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Food & Drink - 2011
Muller Dairy has won permission from Shropshire Council to expand its dairy production facility in Market Drayton onto an adjacent site, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
29-Dec-2011
Crediton Confectionery has reopened the former Bristow's sweet factory in Crediton, and plans to double the 20-strong workforce early next year.
22-Dec-2011
MCM Select Foods, the Bracknell-based canned fish supplier, has been acquired by investment firm Manfield Partners.
21-Dec-2011
Arla Foods has unveiled plans for a new dairy products distribution centre at Hatfield Business Park by 2013, with the creation of up to 500 jobs.
20-Dec-2011
Diageo is considering a number of potential locations in Scotland for new warehousing, and plans have been submitted to Fife Council for a site near Kirkcaldy.
20-Dec-2011
Perfection Foods, the cake manufacturer about to open a new bakery in Walsall, is to set up a new distribution centre in Leicester by 2013, with the creation of 100 jobs.
15-Dec-2011
AP Jess is considering plans to set up a new plant in north-east Scotland, following the success of its Rossyew salmon by-products business.
14-Dec-2011
Nisha Enterprises is to set up a new confectionery plant in Livingston with the creation of about 20 jobs, having bought brands and machinery from McCowan's.
14-Dec-2011
Whitby Seafoods has acquired Rockall Seafoods, the County Down-based scampi manufacturer, in order to expand its Middleton Seafoods operation.
14-Dec-2011
ABP UK is seeking permission to expand its beef processing facility in York, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
13-Dec-2011
Belton Cheese has submitted plans to Shropshire Council to extend its cheese production plant in Whitchurch.
13-Dec-2011
Premier Foods has sold Brookes Avana, the manufacturer of ready meals, pizzas and cakes with more than 2,000 staff in Newport and Leicester, to 2 Sisters Food Group for £30m.
12-Dec-2011
Compass Group is to acquire DORA Gastro, the Czech foodservice provider with annual sales of £15m.
12-Dec-2011
Bodnant Food Centre is recruiting 50 staff for a new £6.5m local foods supply centre due to open at Eglwysbach in the Conwy Valley next May.
12-Dec-2011
Samways Fish Merchants is to invest £1m in the expansion of its fish processing facility in Bridport, with the creation of at least 25 jobs over the next two years.
08-Dec-2011
Warburtons is planning to invest a further £200m in the expansion of its 13 bakery production sites over the next five years.
08-Dec-2011
Kraft is to invest £50m in the expansion of its confectionery and biscuit manufacturing operations in the UK, but 200 jobs will be lost at Cadbury sites in Bournville, Chirk and Herefordshire.
07-Dec-2011
Cumbrian Seafoods has been bought out of administration by Lion Capital, the owner of Young's Seafood, securing 570 jobs in County Durham, Cumbria and Northumberland.
06-Dec-2011
Innis & Gunn is to create 13 new jobs at its Edinburgh-based brewery over the next six months, including vacancies in sales, marketing and customer management.
06-Dec-2011
R&R Ice Cream has acquired Durigon Gelato, the German ice cream manufacturer with 70 staff, for undisclosed terms.
06-Dec-2011
Everards is planning to relocate its Leicester-based brewery and 104 staff to a new site in Enderby, which will also provide space for other food and drink companies.
05-Dec-2011
Perfection Foods is to open a new bakery factory on the Walsall Enterprise Park early next year, with the creation of 70 jobs.
05-Dec-2011
Campari is planning to build a new whisky bottling plant at the Glen Grant Distillery in Rothes by 2013.
05-Dec-2011
Parkam Foods, the West Yorkshire-based supplier of processed meat products with 750 staff, has been acquired by Tulip.
30-Nov-2011
Countrywise Water Coolers of Hull has merged with Chilburne Spring, the North Yorkshire-based water distributor.
29-Nov-2011
Coca-Cola is to build a new £30m automated warehouse at its bottling plant in Wakefield by 2013.
28-Nov-2011
Nestle is to invest £110m in the expansion of its coffee products factory at Hatton in Derbyshire, with the creation of 300 jobs.
24-Nov-2011
Stafforce Personnel has acquired the Centre for Food Robotics & Automation, in order to expand its Yorkshire-based recruitment business into new areas.
