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Carten’s New Sanitary Ball Valves – Sterile, Aseptic and Sanitary Valves for Biotech, Pharma, Food and Beverage Applications

    Carten’s New Sanitary Ball Valves – Sterile, Aseptic and Sanitary Valves for Biotech, Pharma, Food and Beverage Applications

Sanitary ball valves are generally used on the utility side of processing – for example caustics delivered to a CIP skid to formulate recipes for cleaning product lines, processing plant

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Free Tool to Fight Food Fraud Released

    Free Tool to Fight Food Fraud Released

A free tool to help food companies to assess their food fraud vulnerabilities was released on Monday, December 12. The tool was developed by SSAFE in partnership with PwC, Wageningen

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AIB Loans More Than €300 Million to Irish Hotels in 2016

    AIB Loans More Than €300 Million to Irish Hotels in 2016

AIB announced on Tuesday, November 22, that it had approved over €300 million in loans to the hotel sector in 2016. AIB’s Head of Hospitality Owen Travers said that the

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€445,000 Funding Announced for Agri-Food Tourism Projects in Rural Areas

    €445,000 Funding Announced for Agri-Food Tourism Projects in Rural Areas

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed announced on Thursday, Novmber 17, the projects that will receive €445,000 in funding this year, under the Commission for the

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English Food Producer Buys Dunbia Ballymena

    English Food Producer Buys Dunbia Ballymena

English food producer Cranswick announced on Wednesday, November 16, that it has acquired the whole of the issued share capital of Northern Irish pork processing company Dunbia Ballymena, which employs about

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Boost for Wicklow Wolf brewers with €2 million investment

    Boost for Wicklow Wolf brewers with €2 million investment

Irish craft beer brewing company Wicklow Wolf are set to add 20 jobs and significantly expand their production capabilities after receiving an investment of €2 million from HBAN (Halo Business

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Tesco’s sales in Ireland rise 0.2% in “highly competitive” market

    Tesco’s sales in Ireland rise 0.2% in “highly competitive” market

Tesco may not be out of trouble yet after a turbulent few years, but there was nevertheless positive signs as it published its latest set of financial results. Shares at

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An overview of the Agri-food Sector and the benefits of R&D tax credits and the Knowledge Development Box for Irish based companies

Ireland benefits from its green image and reputation for quality which is most important given the increased focus on traceability, food security, standards and quality production systems. With this in

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Jameson sales continue to grow

According to full-year reports from Pernod Ricard, Jameson sold 5.7m cases of whiskey around the world in the 12 months to June. This is Jameson’s 27th consecutive year of growth. Jameson sales rose 12%

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Craft breweries helped push beer production and exports higher in 2015

The rise of craft breweries helped push beer production and exports higher in 2015, according to the Irish Brewers Association. In its annual Beer Market Report for Ireland, the business

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72 jobs at risk in Lakeland Dairies

72 jobs are at risk in Lakeland Diaries Banbridge facility. The Cavan headquartered company is to alter production schedules at its Down facility. Lakeland Dairies has confirmed it intends to

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Dale Farm announces 60 new jobs

Dale Farm has announced that it will be creating 60 jobs for Co. Tyrone. The company has decided to go ahead with its £7m investment in a new cheese processing and packing

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Nestlé falls short of its growth targets

Nestlé, the world’s largest packaged foods maker, has had a difficult start to 2016 and fallen short of its sale growth targets during the first half of the year. The

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Jameson Distillery to receive €11m makeover

The Old Jameson Distillery in Smithfield is to receive an €11m makeover. The distillery will close at the end of August due to the reconstruction which will involve 100 jobs for the period. The

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Mark Anthony Brands International invests €5.5m in Glendalough Distillery

North American drinks production and distribution company Mark Anthony Brands has taken a significant stake in Glendalough Distillery, investing over €5.5m into the company. Glendalough Distillery is backed by investors including

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Ireland secures access to the US beef market

