Rademon Drinks in Crossgar has been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to develop and launch the first premium gin in the country for over a century in a £500,000 project that will also provide three new jobs.
A major UK soup company has boosted processing capacity by investing in a custom built, continuous chilling system from British equipment manufacturer Starfrost.
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 25 May 2014, show a slowdown in grocery market growth to 1.7% – the lowest level for at least 11 years.
Britain’s Food Standards Agency launched a campaign to educate consumers about Campylobacter and particularly to get consumers to stop washing raw chicken in order to reduce the risk of infection.
Refres Now has invested in the biggest Sidel Combi ever built for filling carbonated soft drinks and in doing so has achieved a reduction in energy consumption of some 17%, as well as significantly improving bottle stability.
A daily supplement of an extract found in tomatoes may improve the function of blood vessels in patients with cardiovascular disease, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.
Morrisons, Britain's No. 4 grocer, has proposed changes to its store management structure that will involve around 2,600 redundancies, it said on Tuesday.
Belvita Breakfast is revamping its single-bar range, with Belvita Duo Crunch Strawberry and Belvita Honey & Nut replacing Belvita Yogurt Crunch and Belvita Milk & Cereals.
This month will see Baxters Food Group launch two new ranges – Baxters Meal Pots and Fray Bentos Hunger Bursters – into the instant hot meals market, which is worth £230m and growing at 12% year on year.
Research by Mintel predicts the financial benefits generated by the World Cup for Britain – revealing that retailers will gain around £355 million from the tournament with significant additional sales of food and beverages resulting.
British supermarket chain Morrisons has banned £2 coins in a selection of its stores' self-service tills following a significant increase in shoppers using similar foreign coins in the machines.
British export of organic produce will increase following a deal between the U.K.’s Soil Association and China’s Organic Food Development Center in mid-April that simplifies the entry of British contractors into the Chinese market.