23-Nov-2011
Baxters has acquired Fray Bentos from Princes for about £20m, and pie production will transfer from East Anglia to Fochabers with the creation of up to 125 jobs.
21-Nov-2011
Bakery Products has bought Hobson Foods out of administration, saving 122 jobs at its Tindale & Stanton bakery in County Durham.
21-Nov-2011
Lyme Bay Winery has won permission to build a new production plant at its site in East Devon, with the creation of ten jobs.
21-Nov-2011
SA Brain & Co is planning to set up a new craft brewery at its site in Cardiff over the next few months, in order to offer a wider range of more diverse beers.
15-Nov-2011
Morpol has confirmed plans to set up a salmon processing facility for its Meridian Salmon business at the former Lexmark factory in Rosyth next year, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
14-Nov-2011
Broadland Hams is relocating its Norwich-based ham processing plant and 25 staff to a new site nearby, following a fire.
14-Nov-2011
Gleadell Agriculture is to acquire Dunns (Long Sutton), the pea and bean seed supplier.
14-Nov-2011
Bernard Matthews is planning to build a £4m anaerobic digestion plant at its Holton factory in Suffolk by 2013.
14-Nov-2011
Picard Vins & Spiritueux of France has bought the Tullibardine Distillery in Perthshire.
14-Nov-2011
Donegal Creameries has acquired AJ Allan Seed Potatoes, the Brechin-based seed potato supplier.
09-Nov-2011
Just Love Food Company is planning to double the 30-strong workforce at its nut-free cakes factory in Blackwood, Caerphilly.
08-Nov-2011
Fields Morris & Verdin is to relocate the London headquarters of its wine importing business to a 20,000 sq ft unit at Ingate Place in Battersea next year.
07-Nov-2011
Forthglade, the Devon-based pet food manufacturer with 55 staff, has been bought out of administration by a new company called Forthglade Foods.
07-Nov-2011
Powys County Council has approved plans from Frazer Jones for a new super dairy with 1,000 cattle at Leighton near Welshpool.
02-Nov-2011
Daniels Group, the Leeds-based owner of New Covent Garden Soup and other food brands, is to be acquired by Hain Celestial of the US for £145m.
26-Oct-2011
Dunbia has acquired Heathfield Foods, the Crewe-based meat supplier, for undisclosed terms, taking its network of processing plants to ten.
26-Oct-2011
Proper Pies of Redditch has acquired Barton & White, the Leicestershire-based desserts and savouries manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
25-Oct-2011
Moet Hennessy is planning to relocate the London headquarters of its drinks business to a 24,000 sq ft office at Grosvenor Gardens.
24-Oct-2011
BrewDog has submitted plans for a £7m brewery at Balmacassie in Aberdeenshire, with the creation of an initial 25 jobs, and is also planning to open five more pubs.
19-Oct-2011
Tangerine Confectionery has bought the Wham and Highland Toffee brands of McCowans out of administration, and will transfer production from Scotland to Blackpool and York.
17-Oct-2011
Bakkavor is to create 60 jobs at a new Caledonian Produce factory due to open in Bo'ness in December.
13-Oct-2011
Nom Dairy UK is planning to invest £100m in the expansion of its dairy at Donnington Wood in Shropshire, with the creation of 200 jobs.
12-Oct-2011
East Cambridgeshire District Council has approved plans from Barway Farms to set up a mushroom farm and anaerobic digestion plant in Littleport, with the creation of 200 jobs.
10-Oct-2011
Infinity Foods is seeking a larger site for the relocation of its Brighton-based food manufacturing and distribution business, which has 50 staff.
10-Oct-2011
Kitwave has acquired Automatic Retailing, the Northumberland-based supplier of confectionery and soft drinks for vending machines, for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2011
Just-Eat has acquired Urbanbite, a London-based online food delivery provider, for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2011
Wells & Young's has bought the McEwan's and Younger's beer brands from Heineken UK for about £20m.
05-Oct-2011
James Hall & Co is looking to further expand its new headquarters in Preston with two fresh food production units, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
05-Oct-2011
Birchall Foodservice has acquired Willow Foods, the Wrexham-based distributor of chilled and fresh foods, for undisclosed terms.
04-Oct-2011
Milk Link is to invest £20m in the expansion of its cheese factory in Lockerbie over the next year.
