Category Archives: Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

AGRANA expects decline in operating profit after exceptional items (EBIT) in the 2015-16 financial year

VIENNA, 13-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AGRANA expects a decline in operating profit after exceptional items (EBIT) in the 2015|16 financial year (1 March 2015 to 29 February 2016). According to provisional figures, the sugar, starch and fruit company achieved revenue … Read the full press release

Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. and China Huishan Dairy Holdings Company Limited form joint venture after receiving anti-trust clearance

Joint venture will operate under the name Friesland Huishan Dairy Amersfoort, the Netherlands, 3-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. and China Huishan Dairy Holdings Company Limited have established their joint venture after receiving anti-trust clearance and after completion of the … Read the full press release

Diageo brands now account for nearly a quarter of all volume in the Impact Databank’s Top 100 Spirit Brands lists

Diageo brands claim the top spot for both retail value and volume lists: Johnnie Walker remains the world’s number one spirit by value while Smirnoff continues to be the world’s number one premium spirit by volume i LONDON, 1-4-2015 — … Read the full press release

AAK AB to hold its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 5 May 2015 in Malmö, Sweden

Malmö, 31-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The shareholders of AAK AB (publ.) are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday 5 May 2015 at 2.00 p.m. at the premises of Europaporten Kongresscenter, Stadiongatan 25 in … Read the full press release

Henkel’s “Food Safe Packaging” knowledge platform launches new features

Food packaging safety is an issue to which Henkel – as the world’s largest adhesive manufacturer – is deeply committed. The “Food Safe Packaging” knowledge platform launched by Henkel nearly two years ago is now being made even more appealing … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel and Givaudan won The 2015 Future Ingredients Showcase Award at the annual Global Food Technology & Innovation Summit for their low sodium mineral salt product OneGrain

A low sodium mineral salt product jointly developed by AkzoNobel and flavor experts Givaudan recently won a leading industry innovation award at the annual Global Food Technology & Innovation Summit in London. AMSTERDAM, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The 2015 Future … Read the full press release

AGRANA concluded its processing of sugar beet from the 2014/15 harvest at its sugar mills in Leopoldsdorf and Tulln its longest ever campaigns in Austria

2014/15 campaign extends for a total of 177 days Sugar production volume amounts to around one million tonnes (of which 0.5 million tonnes in Austria) VIENNA, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At the weekend AGRANA successfully concluded its processing of sugar … Read the full press release

Marel announced the candidates for its Board of Directors for the company’s AGM on Wednesday 4 March 2015

Garðabær, Iceland, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Below are candidates for the Board of Directors of Marel hf. at the Annual General Meeting, to be held at the Company’s headquarters at Austurhraun 9, Gardabaer, Iceland, Wednesday 4 March 2015, at 16:00: … Read the full press release

Marel announced divestment of its bacon and deli slicing businesses based in Norwich, UK

Garðabær, Iceland, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Marel today announces the divestment of its High Speed Slicing business, in particular the bacon and deli slicing businesses based in Norwich, United Kingdom. Marel will retain the frozen portioning and robotics product families, … Read the full press release

Campina the second largest A-brand for 2014 in the Netherlands

Amersfoort, the Netherlands, 24-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2014 Campina was the second largest A-brand, based on sales in supermarkets in the Netherlands. Campina hasn’t managed to stay in first place as it has been for the past 13 years and … Read the full press release

The European Patent Office awarded patent EP 2 152 091 on reduced fat chocolate to Barry Callebaut Group

Patented chocolate manufacturing process makes it possible to produce milk chocolate with only 25% of fat Customers offered additional ways to manage calories in their products Zurich/Switzerland, Wieze/Belgium, 23-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality … Read the full press release

Tetra Pak receives FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certification for all of its converting plants and market companies

Lausanne, Switzerland, 23-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Tetra Pak can now supply Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) labelled packages from anywhere in the world, having received FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certification for all of its converting plants and market companies. It represents … Read the full press release

Bridgepoint completed the acquisition of Italian-themed casual dining restaurants ASK Italian and Zizzi for £250 million

LONDON, 10-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bridgepoint has completed the acquisition of Italian-themed casual dining restaurants ASK Italian and Zizzi in a transaction totalling £250 million. At the same time the restaurant group announced its unaudited financial results for the 28 … Read the full press release

FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for February 2015 is 31.50 euros per 100 kilogrammes

Amersfoort, the Netherlands, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for February 2015 is 31.50 euros per 100 kilogrammes of milk. The guaranteed price is 1.25 euros higher than in January 2015 (30.25 euros). Milk prices of … Read the full press release

Orkla ASA announced completion of its acquisition of 67% of Condite Oy after Finnish regulatory approval

OSLO, 2-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In its press release of 12 December 2014, Orkla announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire 67% of Condite Oy. The agreement was approved by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority on … Read the full press release

Marel takes measures towards a more streamlined and cost effective future manufacturing footprint

Garðabær, Iceland, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Marel is taking two significant steps towards a more streamlined and cost effective future manufacturing footprint in line with Marel’s ongoing Simpler, Smarter, Faster refocusing program. Marel is refocusing its product portfolio to concentrate on areas … Read the full press release

Carlsberg announced a ground-breaking agreement to develop the world’s first fully biodegradable wood-fiber bottle for beverages

Carlsberg unveils latest Carlsberg Circular Community initiative at World Economic Forum in Davos. New Community partners also announced. DAVOS, 22-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In the context of its participation in a panel on Wasteless Supply at the World Economic Forum in … Read the full press release

Chr. Hansen posts 9% organic growth in Q1 2014/15 and maintains full-year expectations

Chr. Hansen realized 9% organic growth in Q1 2014/15 and maintains full-year expectations Hørsholm, Denmark, 21-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — “With solid organic revenue growth of 9% in Q1 2014/15, Chr. Hansen has started the year well. The Cultures & Enzymes Division (7% … Read the full press release

SGS webinar on January 29, 2015: Minimize the risk of food fraud, adulteration, criminal or terrorist attack in the food supply chain

GENEVA, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Minimize the risk of food fraud, adulteration, criminal or terrorist attack in the food supply chain. SGS presents an update on the guidelines and key preventive measures you can take to optimize your food defense … Read the full press release

Edeka: Techno-Künstler H.P. Baxxter geht im Online-Clip auf Einkaufstour

• Vier begleitende E-Cards • Aktion zeigt EDEKA-Eigenmarkenprodukte zu günstigen Preisen HAMBURG, 06-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — EDEKA startet mit einem überraschenden Online-Clip in das neue Jahr: H.P. Baxxter, Frontmann der Techno-Erfolgsband Scooter, stimmt beim EDEKA-Einkauf seinen Hit „How much is … Read the full press release