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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Food adn drink M&A activity is starting to bounce back, but the value of deals has yet to hit the historic average]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Mackie's Crisps is now known as Taylors Snacks. Pictured: Managing director James Taylor]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Learn more about how the energy market affects your food business in episode four of our podcast ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Barnsley- basedWalker & Drake has just completed their £900,000 investment in a brand new cold pressed production facility]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Mohammad Koheeallee health and safety coordinator of CCEP (Left) with Bethan Grylls, editor of Food Manufacture (Right) at the Enfield site in North London]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Mackie's apperance on Inside the Factory has help boost sales of its ice cream dramatically]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Pictured L-R: Liam Duffy, chief executive and Owner, Classic Mineral Water and John Hood, director of Food & Drink at Invest NI]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[We report on two recent acquisitons within the UK food and drink sector ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Manufacturers can pivot produiction to allow for tyhe manufactuer of plant-based meat. Image: Getty, Monty Rakusen]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Suppliers could face tough renogiation on contracts as businesses predict inflation to fall ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Almost nine in 10 (88%) of meat businesses said their closest abattoir was essential or important of the success of their company]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[High energy prices are threatening employee benefits at time when we need to focus on retention. Credit: Getty/wildpixel]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The senior team at Vorenta Group has completed a management buyout: Image Credit: Getty/The Good Brigade]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Tillery Valley Foods has appointed administrators ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Efficiency has jumped more than 90% at Frederick Hiam Foods, thanks to new equipment provided by Wyma]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The proposed closure of Pilgrim's UK Ashton puts more than 500 jobs at risk of redundancy ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The manufacturing sector needs to prepare for a record number of insolvencies, accroding to Higgs.  Image: Getty, Stas_V]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Rubies in the Rubble's £500k crowdfunding campaign is already 85% funded with 23 days left]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Green Offices programme has 18 service points across Brazil to help farmers comply with regulations and improve traceability. Credit: Getty/Giselleflissak]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt revealed the Spring Budget this week ]]></image:caption>
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