Reducing waste in all its forms (inventory, downtime, leaks, paperwork etc) through lean manufacturing, coupled with energy saving campaigns such
- Dale Farm to invest £70 million in Country Tyrone facility UK dairy co-operative Dale Farm is investing £70 million in its cheddar processing facility at Dunmanbridge, County Tyrone. The expansion will mark one of the largest ever single investments by...
- CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index sees UK inflation dip below 10% for the first time in two years Inflation as measured by the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index (FPI) fell below 10% in March for the first time in two years. This welcome milestone for the sector follows the largest...
- Reducing Manufacturing Waste for Cost Efficiency By Kati Hope, Global Account Manager, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection This article looks at how food manufacturers can enhance the optimisation of raw material resources and reap the rewards of heightened...
- Campari Group completes €1 billion acquisition of Courvoisier Campari Group has announced the successful completion of the acquisition of 100% of Beam Holdings France S.A.S. (now renamed Courvoisier Holding France S.A.S.), which in turn owns 100% of Courvoisier S.A.S.,...
- Arla Foods Ingredients to acquire Volac’s Whey Nutrition business Arla Foods Ingredients has reached an agreement to acquire Volac’s Whey Nutrition business. The UK-based Volac group specialises in turning whey into ingredients for sports nutrition, with by- products being...
Tong Peal, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of agricultural handling and grading equipment, will be showcasing the latest version
Green Isle Foods, the leading Irish frozen foods company, is to invest €30 million across its operations in Ireland which
The board of directors of Bacardi, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, has appointed Michael J Dolan
The food and grocery research and training charity, IGD, has announced the launch of a ‘School Pilot’, as part of
Denny Bros is a specialist printing business and the proud originators of the Fix-a-Form multi-page label. The company’s multi-page labels
By Roy Green of Harford Control By all accounts there will be 9 billion mouths to feed across the globe
Despite having to contend with record input prices and tough trading conditions within the UK food retailing market, Cranswick has
The Rathfinny Winery, which is the largest, greenest, purpose built winery in the UK, has been officially opened. The Rathfinny
Canada-based Cooke Aquaculture has completed the acquisition of Meridian Salmon Farms, a leading Scottish salmon farming company, from Marine Harvest,
Tuborg beer is launching a brand new global marketing campaign called ‘Always Say Yes,’ building on the cultural ‘FOMO’ trend,
PureCircle, the world’s leading producer and marketer of high-purity stevia products announced today it has cut the carbon footprint of
Most managers and engineers have had firsthand experience of capital projects that failed to live up to expectation when introduced
Kantar Worldpanel’s 2014 barometer of the UK’s most chosen FMCG brands reveals that local brands are winning, with UK favourites
Fiinsih dairy group Valio is to commence the construction of a new snacks plant in Riihimaki, near its existing Valio
Netherlands-based dairy co-operative Royal FrieslandCampina has won the King Willem I Award. The award recognises and rewards good business practices
Europe’s food and drink industry employs 4.24 million workers throughout all Member States, mostly in rural areas, 64% of whom
Pearlfisher has created Sami-s-Usami, a new game-changing brand that revolutionises the Russian baby-food market. The work spans brand strategy, portfolio
Busy retail food and drink environments demand a resin floor that is durable and low maintenance, yet highly attractive to
Major investment in new laboratories enables more efficient development processes, portfolio extensions and even better customer focus Korntal-Münchingen, Germany, May
HORGEN, SWITZERLAND – May 8, 2014 – Dow’s presence at Interpack 2014 on May 8-14 in Düsseldorf, Germany focused on
Kerry, the global ingredients & flavours and consumer foods group, has opened a new Kerry Regional Development & Application Centre
Coca-Cola remains the world’s most chosen FMCG brand for the second year in Kantar Worldpanel’s Brand Footprint ranking. The brand
The European Commission wants to prohibit the use of any kind of driftnets for fishing in all EU waters as
Mondelez International has announced that its OREO brand, the world’s favorite cookie, will partner with Paramount Pictures for the global
Fast developing Snowbird foods has made its first new senior management appointment since the management bought the company last year.
Aspen Stainless by Canal Engineering Ltd has a long track record of providing safe, hygienic and long-lasting stainless steel products
Eurotec WTT specializes in the design, production and installation of water, wastewater, waste and food process treatment plants. Eurotec’s mission
The merger between Arla Foods and EGM Walhorn has now been approved by the co-operative owners in both companies. The
Dutch dairy company Royal FrieslandCampina and China Huishan Dairy Holdings Company have entered into exclusive talks on creating a joint
Grupo Bimbo has received approval from the Canadian Minister of Industry to acquire Canada Bread Company. The C$1.83 billion (Eur1.22
The ECOBIONET project coordinated by AIMPLAS received the award for the best European project of the Valencian Community 2013 in
Barilla Food Company, which has annual revenues of €3.9 billion, is home to the world’s leading pasta brand. From May
The need for highly accurate and dependable weighing technology throughout the food industry will be the focus of HBM’s workshop,
Pressure on prices is rising in the bakery market. Of particular concern is the increasing pressure from the discounters who
PET liquid packaging solutions provider Sidel has secured three new contracts from Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling (HBC) in Nigeria, Russia and
San Miguel Brewing International., the international arm of San Miguel Brewery, the largest brewer in the Philippines and Southeast Asia,
Heineken has unveiled its latest global campaign, ‘Cities of the World’, aimed to inspire men to live worldly, new adventures
Ratingen, Germany 24th April 2014 Mitsubishi Electric frequency inverter with stall prevention ensures improved efficiency and performance in traditional ice
Finsbury Food Group, a leading UK manufacturer of cake and bread bakery goods, has appointed Peter Baker as Non-Executive Director
Developing new products or reformulating existing ones is a complex process – requiring knowledge of ingredients, processing techniques, packaging materials,
The North East’s leading animal by-product and food waste collection and disposal service provider is celebrating winning a top business
Heat and Control’s latest BF-360 Batch Fryer combines an enclosed cooking area with automatic control of temperature, slice agitation, batch
The long-established machine manufacturer, WEBOMATIC, Germany, stands for vacuum packaging machines both for the industry and the trades. In the
The rapid expansion of Denmark-based TITAN Containers’ European network continues, with the opening of new branch offices in Ireland and
Fanuc has realigned its UK divisions under one brand: Fanuc UK Limited. This will enable the company to deliver a
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard, makers of the world’s leading Irish whiskey, Jameson, was the winner of the Amorim Sustainability Award
Mondelez International has launched its Mobile Futures program in Australia. The initiative, already successfully launched in the US and Brazil,
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has appointed Willem van der Meijs to the role of Research & Development Manager. In this
Heineken has announced that, subject to the customary regulatory and other approvals, it will merge its two majority-owned Nigerian brewing