Industry leaders unite to bolster Europe’s food manufacturing tech sector

Four major players in the food manufacturing technologies and equipment market—Alfa Laval, Krones, SPX FLOW, and Tetra Pak, have launched a new industry alliance...

Loch Lomond Group acquires The New York Distilling Company

Loch Lomond Group (LLG) has acquired The New York Distilling Company (NYDC) based in Brooklyn, with a view to further investing in the distillation,...

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...