Premier Foods, the UK’s largest domestic food processor, and Princes, the British food and drink company owned by Mitsubishi, are to dispose of the Fray Bentos brand. The move is
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Molson Coors (UK & Ireland) has committed to divert all production waste away from landfill for each of its four UK breweries by the end of 2012. Increasing costs and
The in-store baking industry is one of the fastest growing bakery sectors in Europe and leading innovative inclusions specialists Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe) Ltd, has extended its eye-catching range of
With sales of biscuits, cookies and crackers having increased 22% over the past five years to reach a delicious £2.2 billion in 2010, Mintel forecasts that the UK biscuit market
A KPMG study into the Irish processing sector reveals that low profitability of the sector may force it to switch to a different milk pricing structure. The report, conducted on
PepsiCo has announced an open call for digital entrepreneurs across Europe to apply to take part in ‘PepsiCo10’, an innovation incubator program designed to discover and support emerging technology companies
Stock Spirits Group (SSG), Central Europe’s leading branded spirits and liqueurs business, has won another five industry awards. Stock Prestige, launched in September ’09, was awarded a gold medal at the United
K3 AX has strengthened its partnership with Microsoft after achieving the latest Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status for its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions. Accreditation to the latest Gold Partner
UK meat processor Cranswick increased pre-tax profit by 8% to £47.1m for the year ended March 31st 2011 on underlying sales ahead by 4% to £758m with volumes up 6%.
Vitiva, Slovenia, opens its new, key sales office in Southern Germany, in response to the growing regional market demand for Vitiva’s natural total food-protection and food-enhancement customized ingredient systems. Norbert
Greenergy, a privately owned company that supplies one fifth of Britain’s road fuel, has begun producing biodiesel from food waste. In a unique partnership with Brocklesby, a specialist in recycling
International experts will gather at next month’s Vitafoods Europe Discussion Forum to debate the top 10 opportunities and challenges for bringing functional foods and supplements to market in the next
LycoRed has announced its latest formulation for natural beta-carotene colour, Lyc-O-Beta 1% CWS. Lyc-O-Beta is an innovative, natural beta-carotene colour in powder form, designed to instantly dissolve when mixed with
Food, personal care and home care group Unilever has delivered its fifth consecutive quarter of growth as its transformation strategy continues. Turnover in the first quarter increased by 7% to
Brussels, Belgium – 12th April 2011 – Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that it is building a new facility to expand its white oils handling and distribution
The Ardo and Bonduelle groups are to set up a joint venture to supply frozen vegetables to the Spanish and Portuguese markets. Ardo and Bonduelle have also signed an exclusive
The biggest news story of the week was Diamond Foods’ $2.35 billion (Eur1.6b) takeover of Pringles to triple in scale and become the second largest savoury snacks manufacturer in the
AG Barr’s strong annual results confirm the resilience of the UK soft drinks market, which was highlighted by Britvic in its just published market report. Scotland-based AG Barr achieved double-digit
UK soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr has increased pre-tax profit, excluding exceptional items, by 13.3% to £31.6m for the twelve months to January 29th 2011 and turnover by 10.4% to
Benefiting from improving consumer sentiment across its domestic and international markets, Swiss premium chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprungli has reported a 25.3% jump in net profit to SFr241.9m (Eur189m) for
Raisio, the Finnish foods and functional food ingredients manufacturer famous for its Benecol brand, and Danish DLA Group have signed a co-operation agreement to coordinate their procurement activities in several
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
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
The continuing rise in raw material costs was again highlighted during the past week when Britvic, the second biggest soft
Norway-based Orkla Brands has decided to merge its Russian chocolate and confectionery companies – Krupskaya and SladCo – into one
With all of its divisions and regions posting gains, global food and beverages group Danone achieved a 14.2% rise in
Plastribution has created a new business division to focus on its growing range of exclusive film products for the UK
Driven by gains across its worldwide snacks and beverage businesses, and from the acquisitions of its anchor bottlers earlier in
Greece-based soft drinks group Coca-Cola Hellenic increased volume sales by 1% in 2010 to 2.1b cases and net revenue by
On January 28, Sidel inaugurated a new training lab at its Parma site, dedicated to the manufacture of fillers and
Keymac Packaging Systems Ltd introduces at this years Pro2Pack it’s latest innovation in Sleeving equipment exhibiting the Keymac K101 Fully
Leading shrink sleeve manufacturer Chadwicks will be showcasing its state of the art design software, Quadraxis Sleeve 3D on stand
2011 can be a profitable year for consumer packaged goods brands but they must learn from 2010’s successes and failures.
Gallagher’s Bakery, based in Ardara, County Donegal, is closing its frozen bread section with the loss of 124 jobs. Gallagher’s
US-based food group Campbell Soup Company has entered into an agreement with Leeds-based dry food manufacturer, Symington’s, to launch a
Brakes Group, a leading supplier to the food service sector in the UK, Ireland, France and Sweden, has signed a
The European Commission has adopted a proposal on ‘contractual relations in the milk sector’. The proposal aims to boost the
Mallon’s Foods of Monaghan, famous across the island of Ireland for their uniquely crafted sausages has now achieved international recognition
Cargill’s work to improve livelihoods for cocoa farmers and their families in Africa, Asia and South America has earned it
The biggest news story of the week was undoubtedly PepsiCo’s surprise $3.8 billion acquisition of a 66% stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann
PepsiCo is acquiring a 66% stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods, Russia’s leading branded food and beverages company, for $3.8b, pending the
British bakery group Warburtons is reported to have invested £2.5m in a dedicated gluten-free production plant at its site in
The biggest private equity food deal this year has been agreed with a consortium led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Vestar
Marel launches new AEW Delford WPL9040 Weigh Price Labeller – ideal for smaller processors or lower volumes New to the
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours is highlighting its chocolate expertise alongside its increasing focus on the German confectionery market on Stand
Cooley Distillery, Ireland’s only independent distillery, has been named European Distiller of the Year for the third consecutive year at
During a week when the Republic of Ireland’s beleaguered Government went cap in hand to the EU and IMF for
Milk Link, the UK dairy co-operative, has more than trebled profit before tax to £12.2m in the first half of
Amplio Filtration Holdings, which already includes Puresep Technologies as part of its offering, has purchased Environmental Water Systems (UK), the
Expectation of a dramatic shortfall in world feed grain harvests, coupled with US Government upping the level of corn-based ethanol
The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of a 74% controlling stake in Frisch & Frost (F&F), a producer
Coca-Cola has retained its leadership of Interbrand’s 11th annual ranking of the ‘Best Global Brands’ beating off competition from the
Swiss and international speciality bakery group Aryzta has reported a 2.2% increase in operating profit (including associates and joint ventures)
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