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Food & Drink - 2015
Camden Town Brewery, the London-based craft brewer, has been acquired by AB InBev for undisclosed terms.
23-Dec-2015
Orchard House Foods, the Corby-based fruit products firm, has been acquired by Hain Celestial UK for undisclosed terms.
23-Dec-2015
Dairy Crest has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Promovita Ingredients from joint venture partner Fayrefield Foods for £6m.
23-Dec-2015
Urban Fresh Foods, the London-based fruit snacks firm, has been acquired by Lotus Bakeries of Belgium for £70m.
21-Dec-2015
Real Good Food has acquired ISO2 Nutrition, the Swindon-based sports supplements brand, out of administration from Cre-8tive Health for a nominal sum.
14-Dec-2015
Abergavenny Fine Foods is to build a new food processing plant in Blaenavon by next autumn, having suffered a fire at the site in July.
14-Dec-2015
Kolak Snack Foods is planning to set up a second London-based snack food factory near the M25 by next May.
14-Dec-2015
Marine Harvest is planning to build an £80m fish feed factory at an undecided location in Scotland.
14-Dec-2015
Jose Cuervo has submitted plans for a £30m expansion of its Bushmills whiskey distillery in County Antrim, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
14-Dec-2015
Taittinger has acquired a 69-hectare site near Chilham in Kent for the production of English sparkling wine within the next five years.
10-Dec-2015
Universal Meats of Kent is expected to be acquired by BRF of Brazil for £34m.
07-Dec-2015
Macallan has won approval from Moray Council to build a £100m cooperage and warehouse development at its whisky distillery near Craigellachie.
03-Dec-2015
Glenfiddich has won approval from Moray Council for the expansion of its whisky distilling facilities in Dufftown.
03-Dec-2015
Boparan Holdings is looking to acquire the former S&A Foods ready meals factory in Derby for the expansion of 2 Sisters Food Group.
02-Dec-2015
Savoury & Sweet is to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Leicester-based popcorn factory to 175 by the end of 2016, having secured a funding package of more than £10m.
01-Dec-2015
Bruichladdich Distillery has awarded a multi-million pound contract to ISG for the expansion of its whisky facilities on the Isle of Islay, including six new warehouses of up to 32,000 sq ft.
01-Dec-2015
Genius Gluten Free has acquired Chapel Foods, the Scunthorpe-based frozen foods firm, for £3.5m.
01-Dec-2015
Matthew Clark Wholesale is to relocate its Yorkshire-based drinks distribution operation and 90 jobs to a 63,000 sq ft warehouse at Thorp Arch Estate in Wetherby next summer.
30-Nov-2015
Graham's has acquired Glenfield Dairy, the Fife-based cottage cheese factory with 79 staff, from First Milk for undisclosed terms.
30-Nov-2015
Nidera UK is to acquire the grain trading business of Criddle & Company from Liverpool-based Edward Billington & Son.
30-Nov-2015
The Oak Tree Inn is to expand its brewery, smokehouse and ice-cream production with a new facility at its site in Loch Lomond.
26-Nov-2015
Purity Soft Drinks is planning to expand the 80-strong workforce at its West Midlands-based drinks factory with 15 new jobs over the next three years.
26-Nov-2015
Moy Park is to invest £10m in the upgrade of its Derbyshire-based poultry plant, with the creation of 100 jobs.
25-Nov-2015
Total Produce is to relocate its fresh produce business in Southampton to a 26,000 sq ft warehouse at Nursling Industrial Estate early next year.
24-Nov-2015
Three Stills is to create 20 jobs at its new £10m whisky distillery due to be built in Hawick next year.
23-Nov-2015
We Hae Meat is planning to expand its Ayrshire-based butchers business with a new factory next year, having secured a £0.6m contract to supply to 50 Co-op stores.
23-Nov-2015
Bakkavor Desserts is expanding the 1,500-strong workforce at its food factory in Newark with 160 new jobs.
19-Nov-2015
Broughton Ales, the Scottish Borders-based brewing firm, has been acquired by a consortium of investors for undisclosed terms.
19-Nov-2015
Princes is investing £15m in the expansion of its bottled water factory at Eden Valley in Cumbria.
16-Nov-2015
KK Fine Foods is to open a new production hall at its Deeside-based frozen ready meals factory and expand the 250-strong workforce with 100 new jobs by next March.
