Gallagher’s Bakery, based in Ardara, County Donegal, is closing its frozen bread section with the loss of 124 jobs. Gallagher’s specialises in producing part baked frozen breads under the French
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Zetar, the UK confectionery and natural snack foods group, has built on the recovery in its last financial year by reporting good organic growth in the first six months ended
Fyffes, one of the largest tropical produce importers and distributors in Europe, has acquired 33.3% of Fruchtimport vanWylick, the German fresh produce distributor and service provider. VanWylick is one of
The sale of the Northumberland Foods factory at Amble by the administrators to Newcastle-based frozen foods company Longbenton Foods has collapsed. Before falling into financial difficulties, Northumberland Foods was manufacturing
US-based Cargill and Silver Spoon, which is part of Associated British Foods, have formed an exclusive partnership for the UK distribution and marketing of the Truvia brand of tabletop sweeteners.
The new phenomenon of alertness and relaxation drinks, which has developed out of the energy drinks category, has risen in less than five years to a retail value of $521m.
Premier Foods is selling its meat-free business, which manufactures and sells products under the Quorn and Cauldron brands, to Exponent Private Equity and Intermediate Capital Group for £205m. The business
Sales at Roshen Confectionery, the Ukrainian confectionery manufacturer, surged by 32% to exceed $1b during 2010. Production volumes rose by 12.7% to about 410,000 tons. During last year, Roshen commenced
M&A activity is expected to recover in the UK and other European markets during 2011. A clear sign of this is the last minute 73p a share offer for UK
Boparan Holdings, which is controlled by food business entrepreneur Ranjit Singh Boparan, has made a 73p a share offer for UK convenience food group Northern Foods. Boparan already owns a
REDMOND, Wash. and BRUSSELS, Belgium – 24 January 2011 – Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that David Jukes has been promoted to President of Univar Europe.
Netherlands-based Refresco Group is acquiring Spumador, the largest producer of private label carbonated soft drinks and mineral water in Italy from private equity firm Trilantic Capital Partners for an undisclosed
Swiss premium chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprungli has outperformed the international chocolate market with organic sales growth of 7.3% in local currencies for 2010. Lindt & Sprungli, which has six
Irish food and drink manufacturers across all categories are more optimistic and showing a more positive outlook, according to Bord Bia’s recent food industry survey. In total, 70% of exporters
‘The Entrance’, the first installment of a new global brand campaign for Heineken, is proving to be a major online success, with close to four million hits on You Tube
Associated British Foods has cautioned that although further growth is expected for the coming year, following a step change in the group’s profitability last year, this will be moderated by
US-based Cargill, the privately owned global food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services group, is to divest its 64% stake in the Mosaic Company, which is one of the
Glanbia, the international nutritional ingredients and cheese group, is acquiring Bio-Engineered Supplements and Nutrition (BSN) for $144m (Eur108m) to strengthen its portfolio in the fast growing, higher margin, sports nutrition
To secure supplies of affordable food, the EU must have a strong farm policy that discourages food commodity speculation and helps more young farmers to start up, says the European
Is 2011 the year when you are reviewing your ERP solutions or are you involved in a selection project at the moment? If so then I am sure that Microsoft
Having recently improved the taste of its Campina Fruttis yoghurt and boosted sales, FrieslandCampina’s Russian business is now targeting growth in yoghurt drinks and strengthening its position in the chiller
Vitiva, Slovenia, has announced strategic partnership with renowned South African ingredient supplier Savannah Fine Chemicals, situated in Johannesburg, Cape Town
Innovative LIMS developer, Two Fold Software Limited, is releasing new user-friendly software that enables the company’s intuitive Qualoupe LIMS user
Northern Ireland meat processor Linden Foods has opened a new state-of-the-art retail packing and product development facility in Dungannon. The
Tangerine Confectionery, the UK’s largest independent sugar confectionery manufacturer, will achieve significant savings on energy thanks to cogeneration and trigeneration
Rising consumer interest in health and naturalness is being strongly reflected in new product activity in the global soft drinks
The Republic of Ireland’s food and drink export sales rose by 11% in 2010 to reach €7.9 billion. The increase,
Unilever and Paques, the water and gas purification specialist, have started the construction of a bio-digester at the food group’s
Cargill is expanding its cocoa and chocolate business in Europe through the acquisition of. KG Kakao Verarbeitung Berlin (KVB), an
US-based food group Campbell Soup Company has entered into an agreement with Leeds-based dry food manufacturer, Symington’s, to launch a
Global science group DuPont is acquiring Danisco, the enzyme and specialty food ingredients company, for $5.8b in cash and the
The appeal of diet foods in Britain appears to be thinning. Latest research from Mintel reveals some 60% of British
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods, the largest manufacturer of dairy products and a leading producer of juices and beverages in Russia, is continuing
Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) today announced the revolutionary new DataMan® 500 image-based barcode reader. DataMan 500 is designed to achieve
Nestle is reported to have sold its Altai Confectionery business in Russia to local private company Corminus Enterprises for an
Camlab, one of the UK’s leading scientific suppliers and service/repair agents, has been appointed by Man-Tech Associates to represent and
Finsbury Food Group, a leading UK manufacturer of cake, bread and gluten-free bakery goods, has entered into a new joint
Brakes Group, a leading supplier to the food service sector in the UK, Ireland, France and Sweden, has signed a
Food industry entrepreneur Ranjit Singh Boparan, who is head of the 2 Sisters Food Group, one of Europe’s leading poultry
The UK Office of Fairy Trading has cleared the proposed acquisition by Dale Farm of the fresh liquid milk business
India-based Tata Chemicals has entered the UK food market with the £93m acquisition of British Salt, Britain’s leading manufacturer of
The UK food and drink manufacturing sector is still performing strongly, despite uncertainty among companies about the state of the
AB Holdings, which is one of Turkey’s largest food groups, is to build a new dairy products factory in Konya
The announcement that Arla Foods is about to extend its interests in Germany by merging with Hansa-Milch, completes a year
As market leaders in filling and portioning equipment, Handtmann has an enviable reputation for top quality products and service. With
Scandinavian dairy group Arla Foods and the Northern Germany-based Hansa-Milch are considering merging. Representatives of the two dairy co-operatives are
The European Commission has adopted a proposal on ‘contractual relations in the milk sector’. The proposal aims to boost the
Awareness of ethical and environmentally friendly produced food is a key factor in consumer choice of where and what food
Two of the UK’s largest convenience food processors, Heinz and Bakkavor Group, are facing disruption to production due to industrial
Nestle is to close its confectionery factory at Castleford but has opened a new £5m Kit Kat production line in
English company Westler Foods, best known for its Westlers branded hotdogs, has appointed KPMG Restructuring as administrator. The profitable business
GlaxoSmithKline is acquiring Maxinutrition, a UK company that manufactures protein-enhanced functional nutrition products, from Darwin Private Equity for £162m, including
North American chocolate confectionery manufacturer Hershey is stepping up its growth in Europe as part of its strategy to reduce
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