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Swiss confectionery group Lindt & Sprüngli has announced that Ernst Tanner, President & CEO, has decided to focus on the
Associated Seafoods has won the Export Business of the Year category at the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2016. A
Nestlé has inaugurated its new discovery centre, nest, with festivities organised in Switzerland for its 150th anniversary. The President of
A new Warehouse Management System (WMS) has been successfully introduced at the Partner Logistics cold store in Wisbech following a
Unilever, one of the world’s leading suppliers of Personal Care, Foods, Home Care and Refreshment products, has agreed with Coca
The quality of Belgium’s famous chocolate largely depends on the crystals that form during the hardening of the chocolate. Researchers
Many dairy companies are yet to realise that their acid whey is a valuable raw material that can be used
Nestlé Health Science has entered into a strategic collaboration with DBV Technologies, headquartered in Montrouge, France, aimed at developing and
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 22 May 2016, show the market to
Müller Milk & Ingredients has confirmed that it will invest £15 million in its dairy at Bellshill to create Scotland’s
Having judged more than 100,000 entries from across the globe in the UK and Ireland over the past 22 years,
M&J Nutrition, a Dublin-based start-up company, is introducing ProU, a new fortified yogurt that offers some key nutritional benefits for
TMDP LLP is a full service architectural design and property management agency working with, and retained by some of the
Brown-Forman Corporation has completed its acquisition of The BenRiach Distillery Company for £281 million. The purchase, which brings three outstanding
Peyman, the Turkish packaged dried fruit, nuts and seeds producer, has been acquired by private equity firm Bridgepoint for an
Mondelēz International has launched a new media monetization model that will allow the company to improve the return on investment
Vitafoods Europe 2016 welcomed a total of 17,666 visitors through its doors – an increase of 13% over last year,
In food and drink factories, hygiene is an important factor when manufacturing, processing, packaging and distributing quality products. It is
Whilst craft beer has taken the world by storm, today there is a new drink taking a shot at global
With effect from 1 January 2017, Swiss dairy group Emmi has announced a number of changes to its Group Management. Robert
The UK Food Standards Agency has published the latest results from its survey of campylobacter on fresh shop-bought chickens. The
A new English apple variety that ‘matures in taste like a fine wine’ is set to transform the UK apple
Efficiency and safety under foot in a food factory is high priority when it comes to deciding a new floor.
Cargill has signed an agreement to acquire Five Star Custom Foods, a Texas-based specialist in cooked protein products and custom-prepared
According to Greenfields Ingredients, manufacturers of ready meals, bakery products and confectionery face higher prices for butter after a surprise
DuPont Nutrition & Health has launched a new bakery concept inspired by Nordic thin breads, as it seeks to revitalise
DSM has optimised its DelvoFresh range of quark cultures to address consumer demands for smoother, creamier quark with a mild
Swedish food company BoFood has launched a plant-based vegan ice cream that uses the LP299V probiotic strain from Probi. BoFood’s
Evolva has been granted a patent in respect of stevia-sweeteners made possible through the introduction of yeast fermentation-derived steviol glycosides
According to Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre, manufacturers could soon be using wood-derived polymers such as xylan, fibrillated cellulose and
Zentis Polska has developed a new ingredient for drinkable yogurts with coffee, cream, cardamom and chilli – as well as
TINE, Norway’s largest farmer-owned dairy co-operative, is planning to construct a new Jarlsberg cheese production facility in Ireland. The project
Imperial College London and Nestlé Research are establishing a research and innovation partnership exploring metabolic health and nutrition. The collaboration will
The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland has launched the Support Your Local campaign for 2016, which seeks to highlight the
Embode, a human rights consultancy, has published the results of two independent assessments of child protection in the cocoa sector
Canadean’s latest long-term beverage predictions highlight the increasing volume migration from developed to emerging markets. By 2021 Asia is predicted
In its fourth annual barometer of the nation’s most chosen FMCG brands, Kantar Worldpanel has revealed that British brands are
Tate & Lyle, the UK-based international food ingredients business, has reported a 1% rise in annual group sales to £2.36
An industry group of global fishing stakeholders, including the catching sector, processors , retailers and foodservice, have come together to
Nestlé is to build new partnerships with start-ups by launching a new global open innovation platform called Henri@Nestlé. The platform
CMT S.p.A. in Peveragno, Italy, a supplier of systems for the production of ‘pasta-filata’ cheeses, has increased its sales significantly
International dairy group Arla Foods has successfully priced an issuance of 5-year SEK bonds for a principal amount of SEK1
EU agri-food exports to third countries in March 2016 were worth €11.3 billion, about €1 billion higher than in February
Natural Extracts Industries (NEI) from Tanzania and Agro-Hub from Cameroon have been selected as the finalists for Nestlé’s Creating Shared
The amount Irish consumers spend on everyday grocery items, such as food, drinks and toiletries, increased year-on-year for the fourth
Bord Bia (the Irish Food Board) has enlisted forensic brand guidance agency TransgressiveX to develop a new snack brand with
The Coca-Cola Company has unveiled a new streamlined international structure to better align its operating units against its global bottling
The European Commission has cleared the proposed £71 billion acquisition of SABMiller, the world’s second largest brewer, by AB InBev,
Danish Crown posted a net profit of DKr 819 million (€110 million) for the first six months of the 2015/16