Chinese regulators have approved Diageo’s acquisition of an additional 4% stake in Sichuan Chengdu Quanxing Group Company for £13m, which
- Bord Bia appoints two new market specialists for North America Bord Bia has appointed two new market specialists to the North American market. These roles focus on the drinks market and a new role specifically created for the meat and...
- Leading lubricant manufacturer removes PFAS from entire product range One of the world’s biggest food lubricant manufacturers ROCOL has announced it will be removing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the formulations of its entire FOODLUBE product range. From April...
- Arla Foods to invest €210 million in English dairy Farmer-owned Arla Foods, one of the world’s leading mozzarella producers, has announced its largest ever investment – €210 million – into the UK with highly advanced production technology at the...
- UK SME manufacturers in the food and drink sector prepare for digital future with leadership programmes UK food and drink manufacturers have been empowered with the vision, skills and drive to pursue smarter manufacturing through Made Smarter’s innovative leadership programmes. Made Smarter, a government-funded industry-led initiative...
- Richard Williams appointed CEO of Müller Yogurt & Desserts Richard Williams (pictured) has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Müller Yogurt & Desserts (MYD) in the UK & Ireland. With over 20 years of senior experience in marketing,...
Graham Packaging Europe has helped Taylerson’s Malmesbury Syrups to create the ideal taster gift pack. Malmesbury Syrups was created by
A Nestlé engineering team in Switzerland is preparing the pilot implementation of a packaging line in cooperation with automation suppliers
Unilever has announced changes to its category and go-to-market structure to further support its growth plans, especially in its fast-developing
Brazilians will have the opportunity to ‘Have a Break’ and ‘Have a Kit Kat’ when the original milk chocolate with
A new report on the analysis of official EU data on packaging shows that over the past 11 years the
Global brewer Molson Coors has formed a joint venture with Cobra India to brew and market Cobra beer in South
Two recent reports by the European Commission add further weight to calls for significant structural change within the EU fish
Cherkizovo Group, one of Russia’s leading integrated and diversified meat producers, has commenced operations at the meat processing plant in
Heineken has commenced the brewing of its Amstel brand at its St Petersburg brewery in Russia. Heineken is reported to
The design team at Measom Freer have again added more shapes to their stock bottle ranges. There is the tall
Latest machine from the Redpack team is a special P375DSP Snack Packer designed to wrap multipacks of Snack Product with
Premier Foods, the UK’s largest domestic food processor, and Princes, the British food and drink company owned by Mitsubishi, are
Molson Coors (UK & Ireland) has committed to divert all production waste away from landfill for each of its four
Ferran Adria (pictured right), whose restaurant El Bulli in Spain has been named best in the world five times by
Provexis, the life-science business that discovers, develops and licenses scientifically-proven functional food, medical food and dietary supplement technologies, has agreed
Innovation and the use of new technologies in the agri-food sector are key themes of the Institute of International and
Tri-Star Packaging has received coveted BRC certification status and has been therefore recognised for its position at the cutting
The B610 extends Multivac’s range of small chamber, swing lid, small and medium sized belt-fed Vacuum Packing Machines. Designed specifically
The New EC Series is the latest in customizable adhesive melters from Valco Melton. Featuring a durable and simple design,
Denny Bros has teamed up with Paul Norman Plastics to develop a Fix-a-Form for the company’s new gumshield container to
The nutraceuticals, functional food & drinks and dietary supplements market was thriving with innovation and discussion recently as Vitafoods Europe
The first Interpack exhibition is delighted to announce its success after selling ARPAC’s fully automatic dual handed case erector MCE-3400
Foster’s Group, the largest brewer in Australia, has rejected an unsolicited A$11.2b (Eur8.3b) acquisition approach from SABMiller. The proposal to
UK dairy group Dairy Crest is reported to planning to move into the £1.2b yoghurt market either through developing its
Origin Enterprises, the Dublin-based international agri-services group with strategic investments in consumer foods and marine proteins and oils, is acquiring
The in-store baking industry is one of the fastest growing bakery sectors in Europe and leading innovative inclusions specialists Pecan
There has been a rapid growth in the use of coffee cups by consumers. This has been the major reason
UK-based own-label supplier Bakkavor has opened its first factory in Canada. The 70,000 sq ft plant, based in the town
Nestle has agreed to acquire the business of Centroproizvod Company, a leading food and beverage producer in Serbia, for an
Cargill, the global food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services group, has further expanded its presence in Russia by opening
The first-ever global assessment of the environmental costs of aquaculture shows that farmed seafood is less ecologically damaging than livestock
A £53.8m offer by Fuller, Smith & Turner, the London-based regional brewer and pub owner, for the Capital Pub Company
In a week when the famous Tetley Brewery in Leeds shut its doors for the last time, after 186 years
Earlier this month OI- the world’s largest glass container manufacturer, announced the launch of Glass Is Life(TM). Campaign This ground
Puresep Technologies, the filtration and water treatment specialist, has launched the PureCare service offering. Responding to current market conditions, Puresep
Materials supplier Ahlstrom is investing €7m into its French based Stenay plant, which produces one-side coated papers for flexible and
Ecolab last week received an Innovation Award at the annual IFT Food Expo, stating to be the industry’s first and
Based at the company’s global marketing office in Dublin, Damien Heary leads innovation and planning teams in Ireland, the UK and
The British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has won a Supreme Court ruling that reinstates the power
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay manufacturing facility in Azov, Russia, has been officially awarded LEED Silver by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
The development of FoodCentral, a national food park, strategically located on a 113-hectare site beside Dublin Airport and close to
Customers are guaranteed even more assurance of exceptionally high quality products thanks to the latest investment made by glass packaging
In order to broaden its access to finance for funding its growth strategy, Arla is giving professional investors the opportunity
Ian Toal has been appointed as the new chief executive of Adams Foods, the British consumer foods business which is
The EU has voted through an emergency aid package for fresh vegetable growers, worth €210 million. The scheme allows for
A National Farmers Union survey has suggested that average English wheat and oilseed rape yields will be significantly down on
US-based food and beverage group Sara Lee has decided to spin-off its International Coffee and Tea business, rather than spinning