Heineken has reached another important milestone in Mexico, the world’s fourth largest beer profit pool and a market that is expected to show ongoing incremental volume growth in the coming
Another Milestone For Heineken
BrewDog, Scotland’s largest independent brewery, has officially announced the launch of its flagship beer, Punk IPA, in cans. Punk IPA will be the only craft beer available in cans in
The pork pie and scotch egg brand leader, Pork Farms, have renewed their contract with multi temperature supply chain specialist, Oakland International, increasing product volume in excess of 30,000 case
Cooley Distillery’s 15 Year Old Single Grain Whiskey Greenore has been named World Best Single Grain Whiskey for the third consecutive year at the World Whiskies Awards in London. Over
Sugar, starch and fruit group Agrana is investing Eur56m in building a starch factory for the production of wheat starch and gluten at the site of its bioethanol plant in
Greencore has announced that it does not intend to make a revised offer for Northern Foods. Greencore had initially proposed an all-share merger of equals between two of the leading
Following completion of its £205m acquisition the meat-free business of Premier Foods, Exponent Private Equity has announced the creation of a new international food company, Quorn Foods. Headquartered in Stokesley,
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a list of every foreign manufacturer that has had a shipment refused entry to the US since October 2001. In
Astarta, the biggest producer of sugar and industrial milk in Ukraine, has entered a joint venture for the production and processing of milk with Danone, the world leader in dairy
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 20th February 2011, show that the market is subdued as shoppers watch their pennies. Overall market growth
SABMiller will invest over $100m in building a new greenfield brewery in Onitsha, in South Eastern Nigeria. The Anambra State Government and other Nigerian investors will hold up to 20%
Kellogg is helping fund sustainable palm oil production through purchasing GreenPalm certificates covering 100% of its global palm oil use. Today, GreenPalm estimates that only 6% of the current global
Health and safety is a vital part of any business, but when it comes to food manufacture and processing, one of the most frustrating problems is foreign body contamination,
Solarsoft Business Systems (“Solarsoft”), the UK’s leading developer and provider of ERP and business software solutions for food and drink manufacturers, has today become a Commercial Partner of the Food
Dairy co-operatives Arla Foods of Scandinavia and Hansa-Milch Mecklenburg-Holstein of Germany are set to merge. A merger plan put forward by the boards of the two companies has now been
Boparan Holdings, headed by chicken business entrepreneur Ranjit Singh Boparan, now controls more than a third of Northern Foods, the leading UK convenience food group. On January 21st 2011, Boparan
Nampak Plastics Europe has officially opened its bottling facility in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, following investment of £3.2m investment. Plans for the bottle manufacturing plant located at the Dale Farm liquid
Ilapak is demonstrating a number of cutting edge technological innovations at Interpack this year, including its revolutionary Ultrasonic sealing system fitted to both a Delta 3000 long dwell flow-wrapper
Buoyed by improved global dairy markets and good demand in key nutritionals sectors, Glanbia, the global nutritional solutions and cheese group, increased total revenue by 21.4% to Eur2.6b and EBITA,
Chinese food conglomerate Bright Food Group is reported to be in pole position in the race to acquire PAI Partners’ 50% stake in Yoplait. Rivals for the shareholding in the
French co-operative Agrial has strengthened its milk business by acquiring a minority stake in Delicelait, a producer of dairy ingredients, for an undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, Agrial
HACCP International has endorsed Activeion and its ionator EXPä as a tool recommended for use in food facilities as part of a food hygiene program. The endorsement is aimed at
Tesco has launched a £200m campaign to lower prices on more than 1,000 everyday items – from fruit and vegetables
UK sales of Fairtrade products soared by 40% in 2010 to an estimated retail value of £1.17b compared with £836m
Devro, the world’s leading manufacturer of collagen products for the food industry, has reported a 39.4% increase in operating profit
While soy milk continues to dominate the growing dairy-free market in most countries of the world, there are signs that
Austrian group Agrana is to invest Eur27.6m to expand its Russian fruit preparation plant at Serpuchov over the next five
Most British shoppers are expecting food prices to rise and are actively seeking out value in order to deal with
Contrary to what might be expected during the recession, Fairtrade sales continue to grow in Ireland. In 2010 consumer spending
According to the latest glass recycling estimates – published one year ahead of the official Eurostat data – more than
The continuing rise in raw material costs was again highlighted during the past week when Britvic, the second biggest soft
Kinnerton Confectionery, the largest independent company in the confectionery novelties industry, relies on GGR Communications for their communications infrastructure. Operating
Britvic, the second biggest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK and Ireland, has cautioned that escalating input cost inflation, particularly
Blackpool-based Tangerine Confectionery, the largest British manufacturer of sugar confectionery and branded popcorn in the UK, is reported to be
The Coca-Cola Company and HJ Heinz have announced a strategic partnership that enables Heinz to produce its ketchup bottles using
Norway-based Orkla Brands has decided to merge its Russian chocolate and confectionery companies – Krupskaya and SladCo – into one
Campina, owned by Dutch dairy co-operative Royal FrieslandCampina, was once again the biggest selling A-brand in Dutch supermarkets in 2010.
The Cornish Pasty Association has received Protected Geographical Indication status for its world famous pasty. The decision from the European
Dairy products company Adams Foods is achieving impressive carbon performance at its new factory at Leek in Staffordshire, England, thanks to combined
As part of its expansion strategy to increase turnover to $100m by 2012, CJSC Landrin, one of the largest chocolate
2010 has been a year of expansion for Arla Foods following a period of restructuring and cost reduction in 2009.
Kerry Group, the international ingredients, flavours and consumer foods manufacturer, increased revenue by 9.7% to Eur5.0b in 2010 and trading
First Milk, the largest dairy farmer-owned business in the UK, has set up a strategic alliance with Eilers and Wheeler,
The fresh bread element of Gallagher’s Bakery in Ardara, County Donegal, has been saved from closure following its acquisition by
The Swiss chocolate industry returned to growth last year following a decline in 2009. Over the course of 2010, Switzerland’s
With a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5% between 2010 and 2015, Tesco is set to be the fastest
47% of British adults who buy wine for themselves or others in supermarkets or off licences say that the first
Diageo has reached agreement to acquire Mey Icki, the leading spirits company in Turkey, for an enterprise value of £1.3b
Reflecting a highly challenging year in Russia, its largest market, Carlsberg increased net revenue by 1% to DKr60.05b (Eur8.0b) and
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard has reported that sales growth of its Jameson brand accelerated appreciably in the first six months
Stephen Twaddell has been appointed as president of Kellogg’s European operations, which employs 8,000 people and had sales of $2.2b
The results season is now underway with many of the major food and drink companies across Europe reporting full year
David Parocki has recently joined Puresep Technologies, a member of the Amplio Filtration Holdings Group, as Business Development Manager for
Benefiting from an improvement in the global economic environment and favourable currency factors, Pernod Ricard has achieved strong sales and
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