Manufacturing & Supply Chain

 Breaking News

Solid Results From Cosun

  Solid Results From Cosun

Agri-industrial co-operative Royal Cosun has achieved a strong financial result for 2013 with almost all business groups reporting higher turnover.

Read Full Article

Further Expansion By Proseal

  Further Expansion By Proseal

Food industry heat sealing specialist Proseal has opened a new factory in the UK. Formed by directors Steve Malone and

Read Full Article

Challenging Year For Heineken

  Challenging Year For Heineken

Heineken has posted a 1.3% increase in 2013 group revenue to €21.3 billion, despite a 2.7% decline in group beer

Read Full Article

Grupo Bimbo Expands European Presence

  Grupo Bimbo Expands European Presence

Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo has agreed to acquire Canada Bread, one of the leading manufacturers and marketers of bakery products, including

Read Full Article

Nestlé Focuses on Skin Health

  Nestlé Focuses on Skin Health

Nestlé’s board of directors has approved a broader strategic long-term orientation for the company, building on Nestlé’s historic strength as

Read Full Article

Robot Uptake Increases by 60% in Food and Drink Sectors

  Robot Uptake Increases by 60% in Food and Drink Sectors

UK robot sales figures for 2013 from the British Automation and Robot Association (BARA) reveal a 60% increase in robot

Read Full Article

Nestlé Reports Full Year Organic Growth of 4.6% But Net Profits Slip

  Nestlé Reports Full Year Organic Growth of 4.6% But Net Profits Slip

Nestlé has reported a 2.7% rise in sales to SFr 92.2 billion (Eur75.4 billion) for 2013, impacted by negative foreign

Read Full Article

Steam Expertise From Bürkert Reduces Costs in Pet Food Production

As with human food, the production standards laid down for pet foods are rigorous, requiring manufacturers to ensure that production

Read Full Article

Premier Foods Buys Ngwane’s Flour Milling Operation in Swaziland

UK-based Premier Foods has taken over the wheat and flour milling operation of Swaziland-based Ngwane Group for ZAR100m. The Swaziland

Read Full Article

Candy Plus Boosts Raisio Profits

Finland-based food group Raisio have reported higher annual profits, helped by improved sales from confectionery arm Candy Plus. Raisio’s net

Read Full Article

Strong Performances From Sainsburys, Waitrose & Discounters

  Strong Performances From Sainsburys, Waitrose & Discounters

The latest UK grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 2 February 2014, show increased market

Read Full Article

Danone Increases Stake in China’s Leading Dairy Group

  Danone Increases Stake in China’s Leading Dairy Group

Danone is raising its stake from 4.0% to 9.9% in Mengniu, China’s leading dairy company, for an investment of €486

Read Full Article

Invensys Updates Advanced Process Control Software

  Invensys Updates Advanced Process Control Software

Invensys, a leading supplier of state-of-the-art industrial software, systems and control equipment to the world’s major industries, has unveiled a

Read Full Article

Bread Innovators Focus on Wholegrain and Fiber Claims

  Bread Innovators Focus on Wholegrain and Fiber Claims

Tracked bread launch numbers have generally continued to rise globally and within that products using health claims of some kind

Read Full Article

Nestlé Reduces its Stake in L’Oréal

  Nestlé Reduces its Stake in L’Oréal

The boards of Nestlé and L’Oréal have approved a strategic transaction for both companies under which L’Oréal will buy 48.5

Read Full Article

Mondelez International to Invest $130 Million in US Biscuit Manufacturing

  Mondelez International to Invest $130 Million in US Biscuit Manufacturing

Mondelez International is taking another important step in creating a best-in-class global supply chain by investing more than $130 million

Read Full Article

Record Export Sales For Czech Brewer

  Record Export Sales For Czech Brewer

Plzeňský Prazdroj, which is the largest exporter of Czech beer, has reported a 5% growth in export sales to 1.114

Read Full Article

GEA Nu-Con’s Generation 3 RDS Technology Brings Self Diagnostics to Rotary Valves

  GEA Nu-Con’s Generation 3 RDS Technology Brings Self Diagnostics to Rotary Valves

GEA Nu-Con’s recently announced Generation 3 Rotor Detection System (RDS) for rotary valves will help protect food processors from the

Read Full Article

Excellent Performance, Accurate Design and High Reliability Characterise LITA Machinery

  Excellent Performance, Accurate Design and High Reliability Characterise LITA Machinery

Last year, LITA celebrated 50 years of activity and this important anniversary is evidence of the company’s efficiency and ability

Read Full Article

Alltech’s International Craft Brews and Food Fair a Spectacular Success Set to Return for 2015

  Alltech’s International Craft Brews and Food Fair a Spectacular Success Set to Return for 2015

The 2nd annual Alltech International Craft Brews and Food Fair, Ireland’s largest craft beer festival, may have closed its doors

Read Full Article

Dawn Meats Acquires UK Beef Business

  Dawn Meats Acquires UK Beef Business

Irish food group Dawn Meats has expanded its presence in the UK by acquiring the Jasper beef abattoir and boning

Read Full Article

Scotch Whisky Association Calls For Removal of Duty Escalator

  Scotch Whisky Association Calls For Removal of Duty Escalator

The Scotch whisky industry has met with the Treasury in advance of next month’s UK Budget to explain why it

Read Full Article

Pringles Boosts Kelloggs

  Pringles Boosts Kelloggs

Kellogg Company has reported a 4.2% increase in net sales to $14.8 billion for 2013. However, full-year internal net sales,

Read Full Article

Interfood’s ‘Magnificent 7’ on Show at Foodex

  Interfood’s ‘Magnificent 7’ on Show at Foodex

Interfood Technology will once again be returning to Foodex, using stand Q320 to showcase many of the latest developments from

Read Full Article

Packaging – Designed For the Consumer or the Supply Chain?

  Packaging – Designed For the Consumer or the Supply Chain?

Does the increasingly complex supply chain mean we are designing packaging more for the supply chain than for the consumer? 

Read Full Article

Nestle’s Iconic Italian Brand Opens Rome Boutique

  Nestle’s Iconic Italian Brand Opens Rome Boutique

Perugina, the iconic Italian chocolate brand, is opening a boutique in the heart of Rome. The original Baci chocolates (“kisses”

Read Full Article

Nutrilac® FastRipe Opens Door to Huge Savings for Cheese Producers

Arla Foods Ingredients has launched Nutrilac® FastRipe, a natural milk protein that enables cheese-makers to reduce ripening times and save

Read Full Article

Jennifer Jorgensen Replaces Ed Culf as General Mills UK Marketing Director

Haagen-Dazs and Betty Crocker-owner General Mills has named Jennifer Jorgensen as its new marketing director. Jorgensen replaces Ed Culf, who

Read Full Article

Bühler Targets Rising Defects in Rice with Optical Sorter

The Bühler Group has launched the Sortex S UltraVision, part of its UltraLine processing equipment, due to rising contamination levels

Read Full Article

Broad-based Growth by Emmi in Switzerland and Abroad

  Broad-based Growth by Emmi in Switzerland and Abroad

Swiss dairy group Emmi has increased net sales by 10.6% to SFr3.23 billion (Eur2.64 billion), slightly exceeding its own targets,

Read Full Article



 

New Subscriber

    Subscribe Here



    Advertisements
















    National Manufacturing Conference & Exhibition 2020

    NIBRT Springboard Success Stories