Food industry leaders have urged the UK and European Union (EU) policy makers to make swift progress on Brexit trade negotiations. FoodDrinkEurope and the UK Food and Drink Federation have issued a joint statement on the progress of ...
Tags: Food industry, Trade Talks
Eastside Distilling, a producer of award-winning craft spirits, has launched new canning line of Ready-to-Drink (RTD) products, primarily designed for the wine and pre-mixed alcoholic drink industry. The custom built canning line is ...
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Adpak Machinery Systems has unveiled a new packaging system for food and drink manufacturers. The new machine, Smipack XP650 ALX-T, has been designed to sort and arrange collations of products before overwrapping and heat shrinking the ...
Tags: Packaging System, Drink Industry
Switzerland-based Nespresso has launched a limited-edition aged coffee for its machines. Made from fresh Arabica coffee sourced from high in the Colombian mountains and plains, the Selection Vintage 2014 coffees were harvested three years ...
The food and drink industry is being urged to better protect itself from fraud in order to safeguard their businesses and consumers. The warning comes from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) on the same day the ...
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Global food giant Mars has announced that it would invest £23m to expand its King's Lynn facility in the UK to meet the growing demand for Uncle Ben's Ready to Heat rice. The company plans to make the investment to add a new ...
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McLaren Packaging, which operates from four sites across Scotland has completed a significant investment in its manufacturing capabilities. The company has just finalised a £350k investment in its Stirling-based operation Blue Box ...
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Food ingredients distributor Cornelius Group and US-based company Milne Fruits have entered into partnership to supply MicroDried fruit products to the European food and drink industry. Milne Fruits uses the MicroDried technique in which ...
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Italy is all set become the second European country after France to pass a law to reduce food waste by encouraging supermarkets to donate unsold food to charities. Food waste which costs the Italian economy €12bn (£9.4bn) ...
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UK-based food research organization Campden BRI has opened a modern consumer test center in Leamington Spa in England to support insights for new product development with quantitative and qualitative consumer research on food and beverage ...
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American actor George Clooney along with drink industry executives Rande Gerber and Michael Meldman established a drinks importing company called Casamigos Spirits Company in order to oversee all the functions of Casamigos Tequila brand. ...
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UK dairy companies are at the forefront of the food and drink industry’s efforts to enhance water efficiency, a new report has revealed. The Food and Drink Manufacturing Water Use Report demonstrates that there have been marked ...
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Many Northamptonshire businesses have formally pledged to create good quality training opportunities for young generation locally to meets the sector's needs. Companies making the pledge include TMI Foods, Warner Edwards, Phipps ...
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Lessons for food marketers as sugar consumption in UK tumbles As the health debate surrounding sugar continues, food marketers are reviewing their product formulation and marketing strategies. Nearly half (46 per cent) of UK ...
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Bolstered by a £28.5m investment, Alpro, a European pioneer of soya-based drinks and food products, launched the first phase of its Burton Latimer production facility’s new extension, creating 35 new jobs while doubling ...
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