‘The latest print technologies: gimmick or sound ROI?’ is the hot topic being addressed at this year’s BIG Print Debate,
- The European project Audit Plus offers a free of charge energy efficiency consulting service for energy intensive industries The European project LIFE – AUDIT PLUS has opened a call for energy-intensive industries in which it offers a free of charge comprehensive consulting service that will guide selected companies...
- Irish company ATC Computer Transport & Logistics announces landmark €22.5 million investment to support transition of global transportation fleet to zero emission HGVs over next five years ATC Computer Transport & Logistics (ATC), a leading Irish company providing highly specialised transport, logistics, and technical services to hyperscale data centre operators, high-tech freight forwarders, and original equipment manufacturers...
- Cara Partners to invest €130 million in Cork site Cara Partners, a member of the Schwabe Group, has announced a €130 million modernisation and expansion of its Little Island Facility in Cork. This multi-million-euro investment is expected to create...
- UK Export Finance Joins as Supporting Association for the Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition We are excited to announce that UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s official export credit agency, is coming on board as a supporting association for the Northern Ireland Manufacturing &...
- Marginal Irish Manufacturing output growth maintained in August The headline AIB Ireland Manufacturing PMI® edged up to its highest level since February and signalled a marginal overall improvement in business conditions. An upturn in manufacturing sector performance mostly...
Month Date Exhibitions 2014 web Sector Location February 4th – 6th Food & Packaging www.messe.no/en/ Food & Packaging Norway
![World’s First Ever KitKat Boutique Opens](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NestleJapanKitKatboutique-200x157_c.jpg)
One of Nestlé’s ‘billionaire’ brands, KitKat, is launching its first ever stand-alone boutique, in Japan. Globally, 650 KitKat fingers are
![Anheuser-Busch InBev Strengthening its Position in Fast-Growing Asia Pacific Region](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ABInBevBrands1-200x157_c.png)
Anheuser-Busch InBev is to reacquire Oriental Brewery, the leading brewer in South Korea, from KKR and Affinity Equity Partners for
![CHEP – Building Better Supply Chains](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CHEPTruck-200x157_c.jpg)
CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling services, has revealed that its Collaborative Transportation program removed 2.9 million
![Mondelez International Achieves 100% Palm Oil Sustainability Milestone Two Years Early](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/MondelezLogo-200x157_c.jpg)
Mondelez International has achieved Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) coverage for 100% of the palm oil it bought in
![Sweet Memories – Nestlé UK Launches Reminiscence Pack](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NestleUKRetroPackaging-200x157_c.jpg)
Nestlé UK has created a ‘reminiscence pack’ featuring wrappers and packaging from its confectionary archive to help trigger happy recollections
![Russell Finex Helps Nestlé Safeguard Product Quality at New 26,000 Tonnes/year Milk Powder Processing Plant in Chile](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/RusellFinexNestle-200x157_c.jpg)
Six Russell Compact Sieve® units enable Nestlé to screen milk powder on finer meshes without compromising flow rates. With factories or
![Demonstrating Excellence With the Great British Bounce Back](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Foodex2014Logo-200x157_c.jpg)
Food and drink manufacturers that, through excellence and innovation, have helped to lead the UK economy out of the recession
![Mintel Expands Portfolio into Poland](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/MintelFoodBanner1-200x157_c.jpg)
Mintel has announced its expansion into consumer research and trends in Poland and the appointment of two key lead analysts
![New Sales Manager at Marel GB](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Ross-Layton1-200x157_c.jpg)
Marel, the leading global provider of advanced equipment, systems and services to the fish, meat and poultry industries, has promoted Ross Layton
![New Milestone in Diageo Scotch Investment](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/DiageoClynelishDistillery-1024x682-200x157_c.jpg)
Diageo has announced plans for a £30 million expansion of its Clynelish Distillery in Sutherland, Scotland. In the latest major
![Senior Management Changes at Bakkavor](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BakkavorReadyMeals-200x157_c.jpg)
Bakkavor, the UK’s leading fresh prepared foods manufacturer, has appointed Mike Edwards as chief operating officer, UK. He will report
![Food Fraud – MEPs Call For Measures to Fix Weak Links in the Production Chain](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ECFoodSafety-200x157_c.png)
Recent food fraud cases, including the sale of horse meat as beef, should prompt the EU to review the functioning
Unilever has agreed to sell its Royal pasta brand in the Philippines to RFM Corporation, one of the biggest diversified
Aspera Solutions specialises in supplying, implementing and supporting ERP and business software solutions for the manufacturing and distribution sectors, with
![New Global Brand Director For Tullamore DEW](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/WilliamGrantTullamoreDewLogo-200x157_c.jpg)
William Grant & Sons has appointed Caspar MacRae as the new global brand director for Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whiskey. Tullamore
![Further Disposals by Bakkavor](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BakkavorPreparedFruit-200x157_c.jpg)
Bakkavor, the UK’s leading fresh prepared foods manufacturer, has completed the sale of Spring Valley Foods, its South African prepared
![Arla Expects to Serve 25 Billion Glasses of Milk in 2014](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ArlaFoodsMilkCows-200x157_c.jpg)
In 2014 Arla Foods expects to process more milk for drinking than ever before: 25 billion glasses, enough to potentially serve
![New Study Shows How to Get More People Buying Healthy Foods](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NationalObesityForumLogo-200x157_c.jpg)
A new study, the first of its kind in the UK, indicates that shoppers are more likely to buy healthy
![Nestle Cuts Calories in the US](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NestleSupermarketInterior1-200x157_c.jpg)
Nestlé USA is among 16 leading US food and beverage companies which sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in the US
![Premier Foods to Invest £20 Million at Barnsley Site](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/PremierFoodsMrKiplingSlices-200x157_c.jpg)
Following the ongoing success of Mr Kipling cake slices, Premier Foods is to invest £20 million in building a new
![Which? Finds Major Variation in Food Safety Standards Across the UK](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/WhichFoodSafety-200x157_c.jpg)
A new Which? investigation reveals that, a year on from the horsemeat scandal, there is a huge variation in the
![Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose are Christmas Winners in UK Grocery Market](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/KantarWorldpanel2-200x157_c.jpg)
The latest UK grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 5 January 2014, show Aldi, Lidl and
Consumers of Scotch whisky around the world are being given even greater reassurance that what they buy is the genuine
Smurfit Kappa Group has announce that Gary McGann (pictured), Group Chief Executive Officer, has been named as RISI’s 2014 European CEO
![Suntory Acquiring Beam For $16 Billion](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BeamBourbon-200x157_c.jpg)
Suntory Holdings is acquiring US-based spirits group Beam for a total consideration of approximately $16 billion, including the assumption of
![Hain Celestial Acquires Tilda Rice](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/HainCelestialLogo-200x157_c.png)
US-based The Hain Celestial Group, a leading organic and natural products company in North America and Europe, has acquired Tilda,
![Coke Zero Relaunched in the UK](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CocaColaJustAddZero-200x157_c.jpg)
Coca‑Cola has re-launched its zero sugar and zero calorie drink, Coke Zero, nine years after first launching in the UK
Warrens Warehousing & Distribution has seen massive growth following its investment in warehouse management software Access Delta from the Access