Something went wrong with the connection!

FDBusiness.com

News

Heineken Looks to Expand in Brazil

    Heineken Looks to Expand in Brazil

Heineken is reported to be considering making an offer to acquire Primo Schincariol Industria de Cervejas Refrigerantes, the second largest brewer in Brazil behind Anheuser-Busch InBev. Primo Schincariol Industria de

Read Full Article

Producing Biofuel From Waste Crisps and Pies

    Producing Biofuel From Waste Crisps and Pies

Greenergy, a privately owned company that supplies one fifth of Britain’s road fuel, has begun producing biodiesel from food waste. In a unique partnership with Brocklesby, a specialist in recycling

Read Full Article

Coca-Cola Hellenic Achieves CRS First in European Food and Beverage Industry

    Coca-Cola Hellenic Achieves CRS First in European Food and Beverage Industry

Coca-Cola Hellenic, one of Europe’s leading bottlers of non-alcoholic beverages, has further strengthened the rigorous reporting and verification of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities across operations in 28 countries.

Read Full Article

Celebrating 125th Anniversary of Coca-Cola

    Celebrating 125th Anniversary of Coca-Cola

To mark the 125th anniversary of its flagship Coca-Cola brand on May 8th, The Coca-Cola Company has embarked upon an extensive series of innovative, cultural events and exclusive collaborations throughout

Read Full Article

Emmi Outlines 2011 Financial Targets

    Emmi Outlines 2011 Financial Targets

Following a good start to 2011 despite the continued challenging economic environment, Swiss dairy group Emmi expects to increase net sales by 3% to 5% overall during its current financial

Read Full Article

Nestle Waters Expands Portfolio

    Nestle Waters Expands Portfolio

Nestle Waters is expanding its portfolio of bottled water to include high quality iced teas, lemonades and juices through acquisition. Nestle Waters North America is acquiring the Sweet Leaf Tea

Read Full Article

Heineken Renews €2 Billion Revolving Credit Facility

    Heineken Renews €2 Billion Revolving Credit Facility

Heineken has announced the successful closing of a new Revolving Credit Facility for an amount of Eur2b with a syndicate of 17 banks. The new multi-currency facility replaces Heineken’s existing

Read Full Article

European Business News – Week ending May 6, 2011

Cocoa and chocolate made food news headlines during the past week. Nestle announced the extension of its Aero chocolate bar into the biscuit sector in the UK and Ireland with

Read Full Article

European Region Still in Decline at Diageo

    European Region Still in Decline at Diageo

Greater focus on its priority brands and increased investment in emerging markets has allowed Diageo to deliver 7% organic net sales growth in its third quarter, and to increase sales

Read Full Article

Nestle Launches Aero Chocolate Biscuit in the UK and Ireland

    Nestle Launches Aero Chocolate Biscuit in the UK and Ireland

Nestle has extended its Aero chocolate bar brand into the biscuit sector in the UK and Ireland. Aero Biscuit, which combines the iconic brand’s air-bubble filled chocolate with round pieces

Read Full Article

39 Consecutive Years of Dividend Increases by PepsiCo

    39 Consecutive Years of Dividend Increases by PepsiCo

Global soft drinks and snacks giant PepsiCo has declared its thirty-ninth consecutive annual dividend increase, by lifting the current annual rate from $1.92 to $2.06 per share on the group’s

Read Full Article

Barry Callebaut and Hershey Expand Supply Alliance

    Barry Callebaut and Hershey Expand Supply Alliance

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of cocoa and chocolate products, and The Hershey Company, the leading manufacturer of chocolate and confectionary products in North America, have agreed to a

Read Full Article

Pernod Ricard On Track to Meet Financial Targets

    Pernod Ricard On Track to Meet Financial Targets

Following a solid third quarter, Pernod Ricard has confirmed its targets for the full 2010/11 and 2011/12 financial years. Over the first nine months of the 2010/11 financial year (to

Read Full Article

Heineken Expands in Africa With Two Acquisitions

    Heineken Expands in Africa With Two Acquisitions

In line with its strategy of increasing exposure to emerging markets, Heineken is acquiring two breweries in Ethiopia, after being named the preferred bidder by the Ethiopian Government following a

Read Full Article

Board Changes at SABMiller

    Board Changes at SABMiller

Malcolm Wyman, chief financial officer of SABMiller, has confirmed his intention to retire from the company at the end of August 2011, and will stand down from the board on

Read Full Article

Nichols to Update Vimto as Strong Growth Continues

    Nichols to Update Vimto as Strong Growth Continues

UK-based soft drink group Nichols is completely updating the packaging and introducing a new, multi-media advertising campaign for its flagship Vimto brand. Following a successful 2010 when it increased profit

Read Full Article

Profit Warning From Thorntons

    Profit Warning From Thorntons

UK confectionery manufacturer and retailer Thorntons has warned that poor trading over the important Easter period coupled with the ongoing challenging retail environment will result in profit before tax and

Read Full Article

Marine Ingredients – The Next Wave in Functional Food Innovation?