03-Oct-2011
Genius is looking to double the 12-strong workforce at its Edinburgh-based gluten-free foods business over the next year.
03-Oct-2011
Bruichladdich has secured a £9.5m funding package from HSBC to expand its Islay-based distillery.
03-Oct-2011
Riverford Organic Vegetables has acquired BoxFresh Organics, the Ledbury-based boxed vegetable supplier.
03-Oct-2011
Yes Dining, the contract catering firm, has sold a majority stake to Luke Johnson and will be renamed as the Genuine Dining Co.
29-Sep-2011
Dawn Meats has acquired the Duerden Lindal Moor beef abattoir in Ulverston, Cumbria.
29-Sep-2011
AG Barr is seeking a suitable location in southern England or the Midlands for a major investment in a new soft drinks plant next year.
28-Sep-2011
Arla Foods has won approval to build a £150m dairy near Aylesbury, with the creation of about 700 jobs.
26-Sep-2011
Vion is to set up a centre of excellence at its Halls meat processing plant in Broxburn, West Lothian, with the creation of 250 jobs next year.
26-Sep-2011
Kerry Group is to acquire Cargill's global flavours division for £105m, including 40 staff at Trafford Park.
26-Sep-2011
Freshpeel Produce is to expand its onion processing business with the acquisition of a 30,750 sq ft factory in Wisbech from Greenvale Foods.
19-Sep-2011
Berwyn Bakery has been sold out of administration by Baker Tilly to a management team, securing 70 jobs in North Wales.
14-Sep-2011
Premier Foods is to invest £25m in the development of a new production line at its Ambrosia creamery in Lifton, Devon.
12-Sep-2011
Scottish Salmon Company is looking to invest £50m in the development of up to ten new salmon farms across the west of Scotland over the next five years.
12-Sep-2011
First Milk is to invest £10m in the development of new whey processing facilities at its Lake District cheese factory in Aspatria by 2013.
12-Sep-2011
Jaines & Son has won permission to build a new seafood processing factory at Europarc in Grimsby, with the creation of at least 12 jobs.
08-Sep-2011
Nestle is seeking permission to extend its product technology centre in York, adding 35 new jobs to the 190-strong workforce over the next two years.
07-Sep-2011
Compass has acquired Cygnet Foods, the Warrington-based supplier of school meals with annual turnover of £9.3m, for undisclosed terms.
05-Sep-2011
John Bull Confectioners is planning to extend its confectionery factory in Bridlington with the creation of ten jobs, and its nationwide chain of 19 shops will also expand.
05-Sep-2011
Brakes Group is to set up a 207,000 sq ft chilled foods distribution centre at Suttons Business Park in Reading, with the creation of 500 jobs.
30-Aug-2011
Kraft is to create 100 new jobs at its research and development operations in Bournville, Banbury and Reading by the end of the year.
30-Aug-2011
New Britain Palm Oil is to build a £10m bakery products plant at its site in Bootle by early 2012, with the creation of 30 jobs.
30-Aug-2011
Becketts Foods, the Coventry-based supplier of bacon products, has been acquired by CPC Foods for undisclosed terms.
24-Aug-2011
Aromco, the Hertfordshire-based flavours company with 40 staff, has been acquired by Israel-based Frutarom for £15m.
23-Aug-2011
Wholebake, the Denbighshire-based manufacturer of seed and fruit bars, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Finance Wales.
22-Aug-2011
Liberation Group is to acquire JJ Le Sueur, the Jersey-based wines and spirits distributor, for undisclosed terms.
18-Aug-2011
Wilkin & Sons has acquired Jules & Sharpie, the Suffolk-based preserves manufacturer, in order to expand its Thursday Cottage division.
17-Aug-2011
Summit Foods is to increase the 170-strong workforce at its Preston-based factory to 200 and the premises will expand from 26,000 sq ft to 38,000 sq ft.
16-Aug-2011
Young & Co is to sell its 40% stake in the Wells & Young brewing business in Bedford to Charles Wells for £15m, in order to focus on its 250 pubs.
15-Aug-2011
Symington's of Leeds has bought the Chicken Tonight and Ragu sauce brands from Unilever for undisclosed terms.
