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
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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
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
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 profit growth for the year ended December 31st 2010. Revenue
More than 40 delegates from some of the UK’s leading food manufacturing and distribution companies were captivated during an information technology seminar in Holbeach on Thursday of last week. Intrigued
AG Barr’s strong annual results confirm the resilience of the UK soft drinks market, which was highlighted by Britvic in its just published market report. Scotland-based AG Barr achieved double-digit
Nestle has opened a new Eur117m factory in Germany dedicated to producing hypoallergenic (HA) infant formula. As an extension of the company’s 106 year old Biessenhofen factory site, the Nestle
Diageo, the world’s largest producer of Scotch whisky, is to invest £3.5m to expand and upgrade its Caol Ila distillery on the Sound of Islay. Production at the site will
Dairy Crest is planning a further £20m cost reduction programme for its next financial year to help offset increasing input costs. The UK dairy group’s cost reduction programme in its
Leading glass-packaging manufacturer, Beatson Clark showcased its diverse range of products to an excited audience at two recent industry exhibitions. With glass being the natural choice for anyone thinking about
National Flexible, the Yorkshire-based film specialist, has provided a cost-effective packaging solution for Apollo Snacks – one of London’s leading suppliers of pre-packed nuts, snacks, sweets and dried fruits for
Market-leading provider of business management and accounting software, Access, is set to execute a rapid expansion strategy after securing a £50 million deal with growth investor Lyceum Capital. Access, which
With its Napier Brown sugar distribution business recording an operating loss, The Real Good Food Company has reported flat group EBITDA of £5.5m for the year ended December 31st 2010
UK soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr has increased pre-tax profit, excluding exceptional items, by 13.3% to £31.6m for the twelve months to January 29th 2011 and turnover by 10.4% to
Moscow-based Rusagro, the Russian sugar, pork and agribusiness group, is seeking to raise $30m through an initial public offering of about 17% of its equity on the London Stock Exchange.
Falling sales volumes and a decrease in contract manufacturing coupled with rising raw material prices, which weakened margins, have adversely impacted on the financial performance of Swedish confectionery manufacturer Cloetta
Finnish meat processor Atria is launching an efficiency improvement programme to achieve annual savings of approximately Eur4m at it production plant at Nurmo in Finland. The group has also appointed
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
An outstanding feature of the past week has been the number of joint ventures formed, especially within the dairy sector.
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 Provimi Group, a world leader in animal nutrition, is selling its pet food business, Provimi Pet Food, to private
Nordzucker, Europe´s second biggest sugar producer, and PureCircle of Malaysia, have formed a joint venture, NP Sweet, for the development
PepsiCo and Strauss Group, Israel’s second-largest food and beverage company, are to form a joint venture partnership that will produce
DMK (which is being created by the merger of Nordmilch and Humana) and Arla Foods will establish a 50/50 joint
US-based food group General Mills has entered into exclusive negotiations with PAI Partners and Sodiaal to purchase a 50% stake
Dutch dairy co-operative Royal FrieslandCampina increased net revenue by 10% to Eur8.97b and profit by 57% to Eur285m during its
Greggs, the UK’s leading bakery retailer, increased pre-tax profit by 7.9% to a record £52.5m for the 52 weeks ended
PepsiCo has developed the world’s first PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant-based, fully renewable resources, enabling the company to
Benefiting from improving consumer sentiment across its domestic and international markets, Swiss premium chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprungli has reported
Raisio, the Finnish foods and functional food ingredients manufacturer famous for its Benecol brand, and Danish DLA Group have signed
The gluten and wheat free market in the UK is continuing to show strong growth. Latest Kantar Worldpanel data (52
Exports of UK food and non-alcoholic drinks grew for the sixth consecutive year in 2010 to pass the £10b mark
The pork pie and scotch egg brand leader, Pork Farms, have renewed their contract with multi temperature supply chain specialist,
Cooley Distillery’s 15 Year Old Single Grain Whiskey Greenore has been named World Best Single Grain Whiskey for the third
Sugar, starch and fruit group Agrana is investing Eur56m in building a starch factory for the production of wheat starch
Greencore has announced that it does not intend to make a revised offer for Northern Foods. Greencore had initially proposed
Following completion of its £205m acquisition the meat-free business of Premier Foods, Exponent Private Equity has announced the creation of
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a list of every foreign manufacturer that has had a
Astarta, the biggest producer of sugar and industrial milk in Ukraine, has entered a joint venture for the production and
SABMiller will invest over $100m in building a new greenfield brewery in Onitsha, in South Eastern Nigeria. The Anambra State
Kellogg is helping fund sustainable palm oil production through purchasing GreenPalm certificates covering 100% of its global palm oil use.
Health and safety is a vital part of any business, but when it comes to food manufacture and processing,
Solarsoft Business Systems (“Solarsoft”), the UK’s leading developer and provider of ERP and business software solutions for food and drink
Dairy co-operatives Arla Foods of Scandinavia and Hansa-Milch Mecklenburg-Holstein of Germany are set to merge. A merger plan put forward
Nampak Plastics Europe has officially opened its bottling facility in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, following investment of £3.2m investment. Plans for
Ilapak is demonstrating a number of cutting edge technological innovations at Interpack this year, including its revolutionary Ultrasonic sealing
French co-operative Agrial has strengthened its milk business by acquiring a minority stake in Delicelait, a producer of dairy ingredients,
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