    Marine Ingredients – The Next Wave in Functional Food Innovation?

In 2010 the functional food market was worth $24 billion and it is growing by approximately 14% per annum. In the last five years the number of new product introductions

Read Full Article

Tate & Lyle Launches First Fruit-based Calorie-free Sweetening Solution

    Tate & Lyle Launches First Fruit-based Calorie-free Sweetening Solution

Tate & Lyle has entered into a five-year strategic partnership agreement with New Zealand-based BioVittoria for the exclusive global marketing and distribution rights for BioVittoria’s monk fruit. The only fruit-based

Read Full Article

The Future of Nutraceuticals – Discussion Forum to Debate Opportunities and Challenges

International experts will gather at next month’s Vitafoods Europe Discussion Forum to debate the top 10 opportunities and challenges for bringing functional foods and supplements to market in the next

Read Full Article

DuPont Makes Final Danisco Tender Offer

    DuPont Makes Final Danisco Tender Offer

DuPont, the global science group, has increased the price of its tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Danisco, the enzyme and specialty food ingredients company, by

Read Full Article

Orior Acquires Swiss Tofu Producer

    Orior Acquires Swiss Tofu Producer

Swiss food group Orior, through its Fredag subsidiary, has acquired Bernatur, the leading tofu producer in Switzerland, for an undisclosed price. Bernatur employs approximately ten people and has a production

Read Full Article

Cargill’s German Chocolate Acquisition Receives Green Light

    Cargill’s German Chocolate Acquisition Receives Green Light

The European Commission has cleared Cargill’s acquisition of KG Kakao Verarbeitung Berlin (KVB), an integrated chocolate company based in Germany,

Read Full Article

Cereal Partners Worldwide to Invest SFr35 Million in New Factory

    Cereal Partners Worldwide to Invest SFr35 Million in New Factory

Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW), a joint venture between Nestle and General Mills, will invest SFr35m (Eur27m) over two years in

Read Full Article

European Business News – Week ending April 29, 2011

On May 8th, The Coca-Cola Company will celebrate the 125th anniversary of its iconic, flagship brand. From selling just nine

Read Full Article

Fifth Consecutive Quarter of Growth at Unilever

    Fifth Consecutive Quarter of Growth at Unilever

Food, personal care and home care group Unilever has delivered its fifth consecutive quarter of growth as its transformation strategy

Read Full Article

Decline in British Beer Sales Eases

    Decline in British Beer Sales Eases

Beer sales fell by 3.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the same period in 2010,

Read Full Article

Gumlink Takes Stake in Canadian Probiotic and Nutraceutical Gum Manufacturer

    Gumlink Takes Stake in Canadian Probiotic and Nutraceutical Gum Manufacturer

Gumlink of Denmark has strengthened its leading position in the global nutraceutical chewing gum market by acquiring a 50% stake

Read Full Article

Are Sports and Energy Performance Products Moving into the Mainstream?

With products such as sports and energy drinks now entering the mainstream, the global market for sports nutrition and performance

Read Full Article

Head of Premier Foods to Retire

    Head of Premier Foods to Retire

Premier Foods has announced that its chief executive, Robert Schofield, intends to retire on the appointment of his successor or

Read Full Article

Solid Interim Growth By Associated British Foods

    Solid Interim Growth By Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods has achieved a 5% rise in adjusted operating profit to £390m on group revenue ahead by 9%

Read Full Article

Record UK Grocery Market Share For Discounters

    Record UK Grocery Market Share For Discounters

The latest UK grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 17 April 2011, show stellar performances

Read Full Article

Greene King Completes Pubs Acquisition

    Greene King Completes Pubs Acquisition

UK regional brewer and pub operator Greene King has completed the £53.1m acquisition of Realpubs in line with its strategy

Read Full Article

Recovery Continues at Restructured Uniq

    Recovery Continues at Restructured Uniq

Uniq, the UK convenience food group, has continued the improvement in its financial performance by reporting an operating profit before

