Agri-Business
Overseas suppliers included in the UK's Groceries Supply Code of Practice
The UK’s Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) Christine Tacon has said that her powers extends to overseas suppliers who feel they are...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
'Primary producers are often the weakest link in the food supply chain'
Primary producers are often recognised as the weakest link in the food supply chain, according to the Minister for Jobs,...
Agri-Business
'EU generates 88m tonnes of food waste each year'
In the EU, around 88m tonnes of food waste are generated annually with related costs estimated at €143 billion, the...
Agri-Business
New Board Members appointed at Lakeland Dairies
The recent Lakeland Dairies Board elections have seen Gerard Donohoe, Michael Dobson and Andrew McHugh appointed to the Board. The new appointments...
Agri-Business
'EU competition policy must work for farmers too'
The European Union’s competition policy must defend interests of farmers with the same vigour as it defends those of consumers,...
Agri-Business
First liquid nitrogen futures market launched
Euronext, a European stock exchange based in the Netherlands, has confirmed the opening of, what it claims to be, the...
Agri-Business
Monsanto to acquire European farm software company
Climate Corporation, a subsidiary to Monsanto, has agreed a deal to purchase a European farm data company. VitalFields is an Estonian...
Agri-Business
Devenish appoints new Chief Commercial Officer
Devenish, an agri-food technology business, has appointed Alan Gibson as Chief Commercial Officer to lead the next phase of the...
Agri-Business
UK food producer acquires Dunbia's pork processing business
Cranswick, a leading UK food producer, has announced that it has acquired the whole of the issued share capital of...
Agri-Business
Canada’s dairy farmers to get over €230m to compensate for CETA
The Canadian government has announced an investment of $350m (€238m) for two new programmes to support the competitiveness of the country’s...
Agri-Business
Commission increases the budget for promoting EU agricultural products
An increased budget of €133m has been allocated for 2017 to promote EU agricultural products outside and inside the EU...
Agri-Business
Target Fertilisers appoints new Technical Sales Manager
Target Fertilisers has appointed Gavin McGowan as its new Technical Sales Manager to further develop its portfolio of regional accounts as well...
Agri-Business
Kerry's taste and nutrition businesses drive volume growth in Q3
Kerry Group’s global Taste and Nutrition businesses achieved 3.4% volume growth in the nine months to the end of September...
Agri-Business
Glanbia on course to deliver earnings growth of 8-10%
Glanbia plc expects to deliver adjusted earnings per share growth of 8% to 10% on a constant currency basis for full...
Agri-Business
EU and Canada sign CETA trade agreement
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed over the weekend in Brussels by the EU and Canada. CETA...
Agri-Business
EU-Canada summit cancelled as CETA negotiations continue
Today’s planned EU-Canada summit has been cancelled as talks in Belgium last night failed to see the country reach agreement...
Agri-Business
'97% of food samples collected in the EU free of pesticide residues'
Of all the food samples collected in the EU in 2014, 97% were free of pesticide residues or contained traces that...
Agri-Business
'EU should place mandatory limits on trans-fats'
The EU should place mandatory limits on industrially-produced trans-fatty acids (TFA) which may increase the risk of certain health problems...
