Published: May 25, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Training for quality control staff in the beverage industry has received a boost with a new partnership forged between UK companies FlavorActiV and Quay Pharma.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Arla Food’s proposed merger with UK-based dairy cooperative Milk Link could signal the demise of Dairy Crest, a food sector mergers and acquisitions expert has claimed.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

Food and drink manufacturers could benefit from the National Farmers Union's (NFU's) new campaign to boost sales of British produce.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Freddie Dawson

Britain’s meat processors will be at a distinct commercial disadvantage compared with some of their EU counterparts when new rules governing changes to the labelling of disinewed meat (DSM) products come into effect this month.

Published: May 25, 2012

A damning report on dodgy supermarket pricing tactics that conned shoppers into thinking they were getting a better deal than they were has prompted apologies from the UK’s biggest retailers.

Published: May 25, 2012

Dairy Crest has reported results for the year ended March 31 much in line with City analysts’ expectations, with an adjusted profit before tax of £87.4M on revenues up 2% at £1,632M.

Published: May 25, 2012

Tesco’s UK and Ireland category director for beer, wine and spirits believes that 99% of big brands are doing a “bad job” to amplify their presence via social media.

Published: May 25, 2012

SAB Miller CEO Graham Mackay has noted a 'secular trend' against mainstream US beer brands and the premium light segment, but says high-end innovation can turn things around.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Potentially lethal chemicals have been detected in fake vodka seized in the UK, while Pernod Ricard says it expects consumers to retain confidence in the Jacob's Creek brand, despite a raft of counterfeit seizures in recent months.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

General Mills has agreed to buy Brazilian food maker Yoki Alimentos for 1.95bn reais (about $853m) in a move it says could double its annual sales in Latin America.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Rory Harrington

Demand for aluminium foil in Europe has seen a sharp drop in the first three months of 2012 – with as producers feel the effects of strong economic headwinds.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Rory Harrington

AkzoNobel’s proposed takeover of fellow metal can coating outfit Metlac Holdings could be in jeopardy following UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) concerns the deal could damage competition in the sector and see prices rise.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

SIG Combibloc has launched a 3-step service aimed at improving the sustainable practices of food manufacturers.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

Bernstein Research gives sales forecasts for the top 10 food and beverage companies worldwide up to 2014 with some predicted to gain shares and others to lose out.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

US confectioners Farley's & Sathers and the Ferrara Pan Candy Company have reached a deal to merge the two companies to become the Ferrara Candy company.

Published: May 25, 2012

The UK has formally phased out the use of animal testing for the detection of marine biotoxins in shellfish.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

A joint venture between two US companies claims it will enable food packagers to eliminate the risk of releasing defective leak-rate products into the market.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Mark Astley

A lack of clear regulations relating to the use of nanotechnology in the food sector could hinder the commercialisation of current food safety research, a manufacturing expert has claimed.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Stephen Daniells

Two weeks of supplementing the diet with a tomato paste may improve the function of blood vessels in healthy adults, says a new study from Greece.

Published: May 25, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

Researchers have warned that calcium supplements should be ‘taken with caution’ after new findings suggested consumption of the supplements could double the risk of heart attack incidence.