The UK food industry would face a labour shortfall, export uncertainty and a regulatory black hole if Britain walked away from the EU, experts have warned. Quitting Europe would bring ‘mind blowing’ consequences for the UK ...
Tags: Food Manufacturers, UK, EU
The 2012 trend for major cross border merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the UK food and drink industry is set to continue in 2013. That’s the view of expert Andrew McLean, a partner at law firm Stephenson Harwood, in this ...
Tags: M&A, UK, food and drink industry
Analysts at Experian believe that overseas investment will maintain the momentum of mergers and acquisitions in the UK food sector. Last year saw the highest volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK food and drink sector since ...
Tags: UK, food sector, overseas investment, mergers and acquisitions
There were, despite continued economic uncertainty in many Western markets and concerns over slowing growth in the East, signs that M&A activity rebounded in the food sector this year. Data for the whole of 2012 has not yet been published ...
Tags: European M&A advisors, food sector, Food
UK-based Pro2Pac, the processing and packaging exhibition dedicated entirely to the food and drink sector, is set to make its return from 17-20 March 2013 with its biggest event. More than 130 companies will attend Pro2Pac 2013 to exhibit ...
Tags: Pro2Pac, packaging exhibition, March 2013
Pro2Pac 2013 is ready to provide food processing and packaging companies with the latest information on novel sustainability practices, as part of an addition to its show in 2013. The Sustainable Solutions Zone is being positioned as a ...
Tags: Sustainable Processing, Packaging Solutions, sustainable technologies
A full strategic review of the Scottish dairy industry has been launched by Scottish ministers in a bid to improve the profitability of the troubled sector. Scotland Food and Drink chief executive James Withers will lead the review,which ...
Scottish dairy firms could boost sales to China by millions of pounds after a trade visit last week. Scottish rural affairs secretary,Richard Lochhead led a delegation of 17 firms visiting China and Japan in a bid to boost the £1bn ...
Tags: dairy firms, sales, trade visit
Ireland's food and drink sector is a"key lever"in the country's plans to drive economic growth,Prime Minister Enda Kenny has told just-food. The Taoiseach yesterday(22 October)visited the SIAL trade exhibition in Paris to provide public ...
Tags: key lever, international companies, food
Danone Research,Centre for Specialised Nutrition has deployed IDBS'data and process management platform E-WorkBook. This move is a part of Danone's plan to bring together its five international R&D communities. The deployment,which ...
Stevia supplier PureCircle today (11 September) insisted it was still confident about the future of the natural sweetener despite its losses widening in the last 12 months. UK-listed Pure Circle reported a loss after tax of US$23.3m for ...
Tags: PureCircle, natural sweetener, losses, zero-calorie sweetener