12-Nov-2015
LacPatrick Co-operative is to invest £30m in a new milk powder processing facility at its site in Co Tyrone by 2017, with the creation of 15 jobs.
12-Nov-2015
AK Stoddart, the Broxburn-based meat processing firm with 240 staff and a site in Ayr, has been acquired by a consortium of investors.
12-Nov-2015
Kiren Foods is to create 50 new jobs at its Rochdale-based pizza manufacturing business.
10-Nov-2015
Princes is to invest £3.6m in improvements to its canned food factory in Long Sutton by the end of next year.
10-Nov-2015
Brew Tea Company is to relocate its St Helens-based tea supply business to a 6,400 sq ft unit at Premier Park in Manchester.
09-Nov-2015
Dalmark Group is investing £1.3m in the expansion of its agricultural seed supplies head office at Eye in Peterborough by June next year.
05-Nov-2015
Chivas Brothers is to invest £18m in building 14 warehouses near Beith in North Ayrshire for its whisky business.
04-Nov-2015
Ornua of Ireland is to merge Meadow Cheese and The Cheese Warehouse to create a combined Ledbury-based dairy division with 200 staff called Ornua Ingredients UK.
02-Nov-2015
Greenshields Agri is to merge with Agricultural Management Haddington, the East Lothian-based farming firm, to create a combined 7,000-acre arable farming operation.
02-Nov-2015
Oakham Ales has won permission to expand the capacity at its Peterborough-based brewery to 100,000 hectolitres by next year.
02-Nov-2015
Natures Menu is planning to build a £7m 90,000 sq ft pet food factory at Snetterton in Norfolk next year, with the creation of 30 jobs.
29-Oct-2015
Heck is seeking permission to relocate its North Yorkshire-based sausage manufacturing business to a new 30,000 sq ft factory near Thirsk, with the creation of more than 30 jobs.
29-Oct-2015
Elision UK is planning to create 30 jobs at its new fruit and vegetable packing plant at Honeybourne in Worcestershire.
29-Oct-2015
MMUK is planning to relocate its Cambridgeshire-based fruit and flower business to a 32,000 sq m production facility at Alconbury Campus, with the creation of 500 jobs.
26-Oct-2015
Dunkleys is seeking permission for a £2m expansion of its Wellingborough-based pie factory, with the creation of 100 new jobs.
26-Oct-2015
Whyte & MacKay is reported to be setting up a 17,300 sq ft office for its whisky business at St Vincent Plaza in Glasgow.
26-Oct-2015
Argyll & Bute Council has approved plans from Ardyne Estates for a £19m fish processing plant in Cowal, with the creation of 150 jobs.
26-Oct-2015
Speciality Breads is to open an additional £3m 3,000 sq m bakery in Margate this November, with the creation of 25 new jobs.
22-Oct-2015
Harvest Fine Foods is to create 50 jobs at a new food service warehouse due to open at the Calmore Industrial Estate in Hampshire next year.
21-Oct-2015
Zorba Delicacies is to invest £9m in a new 61,000 sq ft chilled foods factory in Tredegar, with the creation of 100 jobs.
20-Oct-2015
PureMalt Products has secured funding of £4.5m for improvements to its East Lothian-based malt extract production mill.
20-Oct-2015
Melton Borough Council has approved plans for the £5.7m revamp of the cattle market in Melton Mowbray.
20-Oct-2015
Company Shop is to create 50 jobs at a new 8,000 sq ft surplus food store due to open at Middleton in Manchester this November.
19-Oct-2015
Churchill Services Group has acquired Pride Catering Partnership, the Surrey-based catering services firm, for undisclosed terms.
19-Oct-2015
H&H Group has acquired John Swan & Sons for £8.2m, with the transfer of 40 staff and two livestock auction marts in Roxburghshire and Northumberland.
19-Oct-2015
AC Goatham & Son is investing £9m in the expansion of its fruit farming facility at Hoo in Kent.
19-Oct-2015
Origin Coffee is considering plans to relocate its Cornwall-based coffee business and 17 staff to a new factory in Portleven.
19-Oct-2015
Diageo has sold its Percy Fox wine business to Treasury Wine Estates of Australia, as part of a £361m deal.
