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Algerian dairy sector carton debut a ‘key milestone’, says Elopak

Elopak has teamed up with an Algerian processor to introduce cartons to the country’s dairy sector for the first time

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Unilever opens leadership development centre in Singapore

Unilever has opened a €50m leadership development centre in Singapore – its first outside of the UK. The Anglo-Dutch consumer

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Ishida Europe upgrades range of snack food bagmakers

Ishida Europe has announced that it is to introduce an enhancement to its Atlas range of snack food bagmakers The

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Diageo Now the Major Shareholder in India’s Leading Spirits Company

  Diageo Now the Major Shareholder in India’s Leading Spirits Company

Following the acquisition of a further 14.98% stake in United Spirits Ltd (USL) for £344.2 million from United Breweries (Holdings)

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Unilever Increases Stake in Indian Business

  Unilever Increases Stake in Indian Business

Unilever has acquired 14.8% of Hindustan Unilever for Eur2.45 billion to increase its stake in the Indian business from 52.5% to

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Packaging automation launch skin pack on eclipse tray sealers

Tray sealer specialist Packaging Automation which celebrates its 50th year in 2013 has launched a vacuum skin pack option forits

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Grupo Osborne Expands in Brazil

  Grupo Osborne Expands in Brazil

Grupo Osborne, the Spanish food and beverage group, has purchased 51% of Natique, a company founded in 1996 and engaged

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Design Takes Shape at Packaging Innovations London

The Brand & Design Village, co-located with Packaging Innovations London, will be buzzing with creativity as some of the best

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Nestlé, Danone cut Chinese infant formula prices in response to pricing probe

Nestlé-owned Wyeth Nutrition and Danone Dumex are slashing the price of their infant formula products in China in response to

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Busy Lifestyles Drive Growth in the Prepared Meals Sector in France

  Busy Lifestyles Drive Growth in the Prepared Meals Sector in France

Ready meals are expected to dominate the prepared meals sector in France up to 2017, according to Canadean. The hectic

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Crisp firm Seabrook battles back into the black

Seabrook Crisps is edging back into the black after what its chief executive conceded had been a testing two years.

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Weighing up the possibilities: Cutting calories in chocolate through fat reduction

The global reduced fat chocolate category is set for 13.4% sales growth this year.  We ask how chocolate makers can

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Novel chocolate sensory analysis method touted by researchers

Brazilian researchers say a new method for sensory analysis of chocolate could slash description times in half compared to the

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Listeria limits in RTE foods “not always complied with”, finds BfR

Microbiological criteria for Listeria are not always strictly adhered to in ready-to-eat foods leading to an increased risk of infection,

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Chobani’s strained (not Greek) yoghurt gets UK revamp

Greek yoghurt giant Chobani has reintroduced its ‘strained’ yoghurt in the UK after a court ruled that it was misleading

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Major Disparity in Price Levels of Food in EU Member States

  Major Disparity in Price Levels of Food in EU Member States

In 2012, the price level1 of a comparable basket of food and non-alcoholic beverages was more than twice as high

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UK Dairy Industry Set to Exploit the Opportunities of the Future

  UK Dairy Industry Set to Exploit the Opportunities of the Future

The 2013 Dairy UK White Paper, just published, shows how the UK dairy industry has moved on from the challenges

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Dairy Crest Further Reduces Exposure to Middle Ground Milk Market

  Dairy Crest Further Reduces Exposure to Middle Ground Milk Market

Dairy Crest Group, the leading UK-owned dairy foods company, is to sell its depot-based milk delivery business in the North

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Origin Enterprises Disposes of Marine Proteins and Oils Interests

  Origin Enterprises Disposes of Marine Proteins and Oils Interests

Origin Enterprises, the agri-services group, has agreed to dispose of its 50% interest in its Marine Proteins and Oils joint

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Just Half of British Consumers Trust the Food Industry to Provide Safe Food

  Just Half of British Consumers Trust the Food Industry to Provide Safe Food

Six months on from the horse meat scandal, British consumers remain highly sceptical about the efficiency of the British food

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€700 Million Investment in Dairy Processing in The Netherlands

  €700 Million Investment in Dairy Processing in The Netherlands

Dutch dairy companies plan to invest more than Eur700 million in processing plants in The Netherlands during the next two

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UK Market Report on Anaerobic Digestion

  UK Market Report on Anaerobic Digestion

The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has published its first market report on anaerobic digestion (AD). The report, the first

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Campari Expands in Asia Pacific

  Campari Expands in Asia Pacific

Italian drinks group Gruppo Campari has agreed to pay A$20 million (Eur14.2 million) to acquire Copack Beverage, a leading contract

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Another Strong Year of Trading For Edrington

  Another Strong Year of Trading For Edrington

Scottish spirits group Edrington has delivered another strong year of trading, with revenues up 6.3% to £591.3 million and profit

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Bio-nanocomposites need improvement to match conventional packaging, says research

Bio-nanocomposite packaging materials have a bright future but are not yet at the level of petroleum-based plastics, according to a

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Molson Coors Canada introduces Vented Cans with a twist

Molson Coors Canada is unveiling a new innovative twist to their packaging lineup. The Vented Cans will be rolling out

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Smooth drinking with new Bud Light Vented Can

After opening the mouth of the can, consumers simply give the tab an extra push to activate the vent underneath.

