< Previous50 Food & Drink International www.fdiforum.net FoodandDrinkInternational@fdiforum company/fdiforum Once more Food & Drink International provides your ultimate guide to the industry – making sure you’re informed on what’s going on and looking closer at what’s happening. Don’t forget to keep up to date via www.fdiforum.net! Online this month… www.fdiforum.net is the best place to go for up-to-date food and drink industry news. Here’s a sneak peek at one of our latest stories. Unilever reveals plans to split off Ice Cream business Unilever has revealed steps to accelerate its Growth Action Plan (GAP) through the separation of its Ice Cream business and the launch of a productivity programme. The business has five of the top 10 selling global ice cream brands including Wall’s, Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s. It comes as Unilever looks to create a portfolio of brands that have more complementary operating models. “Ice Cream has a very different operating model,” Unilever noted, “and as a result the Board has decided that the separation of Ice Cream best serves the future growth of both Ice Cream and Unilever.” Following separation, Unilever will operate four Business Groups across Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care and Nutrition. A demerger of Ice Cream is the most likely separation route, with full separation expected by the end of 2025… Diary Food & Drink Stay in touch with Food & Drink International For more up to the minute information from the food and drink industry, visit Food & Drink International online at www.fdiforum.net. Keep up to date with Food & Drink International, and let us know what you think, by following us on Twitter at @fdiforum, at www.facebook.com/FoodandDrink International or by searching for fdiforum on LinkedIn. April 14 - 15, Natural Food Expo, London, UK 14 - 16, SNX, Dallas, USA 22 - 25, Djazagro, Algiers, Algeria 29 - 1 May, Food & Drink Expo, Birmingham, UK May 14 - 16, Vitafoods Europe, Geneva, Switzerland 15 - 17, SIAL Canada, Montreal, Canada 23 - 24, Global Food Contact, Bethesda, USA 28 - 30, SIAL Shanghai, Shanghai, China 28 - 1 June, THAIFEX – Anuga Asia, Bangkok, Thailandpowered by employee share-ownership 02476 420065 Download our app today! kitepackaging.co.uk Find out more Packaging for your business Kite’s linerless INTRODUCING Free delivery Free delivery £45 on orders over for your business nvirolabel envirolabel@kitepackaging.co.uk EMAIL OUR ENVIROLABEL TEAM KEY BENEFITS INCREASED EFFICIENCY IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY REDUCED COSTS SUSTAINABILITY VSVS Total waste from a standard label roll ZERO LINER WASTE TO LANDFILL Total waste from a linerless label roll TE TO LANDFILL USE 40% LESS PAPER ǁŝƚŚĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ linerless envirolabel USTAINABILITY ŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐƌŽůů with no liners info@macpac.co.uk Tel: 0161 442 1642 www.macpac.co.uk THERMOFORMED PACKAGING SPECIALISTS We design, produce tooling and manufacture packaging all under one roof, at our AA grade BRC accredited factory. We use responsible manufacturing processes and raw materials with up to 100% recycled content as well as being 100% recyclable. UP TO 100% RECYCLED 100% RECYCLABLE Innovative, Economical & Responsible. UK MANUFACTURERNext >