First global gathering for Food and Plastics Networks
Representatives from 15 countries met in Mexico this week for Pact Network Connect 2025, a three-day programme focussed on addressing the issue of our...
Investindustrial to acquire Spanish ice cream manufacturer Grupo Alacant
Global Icecream Investments, an independently managed investment subsidiary of Investindustrial, is set to acquire Grupo Alacant.
Founded in 1972 by 35 ice cream makers and...
Potato specialist makes acquisition
AKP Group, the potato supply chain specialists in Lincolnshire, UK, has acquired Yorkshire-based Whole Crop Marketing Ltd (WCM).
Established in York in 1999 by Richard...
Bramble Foods Group gobbles up Whitakers Chocolates
Bramble Foods Group, a supplier of branded ambient foods, has acquired Whitakers Chocolates, Yorkshire’s renowned chocolatiers since 1889.
This strategic move strengthens the Bramble Foods...
Chief Executive appointed at UK’s Food Standards Agency
Katie Pettifer has been appointed as the permanent Chief Executive of the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Katie has served as the FSA’s interim Chief...
Novel Foods Expert Network established in UK
RSSL, a food and life science contract research organisation, has secured funding from Innovate UK, the UK’s national innovation agency, to establish the country’s...
Fortitude Drinks UK secures exclusive distribution rights for Pampero
Fortitude Drinks UK has been awarded the exclusive distribution rights for Pampero, the Venezuelan rum brand, in the United Kingdom.
Pampero is a celebrated brand...
Cranswick acquires pig genetics company
UK food producer Cranswick has acquired fellow East Yorkshire firm JSR Genetics from JSR Farms. The transaction includes the pig genetics and pig farming operations of JSR...
Co-op backs British farmers with £820k sustainability fund
Co-op has revealed further backing for British farmers with a new £820k fund to support sustainable farming efforts.
This significant investment by the convenience retailer...
University of Nottingham partners with food producers to pioneer future of...
Researchers in the Division of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Nottingham have been awarded funding to develop the next generation of...
