McDonald’s UK plans to create 8,000 new jobs across the UK over the next three years, taking its UK workforce
- UK Manufacturing PMI edges into expansion territory, as output rises and new order intakes stabilise UK manufacturing output rose for the second successive month in November, as the recent downturn in new business intakes halted. Survey data indicated that manufacturers benefited from improved domestic demand...
- Irish growth momentum slows, while exporting and cross-border businesses provide a bright spot, underpinning resilience The latest quarterly business survey from InterTradeIreland points to more subdued economic sentiment in Q3 2025. The survey, which is the biggest across the island reveals that the proportion of...
- Solid growth in Irish manufacturing sector in November Following only a slight improvement in October, operating conditions across Ireland’s manufacturing sector improved solidly in the penultimate month of 2025, according to the AIB Ireland Manufacturing PMI® for November...
- Mixed picture for Scotland’s engineering and manufacturing sector Scottish Engineering’s final quarterly report card of 2025 rounds off the year demonstrating resilience in Scotland’s engineering and manufacturing sector, despite continued pressures. Business confidence improved to +4%, export orders...
- CompuCal Calibration Solutions and Pharmagraph win at the MEETA Asset Management Awards 2025 Cork-based CompuCal Calibration Solutions, a SaaS/AI company and specialist in software solutions for the management of calibration & maintenance, together with its UK-headquartered pharmaceutical monitoring services partner Pharmagraph, were honoured with...
Premier Foods has completed the previously announced consolidation of its third party operated grocery logistics sites from three National Distribution
Recognising the importance of health and wellness to consumers, The Consumer Goods Forum’s Board of Directors has reaffirmed its commitment
Smurfit Kappa, one of the world’s leading packaging firms, has launched a new global brand strategy across 32 countries, which is
US-based Avure Technologies is experiencing unprecedented growth and interest in the food market for High Pressure Processing (HPP) as companies
Avignon, 23 June 2014 – Naturex has expanded its portfolio of natural solutions for shelf life extension with a range
In line with its strategy to maximise value and efficiencies from its grocery infrastructure, Premier Foods has reached a conditional
Nestlé has officially opened its latest Chinese research and development centre in Dongguan, in Guangdong province. The centre is a
New Zealand dairy group Fonterra has appointed Kelvin Wickham, who is currently President Greater China, to the newly created position
With the end of the milking season in New Zealand, the world’s largest dairy spray dryer has successfully completed its
PureCircle, the leading global producer and marketer of high-purity stevia products, has appointed Jordi Ferre to the newly established position
Not one, not two, but three students trained by leading food industry training company, Verner Wheelock Associates, have achieved the
The Shepton Mallet Cider Mill has announced that one of the country’s best loved ciders, Blackthorn, will undergo a brand
United Wine Merchants has announced new Crabbie’s innovation that will position this new range for the first time in the
The Food Standards Agency in the UK has issued a call for people to stop washing raw chicken to reduce
A £12 million loan scheme to support the construction of demonstrator plants to trial new ways of processing poultry litter
Sensient Flavors has developed a new line of natural cherry flavors. With Black Cherry, Sweet Attika, Wild Amarena, Sour Morello
A new full service logistics offering from the business behind the hugely successful Palletline network is off to a flying
The search is now on for Britain’s first-ever Investec Food & Drink Entrepreneur of the Year 2014.It seeks top food
A food waste collection and disposal company based inCountyDurhamis now working with food catering specialists Taylor Shaw to process the
Nescafé, the world’s first instant coffee and the fifth most valuable food and drink brand, is launching a unified, global
Many female consumers mistakenly believe that eating and drinking high protein products could make them fat or develop excessive muscle
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 25 May 2014, show a slowdown in
Rademon Drinks in Crossgar has been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to develop and launch the first premium gin in
Mondelez International, the world’s largest chocolate company, has shared new plans to achieve third-party verification for its $400 million Cocoa Life
A major UK soup company has boosted processing capacity by investing in a custom built, continuous chilling system from British
The internationally renowned industrial auctioneer Troostwijk will sell various production lines and machines of H.J. Heinz GmbH in Seesen via
Five flavors allow manufacturers to create drinks with multiple cherry profiles BREMEN, GERMANY — June, 2014 —– Sensient Flavors has
The Carlow Brewing Company’s production facilities in Bagnelstown, Co Carlow, will be powered by wind energy provided by Energia and
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