Experienced food industry professional Alan Burgess, who is well known within the food processing sector, has joined Spice Application Systems (SAS) as a director, taking on responsibility for sales and
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Dating back to the eighties, growing consumer concerns about health and diet have driven increased use of palm oil as an ingredient by European food manufacturers. Environmental issues have been
Finat is the international association of the self-adhesive labelling industry and annually holds a label competition which took place for the 31st time this year. Nine Pago labels made it
MULTIVAC has launched a new design of traysealing tool for air-packs which combined with a new infeed system delivers significantly increased machine output from their existing range. Multivac’s innovative die
The complete supply chain event for Ireland’s processing industries. “… We are excited about the opportunities that PACKAGING, PROCESSING & LOGISTICS 2012 will bring
A meeting point for decision-makers. A place for visionaries. A location for specialists. In 2012 more than ever, the Anuga FoodTec will become a compulsory event for discoverers and
Fingal County Council has recently announced a new food industries park plan, set for construction on a 113-hectare site beside Dublin Airport. Fingal Co. Co. hope that ‘Food Central’ will
Valeo Foods’ have proposed a takeover of the Jacob Fruitfield business. This would make it one of the largest indigenous players in the Irish ambient grocery sector, with No.1 or
Britvic Ireland recently saw revenues decline by 5.3% to £81.9 million, in the six months ending April 28. The company has said that the Irish market is still challenging due
Åke Hantoft from Sweden will succeed Ove Møberg from Denmark as chairman of Arla Foods following Ove Møberg’s decision to step down after four years. “The role as chairman in
During a week when the Republic of Ireland’s beleaguered Government went cap in hand to the EU and IMF for a financial bailout to try and stabilise its foundering banking
Having recently unveiled plans to invest $140m to build its tenth plant in Russia as part of a $1b investment programme in the country, PepsiCo has announced that it will
Dairy Crest is continuing to reap the benefits of its development strategy of brand investment, cost reduction and cash generation. Dairy Crest has reported a slight decline in revenue from
Although 2009 was a tough year for UK dairy processors, the market fundamentals remain sound and reflecting this confidence in the long-term outlook, capital investment projects worth over £320 million
Ardo UK is now prepared to meet the growing consumer demand for frozen foods while also improving cost competitiveness after consolidating its two UK operations into a single site at
Having been forced by the severe economic environment in 2009 to make cuts across its business, Arla Foods has substantially increased its investment budget for 2010 to DKr1.84 billion (Eur250