15-Oct-2015
Macduff Shellfish Group, the Aberdeenshire-based seafood firm with factories in Exeter, Mintlaw and Stornoway, is to be acquired by Clearwater Seafoods of Canada for £100m.
13-Oct-2015
Dairy Crest is to relocate its Horsham-based distribution depot to a new purpose-built site in Burgess Hill.
12-Oct-2015
Produce Investments is planning to relocate its St Nicholas-based Kent Potato Company packing facility to Cambridgeshire and Scotland.
12-Oct-2015
The Bite Group has been bought out of administration by Adelie Foods Group, securing the future of about 100 jobs at the Enniskillen-based food business.
07-Oct-2015
Samworth Brothers has acquired SCI-MX Nutrition, the Brockworth-based sports nutrition firm.
05-Oct-2015
Freshasia is to create more than 50 jobs at a new dumpling factory at Little Melton in Norfolk.
05-Oct-2015
R&B Distillers has submitted plans to Highland Council for a whisky distillery and visitor centre on Raasay by 2017.
05-Oct-2015
Quorn Foods, the North Yorkshire-based meat substitute firm with 620 staff, has been acquired by Monde Nissin of the Philippines for £550m.
05-Oct-2015
Pembrokeshire County Council is considering plans for a food park in the Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone, which could create 300 jobs.
05-Oct-2015
Glen Mhor Hotel has won permission to open a new brewery in Inverness by 2017, with the creation of 12 jobs.
01-Oct-2015
Wellocks is to create at least ten jobs at a new 8,500 sq ft fresh produce distribution facility due to open in Tewkesbury next month.
30-Sep-2015
Greggs is planning to set up a new head office for its bakery business at Quorum Business Park in North Tyneside in spring 2016.
28-Sep-2015
T Soanes & Sons is to increase production at its East Yorkshire-based poultry business with two new farms in Wetwang and Hull.
28-Sep-2015
Boparan Holdings is to invest £55m in improvements to its 2-Sisters food production plants, including a £38m revamp of the Sheffield-based Pennine Foods ready meals factory.
24-Sep-2015
CK Foods is planning to expand the 20-strong workforce at its new poultry products factory in Bradford to 60 staff.
24-Sep-2015
Budge Brands is planning to set up a 73,000 sq ft wine and spirits distribution site in the centre of Birmingham.
23-Sep-2015
Eversfield Organic has acquired Dorset County Foods out of administration for undisclosed terms, securing the future of nine jobs at the Bearminster-based food production business.
23-Sep-2015
Aire Valley Frozen Foods is seeking permission to relocate its Keighley-based catering supplies business to a new warehouse, production facility and store, with the creation of 15 jobs.
21-Sep-2015
Cornish Sea Salt Company is planning to double the 29-strong workforce at its Helston-based salt production facilities over the next 18 months.
21-Sep-2015
Science Group has bought the assets of Leatherhead Food International, the Surrey-based food research firm with 150 staff, for £1.6m, and will relocate it to a new site in 2016.
17-Sep-2015
Bright Blue Foods, the Blackburn-based cake supplier with 700 staff, has been acquired by private equity firm Endless for undisclosed terms.
10-Sep-2015
Rademon Estate Distillery is to invest £2.5m in the expansion of production at its County Down-based gin and whiskey making facility.
09-Sep-2015
Conviviality Retail has acquired Matthew Clark, the Bristol-based drinks wholesaler with 14 depots across the country, for £200m.
09-Sep-2015
Carrs Billington Agriculture has acquired Green Agriculture, the Northumberland-based agricultural merchants business.
08-Sep-2015
Shropshire Council is to consider plans from JW Evans & Son for a new 32,000-hen egg production unit near Bishop's Castle.
07-Sep-2015
Bartholomews Agrifood has unveiled plans to set a new crop research facility in Merston for the relocation of its Chichester-based food operation.
07-Sep-2015
Natures Way Foods is expanding its Chichester-based food manufacturing business with a new packaging warehouse at Quarry Lane.
07-Sep-2015
Harlech Foodservice is investing £1m in the expansion of its Gwynedd-based butchers, and plans to increase the 17-strong workforce to more than 40 over the next few years.
01-Sep-2015
SK Chilled Foods is investing £1m at its Teesside-based frozen snack operations, with the creation of dozens of new jobs.
