New management team at Verner Wheelock
Alison Wheelock, managing director of food industry training company Verner Wheelock Associates Ltd (VWA), has completed the acquisition of the company from its founders....
Ardent Mills launches cocoa powder substitute for stable supply chains
Ardent Mills has introduced a wheat-based ingredient designed to partially replace cocoa powder in baked goods such as cakes, brownies, cookies, and muffins. Called...
Kraft Heinz signals shakeup as profits lag
Kraft Heinz is exploring a portfolio overhaul as it responds to declining performance in its core markets. While the company has yet to confirm...
Arla Foods Ingredients and Brenntag expand collaboration into Southeast Asia
Arla Foods Ingredients has extended its distribution partnership with the Brenntag Group to include Southeast Asia’s three largest food and nutrition markets.
The expanded collaboration...
New supply chain VP to steer Dole’s U.S. operations
Dole Packaged Foods has appointed Todd Stillwell as vice president of supply chain and manufacturing, placing him at the helm of its U.S. operations...
Unfair trading still a reality for 14% of Irish food suppliers
One in seven agri-food suppliers in Ireland have experienced unfair trading practices, according to a new survey by the Agri-Food Regulator.
The regulator’s first industry-wide...
Lifting the lid on recyclability – latest OPRL tool steers members...
OPRL has launched an updated tool to help members demonstrate the recyclability of packaging products under new Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) legislation.
OPRL’s...
Cranswick acquires sausage manufacturer
Blakemans, the manufacturers of sausages for the foodservice industry, has been sold to Yorkshire food producer Cranswick.
Headquartered in Staffordshire, Blakemans is a family business...
Whisky maturation boost as International Beverage expands warehousing
International Beverage has expanded its whisky maturation capacity in Scotland, completing a £7 million investment in six new warehouses at its Airdrie site. The...
Two hundred year old brewing company turns to solar to power...
Independent Yorkshire brewery, T&R Theakston has received funding from North Yorkshire Council for the installation of solar panels to provide energy to the near...
