extension

San Miguel has announced the launch of its first major brand extension in the UK with San Miguel Fresca, a new lagert developed as a result of a strategic partnership

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Premier Foods Launches £50 Million Marketing Push Behind Power Brands

    Premier Foods Launches £50 Million Marketing Push Behind Power Brands

Premier Foods has commenced a concerted programme of TV advertising as part of its strategy to double marketing spend to more than £50 million in 2012 to help restore growth.

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$400 Million Investment in Russian Grains and Dairy Farming

    $400 Million Investment in Russian Grains and Dairy Farming

Olam International, a leading global, integrated supply chain manager and processor of agricultural products and food ingredients, has formed a partnership with the Russian Dairy Company (RUSMOLCO) for the large

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Kraft Foods Combines Philadelphia and Cadbury

    Kraft Foods Combines Philadelphia and Cadbury

Kraft Foods has combined two of its biggest brands to launch a new product in its range –Philadelphia with Cadbury combination, a fresh tasting, light textured chocolate spread which has

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Plans to Export More UK Food and Drink Unveiled

    Plans to Export More UK Food and Drink Unveiled

The UK food and drink industry has welcomed a new plan, launched by Food and Farming Minister Jim Paice, which could help hundreds of companies secure sales in lucrative emerging

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Solarsoft Releases Manufacturing Execution System Version 8

    Solarsoft Releases Manufacturing Execution System Version 8

Solarsoft Business Systems, a leading provider of enterprise software and IT services to manufacturers worldwide, has announced the latest release of its software for manufacturing execution and production monitoring. Mattec

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UK Poultry Industry Must Increase Consolidation and Efficiency Levels

    UK Poultry Industry Must Increase Consolidation and Efficiency Levels

Despite operating in one of the highest value-add markets in the EU, the UK poultry industry is suffering as a result of high feed prices, limited volume growth and oversupply,

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Pukka Pies Continues UK Expansion With £7 Million Investment

    Pukka Pies Continues UK Expansion With £7 Million Investment

UK independent bakery company Pukka Pies has officially opened a new£7 million extension to its factory in Leicestershire, facilitating a 50% increase in production. Established in 1963, Pukka Pies currently

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New Chief For Carlsberg UK

    New Chief For Carlsberg UK

Carlsberg UK has appointed Benet Slay, formerly managing director, Northern Europe for Diageo, as its new chief executive. He will join Carlsberg UK on 1st March. Having initially qualified as

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Nestle Supports Worldwide Development of Children’s Athletics

    Nestle Supports Worldwide Development of Children’s Athletics

Nestle is to sponsor one of the world’s biggest youth sports development programmes for the next five years. As part of its commitment to nutrition, health and wellness, the company

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Kingdom Bakers in Receivership

Scottish bakery company Kingdom Bakers has gone into receivership. Employing 135 people, the company has encountered severe cash flow problems

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Lindt & Sprungli France Secures Improves its Planning and Scheduling With n.SKEP of DynaSys and Preactor

  Lindt & Sprungli France Secures Improves its Planning and Scheduling With n.SKEP of DynaSys and Preactor

DynaSys, European experts in solutions for Demand & Supply Chain Planning, and Preactor, world leader in advanced planning and scheduling

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Dimark Signs Up for BCP’s Accord®

  Dimark Signs Up for BCP’s Accord®

Supply chain software specialist BCP (Business Computer Projects) continues to grow its client portfolio with the addition of new client

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IDB Secures Additional €100 Million For Dairy Expansion Under Refinancing Package

  IDB Secures Additional €100 Million For Dairy Expansion Under Refinancing Package

The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has completed the refinancing of its existing €250 million syndicated banking facility replacing it with

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Finsbury Food Group Passes £100 Million Interim Sales Barrier

  Finsbury Food Group Passes £100 Million Interim Sales Barrier

Finsbury Food Group, a leading UK manufacturer of cake, bread and gluten free bakery goods, has increased first half sales

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AMP-Rose – The Specialist in Confectionery Plant and Equipment

UK-based AMP-Rose is one of the world’s leading suppliers of processing and packaging machinery for the chocolate, confectionery, candy, biscuit

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Barry Callebaut to Become Strategic Unilever Partner

  Barry Callebaut to Become Strategic Unilever Partner

Barry Callebaut, the cocoa and chocolate products manufacturer, and Unilever, the global market leader in ice cream, have signed a

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Bonduelle Closes in on Russian Acquisition

  Bonduelle Closes in on Russian Acquisition

Bonduelle Group, the world leader in processed vegetables, has concluded negotiations regarding the acquisition of the agro-industrial and commercial assets

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Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Promotes Taste Expertise in Low Salt, Sugar and Fat Reformulation at CFIA Rennes

  Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Promotes Taste Expertise in Low Salt, Sugar and Fat Reformulation at CFIA Rennes

Kerry Ingredients & Flavours will help manufacturers from France and the rest of Europe understand what lies behind the company’s

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Arla Foods Moves into Cheese Production in Russia

  Arla Foods Moves into Cheese Production in Russia

Arla Foods has taken another significant strategic step into Russia by agreeing a joint venture for the production of yellow

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Tulip to Close UK Factory

  Tulip to Close UK Factory

Tulip, the UK’s largest pork processor, is to close its Tranfoods factory in Birkenhead with the loss of 214 jobs.