01-Sep-2015
City of Edinburgh Council is backing plans for the creation of the £2m Holyrood Park single malt whisky distillery, with the creation of 25 jobs.
01-Sep-2015
ForFarmers is planning to invest £10m in the redevelopment of its Exeter-based feed mill manufacturing facility.
01-Sep-2015
Bako North Western has acquired Bako Northern & Scotland, its County Durham-based sister company and bakery, for undisclosed terms.
27-Aug-2015
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart, the Borders-based livestock firm with 70 staff, has been acquired by C&D Auction Marts and Thomson, Roddick & Laurie.
27-Aug-2015
Nestle has submitted plans to revamp its confectionery plant at Fawdon in Newcastle, including a new 3,000 sq ft building for chocolate storage.
25-Aug-2015
United Biscuits is investing £10m in improvements to its Jacob's Cream Cracker factory in Aintree.
19-Aug-2015
Tilly Confectionery is to expand the 33-strong workforce at its Falkirk-based sweets business with up to 16 new jobs, having secured a £1.6m investment.
18-Aug-2015
Southglade Food Park in Nottingham is expected to create up to 90 new jobs, following a £7m expansion programme.
18-Aug-2015
Young's Seafood is planning to expand its plants in Grimsby with the creation of 200 jobs, having secured £1.4m from North East Lincolnshire Council.
17-Aug-2015
Healthy Foods Online is planning to create 40 new jobs at its Liverpool-based online retail business over the next year.
17-Aug-2015
Gilbert Thompson has acquired Sharrocks Fresh Produce, the Lancashire-based fruit and vegetable distribution firm.
11-Aug-2015
Fane Valley is to merge its dairies, stores and feeds businesses with Lakeland Dairies, the Irish milk processor with 700 staff.
10-Aug-2015
Gower Brewery of Swansea is to invest £1m in the creation of a new 15,000 sq ft brewery and visitor centre, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
10-Aug-2015
Coca-Cola Enterprises is to merge with counterparts in Germany and Spain to create an enlarged bottling group called Coca-Cola European Partners with six plants in the UK.
10-Aug-2015
Kerfoot Group, the Northallerton-based edible oils distributor with 113 staff, has been acquired by Anvil Group of France for undisclosed terms.
05-Aug-2015
Enotria has acquired Coe Vintners, the Ilford-based champagne and wine wholesaler.
05-Aug-2015
Cooke Aquaculture of Canada has acquired Thompson Bros Salmon, the Shetland-based salmon producer, for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2015
Jerky Group is to merge with Cruga to create a combined Northampton-based meat snacks supplier with revenue of about £12m.
04-Aug-2015
Hepworth and Co is to relocate its Horsham-based brewery and 28 staff to Pulborough by May 2016.
03-Aug-2015
Clifton Quality Meats is looking to expand its 70-strong workforce with ten new jobs at its newly-acquired site in Normanton.
03-Aug-2015
Three Stills has unveiled plans for a £10m whisky distillery in Hawick.
03-Aug-2015
Bonds Confectionery is relocating its confectionery business to a larger 48,000 sq ft site in Sutton-in-Ashfield this month.
30-Jul-2015
Thompsons is investing £2.5m in a new energy plant at its Belfast-based animal feeds business.
29-Jul-2015
Cranswick is reported to be investing £28m in the expansion of its pork manufacturing facilities, including sites in Hull and Norfolk.
29-Jul-2015
Ilkley Brewery has been acquired by Leeds-based Half Full Beer, and there are plans to increase brewing capacity.
29-Jul-2015
Marston's is to build four new warehouses at its brewery in Burton, providing space for 13,500 pallets.
28-Jul-2015
Bladnoch Distillery has been bought out of liquidation by an Australian entrepreneur, securing the future of eight jobs.
28-Jul-2015
Nichols has acquired Feel Good, the London-based premium juice drinks firm, for undisclosed terms.
27-Jul-2015
Penclawdd Seafoods is looking to develop a seaweed farm at the proposed £1bn tidal lagoon project in Swansea.
27-Jul-2015
Ballyrashane Co-op and Town of Monaghan Co-op are to merge their creameries in Tyrone and Londonderry into a new group called LacPatrick.