15-Aug-2011
G&J Greenall, the Warrington-based gin manufacturer with 120 staff, has undergone a £7.5m management buy-out from De Vere Group.
15-Aug-2011
Petty Wood has acquired Tree of Life, the Staffordshire-based organic products supplier, from Wessanen for undisclosed terms.
15-Aug-2011
Fenmarc Produce is to create 40 jobs at its vegetable processing plant in Wisbech by October, with the introduction of a permanent night shift.
15-Aug-2011
Samworth Brothers is to create a further 140 jobs at its ready meals factories in Leicester Forest East and Melton.
03-Aug-2011
Quantil has won planning permission to build a 200,000 sq ft greenhouse at Mere House Nurseries in Scarisbrick, Lancashire.
02-Aug-2011
Heart of England Grain, the Northamptonshire-based grain trader with 15 staff, has been acquired by Countrywide for undisclosed terms.
02-Aug-2011
Intertek has acquired Food Analytical Laboratory, the Stoke-based laboratory with 73 staff, for £6m, as well as Farnborough-based fuel analysis firm OALTB for £0.5m and Recherche Developpement & Consulting of Belgium for £5m.
01-Aug-2011
Express Microbiology of Linlithgow is planning to expand its food testing services across the country over the next few years, increasing the workforce from 26 to 60.
01-Aug-2011
Volvere has acquired a 54% stake in Shire Foods, the Leamington Spa-based pie manufacturer with about 100 staff.
01-Aug-2011
Giorgio's Continental is to open a £1.2m 26,000 sq ft extension at its pasta products factory in Nottingham later this summer, with the creation of 30 jobs.
28-Jul-2011
Thwaites is looking to relocate its Blackburn-based brewery and up to 300 staff over the next four years, and Sainsbury's will take its existing site in the town centre.
27-Jul-2011
Premier Foods has sold its canning plants in Wisbech and Long Sutton to Liverpool-based Princes for £182m, with the transfer of more than 1,000 staff.
26-Jul-2011
APS Salads has secured funding of £6m to expand its tomato production operations in Cheshire and Kent.
26-Jul-2011
Moray Seafoods, the prawn processing firm with 50 staff, has been acquired by Associated Seafoods for undisclosed terms.
25-Jul-2011
Camgrain has won permission from South Cambridgeshire District Council to expand the capacity at its grain storage facility near Great Wilbraham by 210,000 tonnes.
21-Jul-2011
Harbro, the Turriff-based animal feed supplier, has acquired the 6.3-acre former headquarters of the Les Taylor Group in Mintlaw.
20-Jul-2011
Dairy Crest has acquired MH Foods, the Kent-based manufacturer of cooking oil and salad dressings, for £13m.
20-Jul-2011
Lossie Seafoods, the Buckie-based salmon processing firm, has been acquired by Glasgow-based Associated Seafoods for undisclosed terms.
18-Jul-2011
Britvic is looking to relocate the headquarters of its soft drinks business and up to 280 staff away from Chelmsford, and is considering sites just north of London.
13-Jul-2011
Uniq, the sandwich and desserts manufacturer with 1,900 staff at sites in Northampton, Spalding, Shropshire and Somerset, has been acquired by Greencore of Ireland for £113m.
13-Jul-2011
Baker Boys has bought The Cake Bake Company, the Kent-based cake supplier, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
13-Jul-2011
Drinks Inc is to relocate its Belfast-based drinks wholesaling business to a 75,000 sq ft warehouse and 8,000 sq ft office on Boucher Road later this year.
12-Jul-2011
Compass Group is to increase the number of apprenticeship positions offered to staff each year from 950 to 1,600, including opportunities in cookery, cleaning and facilities management.
12-Jul-2011
Proper Welsh Milk is planning to set up a £1.4m milk bottling plant in Whitland, Carmarthenshire, by September, with the creation of an initial ten jobs.
11-Jul-2011
Environmental Scientifics Group has acquired PMS Micro, the Leeds-based microbiological laboratory, in order to expand its Eclipse Scientific food division.
11-Jul-2011
Inverarity Vaults has merged with WM Morton for undisclosed terms, in order to create one of Scotland's leading wine and spirit merchants.
06-Jul-2011
Unilever is planning to increase its annual recruitment of MBA graduates from 25 to 100 by 2014.
