SABMiller is investing an additional $15m in its operations in South Sudan to increase production capacity and build on the strong performance of its local brand portfolio. The state-of-the-art brewery
Ove Moberg is retiring as chairman of Arla Foods on May 26th. with effect from the next ordinary meeting of the Board of Representatives on May 26. He has served
The Ardo and Bonduelle groups are to set up a joint venture to supply frozen vegetables to the Spanish and Portuguese markets. Ardo and Bonduelle have also signed an exclusive
The cost of buying and throwing away good food and drink reached £13.7 billion last year, reveals new analysis by the Local Government Association, the voice for local authorities in
The biggest news story of the week was Diamond Foods’ $2.35 billion (Eur1.6b) takeover of Pringles to triple in scale and become the second largest savoury snacks manufacturer in the
Reduced margins at its DPI US speciality food business were behind a sharp drop in EBITA by a third to Eur26.9m, despite a 6% rise in turnover to Eur1.9b in
Participants in a scheme run by ECR (Efficient Consumer Response) UK are well on the way to achieving targets set last autumn to prevent and recover waste in the FMCG
Evolva, the Swiss pharmaceutical group, is expanding its innovative nutritional ingredients portfolio with the acquisition of R&D partner Abunda Nutrition, the US food ingredients business. Evolva and San Francisco-based Abunda
Rabobank and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are entering into a new partnership focused on international food and agriculture chains. The objective is to make these chains sustainable by conducting
Boparan Holdings has started the process of delisting Northern Foods’ shares from the London Stock Exchange after its £340m offer for the UK convenience food company was declared unconditional in
Cargill, the US-based food and agriculture group, has made a significant investment in its liquid flavour blending plant at its production facility in Grasse, France. The redevelopment has resulted in
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard is celebrating the success of its premium whiskey portfolio after achieving four Double Gold and one Gold medal at the internationally renowned San Francisco World Spirit
The global market share of private/own label food products is set to double from the current 25% to 50% in 2025. However, A-brands will retain their importance for retailers to
US-based snacks group Diamond Foods is acquiring the Pringles business from Procter & Gamble in a deal worth $2.35b. Pringles is the world’s largest potato crisp brand with sales in
UK food inflation fell to 4.0% in March from 4.5% in February, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Index. Non-food inflation slowed marginally to 1.5% from 1.6% in February and overall
Sales of organic products in the UK fell 5.9% to £1.73b in 2010 with the rate of decline slowing significantly throughout the year, according to the Organic Market Report just
Carlsberg is investing significantly in repositioning its brand to support its ambition to be the fastest growing global beer company. While Carlsberg’s famous green logo is known all over the
Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high quality cocoa and chocolate products, grew twice as fast as the global chocolate market in the first half of its 2010/11 fiscal
Greene King, the UK regional brewer and pub operator, has entered into a new five year £400m revolving credit facility with its banking partners, commencing in April 2011. This replaces
The first ever report on premium bottled water, by specialist consultancy Zenith International, estimates that global sales rose from 9.4 billion litres in 2009 to 9.5 billion litres in 2010.
2010 was a record year for Scotch whisky exports with global shipments rising by 10% to reach a value of £3.45b, according to new figures published by The Scotch Whisky
The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of Hansa-Milch by Arla Food. After examining the operations of the two dairy co-operatives, the Commission concluded that the transaction would not
Stock Spirits Group, one of Central Europe’s leading branded spirits and liqueurs businesses, has reported double digit organic revenue and
Dairy farmers who supply Robert Wiseman Dairies are being offered expert help to reduce their energy costs and improve their
AG Barr’s strong annual results confirm the resilience of the UK soft drinks market, which was highlighted by Britvic in
Nestle has opened a new Eur117m factory in Germany dedicated to producing hypoallergenic (HA) infant formula. As an extension of
Diageo, the world’s largest producer of Scotch whisky, is to invest £3.5m to expand and upgrade its Caol Ila distillery
After recovering strongly in the second half, English regional brewer and pub company Adnams has reported a 1.5% slip in
Dairy Crest is planning a further £20m cost reduction programme for its next financial year to help offset increasing input
In the latest Impact Databank Top 100 ranking, Diageo has retained eight spirit brands among the top 20 premium spirits
New research shows that flavour and taste remain the most important factors to British shoppers when buying fruit, and the
With its Napier Brown sugar distribution business recording an operating loss, The Real Good Food Company has reported flat group
UK soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr has increased pre-tax profit, excluding exceptional items, by 13.3% to £31.6m for the twelve
Moscow-based Rusagro, the Russian sugar, pork and agribusiness group, is seeking to raise $30m through an initial public offering of
Falling sales volumes and a decrease in contract manufacturing coupled with rising raw material prices, which weakened margins, have adversely
Finnish meat processor Atria is launching an efficiency improvement programme to achieve annual savings of approximately Eur4m at it production
Nestle will double production of Nescafe Dolce Gusto coffee capsules with a SFr64m (Eur50m) investment in a new international production
Fresh produce company Produce World is launching the Green Giant Fresh product line in the UK. The canned range of
Acquisitions, encouraging international growth and strict cost management have helped Emmi, the Swiss dairy group, to increase net profit by
Latest research from Mintel finds that while 88% of British consumers aged over 65 drink tea, penetration drops to 73%
An outstanding feature of the past week has been the number of joint ventures formed, especially within the dairy sector.
The UK soft drinks market has once again demonstrated its resilience in spite of tough economic conditions, growing to £9.4b
Nestle is to invest about SFr49.6m (Eur38m) in a new breakfast cereals factory in Turkey. The 9,400 sq m facility
UK baker Finsbury Food Group has reported a 7% fall in revenue to £82.9m and flat pre-tax profit of £1.8m
The long term decline in drinking out in British pubs is set to continue, driven by changing consumer behaviour, relative
The Food and Drink Federation has warned that the UK food industry’s future sustainability is highly dependent on the skills
The Provimi Group, a world leader in animal nutrition, is selling its pet food business, Provimi Pet Food, to private
Boparan Holdings, which incorporates the 2 Sisters poultry group, is nearing completion of its £342 million acquisition of Northern Foods.
Punch Taverns, the UK’s leading pub group operating over 6,700 leased and managed pubs nationwide, is to be divided into
French privately owned dairy group Lactalis, which is the world’s largest cheese manufacturer, has increased its shareholding in Parmalat, the
Heineken is starring in the first episode of the new European season of Mega Factories, the successful documentary series on
World wheat production this year will be 676 million tonnes, representing a growth of 3.4% from 2010, but still below
Nordzucker, Europe´s second biggest sugar producer, and PureCircle of Malaysia, have formed a joint venture, NP Sweet, for the development
Despite a 68% fall in operating profit to £2.3 million and a drop in sales to £218 million during 2010,
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