Ireland will now be able to increase its exports to the US after an agreement between the two countries was agreed. The new agreement could be worth millions of euro

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C&C’s sales boosted with good weather

Cider sales at Irish drinks company C&C have boosted with the good weather Ireland received in March and May as the volume of Bulmers shipped jumped by 9pc in the three month period

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Hershey rejects $23 billion takeover offer from Mondelez

Hershey has rejected a $23 billion takeover bid by Mondelez International that would seek to expand the latter’s limited US footprint and create the world’s largest confectioner. The snub underscores

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Irish Business Sectors Consider how Brexit will Affect Trade

The business sector in Ireland is preparing for the blows that the economy will face after hearing the results of the Brexit vote.

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Ferrero Ireland Reports Rise in Profits

The Irish branch of Ferrero, the Italian producer of Nutella, chocolate praline and Kinder Eggs, saw a rise in profits by 34% this year

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Aryzta’s shares fall by 6%

Aryzta shares have fallen nearly 6% after the company’s latest quarterly figures showed revenue fell by 2.4% to €950m, dragged lower by its North American unit. Aryzta North America posted its seventh

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Norway’s largest dairy co-operative set to form partnership with Dairygold

TINE, Norway’s largest farmer-owned dairy co-operative are set to open a new Jarlsberg cheese production facility in Ireland. The project will see the dairy company form a partnership with Dairygold’s

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Ireland records its biggest jump in milk production

Ireland has recorded its biggest jump in milk production of any EU country since the lifting of quotas last year. Figures from Central Statistics Office show milk output in Ireland rose by 18.5% to

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Irish whiskey exporters may be in for windfall

Irish whiskey producers may hit their target of doubling export sales much sooner than their planned 2020 date, if the

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Pizza Hut to invest €50m into new outlets and staff across Ireland and the UK

Pizza Hut Delivery has announced that it is to create 3,000 jobs in 200 new stores across the UK and

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Carlsberg sales fall in the first quarter

Brewer Carlsberg has today said it’s sales fell more than expected in the first quarter due to decline in China’s

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C&C reports a fall in revenues and operating profits

C&C has reported a fall in revenues and operating profits for the year to the end of February due to

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Irish Distillers discussing sale of Paddy

Pernod Ricard affiliate Irish Distillers has entered into exclusive talks with Sazerac to sell Paddy, the fourth largest Irish whiskey

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Fyffes increases its target earnings for 2016

Fyffes has increased its target earnings ranges for 2016 and has said that its existing business has performed in line

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Kerry Foods reaffirms guidance growth for 2016

Kerry Food Group has said it is confident of delivering 6-10% growth after reporting in a 2.9% growth in business volumes

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Glanbia total group revenue falls by 2.5%

Glanbia total group revenue fell by 2.5% in the first quarter sales. The nutritional group said the fall was mainly due to

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Ardagh Group agrees deal with Ball Corporation

The Ardagh Group has agreed a €3.05bn deal with Ball Corporation and Rexam to purchase a metal beverage can manufacturing assets

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Starbucks cafe sales growth falls short

Starbucks Corp on Thursday posted quarterly cafe sales that missed analysts’ growth estimates for every region where it operates and

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Heineken sales rise by 7%

Brewer Heineken sold far more beer than expected in the first three months of the year, helped by growth over the

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Glanbia accused of paying below market rate for milk

Glanbia has been accused of paying below the market rate for milk from its suppliers after it cut base milk

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Nestle’s first quarter growth beats expectations

The world’s biggest food company, Nestle has confirmed its full-year outlook after first-quarter underlying sales growth of 3.9% beating analysts’ estimates, driven mostly

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C&C asked to ‘repay loyalty’ over plant closure

Drinks giant C&C has been urged to find a buyer for its Shepton Mallet mill in Somerset after its announcement that it

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Craft beer prices to rise on hop shortage

Craft beers will soon be much more expensive after the price of hops soared due to the dry and hot weather blighting

