Agri-Business
'Animal welfare a top factor in making a food brand ethical'
Some 74% of UK consumers say that meat coming from animals which are looked after well is among the top issues...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Nestlé remains world's largest dairy company; turnover of €20.9 billion
Nestlé remains the world’s largest dairy company, with a turnover of €20.9 billion in 2014, according to Rabobank. The Global...
Agri-Business
Danone reports sales up 4.5%, fresh dairy sales down year-on-year
Danone has posted a 4.5% year-on-year increase in sales for the second quarter (Q2) of 2015 and sales in the first...
Agri-Business
Swiss company Aryzta buy La Rousse Foods
Aryzta, the Swiss-based company, with Irishman Owen Killian at the helm, has bought La Rousse Foods, a premium foodservice provider...
Agri-Business
New deal gives Liffey Meats a foothold in French market
Liffey Meats has confirmed that it has taken a majority shareholding in the French meat processor Chiron Viandes. A spokesperson...
Agri-Business
China overtakes US as biggest ice cream market
China has overtaken the US as the world’s biggest ice cream market for the first time, new research from Mintel...
Agri-Business
'UK food suppliers in financial distress increases 54%'
The number of UK food suppliers experiencing ‘significant’ financial distress increased by 54% in the past 12 months, a report...
Agri-Business
'Supply concerns drive agri-food companies to re-engage with farmer suppliers'
A growing number of food and agribusiness companies are taking steps to engage with farmers at the upstream ends of their supply...
Agri-Business
Aldi’s and Lidl’s fresh meat sales growth outstrips UK's top supermarkets
Fresh meat sales in Aldi and Lidl in the UK are growing faster that the top four supermarkets there, according...
Agri-Business
'UK supermarket pricing practices could be in breach of consumer law'
Some UK supermarket pricing practices could be in breach of consumer law, for misleading or confusing consumers through pricing and...
Agri-Business
We'll be buying 25% of our groceries online in 10 years new report says
A new report by Rabobank says that we will be buying 25% of our groceries online by 2025. The report,...
Agri-Business
Purchasing groups make 'huge' fertiliser savings as EU prices remain high
Despite oil prices falling significantly in early 2015, fertiliser prices remain stubbornly high in the EU and the European Commission...
Agri-Business
JCB celebrates 70 years with a giant maize maze
JCB has created a giant 10-acre maize maze in the UK to celebrate its 70th anniversary. The maze, at the National...
Agri-Business
New weed and insect protection options from Dow Agrosciences
Two new crop protection active ingredients for weed and insect control have been developed by Dow Agrosciences. The new ingredients,...
Agri-Business
'Demand for meat and dairy driving demand for animal feed'
As the global demand for meat, fish and dairy grows, the demand for animal feed also grows, according to Rabobank....
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats approved to acquire 49% stake in French meat processor
Dawn Meats has received approval by the EU Competition Commission to acquire a 49% stake in the French meat processor Elivia....
Agri-Business
London’s first underground farm unveiled
London’s first underground farm, located in a disused World War II bomb shelter at Clapham Junction, will start supplying produce...
Agri-Business
9,400 farmers will claim farm assist every week this year
The Department of Social Protection has estimated that an average of 9,400 farmers per week will claim farm assist this...