04-Jul-2011
Border Biscuits is to invest a further £2.5m in the expansion of its biscuit manufacturing facilities in Lanarkshire by the end of next year.
04-Jul-2011
Ian Macleod Distillers has acquired the Tamdhu distillery in Speyside from the Edrington Group for undisclosed terms.
30-Jun-2011
Wilkin & Sons is looking to build a new £15m jam factory for its 300 staff at Tiptree in Essex, provided that permission is secured for new housing on another site.
29-Jun-2011
Diageo has submitted plans to Moray Council for the £9.5m expansion of its Dailuaine distillery in Speyside.
27-Jun-2011
Unilever is planning to open 11 factories across the world this year, as part of a £4.5bn investment programme.
27-Jun-2011
Andrew Ingredients is investing £1m in the development of a new 24,000 sq ft bakery production facility in Antrim.
23-Jun-2011
GlycoMar of Oban has sold VeroMara, its seafood testing business with ten staff, to US-based Neogen for undisclosed terms.
21-Jun-2011
Amadeus is to create up to 1,000 temporary and permanent jobs over the next year, having won a number of new event catering contracts.
21-Jun-2011
Provexis has acquired Science in Sport, the Lancashire-based sports nutrition firm with 50 staff, for £8m.
20-Jun-2011
The National Farmers Union is to build a new £1.8m conference suite at its headquarters in Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, by the end of the year.
20-Jun-2011
Jackson's Bakery is to invest £5.5m in the expansion of its bakery in Hull, with up to 40 new jobs being added to the 330-strong workforce.
15-Jun-2011
Landcatch, the Alloa-based salmon breeding company, has been acquired by Hendrix Genetics of the Netherlands for undisclosed terms.
14-Jun-2011
Morpol is said to be planning to set up a new Lakeland Smolt fish processing plant at the former Lexmark site in Rosyth, with the creation of hundreds of jobs.
13-Jun-2011
Brecks is investing £3m in the expansion of its cereals and meat-free products factory near Selby, with the creation of 60 jobs.
13-Jun-2011
Trinity International Services is looking to recruit a further 40 staff at its Aberdeen-based offshore catering business.
07-Jun-2011
First Milk has acquired Kingdom Cheese and Kingdom Dairies of Fife for undisclosed terms.
01-Jun-2011
Burts Potato Chips is planning to expand the workforce at its Plymouth-based snacks factory from 80 to 100 this year.
31-May-2011
SHS Group has bought a majority stake in Bottlegreen Drinks, the Gloucestershire-based soft drinks manufacturer, from private equity firm Piper for £25m.
19-May-2011
Stonegate has acquired Farmhouse Freedom Eggs, the Monmouthshire-based egg supplier, for undisclosed terms.
18-May-2011
Andrew Jones Pies has undergone a pre-pack administration, securing 17 jobs at its Huddersfield-based pie manufacturing business.
17-May-2011
Britvic has bought Quinn's of Cookstown, the Tyrone-based drinks wholesaler with 30 staff, from C&C Northern Ireland.
17-May-2011
Seabrook Crisps of Bradford is looking to expand into southern England with a £2.5m investment in its infrastructure and distribution facilities.
16-May-2011
Beverage Brands is to relocate production of alcopops to sites in Belfast and Gloucester, with the loss of 30 jobs in Torquay.
12-May-2011
Nestle is to invest £1m in the expansion of its confectionery research and development centre in York by 2012.
12-May-2011
International Cuisine is planning to expand the 579 staff at its ready meals factory in Consett with 150 new jobs, in order to increase the number of shifts.
11-May-2011
Farmhouse Biscuits is planning to expand its biscuit factory in Nelson by building new production, office and warehouse facilities on an adjacent site, with the creation of 16 jobs.
11-May-2011
Tangerine Confectionery, the confectionery manufacturer with 1,340 staff in Blackpool, Liverpool, Cleckheaton, York, Pontefract and Poole, is in negotiations to be acquired by private equity firm Blackstone for about £100m.
10-May-2011
Central Catering Services has acquired Express Cafes, the mobile catering firm, from Compass for undisclosed terms.
09-May-2011
Wynnstay has acquired Wrekin Grain, the Telford-based grain marketing and agricultural supplier, for £4m.