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Beam Completes Irish Whiskey Acquisition

  Beam Completes Irish Whiskey Acquisition

US-based global spirits group Beam has completed its $95 million acquisition of Cooley Distillery, the Irish whiskey producer. The acquisition

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PepsiCo and Ocean Spray Announce Strategic Alliance in Latin America

  PepsiCo and Ocean Spray Announce Strategic Alliance in Latin America

PepsiCo and Ocean Spray Cranberries have formed a strategic alliance in Latin America. As part of the alliance, PepsiCo will

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Premier Foods to Cut 600 Jobs as it Doubles Cost Reduction Target

  Premier Foods to Cut 600 Jobs as it Doubles Cost Reduction Target

Premier Foods expects to more than double the original £20 million cost reduction target, set last year, to over £40

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AG Barr Planning £40 Million Facility in England

  AG Barr Planning £40 Million Facility in England

Scottish soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr is reported to be planning to extend its presence still further south of the

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PDM Group to Invest Further £40 Million in AD Plants

  PDM Group to Invest Further £40 Million in AD Plants

PDM Group (Prosper De Mullder), the UK’s largest food chain by-product recycler, is to invest a further £40 million in

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Muller to Acquire Robert Wiseman Dairies For £279.5 Million

  Muller to Acquire Robert Wiseman Dairies For £279.5 Million

Muller Dairy (UK) has made a £279.5 million recommended cash offer for Robert Wiseman Dairies and has effectively acquired almost

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Nestle to Restructure UK Coffee Operations

  Nestle to Restructure UK Coffee Operations

Nestle UK has unveiled proposals for a further £200 million extension to its Nescafe factory in Tutbury, Derbyshire, but will

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Fazer and Rovio Start Strategic Co-operation

  Fazer and Rovio Start Strategic Co-operation

Fazer Group and Rovio, the entertainment media company and creator of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise,  have signed a strategic

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Muller Makes Approach to Robert Wiseman Dairies

  Muller Makes Approach to Robert Wiseman Dairies

In response to the recent rise in its share price, British liquid milk specialist Robert Wiseman Dairies has confirmed that

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Diageo to Invest €153 Million in Dublin Brewery

  Diageo to Invest €153 Million in Dublin Brewery

Diageo is to make a capital investment of Eur153 million in a brewing centre of excellence at its famous St

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First Milk Unveils Revised Plan For New Scottish Creamery

  First Milk Unveils Revised Plan For New Scottish Creamery

UK dairy co-operative First Milk is to receive £2 million funding from the Scottish Government towards the cost of installing

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New Head of Marketing at Intersnack UK

  New Head of Marketing at Intersnack UK

Intersnack, the UK savoury snack supplier and owner of the Pom-Bear and Penn State brands, has appointed Dave Wilson to

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Ireland’s Food and Drink Exports Reach Record Levels

  Ireland’s Food and Drink Exports Reach Record Levels

The value of Irish food and drink exports increased by 12%, or Eur1 billion, in 2011 to reach an all-time

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Nestle Supports Dairy Development in China With New Training Institute

  Nestle Supports Dairy Development in China With New Training Institute

Nestle is helping China accelerate the development of its milk industry with the construction of a new dairy farming institute

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Aryzta Raises €144 Million Through Share Placement

  Aryzta Raises €144 Million Through Share Placement

Zurich-based food group Aryzta, which is a global leader in speciality bakery, has raised SFr174.3 million (Eur144 million) through a

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Vitafoods Europe – The Global Nutraceutical Event – 22–24 May 2012, Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland

  Vitafoods Europe – The Global Nutraceutical Event – 22–24 May 2012, Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland

With over 500 leading suppliers, manufacturers and service providers from the nutraceuticals, functional foods and drinks, ingredients and raw materials

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Barry Callebaut Acquires Spanish Company La Morella Nuts

  Barry Callebaut Acquires Spanish Company La Morella Nuts

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, is acquiring privately owned Spanish nut manufacturer La

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Nestle Launches Innovative Weight Loss Programme For Pets and Their Owners

  Nestle Launches Innovative Weight Loss Programme For Pets and Their Owners

Nestle has launched a unique weight loss programme in the United States to help pet owners and their four-legged friends

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Lactalis Closes in on Swedish Acquisition

  Lactalis Closes in on Swedish Acquisition

The board of Swedish dairy co-operative Skanemejerier has agreed to pursue sale talks with Lactalis. Approval was required to change

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Diageo Completes $225 Million Acquisition of Ethiopian Brewer

  Diageo Completes $225 Million Acquisition of Ethiopian Brewer

Diageo has completed the acquisition of Meta Brewery, a leading beer company in Ethiopia, for a cash consideration of $225

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UK Food Industry Welcomes Plans to Boost Exports

  UK Food Industry Welcomes Plans to Boost Exports

Plans to use the UK’s foreign embassies to help promote UK  food and drink internationally have been welcomed at the

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