23-Jul-2015
Alltech of the US has acquired Northern Irish brewer The Station Works and Cumbria-based Cumberland Breweries.
23-Jul-2015
The Protein Works, the Cheshire-based sports nutrition firm with 45 staff, has been acquired by Sport-ph.
23-Jul-2015
Ross's of Edinburgh has been acquired by a local businessman, securing 12 jobs at its Loanhead-based confectionery business.
22-Jul-2015
Seabrook Crisps, the Bradford-based snacks manufacturer with 150 staff, has undergone a £35m management buy-out backed by private equity firm LDC.
21-Jul-2015
Whitbread is to set up a £36m Costa Coffee bean roasting factory at Basildon in Essex by 2017.
20-Jul-2015
Acoura of Edinburgh has acquired Hygiene Audit Systems, the St Albans-based food safety consultancy.
16-Jul-2015
Major International is to open an additional soups and sauces factory in Higham Ferrers next month, with the creation of up to ten jobs.
15-Jul-2015
Little & Cull is to create 20 new jobs at its Devon-based prepared meals factory.
15-Jul-2015
Muller is to create 50 new jobs at its dairy product factories in Telford and Minsterley.
09-Jul-2015
Kitwave has acquired Hulleys, the Sheffield-based chain of six frozen food depots.
09-Jul-2015
BenRiach Distillery is planning to invest more than £25m in the expansion of its warehouse operations in Edinburgh and Aberdeenshire over the next two years.
07-Jul-2015
On A Roll Sandwich Company is investing £3.6m in a new 35,000 sq ft sandwich factory in Middlesbrough, with the creation of 94 jobs.
06-Jul-2015
Quorn Foods is creating up to 400 jobs at its Teesside-based meat-free foods business, as part of a £30m investment in production.
06-Jul-2015
Marine Harvest is to expand the 90-strong workforce at its Rosyth-based salmon processing business with 260 new jobs over the next year.
06-Jul-2015
Murdoch Allan is to acquire Thain's, the Aberdeen-based bakery with 50 staff.
06-Jul-2015
Dales Dairies has won approval to set up an 11,000 sq ft dairy processing and distribution centre in Keighley, with the creation of 50 jobs.
06-Jul-2015
Macduff Shellfish has acquired a shellfish trading business and 11 staff from Exeter-based Greendale Group for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015
Premier Foods is to create 80 jobs at its bakery in Barnsley over the next two years.
06-Jul-2015
Agrimin is planning to expand its animal supplements warehouse at Humberside Airport, with the creation of ten jobs.
06-Jul-2015
Underwood Meat Company has acquired Norsted Manor Meats, the Kent-based sausage supplier, for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015
Melrob Grove has been sold out of administration to Melrob Nutrition, saving 11 jobs at its Hertfordshire-based nutritional supplements business.
06-Jul-2015
Moy Park, the Craigavon-based poultry processing firm with 13 sites, is to be sold by Marfig to JBS for £945m.
06-Jul-2015
Highland Spring is to invest up to £20m in the expansion of its bottled water plant at Blackford in Perthshire.
22-Jun-2015
Fruitapeel is to expand the 55-strong workforce at its Liverpool-based juice factory with 25 new jobs, following a £2.3m investment in equipment.
22-Jun-2015
Kirkstall Brewery is developing a new brewery near its existing site in Leeds this year, with the creation of ten jobs.
16-Jun-2015
Wasabi, the sushi supplier, has acquired a 65,000 sq ft unit at the Origin project in London's Park Royal.
15-Jun-2015
Deltagen UK is planning to set up a £4.5m 58,000 sq ft plant-based powdered foods factory at Highbridge in Somerset, with the creation of 15 jobs.
11-Jun-2015
Adams Foods Ingredients is creating about 30 jobs at its dairy processing plant in Leek.
11-Jun-2015
Universal Flexible Packaging is to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Leicester-based popcorn factory with up to 50 new jobs this year.
10-Jun-2015
Raynors Foods is to invest £2m in the expansion of its sandwich factory in Chelmsford, with the creation of 65 jobs.
10-Jun-2015
Ming Foods is to invest a further £2m in the expansion of its pancakes factory at Swanley in Kent.
10-Jun-2015
Maldon Crystal Salt Company is planning to build an additional salt warehouse for 12 staff at Wycke Hill Business Park in Maldon.