05-May-2011
GT Produce of Leeds has acquired RS Fruits, the Kent-based fruit marketing firm.
05-May-2011
Compass has acquired BGP, the Swedish catering company, for £1.6m.
04-May-2011
Anglo Beef Processors has won planning permission from Shropshire Council to double the size of its abattoir in Hordley to 48,000 sq ft.
04-May-2011
Highland Farms is seeking permission for the £1m expansion of its salmon processing factory in Maryport, with the creation of 40 jobs.
03-May-2011
Lake District National Park Authority is to consider plans from Cumbria Distillers to develop a whisky distillery at Setmurthy, with the creation of 25 jobs.
03-May-2011
Associated British Foods is planning a multi-million pound investment in the expansion of its Allied Bakeries factories in Glasgow, West Bromwich and Stevenage.
03-May-2011
Molson Coors is to invest £4.5m in the expansion of its recently-acquired Sharp's brewery in Cornwall over the next three years.
03-May-2011
British Bakels is planning to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its bakery ingredients factory in Bicester.
27-Apr-2011
PepsiCo is to invest £8.5m in a porridge production plant at its site in Cupar, Fife, by the end of summer.
26-Apr-2011
Pieminister is to relocate its pie factory and 35 jobs from Bristol to Llantrisant by the end of the year.
26-Apr-2011
Bakkavor is seeking permission from Sedgemoor District Council to extend its Isleport desserts factory, with the creation of up to 92 jobs.
26-Apr-2011
Browne's Chocolates has been bought out of liquidation by two local businessmen for undisclosed terms, and production at its Okehampton factory will restart with about ten staff.
21-Apr-2011
Tate & Lyle is to sell its Vietnamese sugar business to TH Milk Food Joint Stock Company for £33m.
20-Apr-2011
Woodhead has sold its Scarborough bakery and 11 shops out of administration to Haldane Retail, while a further 18 shops have been sold to Coopland & Sons.
18-Apr-2011
Dairy Crest is to create 80 new jobs at its cheese production plant in Frome, Somerset, over the next few months.
14-Apr-2011
Zetar has acquired Derwent Lynton, the Derby-based chocolate confectionery manufacturer, for up to £0.8m.
14-Apr-2011
Samworth Brothers is planning to expand the 625-strong workforce at its Saladworks ready meals business in Leicester with 200 new jobs over the next two years.
13-Apr-2011
Milk Link is investing £4m in the development of a new cheese production facility at Trevarrian in North Cornwall by August.
13-Apr-2011
Cumbrian Seafoods is to invest £7m in the expansion of its seafood products factory in Seaham, with the creation of 100 jobs.
13-Apr-2011
Haribo is to set up a new 500,000 sq ft confectionery production and distribution facility at Normanton near Leeds, with the creation of 286 jobs.
12-Apr-2011
Langdons is to open a new £8m 50,000 sq ft frozen and chilled foods storage depot in Redditch this summer.
11-Apr-2011
Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients, the manufacturer of pastry fillings with seven sites, is to be acquired by Dawn Foods of the US for undisclosed terms.
06-Apr-2011
Northumbrian Fine Foods, the Team Valley-based biscuit manufacturer with 160 staff, has been sold by Duke Street to a management team for a nominal sum.
31-Mar-2011
Unilever is to invest £2.6m in improvements to the Colman's mustard factory in Norwich by the middle of next year.
31-Mar-2011
Diageo is to invest £3.5m in the expansion of the Caol Ila distillery on Islay by the end of the year.
29-Mar-2011
Cambrian Pet Foods is investing £5m in the expansion of its pet food plants in Llangadog and Pencader.
28-Mar-2011
Greggs is to open a new £4.5m bakery in Penrith in September, with the transfer of about 100 staff from two existing sites.
28-Mar-2011
United Auctions has bought the Stirling Agricultural Centre livestock market from Elphinstone for undisclosed terms.
23-Mar-2011
Alpro is considering plans to expand the production facilities at its soya milk factory at Burton Latimer in Northamptonshire, with an increase to the 100-strong workforce.
23-Mar-2011
Compass Group is to acquire Elior Nederland, the Dutch foodservice company with gross assets of £25m.
22-Mar-2011
Scotbake is to relocate its Inverness-based bakery and 70 staff to the Longman Industrial Estate, with the creation of up to 30 new jobs.
