British consumers are continuing to drink more British-sourced bottled water in smaller pack formats, new data reveals, with the latest Zenith International figures (for 2010) showing growth of almost 2.5 per year over the previous year. Read more
UK statutory levy board DairyCo has committed £5m to be spent over the next five years on two new research partnerships, which will deliver practical research to British dairy farmers. Read more
Denmark's Palsgaard has announced the completion of its first Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Palsgaard is a specialist in the manufacture of emulsifiers and stabilisers for the food industry. Read more
Nordson Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire Belgium-based Constructiewerkhuizen G Verbruggen NV. The deal is expected to close within the next several days. Terms were not disclosed. Read more
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM) has granted Royal DSM a Certificate of Suitability (CEP) that its Beta-Carotene is manufactured in line with the European Pharmacopoeia (EP) standards. Read more
The BBC reports that Thorntons is to close up to 180 stores over the next three years. Read more
Ella's Kitchen has added the first ever stage 1 baby food that contains nothing but one single fruit, called First Tastes. The First Tastes range has been made in smaller 70g pouches and will be available in Sainsbury's, Boots and Ocado from the... Read more
According to Rabobank’s 2011 Global Dairy Top 20 report, Fonterra is now the third largest dairy company in the world, behind Nestlé and Danone. Read more
Tnuva, Israel, has launched Milk V for children. With double the calcium content and increased levels of vitamin D, Milk V relies on the CapsuDar vitamin D solution provided by LycoRed, which was involved in the development of the product. Read more
I read some astounding figures on UK alcohol-related crime in the *Financial Times* of 9 June: Read more
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