Ambient food and drink processor Princes has teamed up with Bright Future, an employment programme that provides victims of modern slavery with a pathway to paid employment and reintegration into society.
Tennent’s, the Scottish brewer owned by C&C Group, has invested £2.6m to install a carbon capture facility at Glasgow’s Wellpark Brewery, allowing it to capture more than 4,200 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.
Drinks giant Diageo has unveiled the “world’s first” 100% plastic-free paper-based spirits bottle, according to the company, which will debut with Johnnie Walker in early 2021.
Tonics and mixers supplier Fevertree is eyeing Germany for expansion with the acquisition of Global Drinks Partnership (GDP), the group’s sales agent in the country.
Unilever, the name behind Wall's ice cream, PG Tips tea and Pot Noodle, plans to restructure under one UK parent company, Unilever Plc, abandoning dual oversight from the UK and The Netherlands.
Beverages manufacturer Britvic has balanced the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the almost complete shutdown of the hospitality and foodservice sectors with strong at-home sales, according to its latest financial results.
Brewers Carlsberg UK and Marston’s plan to forge a joint venture valued at £780m that would unite two companies wielding sales of almost £2bn between them.
The ongoing coronavirus crisis has forced brewing giant Marston’s to agree £70m of additional liquidity through an increased bank facility, as it waits for pubs to reopen.
Food and drink exports bucked the wider downturn in UK international manufacturing sales caused by coronavirus' impact, softening an overall decline from January to March 2020, Lloyds Bank International Trade Index claims.
Titanic Brewery has secured £1m in funding through the Government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), securing the jobs of its 200 workers in the process.
Clean label ingredients manufacturer Ulrick & Short is targeting the beverages sector with the development of an ingredient designed to make dairy and plant-based drinks more indulgent and healthier.
Cut earnings, threats to supplies and helplines for manufacturers’ customers are just some of the latest developments in the drinks industry as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) is facing down a trade union backlash over moves to 'modernise' working practices at its Banbury coffee factory, which makes Kenco Tassimo and Millicano.
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC) has invested £9.3m in the installation of a new canning line at its Knockmore Hill, Lisburn plant in Northern Ireland.
Lucozade Ribena Suntory has opened a new £13m energy and water-efficient line at its Coleford, Gloucestershire factory in a bid to meet demand and cut down on its impact on the environment.
Workers union Unite has pledged to seek assurances for staff members at Typhoo Tea’s Moreton factory, after the manufacturer announced plans to axe 76 roles at the site.
Further tariffs on Scotch whisky by the US could threaten future trade negotiations with the superpower after the UK’s split with the EU, workers union GMB has warned.
LWC Drinks has bought a new 46,134m2 warehouse and manufacturing facility and plans to move operations there in summer 2020, creating up to 50 jobs in the first year of its operation.
Manchester-based Drynks Unlimited has launched what it claims is the first British-made 0% lager, making further inroads into the rapidly growing low- and no-alcohol category.
Coca-Cola European Partners has rejected criticism of Christmas advertising promoting the green credentials of its packaging for not being 'single use'.
Britvic has claimed a UK soft drinks industry first as it announced scientifically-approved climate change targets, designed to help prevent a global temperature rise of 1.5°C.
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is opening a new £20m line at its Edmonton factory in North London as part of a wider £150m investment in its UK operations this year.
Unilever has refuted rumours it is planning to sell off its tea business, including its PG Tips and Lipton brands, shutting down a report by the Daily Telegraph on Saturday.
Princes has launched a lightweight squash bottling line at its Bradford factory in Toftshaw, underlining plans to reduce packaging across its business, as part of a £17m investment at the plant.
Adopting a direct-to-consumer (DTC) approach can open up new markets and help funnel sales into existing retail markets, according to two major players in the space.
Norfolk-based Crisp Maltings has invested £3.3m in a new plant at its site in Portgordon on the north coast of Scotland, in a bid to meet demand for premium speciality malt.
Nestlé and PepsiCo have responded to claims in a recent report that they were the biggest contributors to plastic environmental waste in 2019, with Unilever and Mondelēz International also making the top ten.