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Highline Produce acquired by Fyffes

Highline Produce has been acquired by Fyffes for $145 million. Fyffes has acquired 100% of the equity and will refinance the existing debt

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Cadbury workers accept WRC proposals

Unite and SIPTU members working at Cadbury in Dublin have voted to accept proposals from the Workplace Relations Commission by a

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Hilliard Lombard appointed as managing director of Valeo Foods

    Hilliard Lombard appointed as managing director of Valeo Foods

Hilliard Lombard, the former head of Aryzta’s European and Asian business has been appointed as managing director of Valeo’s Irish

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Aryzta CEO Owen Killian regrets sale of shares

    Aryzta CEO Owen Killian regrets sale of shares

Aryzta CEO Owen Killian, has sold shares in Aryzta worth over €15m between Monday and yesterday. But the CEO of

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Ornua opens €20m Cheese facility in Saudi Arabia

    Ornua opens €20m Cheese facility in Saudi Arabia

Ornua has opened a €20m Cheese Manufacturing Facility in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. New technology developed by Ornua

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Aryzta see’s its shares fall by 5.7 per cent

    Aryzta see’s its shares fall by 5.7 per cent

Aryzta the Swiss-Irish food group saw its shares fall as much as 5.7 per cent in early morning trading on Monday after

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Caffe Nero plans 40 stores and 350 new jobs

    Caffe Nero plans 40 stores and 350 new jobs

Caffe Nero, the specialist coffee retailer chain has outlined plans to invest €20 million in Ireland by opening 40 new outlets

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Aramark names Nominated Charities in Ireland for 2016

    Aramark names Nominated Charities in Ireland for 2016

Aramark, global provider of award winning services in food, facilities management and property,   has announced its nominated charities in Ireland

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C&C expects operating profits of €103m for 2016

    C&C expects operating profits of €103m for 2016

Drinks manufacturer C&C has said it expects group operating profit to be in the region of €103 million this year. In

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Aramark announces exclusive partnership with Chopped

Aramark, the global provider of award-winning services in food, facilities management and property, has announced an exciting new partnership with

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Plastics are Future will meet in Valencia

AIMPLAS is holding on 26 and 27 April an international meeting, where they will be tackled the future of plastic

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O’Brien Fine Foods to create jobs in Timahoe

O’Brien Fine Foods has announced it is to create new jobs as it invests €14m in its ham processing plant in

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Irish food and drink exports valued at €11bn for 2015

Bord Bia has announced that the value of Irish food and drink exports was almost €11bn last year. That is the

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20 new jobs for graduates in food industry

Bord Bia and the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School today launched a search for 20 ambitious graduates with a

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C&C to partner with US brewer Pabst

    C&C to partner with US brewer Pabst

C&C Group has announced a new long term partnership agreement with Pabst Brewing Company for the sale and distribution of

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AB InBev to sell SABMiller’s Grolsch, Peroni

    AB InBev to sell SABMiller’s Grolsch, Peroni

The beermaker Anheuser-Busch InBev NV is looking to sell the Peroni and Grolsch brands as it works to gain regulatory

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EU launches investigation into McDonald’s Luxembourg tax deals

    EU launches investigation into McDonald’s Luxembourg tax deals

The European Union commission has opened a formal state aid investigation into allegations that fast food giant McDonald’s received a

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Greencore reports higher full-year profits and revenues

    Greencore reports higher full-year profits and revenues

Greencore, the Irish-based food-to-go company, has reported a 13.5% increase in pre-tax profits for the year to the end of September.

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Guinness to open new experimental brewery to the public

    Guinness to open new experimental brewery to the public

Guinness is launching an experimental brewery in Dublin today at The Open Gate Brewery, St. James’s Gate. The brewery will be located

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Irish drinks industry could double exports to €2bn

The Irish drinks industry has the potential to double exports to more than €2 billion over the next 15 years

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