International meat group Irish Food Processors, which incorporates Anglo Irish Beef Processors (AIBP) in Ireland and Anglo Beef Processors (ABP) in the UK, is being re-branded as ABP Food Group.
Reflecting the acquisition of the Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey brand and value growth across its core spirits brands, Scottish independent distiller William Grant & Sons has increased operating profit by
Unilever has unveiled expansion to production facilities in Indonesia that will help drive sustainable growth for the food and personal care group in the fast-growing developing and emerging markets. The
Nestle Purina has created the first-ever television commercial especially for dogs. The TV commercial to be screened on Austrian television uses different sounds – including a high frequency tone –
Milk Link, the UK’s largest cheese maker owned by over 1,600 dairy farmers, is to invest £20 million to transform its Lockerbie Creamery in Scotland, enhancing both its capacity and
Having reached record levels last year, export sales of Scottish food and drink products have broken the £2 billion mark for the first time in the first six months of
Arla Foods is disposing of its factory at Goscino in Poland in order to centralise its current production of mozzarella cheese at its dairy plant in Rodkaersbro in Denmark. The
Reflecting contributions from acquisitions and underlying sales growth within its food business, Aryzta increased revenue by 28.8% to €3.88 billion and group EBITA by 44.1% to €393.3 million in the
The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partner, Coca-Cola Hellenic, have announced a new Russian investment programme of $3 billion over the next five years, commencing 2012. The announcement was made
Nestle has appointed Wan Ling Martello (pictured right) to succeed Jim Singh (pictured left), executive vice president and chief financial officer of Nestle, who is retiring on March 31st 2012 after
International dairy company FrieslandCampina plans to earmark Eur45 million a year to encourage outdoor grazing for its dairy herds. Under the new scheme, member dairy farmers of the FrieslandCampina dairy
The poor summer weather has impacted upon the financial performance of UK soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr in the first six months ended July 30th 2011. Driven by the company’s
Nicola Swann (pictured right) from Videojet Technologies is the winner of the PPMA Show’s Ones to Watch awards, which recognise promising under 35 years olds who have made a real
Helped by a return to growth in its cake division, UK bakery company Finsbury Food Group has increased revenue by 12.6% to £189.6 million and underlying profit before tax by
Mars Chocolate and Fairtrade International have announced a new agreement to introduce the first Fairtrade labelled Mars product and to work together to enable farmers to have sustainable livelihoods through
Kerry Group, the global ingredients and flavours and consumer foods group, has agreed to acquire Cargill’s global flavours business for $230 million. Cargill Flavor Systems has annual revenues of approximately
Kellogg Company has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its professional and transparent approach in disclosing climate change information. The CDP’s 2011 ‘Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index’ identifies
Nestle is enlarging its global Product Technology Centre for confectionery, based at York in the UK. Nestle Product Technology Centres have two roles. The first is to develop breakthrough technologies
Irish food and drink exports in 2011 are expected to reach a record high of €8.9 billion, an increase of more than 12%, or almost €1 billion, on 2010 levels.
The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has commissioned a new dedicated state-of-the-art value added dairy packaging plant for its Kerrygold brand in Algeria. The IDB has also just opened an office
PepsiCo is creating the Global Snacks Group (GSG), designed to drive breakthrough innovation across its leading portfolio of global snack food brands. The US-based beverages and snacks group has also
As expected, SABMiller’s sweetened bid for Foster’s has been recommended by the Australian brewer’s board. The agreed proposal represents an acquisition enterprise value of A$11.5 billion, which is a 2.8%
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, and energy solutions provider GE have formed a strategic alliance to jointly develop innovative
Diageo plans to step-up its multi-million dollar strategic partnership with Facebook, which will drive unprecedented levels of integration and joint
Global sales of food and drink additives reached $27.4 billion in 2010, according to Leatherhead Food Research’s new report ‘The
The Real Good Food Company, the UK sugar, food ingredients and bakery group, has reported a profit before tax of
Operational efficiencies and selling price increases have allowed Dairy Crest to broadly offset higher input costs during its first half
The Coca-Cola Company has officially opened its new manufacturing and innovation facility in Wexford in Ireland following investment of Eur200
UK convenience food processor Uniq has continued to improve its trading performance in the first half ended June 30th 2011.
Danone is entering the baby nutrition and medical nutrition markets in India. The French food and beverage group has agreed
Scotch whisky exports grew strongly, defying global economic uncertainty, in the first six months of 2011. Global shipments of Scotch
Nestle is strengthening its leadership in emerging markets by starting construction of a new $200 million factory in Indonesia. The
Coca-Cola Hellenic, one of the world’s largest bottlers of products of The Coca-Cola Company, has been included for the fourth
Arla Foods has moved a step closer to acquiring Allgauland Kasereien after the last of the six co-operatives which own
Produce World, one of the largest expert growers and suppliers of fresh vegetables in Europe, has officially opened its new
Kerry, the global ingredients, flavours and consumer foods group, is acquiring SuCrest to significantly expanding its sweet ingredients and flavours
Bakkavor Group, the UK convenience food manufacturer, is selling Bakkavor Traiteur, a non-core, fish spreads business based in France, to
Arla Foods is making changes to its senior management team and to its business group structure in order to shorten
Coca-Cola Enterprises has reaffirmed its commitment to the French market by confirming its plans to invest Eur17 million to develop
Although it increased sales by 1.7% to £218.3 million, UK chocolate manufacturer and retailer Thorntons has reported a 37.3% plunge
Strong sales of the ‘coffee-at-home’ machine innovation Nescafe Dolce Gusto have helped Nestle Spain to increase exports by 44% in
Barry Callebaut will invest nearly SFr25 million (Eur22 million) to upgrade and expand its facilities in Europe. The majority of
UK-based R&R Ice Cream has expanded its French business with the Eur27m acquisition of Pilpa, the ice cream division of
Kraft Foods is investing $36 million to build a biscuit factory in Ukraine. Based at Trostyanets, in central Ukraine, the
Arla Foods UK has launched its new Indian dairy range, which gives consumers the chance to buy authentic fresh Indian
New Zealand-based Fonterra and UK-based First Milk have established a strategic joint venture to produce premium whey proteins for Fonterra’s
Nestle has launched a new, interactive online social commerce platform in Germany to engage with consumers while providing greater access
Achieving growth across all its regions, Pernod Ricard has reported an 8% rise in full year sales to Eur7.64 billion,
Reflecting its merger with the German dairy Hansa-Milch earlier this year and price increases in the international dairy market, Arla
Italian dairy company Granarolo has strengthened its cheese business with the acquisition of Lat Bri for an undisclosed sum. With
Nestle has officially inaugurated its new SFr200 million (Eur175 million) production unit at its nutrition factory complex at Konolfingen in
Benefiting from higher prices and increased volumes of added value products, FrieslandCampina has increased net revenue by 9.3% to Eur4.73
Nine out of ten British shoppers expect food prices to be more expensive in the year ahead, according to the
The European Commission has adopted a proposal that, when implemented, is intended to further enhance food safety and better safeguard
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