Read Full Article

Lactalis Makes €3.4 Billion Move on Parmalat

    Lactalis Makes €3.4 Billion Move on Parmalat

French dairy group Lactalis, which already owns 29% of Parmalat, has made a Eur3.38b offer for the remaining shares in

Read Full Article

Coca-Cola Unveils 15th Billion Dollar Brand

    Coca-Cola Unveils 15th Billion Dollar Brand

The Coca-Cola Company has announced the addition of Del Valle, its Latin American juice brand, to its portfolio of brands

Read Full Article

Tate & Lyle Completes Retreat From Sugar

    Tate & Lyle Completes Retreat From Sugar

Tate & Lyle is disposing of its sugar interests in Vietnam to TH Milk Food Joint Stock Company, a local Vietnamese

Read Full Article

Zetar Expands Confectionery Business

    Zetar Expands Confectionery Business

Zetar, the UK confectionery and snack foods company, has acquired Derwent Lynton for a maximum consideration of up to £0.8m.

Read Full Article

SABMiller’s Lager Volumes Down in Europe

    SABMiller’s Lager Volumes Down in Europe

Global brewer SABMiller has reported that its lager volume in Europe declined by 3% in the 12 months to March

Read Full Article

Re-structuring of VION’s UK Sausage Operations

    Re-structuring of VION’s UK Sausage Operations

VION, Europe’s largest meat group, is proposing to re-structure its British sausage processing business which will result in the transfer

Read Full Article

Nestle Expands in China

    Nestle Expands in China

Nestle has taken a 60% stake in Chinese food company Yinlu Foods Group for an undisclosed price. Family-owned Yinlu is

Read Full Article

Strong Performance By Carbery Group

Ireland-based international food ingredients manufacturer Carbery Group has reported a 22% rise in turnover to Eur224.3m in 2010. The group

Read Full Article

Bakery Products Saves Woodhead Bakery From Closure

English Midlands-based Bakery Products has acquired Woodhead Bakery and 11 of its retail outlets from the administrators. Bakery Products is

Read Full Article

Milk Link Starts £4 Million Cheese Expansion

    Milk Link Starts £4 Million Cheese Expansion

UK dairy co-operative Milk Link has commenced work on the first phase of a new production facility at its Cornish

Read Full Article

Record Fall in UK Food Prices

    Record Fall in UK Food Prices

UK prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages fell by 1.4% between February and March this year compared with a rise

Read Full Article

Carlsberg Appoints New Head of Group Supply Chain

    Carlsberg Appoints New Head of Group Supply Chain

Carlsberg has appointed Peter Ernsting as senior vice president, Group Supply Chain, and as a member of Carlsberg’s executive committee.

Read Full Article

Arla Foods to Invest DKr615 Million in Cheese Production

    Arla Foods to Invest DKr615 Million in Cheese Production

Arla Foods is to rationalise its yellow cheese production to counter international competition and declining milk volumes in Sweden. The

Read Full Article

Financial Restructuring at Findus Group

    Financial Restructuring at Findus Group

Findus Group, one of the leading frozen food businesses in Europe with sales over Eur1.3b, is reported to be renegotiating

Read Full Article

Brewery Expansion by SABMiller

    Brewery Expansion by SABMiller

SABMiller is investing an additional $15m in its operations in South Sudan to increase production capacity and build on the

Read Full Article

Chairman of Arla Foods to Retire

    Chairman of Arla Foods to Retire

Ove Moberg is retiring as chairman of Arla Foods on May 26th. with effect from the next ordinary meeting of

Read Full Article

Bonduelle and Ardo Establish Spanish Joint Venture to Supply Findus

    Bonduelle and Ardo Establish Spanish Joint Venture to Supply Findus

The Ardo and Bonduelle groups are to set up a joint venture to supply frozen vegetables to the Spanish and

Read Full Article

£13.7 Billion Wasted on Dumped Food and Drink in Britain

    £13.7 Billion Wasted on Dumped Food and Drink in Britain

The cost of buying and throwing away good food and drink reached £13.7 billion last year, reveals new analysis by

Read Full Article

European Business News – Week ending April 8, 2011

The biggest news story of the week was Diamond Foods’ $2.35 billion (Eur1.6b) takeover of Pringles to triple in scale

Read Full Article

Transitional Year for Irish Dairy Board

    Transitional Year for Irish Dairy Board

Reduced margins at its DPI US speciality food business were behind a sharp drop in EBITA by a third to

Read Full Article

Food & Drink Business Conference & Exhibition 2016

find food jobs

The Magazine

F&D Business Preferred Suppliers

New Subscriber

    Subscribe Here



    Advertisements