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The Kraft Heinz Company has appointed Miguel Patricio (pictured above) as chief executive effective July 1, 2019. He will succeed
McCain Foods, the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, has signed up to eCommerce analytics provider e.fundamentals to help
Canada-based Saputo Group, which is one of the top ten dairy processors in the world, has completed its £975 million
Milk & More, which is part of Müller UK & Ireland, is set to become the largest operator of electric
Sustainability is complicated, and when it comes to packaging, it can manifest itself in many ways and on many levels.
Pernod Ricard is acquiring Italian super-premium gin brand Malfy from Biggar & Leith for an undisclosed price. Malfy is a
Nestlé and Carrefour, the French retail group, have announced that they are giving consumers access to blockchain data for Mousline
Plastics Action Alliance, the recently formed group that comprises of 11 leading agricultural processing and food businesses in Ireland, has
Carlsberg UK has launched its most ambitious and honest consumer facing campaign ever in a bid to drive reappraisal of
The value of the sports nutrition market is set to grow by around 8% per year to reach over US$17
Danone has sold Earthbound Farm, the US organic salads business, to California-based Taylor Farms, a family-owned salads and fresh foods
Asia will generate US$4264 billion of grocery sales by 2023 – almost the same as Europe and North America combined
Plastic ring carriers and shrink wrap will be removed from multipacks of Diageo’s beer brands including Guinness, Harp and Smithwick’s.
Royal Wessanen, a European leader in healthy, organic and sustainable food, is being acquired for €885 million by a consortium
St Austell Brewery, the English regional brewer, has announced that Kevin Georgel will become its new chief executive, replacing James
Archer Daniels Midland Company, one of the world’s leading suppliers for ingredients, has added new colours to its product range:
Dairygold, the Irish dairy co-operative, has announced that its annual turnover rose by €27.4 million to a record €992.9 million
Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) is set to reduce plastic use by 400 tonnes per annum whilst substantially cutting food
The value of EU agri-food exports in January 2019 increased for the 4th year in a row to reach a
The fruit, starch and sugar group AGRANA is constructing a betaine crystallisation plant at its sugar refinery in Tulln in
Nestlé has announced the creation of the Nestlé R&D Accelerator based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The accelerator brings together Nestlé scientists,
Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business is the first company to use Rainforest Alliance Certified coconut oil sourced through a mass balance* model as an
Valio is the most sustainable brand in Finland for the sixth consecutive year, if you ask consumers. The 2019 Sustainable
The European Council has adopted new rules aimed at clarifying and improving the legal framework setting out the definition, description,
Dairy has long been one of the most creative categories in the supermarket, creating new types of products and bringing
Two of Diageo’s iconic spirit brands – Johnnie Walker and Tanqueray – have been recognised in the annual list of
The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) has welcomed the official announcement by the European Commission that Irish whiskey’s status as a
Single use hand protection specialist Unigloves has enhanced its food-dedicated range with the launch of the new Unicare Flex Nitrile
Around 7,000 specialist beef producers in Scotland are to benefit from payments worth around £40 million. The Scottish Suckler Beef Support
The latest grocery market share figures, published by Kantar, show that the Irish grocery market grew by 3.2% in the 12 weeks
Tetra Pak has launched its connected packaging platform, which will transform milk and juice cartons into interactive information channels, full-scale
The DMK Group, the biggest German dairy co-operative, and one of the biggest suppliers to the German food retail industry,
Glanbia Ireland (GI) and Kepak Group have announced an ambitious and innovative new calf-to-beef programme in Ireland. The “Twenty20 Beef
Two-thirds (67%) of consumers support the idea of a recognisable carbon label to demonstrate that products have been made with
Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of dairy products, delivered a strong trading performance in 2018. Group turnover reached €2.082 billion with
Nestlé has announced its biggest move yet into the meat-free market, launching a new ‘cook from raw’ plant-based burger in
Swiss dairy processor Emmi Group has gradually been expanding its international goat’s milk network since 2010. By taking a 66%
The Ferrero Group is acquiring the cookie, fruit and fruit-flavoured snack, ice cream cone and pie crust businesses from Kellogg
Coca-Cola Great Britain will expand its portfolio with the launch of Coca-Cola Energy, the first energy drink released under the
The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales growth of 1.4% during the 12 weeks
Tetra Pak has announced the appointment of Charles Brand to the position of President of Tetra Pak Europe & Central
In 2018, Vion, the international meat group, finalised its four year business plan to invest in and modernise its production
Lakeland Dairies, the major Irish cross border dairy processing co-operative, has turned in an excellent business performance in 2018 with
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler by revenue, generating sales last year of €11.5 billion and operating
McDonald’s Corporation, the world’s leading global food service retailer with nearly 38,000 locations in over 100 countries around the world,
Millions of children across the EU will receive milk, fruit and vegetables under the EU’s School Scheme in 2019/2020. This
DuPont has completed construction on a new, state-of-the art probiotics fermentation unit at its Rochester, New York, facility. The unit,
Hilton Food Group, the leading specialist international food packing business, has reported a 21.5% increase in revenue to £1.649 billion
Danone has officially opened its new Nutricia Cuijk production facility in the Netherlands, marking the completion of a three-year journey
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