09-Jun-2015
Proper Cornish is to open a new £4m pastry production plant in Bodmin later this year, with the creation of 50 jobs.
08-Jun-2015
Greencore is to set up a new convenience foods distribution centre at Manton Wood Business Park in Worksop, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
03-Jun-2015
Geary's Bakery is looking to expand its Leicestershire bakery into a new 15,000 sq ft site nearby by summer 2016, with the creation of 25 jobs.
03-Jun-2015
Creative Confectionery has bought Wilsons out of administration, saving 120 jobs at its Kendal mint-cake business in Cumbria.
03-Jun-2015
Lewes District Council and the Brighton & Hove Food Festival are discussing plans to open a £6m Wine & Spirit Centre in Lewes, including a museum and conference facilities.
03-Jun-2015
CH&Co has merged with Leamington-based Host Catermasters Group to create a combined catering group with turnover of £200m and 4,500 staff.
02-Jun-2015
McGhee's Bakery is to invest £3m in the expansion of its production plant at the M8 Food Park in Glasgow by spring 2016.
02-Jun-2015
AG Barr is to invest a further £11m at its soft drinks factory in Milton Keynes, including a new warehouse on a 1.5-acre site.
28-May-2015
EasiYo is to set up a 17,000 sq ft yoghurt distribution centre at the Parker Centre in Derby.
26-May-2015
Abbeydale Foods is creating an unspecified number of jobs at its 14,000 sq ft gluten-free products factory in Scunthorpe.
19-May-2015
SABMiller is to acquire Meantime Brewing Company, the London-based craft brewer, and plans to expand its Greenwich brewery.
18-May-2015
Morrisons has submitted plans to expand the former Kerry Foods fish processing plant in Grimsby, which could create up to 300 jobs.
18-May-2015
Masteroast is to create ten new jobs at its Peterborough-based coffee roasting and packing business.
12-May-2015
APS Salads has bought Wight Salads, the tomato grower with sites in Chichester and the Isle of Wight, from Vitacress for undisclosed terms.
12-May-2015
PepsiCo has confirmed plans to relocate its UK headquarters from Theale to a 105,000 sq ft office at Green Park in Reading later this year.
11-May-2015
Valley Grown Salads is planning to build a 22-acre salad growing glasshouse at Nazeing in Essex.
07-May-2015
F Duerr & Sons is to expand its Wythenshawe-based preserves factory into an additional 12,000 sq ft unit on the Roundthorn Industrial Estate.
07-May-2015
Heinz is planning to sell its infant formula and cereals manufacturing plant in Kendal to a new company called Kendal Nutricare for undisclosed terms.
06-May-2015
Finsbury Food Group is to acquire Johnstone's Just Desserts out of administration, securing the future of 150 jobs at the East Kilbride-based bakery.
06-May-2015
McColgan's Quality Foods is to invest £7.3m in the expansion of its pastries factory in County Tyrone, with the creation of 43 jobs.
05-May-2015
The Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (DARD) has unveiled plans to relocate 700 jobs from Belfast to a new £20m headquarters in Ballykelly by 2020.
05-May-2015
Kingsland Drinks has acquired Bottle Green, the Leeds-based wine distributor with annual turnover of £34m.
05-May-2015
Real Good Food is to sell Napier Brown, the sugar supplier with sites in Normanton and Stallingborough, to Tereos Group of France for £34m.
30-Apr-2015
Nichols has acquired an initial 49% stake in The Noisy Drinks Company, the Essex-based iced drinks company, for undisclosed terms.
30-Apr-2015
English Wine Project is to open a bottling plant at Raynesway in Derby in June, with the creation of 14 jobs.
28-Apr-2015
Smart Group has acquired Moving Venue to create a combined events catering business with 50 staff in Manchester and London.
27-Apr-2015
Naked Wines is to relocate its Norwich headquarters to a larger site at Norvic House on Chapelfield Road in June.
23-Apr-2015
Caledonian Marts, the Stirling-based farming co-operative livestock supplier, has been bought out of administration by JH Gilvear & Sons.
22-Apr-2015
Iglo Foods, the Middlesex-based frozen foods manufacturer with 2,800 staff across Europe, has been acquired by investment firm Nomad Holdings for £1.9bn.