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Krones launches cold-fill version of Twin-Flow tech at DrinkTec 2013

Krones tells BeverageDaily.com that the aseptic filling trend is growing, as the firm gears up for Drinktec where it will

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Libya opens doors to Irish sheep

Following the Republic of Ireland’s successful reintroduction of cattle shipments to Libya earlier this year, the renewed trade link is

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Chesapeake sold to private equity giant Carlyle Group

The deal for Chesapeake, which was previously owned by Irving Place Capital and a group of funds managed by Oaktree

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‘Great confidence’ in the export future of British dairy, says retiring Dairy UK chief

– There is “great confidence” in the future of the British dairy sector, according to Dairy UK director general, Jim

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GEA Refrigeration Technologies opens freezer plant in France

GEA Refrigeration Technologies has opened a Freezer Competence Center in Dijon, France. The centre will manufacture and assemble spiral chillers

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Finsbury Food Group to Expand Bread Manufacturing Facilities

  Finsbury Food Group to Expand Bread Manufacturing Facilities

Finsbury Food Group is expanding its bread manufacturing facilities, so extending the capacity and capability of the group’s bread business.

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European Food Network to expand freight partners

A European Food Network set up by 12 freight operatives to transport food consignments in the non-frozen sector plans to

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Not berry good: Consumers resigned to food waste

Only 1% of people don’t throw berries away according to a UK poll which found more than 50% of consumers

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Duck processor introduces new vacuum-skin packaging

Maple Leaf Farms, an Indiana food processor specializing in duck products, has introduced vacuum-skin packaging for all of its retail

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Mérieux NutriSciences develops method to determine contaminants in bakery products

Mérieux NutriSciences and Barilla have created a method to identify food contaminants simultaneously in bakery raw materials and finished products.

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Digital marketing is more cost-effective and targeted, says Barbara’s

Weetabix-owned natural and organic cereal and snack firm Barbara’s says it can better target its niche consumer base with digital

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Lucky Charms rainbow Pride campaign targeted diverse millennials, says General Mills

General Mills wanted to resonate better with young, diverse Lucky Charms consumers through its #LuckyToBe digital campaign which honored Pride

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Food packaging market to hit $2.5trillion by 2017

The retail value of the world packaged food market is expected to climb to $2.5trillion by 2017, but Western Europe

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Thorntons expects full year profits to surpass expectations

UK chocolatier Thorntons says it pre-exceptional profit before tax will be ahead of the £4.6m ($7m) market expectation as its

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Barry Callebaut Inaugurates Second Factory in Mexico

  Barry Callebaut Inaugurates Second Factory in Mexico

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, has officially inaugurated its expanded state-of-the art chocolate

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Sainsbury’s Steps Up British Sourcing With Commitment to 100% British Fresh Pork

  Sainsbury’s Steps Up British Sourcing With Commitment to 100% British Fresh Pork

Sainsbury’s has announced its milestone move to all its fresh pork being 100% British. The commitment comes ten years after

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Nestlé ‘perplexed’ as UK shuns trademark for Kit Kat shape

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has rejected Nestlé’s application to trademark the four-finger Kit-Kat shape after opposition from Mondelez

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Cocoa market awaits impact of ADM Cocoa sale

The Archer Daniels Midland Company is in discussions to sell its cocoa processing operations. We find out how potential industry

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Emmi Acquires Italian Dessert Manufacturer

  Emmi Acquires Italian Dessert Manufacturer

Swiss dairy group Emmi is acquiring Rachelli, a company based in Pero Milano, Italy, for an undisclosed price. Rachelli manufactures

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“This is a big work stream for us in how we present our information.”

Constellation Brands says it is introducing a Bloody Mary-style beer in the US as it seeks to exploit a ‘pretty

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Morrisons expects suppliers to ‘absorb’ labelling costs

Morrisons’ suppliers will probably have to cover some of the huge costs of changing packaging labels on up to 10,000

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PositiviTea Concept

Designed by Maija Sardiko, Jura Afanasjevs, Caoimhe Lavelle, Amanda Lennon and Shannen Jalal, Ireland. The concept behind the PositiviTea brand is ‘Tea Fixes Everything’.

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Lervig 10th Anniversary Beer

Designed by Daniel Brokstad, Norway. Created as Procontra. Graphic Design: Daniel Brokstad Text: Nick Hegreberg Marketing coordinator: Rune Langemyhr Lervig started their

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