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China Lifts 18-Year Ban on Irish Beef Exports

Apr 18, 2018

China has opened its markets to Irish beef exports, ending an 18-year ban that was imposed on Ireland following the outbreak of mad cow disease. The Asian country had banned beef imports from Ireland and other European Union countries and ...

Tags: beef exports, Beef

Smurfit Kappa Rejects $10bn Takeover Offer From International Paper

Mar 8, 2018

Irish packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has rejected €8.6bn ($10.6bn) takeover offer from the US-based International Paper. Smurfit Kappa said the unsolicited proposal from International Paper failed to reflect the company's strong growth ...

Tags: Smurfit Kappa, packaging

Saica Buys French Corrugated Packaging Firm Emin Leydier

Mar 5, 2018

Saica, a corrugated cardboard paper manufacturer, has acquired French corrugated case material and corrugated packaging manufacturer Emin Leydier. The acquisition will allow Saica to expand its production capacity of recycled corrugated ...

Tags: Saica, Corrugated Packaging

US Spirits Sales Soar in 2017

Feb 8, 2018

The Distilled Spirits Council reported that spirits experienced record sales in the US in 2017, hitting $26.2bn. The Distilled Spirits Council reported at its annual economic briefing record spirits sales and volumes in addition to ...

Tags: Distilled Spirits, beverage

Molson Coors to Distribute Chinese Beer Snow in UK

Dec 13, 2017

Molson Coors UK and Ireland has entered into a partnership deal with China Resources Snow Beer (CRSB), which gives the brand exclusive rights to distribute Snow beer to the UK market. As per the agreement, Molson Coors UK will have the ...

Tags: Molson Coors, Beer

Wasdell Packaging to Develop New Pharmaceutical Facility in Ireland

Nov 29, 2017

Wasdell Packaging has unveiled plans to develop a new 70,000ft2 pharmaceutical facility in Dundalk, Ireland. The new facility will be developed at self-contained site situated at the IDA Dundalk Science and Technology Park in Mullagharlin ...

Tags: Wasdell Packaging, Packaging

Ornua Launches Kerrygold Butter in South Korea

Nov 22, 2017

Ornua has announced expansion into the South Korean market by launching Kerrygold butter. The new product was unveiled by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD at a launch in the Hyundai Department Store ...

Tags: Ornua, butter

UK and EU Wine and Spirit Trade Bodies Unite on Brexit

Oct 24, 2017

The UK's Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has joined forces with trade bodies from across Europe to agree a ground breaking Brexit position paper. While politicians refuse to discuss the future trade relationship between the UK ...

Tags: Spirit, Brexit

Ireland to Fund New Food Innovation Hub

Oct 18, 2017

The Ireland Government said it will spend €8.8m to establish a new food innovation hub, aimed to help the country’s food industry deal as it prepares for Brexit. Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine ...

Tags: Food Innovation Hub, agri-food sector

PCI Pharma Acquires Irish Packaging Service Provider Millmount Healthcare

Oct 10, 2017

UK-based PCI Pharma Services has acquired pharmaceutical and healthcare contract packaging services provider Millmount Healthcare. Financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. For more than 20 years, Millmount has been ...

Tags: PCI Pharma Services, packaging

Kingsmoor Provides Packaging Solutions for Irish Food Company Greencore

Sep 5, 2017

Kingsmoor Packaging, a Somerset-based thermoforming company, has developed food grade packaging solutions for Irish food company Greencore’s grab and go lunch options. Kingsmoor has provided around four packaging solutions for 11of ...

Tags: Kingsmoor Packaging, Packaging

Ardagh's Revenue Increases 58% in Q2

Aug 2, 2017

Irish glass and metal packaging group Ardagh stated that its revenue has increased 58% to €2.02bn for the second quarter of this year, when compared to €1.3bn for the same period in 2016. Adjusted earnings before interest, ...

Tags: metal packaging

Scandi Standard to Acquire Irish Poultry Processor Manor Farm

Jun 29, 2017

Swedish company Scandi Standard has agreed to acquire Manor Farm, a chicken processor in Ireland, in a share-cum-cash deal. The deal values Manor Farm at an enterprise value of €94m. Under the deal terms, Scandi Standard will offer ...

Tags: Poultry Processor, processor

Campari America Launches Whiskey Barons Collection

Apr 26, 2017

Campari America has breathed new life into long-forgotten pre-prohibition bourbons with the launch of the Whiskey Barons collection. The first two Bourbons to rise from the annals of whiskey history are Old Ripy and Bond & Lillard – ...

Tags: Campari America, Whiskey

New Beef and Sheep Meat Research Programme Launched in Ireland

Apr 18, 2017

A new €8.1m five-year research and innovation program, focusing specifically on meat processing, has been launched at the Teagasc Ashtown Research Centre in Dublin. Dubbed as Meat Technology Ireland (MTI), the program has been ...

Tags: Beef, Sheep Meat

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