21-Apr-2015
Bakeaway has been bought out of administration by a new company called House of Vantage, securing 60 jobs at its pastries factory in Corby.
14-Apr-2015
Majestic Wine is to acquire Naked Wines, the Norwich-based online wine supplier, for £70m.
13-Apr-2015
Nairn's is considering plans to relocate its Edinburgh-based oatcakes factory to a larger site.
13-Apr-2015
Acoura, the provider of risk services to the food industry, is setting up a 5,000 sq ft office at the South Gyle business park in Edinburgh.
07-Apr-2015
Albert Bartlett is to acquire the Heinz frozen potato factory in North Walsham, Norfolk, which could help to secure 200 jobs.
07-Apr-2015
AC Goatham & Son is looking to recruit 500 seasonal workers at orchards across Kent this summer.
07-Apr-2015
Princes Gate is to invest £5.5m in the expansion of its water bottling plant in Pembrokeshire, with the creation of 25 jobs over the next three years.
01-Apr-2015
Marston's is to acquire the beer division of Lancashire-based Daniel Thwaites for £25m, with the transfer of 150 sales and marketing staff.
01-Apr-2015
Arden Fine Foods, the Coventry-based supplier of bakery products with turnover of more than £20m, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
01-Apr-2015
Graham's Dairies has unveiled plans for a £20m 150,000 sq ft research and training facility at Stirling's Agriculture Centre, with the creation of 450 jobs.
31-Mar-2015
Molson Coors has acquired the brewing and kegging operations of Thomas Hardy's Burtonwood Brewery in Cheshire.
30-Mar-2015
Coca-Cola Enterprises is to invest £66m in improvements to its soft drinks sites this year, and is also launching a manufacturing research partnership with Cranfield University.
30-Mar-2015
Institute of Food Research is to submit plans to open a 150,000 sq ft food and health research centre in Norwich by 2017, with the creation of 300 science jobs.
26-Mar-2015
ACS&T is to open a new £1m 5,000 sq ft food logistics regional office at Park Lane in Wolverhampton this summer.
26-Mar-2015
Heinz has acquired Kraft Foods to create a £19bn US-based food manufacturer, prompting speculation about the future of some of the 2,000 jobs in Wigan, Hayes, Kendal, Telford and Worcester.
26-Mar-2015
Crisp Malting is to invest £1m in the restoration of Dereham Maltings in Norfolk, in order to produce malt for craft beer.
26-Mar-2015
Dunbia is to invest £27m in the expansion of its Dungannon-based meat processing plant over the next three years, with the creation of 209 jobs.
25-Mar-2015
Adelie Foods is to set up a 103,000 sq ft chilled foods distribution centre at Prologis Park in Hayes.
25-Mar-2015
Scrabster Seafoods is planning to open a new crab processing factory in Caithness, with the creation of 25 jobs.
25-Mar-2015
Bidvest 3663 is to relocate its foodservice business to a new 117,000 sq ft head office and depot in Slough in 2016.
23-Mar-2015
BHJ Ingredients has merged its West Midlands-based meat proteins business with US-based Proliant to create a new group called Essentia Protein Solutions.
23-Mar-2015
Melton Borough Council is to consider plans for the £5.5m expansion of the livestock market in Melton Mowbray.
18-Mar-2015
Reaseheath College has secured funding of £5.6m to develop a National Centre of Excellence for Agri-tech at its site near Nantwich.
17-Mar-2015
Ringtons is investing £3m in the expansion of its tea factory in Newcastle this year, with the creation of ten jobs, and will also grow its franchise business.
17-Mar-2015
Culina has submitted plans to open a food logistics warehouse in Salford by March 2016, with the creation of 230 jobs.
16-Mar-2015
Quorn is to invest £40m in the expansion of its Teesside-based meat-free foods business over the next year.
16-Mar-2015
Panesar Foods has secured funding of £7.4m to expand its West Bromwich-based sauce manufacturing business, with the creation of 30 jobs.
16-Mar-2015
Alpro is looking to create a further 15 jobs at its food production plant in Burton Latimer, following a recent £28m expansion programme.
16-Mar-2015
Aurivo of Ireland has acquired For Goodness Shakes, the London-based sports nutrition brand, for undisclosed terms.