21-Mar-2011
Savant Distribution, the Leeds-based supplier of nutritional supplements, has been acquired by Naturalife Health of Ireland.
21-Mar-2011
Pickstock Group is considering a number of potential sites for a new food processing plant, including a former Maxell site in Telford.
21-Mar-2011
PinguinLutosa is to invest £13m in the expansion of its frozen foods factory in King's Lynn this year, including a new production line, cold store and product development centre.
17-Mar-2011
Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises has secured funding for the £1.2m upgrade of facilities at Grimsby fish market by 2012.
15-Mar-2011
Chat Moss Herbs, the Eccles-based supplier of herbs and salad leaves with 20 staff, has been acquired by an investment consortium.
15-Mar-2011
New Britain Oils is to invest £9m in the expansion of its palm oil refinery in Bootle, with the creation of 26 jobs.
14-Mar-2011
Denby Dale Pie Company has been bought out of administration by a new company called Abbeydale Foods, saving 80 jobs in West Yorkshire.
14-Mar-2011
De Bortoli Wines of Australia is to relocate its UK sales office from Blandford Forum to Semley in Wiltshire.
10-Mar-2011
Fruitapeel is looking to create a further 15 jobs at its recently-acquired juice factory in Llantrisant this summer.
10-Mar-2011
Soil Association has unveiled plans to relocate its Bristol-based headquarters and up to 200 staff to a 40-acre gasworks site at the Harbourside.
07-Mar-2011
Llechwedd Meats is seeking permission to build a new meat processing plant at the former Gweithdy Mona site in Llangefni, with the creation of up to 45 jobs.
03-Mar-2011
Ferrero of Italy is said to be looking into the possibility of investing in new confectionery production capacity in the UK.
02-Mar-2011
R&K Drysdale has received a £0.6m Scottish Government grant to help build a new vegetable processing and storage facility at Cockburnspath, securing the future of 140 jobs.
01-Mar-2011
Shropshire Council is seeking funding for the £5m expansion of the Food Enterprise Centre in Shrewsbury, including a new site in Herefordshire.
28-Feb-2011
Hugli is to double the size of its food production facility in Redditch to 100,000 sq ft over the next few months.
28-Feb-2011
Arran Brewery is considering sites in Kilmarnock, Androssan and Renfrewshire for a new bottling plant, as part of a £1.6m expansion programme that will create 22 new jobs over the next three years.
24-Feb-2011
Diageo is to acquire Mey Icki, the Turkish spirits manufacturer, from TPG Capital and Actera for £1.3bn.
22-Feb-2011
Devro is to invest £12m in the expansion of its sausage skins factory in Bellshill this year.
21-Feb-2011
G's Growers has unveiled proposals to set up a mushroom production facility at Littleport in Cambridgeshire, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
16-Feb-2011
Molson Coors is to set up a temporary 200,000 sq ft beer storage warehouse at the Marchington Industrial Estate in Staffordshire.
16-Feb-2011
Boparan is investing £30m in a new chicken products factory for its 2 Sisters business in Thetford this spring, with the creation of an initial 100 jobs.
15-Feb-2011
Cadbury is to create 50 new jobs at its research centre in Bournville and a further 50 at its customer service and logistics department.
14-Feb-2011
Gregory Distribution has unveiled plans for a milk distribution depot at Evercreech Junction in Shepton Mallet, with the creation of 50 jobs.
14-Feb-2011
Fruitapeel has bought the assets of All Natural Juice Company out of administration, and will re-employ 25 staff at the site in Llantrisant.
09-Feb-2011
Britvic is creating 60 new jobs and expanding production of branded drinks at its factory in Rugby.
09-Feb-2011
Geneius is planning to expand the workforce at its Newcastle-based food testing technology business from 20 to 50 over the next two years.
09-Feb-2011
Premier Foods is to sell its East Anglian canned grocery business, which has 1,600 staff in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, to Princes for £182m.
08-Feb-2011
Big Bear Group, the manufacturer of snacks and breakfast cereals with factories in Leicester and London, has been acquired by Raisio of Finland for £80m.
07-Feb-2011
Payne's Dairies is planning to start producing yoghurt at the recently-closed Rossa Dairy Products ice cream factory in Leicester.
