wine
Hey vegans, don’t milk it!
Now, I’m all for people making lifestyle choices (I, for example, go boxing several times a week, drink wine rather more frequently than that, enjoy the odd chicken curry but also love a mushroom risotto). But no one really needs to know that. Why would anyone care?
Japan’s Asahi buys Fuller’s for $327 million
Japanese brewer Asahi is buying the beer business of Britain’s Fuller Smith & Turner’s for £250 million ($327 million), in a deal that will allow Fuller’s to focus on its pub and hotel holdings.
Rise in food and drink acquisitions
2018 was another record year for food and drink industry transactions, with 777 registered in the bevblog.net mergers and acquisitions database, an average of 15 each week.
Out of the frying pan?
New year, new scare story. Well, not that new, exactly – but yet another reason to have consumers scratching their heads and rubbing their chins when next contemplating what to sling in their shopping baskets.
Create the perfect cheeseboard with new app
Dairy UK has launched a new cheese pairing app, aimed at consumers it is the first of its kind to pair British cheeses with whisky and port recommendations.
It’s showtime!
The diaries of food and drink industry folk, myself included, are always packed at this time of year.
When one door closes…
Had to smile this week at the news that Mars bars could apparently vanish from Britain’s shelves in a matter of weeks if the UK departs the EU without a deal.
Kuro launches two new East-Asian inspired gins
Kuro, a Japanese inspired gin producer, has this month launched two new East Asian-inspired flavoured gins, soft peach and cherry blossom.
Seeing red
Another week, and another proposed tax being tossed in the direction of the food industry.
Round Up: Processing
Here is your weekly round-up of Processing news.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing
Global launch for wine testing scheme
The world’s most thorough wine proficiency testing scheme is now open to testing laboratories across the globe, following a successful first round of testing in Italy.
Cheers to a vintage summer!
While many have bemoaned this summer’s spectacular Europe-wide heatwave (I’m not one of them, I hasten to add) not everyone is struggling in the sun.
Primera introduces LX910e colour label printer
Primera Technology, manufacturer of specialised digital colour printers, has announced LX910e, its newest desktop colour label printer.
Westons publishes third annual cider report
Westons Cider has launched its third annual Cider Report ahead of the 2018 summer cider season, revealing a series of new opportunities for drinks retailers across both the UK’s on and off trade.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging