Drinks manufacturer Britvic has posted a dip in sales and earnings in its full-year 2020 results, as it looks to premiumisation, e-commerce and low calorie drinks to boost business.
Diageo has the best female board and leadership representation of any FTSE 100 company, according to a recently published review, with other firms and groups reporting progress on the issue this International Women's Day.
Budweiser Brewing Group UK & Ireland (UK & I) is to create 55 new jobs as part of a £115m investment to boost capacity and efficiency at two of its major UK breweries.
Food and drink manufacturers are constantly having to boost production to meet an ever-growing demand for their products, prompting a need for developers of packaging machinery to keep up.
Garden Gourmet, Nescafé, Starbucks and Purina PetCare fuelled organic sales growth in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, according to Nestlé's latest full-year results, although COVID-19 hit group reported sales.
Sedamyl has announced plans to invest £80m in expanding distilling and liquid sweetener production at its Selby plant in Yorkshire - a former Tate & Lyle site - creating 75 jobs.
Fourpure Brewing has completed a £2.5m expansion of its base of operations in Bermondsey, London in a bid to fulfil doubled demand for canned beer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cider producer Sandford Orchards has invested £1.2m into expanding its bottling and canning capabilities and implementing a new branding strategy ahead of launching new vintage ciders next month.
Three months of 100% business rates relief offered in the Scottish government’s budget has been welcomed by the pub and brewing industries, but calls have been made to extend support to all the UK.
Out-of-home declines at Britvic offset sales growth in at-home products in its first quarter (Q1), Tate & Lyle's primary product sales rose in the three months to 31 December and Diageo reported dented interims.
Greencore, Real Good Food (RGF) and AG Barr financial updates all reflected hits as the latest COVID-19-related lockdown affected consumer buying habits, but hope remains for the coming year.
Rapid change in a COVID-19 world and new learning opportunities have been essential parts of the lives of apprentices in 2020, one finalist in the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) reveals in this exclusive podcast.
G&J Distillers has overhauled a type of bottling machine ring bearing to safeguard continued operation and optimise performance in partnership with parts supplier RA Rodriguez.
As with many other sectors of the economy, food and drink processors have faced interruption to their operations on an unprecedented scale as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lockdown trends of indulgent eating will continue into 2021, although ironically wellness will become a parallel top trend among consumers, according to Kerry Taste & Nutrition.
Timothy Taylor Brewery has shut down production of cask beer until further notice as the business struggles with the closure of pubs across the UK in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Food scientists at Abertay University in Dundee are using state-of-the-art ultrasound technology in a bid to significantly boost the shelf-life and quality of fruit juice and smoothies.
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is gearing up for further growth and launches focused on ready-to-drink Costa Coffee products, Topo Chico Hard Seltzer and energy drinks among other areas in 2021.
A new study, called Hesper-Health, is examining how drinking orange juice influences blood pressure and the functioning of blood vessels via the citrus polyphenol hesperidin.
Masteroast Coffee Co has commissioned the construction of a £1.5m standalone warehouse, which can store 2,500 pallets in the Fengate industrial district of Peterborough and is set to create 20 jobs.
Heineken faces a threatened strike at its Bulmers and Strongbow cider plant in Hereford over changes to workers pay and employment terms in what trade union Unite describes as a 'sack and sign' campaign.
Soft drinks firm A G Barr has gained £7.6m in compensation for the termination of its sale and distribution agreement with energy drink brand Rockstar Inc, acquired by US-based PepsiCo in March 2020.
COVID-19 is in retreat at Nestlé’s Fawdon factory, but staff have tested positive for the virus at the company’s coffee processing plant at Tutbury in Staffordshire.
Drinks manufacturer Britvic has named Tom Fiennes as its new commercial sustainability director for its operations in Great Britain, succeeding Trystan Farnworth, who has been appointed commercial director for Britvic in Ireland.
Food sales remain strong at Associated British Foods (ABF), but coronavirus pressures on the business’s retail operations cut into annual sales and profit.
Coca-Cola will enter the alcohol category in Europe with the launch of Topo Chico Hard Seltzer in select markets next month. The brand will roll out across Europe in 2021.
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has tabled a bid to acquire Asia Pacific bottler and distributor Coca-Cola Amatil in a move that would boost the international reach of both businesses in uncertain times.
Start-up Lava Spirits has outlined the development of its latest Lava Spirits Co Coffee Gin and Coffee Orange Gin launches, which it has made available direct to consumers via its website.
Six beverage brands make the BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable UK Brands ranking. What have these brands – which include BrewDog and Gordon’s Gin – done so well to put them alongside big names like Dyson, Jaguar and M&S?
'Serious failings' in allergen information relating to hot drinks vending machines and cross-contamination of non-milk products dispensed by them with milk has been flagged by a trading standards report just published.
A total of £7.4bn and more than 290,000 jobs could be wiped out unless the Government regularly reviews the 10pm pub curfew rule and creates tailored financial support for pubs and brewers.
Essex-based beverage processor Gerald McDonald has secured a £500,000 deal to sell its organic fruit juices to Japanese businesses through to April 2021.
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has revealed that all plastic bottles across all its core brands made in Great Britain are now made with 50% recycled plastic (rPET).
