Archives for February 15, 2016

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UK food and drink manufacturing ‘continues its rise’

By Michael Stones

UK food and drink manufacturing is continuing its rise – spearheaded by dairy, meat and pastry sectors – according to new figures from the Office of National Statics (ONS), interpreted by Santander Corporate & Commercial.

Food and drink firms offered crack at Ireland

By Laurence Gibbons

Small food and drink manufacturers could boost sales and build key business connections thanks to a two-day trade mission to Ireland, arranged by Enterprise Nation.

Food and drink M&A activity hits five-year high

By Noli Dinkovski

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the food and drink sector reached a five-year peak in 2015 – even when stripping out the ‘mega-deal’ takeover of SABMiller by AB InBev – a report by business and financial advisory firm Grant Thornton has found.