Supermarket chain Asda goes Potty over Scotty Brand Potatoes Scotty Brand, an umbrella brand for premium seasonal Scottish produce, has secured further listings with Asda supermarkets across the UK. Scotty
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RPC Containers Corby has launched a new multilayer foodservice jar, which combines an extended ambient shelf life with improved safety in the busy kitchen environment, and also offers enhanced transport
Potato varieties, blanching times and frying temperatures can all affect acrylamide levels in potato chips, according to a study just published in the Journal of the Science of Food & Agriculture.
Thorntons has recalled three varieties of chocolates after they were found to be contaminated with glass while fake Wonka bars have been found on sale in the UK. The Thorntons recall
Ahlstrom has completed an €7m investment for its metalized labels and flexible packaging operations at a plant in France. The grades produced at Stenay’s paper machine 3 span now from 50
Four food packaging companies have announced separate manufacturing investments in sites ranging from Asia to the Americas. Toray Industries, Rapak, Constantia Hueck Foils and Shamrock Specialty Packaging all recently unveiled financing ranging
Europe’s largest byproducts company Soltens is working with UK frozen food firm Lamb Weston on a project to divert potato co-products from waste to other uses. The work entails installing two
A number of active substances designed for different applications in food contact materials have been backed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings
Clondalkin has announced the sales of distribution business Van der Windt and a raft of its North American flexible packaging businesses in deals totaling €145m. The multinational has agreed to
Protective packaging and laminates group Walki has revealed a €10m plan to build a new manufacturing facility in Poland The facility in Wroclaw will be Walki’s third in the country
Redpack were chosen by Vince Cable Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills as the venue for the launch of the “Growing Business Fund”, a £3m scheme designed to
THE RECENT HORSEMEAT scandal is expected to play a key role in the growth of Irish businesses in the next year, according to a report launched today. The report, produced
A south Wales food packaging firm is planning an £18M investment that will create 70 jobs and safeguard a further 170 roles. Seda UK md Lorenzo Angelucci told FoodManufacture.co.uk the money
Confectioners are changing the structure of Easter chocolate egg packaging to cut the amount of materials needed while improving consumer appeal, according to a packaging expert. Andrew Streeter, packaging innovation
TURNOVER FOR THE Irish Dairy Board increased by 2.4 per cent to €2.03 billion in 2012. Profits, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, was up 10.8 per cent
Packaging machinery specialists KernPack and Hugo Beck have launched new software and packing kit to help online retail specialists According to the firms, the new system, called Intelligence Logistics Packaging
Smurfit Kappa’s chief executive, Gary McGann, received a pay package valued at €2.49m last year The corrugated giant’s annual report, which was sent to shareholders earlier this week, shows that
Who we are… Keogh’s Farm is a family owned and run potato growing and crisping business based in North County Dublin, an area famous for producing Ireland’s finest potatoes. The Keogh
Lindt & Sprüngli’s operating profit rose 10.3% in 2012 and the company has declared itself “partially unaffected” by the continuing economic downturn as consumers still seek quality chocolate in tough times. The
Major meat processor Dunbia has acquired family owned Nottinghamshire abattoir and pork processor G Wood & Sons for an undisclosed sum. Dunbia already has seven meat processing operations across the
Danone, Unilever and Nestlé are doing better than most companies in tackling the problems of obesity and malnutrition – but even these firms have significant room for improvement, according to
Telsonic UK, established 1977 and a fully owned subsidiary of Telsonic Switzerland, manufactures and supports Ultrasonic joining, sealing and cutting processes. The UK operation has grown to become recognised as
Since the beginning of 2013 Bossar Packaging has established a new commercial office in China. Located in 1038 Nanjing Road, in
Fyffes has today reported turnover of €1,017m in 2012, an increase of 19.7pc over the previous year. The company said
Ireland’s merger and acquisition (M&A) market performed steadily in 2012 against a backdrop of the Eurozone slipping back into recession,
Euro Oils, a manufacturer and supplier of private label lubricants to the retail, automotive, agricultural and industrial sectors, has opted
Self adhesive label manufacturer Mercian Labels has invested in the Xeikon Color Control, the latest colour matching system from Xeikon
When Colalife, an independent non-profit organisation working with Coca-Cola needed a solution to package their new AidPod concept they turned
Cross-border dairy processing co-operative Lakeland Dairies has made some management changes, including the appointment of Peter Sheridan as group financial
Corrugated giant Smurfit Kappa has endured a €142 million reduction in assets following the devaluation of Venezuela’s currency The Venezuelan
The value of mergers and acquisitions in the Irish food and beverage (F&B) sector increased by 32pc to €726m in
Kiremko and its partner companies are recognised in the industry as one of the leading suppliers of potato processing equipment
Labels multinational CCL Industries has pulled out of a deal to acquire John Watson & Co, the Scottish spirits label
Beverage can maker Rexam has opened a new can manufacturing plant in Finland Located in Mäntsälä in southern Finland, it
Thousands of jobs could be lost in the food processing industry in Canada if the Canadian government passes a law
Linpac Packaging has completed the $265m sale of its US rigid plastic packaging division Ropak A short statement from the
Sonoco has said that it will raise the price for all its paperboard tubes and cores by 4%, effective with
Coca-Cola Femsa and Grupo Yoli have announced that they have reached an agreement to merge their bottling operations Grupo Yoli
By Ann O’Connell, Partner, Corporate Strategy, PwC and Chris Brown, Senior Manager, Growth Markets, PwC Irish food and drink produce
Paperboard manufacturer Metsä Board has said that orders for its folding boxboard products have slowed down in recent weeks The
Corrugated giant Smurfit Kappa has reported a 24% rise in pre-tax profits for the three months to the end of
Ball Corporation has announced that Raymond J. Seabrook, 61, executive vice president and chief operating officer, global packaging operations, will
Report Highlights Sustainability-Minded Innovations Critical to Formula for Growth The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) today issued its ninth annual Sustainability
New products- Shannon Cappuccino Irish Cream Merry’s Irish Cream Liqueurs are produced in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, in the heart of
Inkjet printing technology Xaar expects third quarter revenues to be in line with its expectations The Cambridge-based firm said in
Packaging giant Amcor has announced that it has sold three of its flexible packaging plants in Australasia to Integrated Packaging
Coca-Cola Hellenic is pulling out of Greece and seeking sanctuary by listing on the London stock exchange. The €5.7bn (£4.6bn)
IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen, Germany’s plastics packaging trade body, is calling for cooperation that would lead to polymer producers adhering to
Liquid carton giant Elopak has sold its 50% share in its South African division to Nampak Elopak South Africa was
China’s potential plans to prohibit the import of unwashed post-consumer plastics will jeopardise the chance of the UK meeting new
Confectionery giant Cadbury has won a legal battle to prevent Nestlé using its unique purple colour on its packaging The
Cadbury’s landmark legal case win for the right to prevent Nestlé from copying its distinctive purple wrapping strengthens the need
PET packaging company APPE has established a joint venture with Coca-Cola in France, expanding its PET recycling facility in Beaune
New world class tourist attraction in Tullamore set to attract over 40,000 visitors annually Minister of State for Tourism and
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