07-Feb-2011
Britannia Food Ingredients, the Goole-based supplier of food products with 50 staff, has been acquired by Olam International of Singapore.
07-Feb-2011
Natures Way Foods has won planning permission to build a new £14m packhouse at its Chichester-based fresh produce business, with the creation of up to 380 jobs.
03-Feb-2011
Sharp's Brewery, the Cornwall-based brewery with 80 staff, has been acquired by Molson Coors for £20m.
03-Feb-2011
Kettle Foods is planning a £6m expansion at its snacks factory in Norwich, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
02-Feb-2011
Yearsley Group is planning to set up a new £20m 160,000 sq ft cold food storage facility near its site in Heywood, with the creation of 150 jobs.
02-Feb-2011
Bradford Council is to consider plans from Commercial Development Projects and CK Food Processing for a new cheese production plant in Ripley Street, with the creation of 45 jobs.
01-Feb-2011
Willowbrook Foods is to open a new £5.5m vegetable processing plant at Killinchy in County Down this summer, with the creation of 25 jobs.
31-Jan-2011
United Coffee of Milton Keynes has acquired Coopers, the Huddersfield-based coffee supplier.
27-Jan-2011
Intersnack is looking to create up to 100 jobs at its nuts and snacks manufacturing business in County Durham, as part of an ongoing expansion programme.
26-Jan-2011
Milk Link has acquired Cornish Country Larder, the North Cornwall-based cheese manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
26-Jan-2011
Ensors is planning to set up a new £6.5m meat processing plant and abattoir in Cinderford by the end of the year, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
25-Jan-2011
Northern Foods, the convenience food manufacturer with more than 9,000 staff at 24 sites, is to be acquired by Boparan Holdings for £342m.
24-Jan-2011
Krispy Kreme is to set up a doughnut factory at the Heywood Distribution Park in Greater Manchester by March, with the creation of up to 40 jobs.
24-Jan-2011
Premier Foods is to sell its Quorn meat-free foods business to private equity firm Exponent for about £200m.
24-Jan-2011
Frutarom Industries is to acquire East Anglian Food Ingredients, the supplier of flavours and seasoning compounds with 35 staff, for £3m.
24-Jan-2011
Brakes is to create up to 50 new jobs at a new 55,000 sq ft catering supplies depot at its Gonerby Moor site near Grantham this year.
24-Jan-2011
Dhaliwal Dairies has acquired a new 16,800 sq ft production site on the Coedcae Lane Industrial Estate in Pontyclun.
19-Jan-2011
Yearsley Group has acquired Ice Pak Seafood Specialists, the frozen food supplier with sites in Greater Manchester and Leeds and annual turnover of £32m.
18-Jan-2011
Linden Foods is to create 85 jobs over the next three years, following a £10m investment in a new production facility at its site in Dungannon.
17-Jan-2011
The Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (DARD) is planning to set up a new headquarters outside the Belfast area.
17-Jan-2011
Wellpak is to extend its fresh produce warehouse in Evesham this year, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
17-Jan-2011
Event Management Catering, the Selby-based catering firm with 750 staff, has been acquired by Spotless Group of Australia.
13-Jan-2011
Intertek has acquired American Analytical Chemistry Laboratories, the US provider of laboratory food testing services with 28 staff, for £4.5m.
12-Jan-2011
Compass has acquired Menke Menue, the German catering firm, for £4m, as well as Chiyoda Food of Japan.
12-Jan-2011
Hazeldene is to invest £1.7m in the expansion of its prepared salads factory in Wigan by May, with the creation of 25 jobs.
11-Jan-2011
Amy's Kitchen of the US is planning to create up to 100 jobs at a new natural convenience foods factory in Corby.
05-Jan-2011
Kettle Produce is submitting plans to rebuild its fire-damaged vegetable processing plant at Freuchie in Fife, in order to secure 515 jobs.
04-Jan-2011
Westler Foods, the Malton-based manufacturer of sausages with 162 staff, has been bought out of administration by a newly-formed company backed by RCapital Partners.
04-Jan-2011
Constellation Brands is to sell a majority stake in its UK and Australian wine operations, including the Stowell's brand, to Champ Private Equity for £148m.
04-Jan-2011