Darwin Private Equity has completed the acquisition of UK organic baby food business Plum Baby for £10m. Launched in 2006
- Lidl to invest £4 billion in British food businesses in 2023 Lidl GB has announced plans to invest £4 billion in British food businesses in FY23, as the supermarket cements its support for suppliers across the country. This accelerates initial spending...
- Proveye secures €1 million in Seed Funding Proveye, a leader in remote sensing image analysis for agriculture, has closed a €1 million seed funding round to advance the company’s growth strategy. The funding round was led by...
- ALDI Ireland signs new €14.7 million deal with Glenpatrick Spring Water ALDI Ireland has agreed a new €14.7 million deal with Tipperary-based spring water producer Glenpatrick Spring Water, which will see the company continue to supply ALDI’s 155 Irish stores with...
- Britvic welcomes deposit return scheme news Drinks manufacturer Britvic has welcomed the Government’s announcement that a deposit return scheme will be established across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in October 2025. In response to its March...
- Integrated Food Projects rebrands to NIRAS NIRAS has announced that its UK-based food and beverage capital investment expert, Integrated Food Projects (IFP) will rebrand and operate as NIRAS – creating the UK’s largest food and beverage...

R&R Ice Cream, with operations in the UK and Germany, is expanding its international business with the proposed acquisition of
French dairy group Sodiaal has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire Entremont Alliance, its loss making rival. The deal would
Finnish food group Raisio has introduced Dobrogea Benecol, a cholesterol lowering bread, in the Romanian market. Launched by Raisio’s Romanian

Global food giant Danone is to merge its fresh dairy products business in the CIS area with Unimilk, Russia’s second

Helped by a strong performance from its cognac division, French drinks group Remy Cointreau has reported a 7.2% organic growth

In line with its ambitions to expand internationally, UK-based Britvic has acquired Fruite, an independent French soft drinks producer with
Ardo Group, the Belgium-based frozen fruit and vegetables producer, has acquired Dutch company Ploegmakers Food Ingredients for an undisclosed price.
Dairy Crest is continuing to reap the benefits of its development strategy of brand investment, cost reduction and cash generation.
UK convenience food group Northern Foods has reported flat full year underlying profit of £39.2m on revenue slightly ahead from

At IFFA 2010, Europe’s leading fair for the meat industry, Kerry will exhibit a range of integrated solutions concepts on stand
Although 2009 was a tough year for UK dairy processors, the market fundamentals remain sound and reflecting this confidence in
Ardo UK is now prepared to meet the growing consumer demand for frozen foods while also improving cost competitiveness after

Having been forced by the severe economic environment in 2009 to make cuts across its business, Arla Foods has substantially