Work has now finished at the most northerly gin distillery on mainland Britain with the final piece of equipment – a new still called ‘Elizabeth’ – installed in the new
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After over a year of local tasting panels and regional heats leading up to the finals, CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has announced that Timothy Taylor’s Boltmaker has been
AAK (UK), the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of fats and functional ingredients, is helping food manufacturers and retailers to reduce the saturated fat content of their products, enabling them
2 days ago UK based engineering firm Olympus Automation (OAL) were approached by the president of Azersun, the leading food producer in Azerbaijan, for a rapid cooking system to feed
International alcoholic beverages group Constellation Brands is acquiring the Casa Noble tequila brand. The transaction includes the Casa Noble trademark and related assets. It is expected to close in September
The ten Member States that declared having exceeded their fishing quotas in 2013 will face reduced fishing quotas for those stocks in 2014. The European Commission announces these deductions on
Production has begun at a new whey and lactose production facility that is a joint venture between Denmark’s Arla Foods Ingredients and German dairy co-operative Deutsches Milchkontor (DMK). The factory,
Viridor, one of the UK’s leading recycling, renewable energy and waste management companies, has installed a Babcock Wanson HEB 1050 Hot Water Boiler into its anaerobic digestion plant at Walpole
COVERIS Rigid (Mansfield) UK has designed a new, completely recyclable, thin wall in-mould labelled packaging for dairy firm First Milk’s Lake District Dairy Cooking Sauces. The packaging company has created
Wide reaching solutions portfolio targets broad sector requirements HUNTINGDON, UK – August 13th, 2014 – Videojet Technologies’ newly-launched Videojet 9550 Print and Apply Labelling (LPA) System will be among the
Fresh produce group Chiquita Brands International has received an unsolicited offer from the Cutrale Group and the Safra Group to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Chiquita at
AAK (UK) Limited, the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of fats and functional ingredients, is helping food manufacturers and retailers to reduce the saturated fat content of their products, enabling
Nestlé is celebrating the 200-year anniversary of the birth of Henri Nestlé, the man who founded an infant cereal business that, after its merger in 1905 with the Anglo-Swiss Condensed
The UK food market has experienced its deepest three-month average decline since the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor began in December 2008. Over the last three months, food showed a decline
Clegg Food Projects has completed its latest scheme for its client food manufacturing giant, 2 Sisters Food Group. The project has seen the extension and alteration of an existing factory
Hundreds of miles of beautiful scenery and some exhausting hills, the Puratos team left UK head office in Buckingham at 5.30am on Sunday 20th July to start their epic journey
Tata Global Beverages has announced plans for 100% sustainable sourcing by 2020. Tata Global Beverages’ sustainability strategy rests on five key pillars – Ethical Sourcing, Water Management, Climate Change Management,
In response to the phenomenal growth of its Nākd range (+51.3% growth year-on year within the Cereal Bar category) and increasing consumer demand for great tasting healthy snacks, Natural Balance
The European Commission is moving to introduce support measures for the EU peach and nectarine sectors, notably by increasing the volumes of fruit eligible for withdrawal operations and free distribution.
Nestlé UK & Ireland has announced it is on target to achieve 100 per cent cocoa from sustainable sources by end of 2015, becoming the first major confectionery company in
The Ones to Watch awards, which recognises the contributions of processing and packaging professionals under the age of 35, is returning to the NEC at the PPMA Show 2014 in
The agri-food import sanctions against EU countries, which were recently announced by the Russian Government, will obviously impact on the European food and drink processing industry. Russia remains the EU’s
Cargill has reported a 19% decrease in net earnings to $1.87 billion in the fiscal 2014 on revenues down 1% to $134.9 billion. Cash flow from operations at $3.77 billion
Arla Foods’ merger with Belgian EGM Walhorn reinforces Arla Foods’ status as the world’s most multinational farmer-owned dairy company. The
Sensory Food Network Ireland is a new national network of excellence, funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the
Sensient Flavors’ new Peach Collection captures the authentic profiles of four popular varieties of peach. Yellow Peach, the best-known form
Nestlé has reported a 4.8% drop in sales to SFr43 billion (Eur35.4 billion) for the first half of 2014 as
Scottish spirits producer Edrington Group has been granted planning permission by the Moray Council for a new £100 million iconic
Kerry Group, the global ingredients, flavours and consumer foods business, has reported a 3% increase in first half trading profit
The Coca-Cola Company and its African bottling partners have announced a new investment of US$5 billion. The investment, to be
The board of SABMiller intends to appoint Jan du Plessis as Chairman in succession to John Manser at the conclusion
English regional brewer and pubs operator Adnams has increased operating profits for the six months to 30 June 2014 by
Northern Ireland-based meat processor Dunbia has appointed former Moy Park director, Tony O’Neill, as group deputy chief executive. In this
One in four UK consumers are drinking less Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSDs) than they were six months ago and half
Denny Bros multi-page labels are used extensively in the food and drink industry as the supermarket environment is increasingly competitive
Mars has successfully completed its $2.9 billion (Eur2.2 billion) cash acquisition of the IAMS®, EUKANUBA® and NATURA® brands in North
Italian drinks business Gruppo Campari has reported a 1.8% drop in first half sales to €686.1 million with organic sales
Tullamore D.E.W., the world’s second largest Irish whiskey brand, is capitalising on its strong growth in the US market, and
A second round of co-ordinated pan-European testing for horse meat DNA in beef products was launched in April this year.
The new £150 million Arla Process and Packaging Facility in Aylesbury will process up to one billion litres of milk
Mondelez International, the global snacking group, has named Mark Clouse as Chief Growth Officer. In this newly created position, Mark
Nestlé’s milk drink brand Nido has created a free interactive educational app to encourage children to read, stick to daily
UK diversified food business The Real Good Food Company has reported a loss before tax and significant items of £1.0
Dairy Crest’s Davidstow Creamery, located in the heart of Cornwall, has announced another successful year at the International Cheese Awards
US-based Davisco Foods International specialises in producing innovative dairy proteins for health and nutrition. The company is a pioneer in
Reading Scientific Services (RSSL) has been shortlisted for the Food & Drink Federation Awards in the category for Education Initiative.
Videojet’s Thermal Transfer Overprinter Solutions ensure smooth transition to comply with European Union’s 1169/2011 directive Huntingdon – 1st August 2014
Kellogg Company has lowered its guidance for the full-year of 2014 following a slump in sales and profits. Internal net
An increase in machine reliability and the improvement of lubrication management practices in order to maximise output in one of
Mucon a division of Process Components Ltd has launched its new Series K2P electrically/pneumatically actuated range of Iris valves. The
The cost of disposal of the plant effluent to the drain is often overlooked. Under the Mogden formula the cost
Diageo has reported a 10% drop in operating profit before exceptional items to £3.134 billion and net sales decreased by
Adams Food Ingredients, a subsidiary of the Irish Dairy Board, has acquired FoodTec UK from Dairy Crest for £1.2 million.
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is making a further investment in the Scottish drinks industry. The project at Balmenach
App developer, Heads and Hands, has created ‘Movie Unlocker,’ which utilises the latest Bluetooth beacon technology to allow users to
Bruker Optics’ FT-NIR spectrometers are widely used in all areas of the food industry, like dairy, meat and edible oil
ALPMA is a globally successful mechanical engineering company which produces machine ALPMA s and installations for the dairy and food
Greggs, the UK retail bakery group, has increased sales by 3.1% to £373 million for the 26 weeks ended June
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