Walmart building high-tech grocery distribution centre
Walmart is set to break ground on its first high-tech distribution centre for fresh and frozen groceries which, it says, will be more efficient,...
Greencore offloads US food business in $1bn deal
Greencore Group, the Irish convenience food specialist, is offloading its US business in a $1 billion deal to contract manufacturer Hearthside Food Solutions.
The deal...
British gin industry call for freeze at next Budget
Britain’s £2 billion gin industry shows no signs of slowing down and now gin makers across the county have united to call on the...
Glanbia adds SlimFast to pipeline with $350m acquisition
Global nutrition group Glanbia is acquiring SlimFast and other brands from KSF Holdings and HNS Intermediate Corporation for $350 million.
SlimFast is an iconic weight...
Tesco removing more best before dates in food waste battle
Back in May, Tesco announced it was removing best before dates from tens of products across its fruit and veg lines to help eliminate...
Mars sells Drinks business to Lavazza
Mars is offloading its Drinks business to Italian coffee brand Lavazza in a deal which allows the latter to focus on the away-from-home market.
CEO...
Artisan food industry ignoring ecommerce at own peril, finds report
A new report into the UK’s artisan food and drink industry reveals valuable insights into the speciality sector to inform speciality food and drink...
Tesco trialling reverse vending machine
Tesco has begun trialling in-store recycling machines – or ‘reverse vending machine’ – which will pay customers for every plastic bottle returned.
The trial will...
EHL Ingredients launches new foodservice division
EHL Ingredients has launched a new UK-based foodservice division entitled Lähde, which translates as ‘source’ in Finnish.
EHL’s product range will now be available in...
Co-op introduces compostable carrier bags as part of sustainability strategy
Efforts by the Co-op to eliminate single-use plastic will see the supermarket replace plastic carrier bags with an environmentally-friendly alternative.
The Co-op said that this...