16-Mar-2015
AAK is to consolidate its Hull-based food oil storage operations on a new 40,000 sq ft site at Ferndale Business Park.
12-Mar-2015
Adelie Foods, the Heathrow-based sandwiches and snacks manufacturer with 2,800 staff at sites nationwide, has been acquired by HIG Europe for undisclosed terms.
12-Mar-2015
BrewDog is to invest £20m in the expansion of its Aberdeenshire-based brewing and pubs business, with the creation of 130 jobs.
10-Mar-2015
Karro Food Group is planning to invest £10m in an expansion programme, including £2.5m at its pork processing plant near Malton.
10-Mar-2015
Ennerdale Brewery is planning to relocate to a larger site at Rowrah in Cumbria later this year, with the creation of eight jobs.
09-Mar-2015
Allerdale Council has awarded a grant to Harbourside Products to reopen the Brookside fish processing plant in Maryport, with the creation of up to 14 jobs.
09-Mar-2015
Cranstons is to create 14 new jobs at its food production and retail site in Penrith, as part of a £1.5m 5,000 sq ft expansion due for completion in May.
09-Mar-2015
Chaucer Foods is to add a third production line at its gluten-free bakery in Hull, with the creation of 25 jobs over the next year.
05-Mar-2015
Salisbury Poultry has won permission from Wrexham Council to set up a £10m poultry processing plant at the former Maelor Creamery at Marchwiel, with the creation of 150 jobs.
05-Mar-2015
Silverstar Foods is to create 100 new jobs in Dorset, Kent and Lancashire over the next two years, as part of a planned merger with Coastline Produce.
04-Mar-2015
Rick Bestwick is seeking permission to build a multi-million pound venison storage depot in Chesterfield, with the creation of about 100 jobs.
02-Mar-2015
Rollover, the Slough-based hot dog supplier with annual sales of £13m, has been acquired by Kerry Foods for undisclosed terms.
25-Feb-2015
Bidvest Fresh has acquired a majority stake in Henson Foods, the London-based meat wholesaler.
24-Feb-2015
Bulk Powders is to expand its Colchester-based sports nutrition business into a new 45,000 sq ft unit on Severalls Business Park, with the creation of 20 jobs.
23-Feb-2015
Inver House Distillers has secured funding of £10m to expand its warehousing in Airdrie and increase the capacity of its Speyburn distillery.
19-Feb-2015
Ashbury Chocolates has been bought out of administration by Baronie of Belgium, securing the future of 236 jobs in Corby.
16-Feb-2015
Dairy Crest is looking to relocate its Horsham delivery depot, and is seeking a suitable site.
16-Feb-2015
Wyre Council has secured a £2.5m Regional Growth Fund grant to develop a fish and food park in Fleetwood, with the creation of 150 jobs.
12-Feb-2015
Dales Dairies is considering plans to build a new dairy processing and distribution facility at Aireworth Distribution Centre in Keighley.
12-Feb-2015
Capita is forming a partnership with the government to operate the Food & Environment Research Agency, with the creation of 50 new jobs in York.
12-Feb-2015
Tulip is to create 145 jobs at its Westerleigh meat processing plant near Bristol, following a £16m expansion programme.
11-Feb-2015
Camden Town Brewery is looking to raise £1.5m to fund the development of a new brewery in London, and hopes to increase the workforce from 60 to 200 by 2020.
10-Feb-2015
Celtic Pride is looking to create 32 additional jobs at its new £5m butchery at the Cross Hands Food Park in Carmarthenshire over the next five years.
10-Feb-2015
Willowbrook Fine Foods is investing £2.3m in the expansion of its ready meals factory in Co Down, with the creation of 55 jobs.
09-Feb-2015
Nestle is investing £5.2m in the expansion of its confectionery factory in Halifax, with the creation of 45 jobs.
09-Feb-2015
SMG Europe has acquired CGC Events, the Leeds-based events catering and hospitality firm with 200 staff, for undisclosed terms.
09-Feb-2015
Nethy AD is planning to set up a vegetable-growing greenhouse at Shepreth in Cambridgeshire, including an anaerobic digestion plant and up to 15 jobs.
09-Feb-2015
Frutarom Industries is to acquire FoodBlenders, the Leicestershire-based supplier of flavouring ingredients, for £1.6m.
04-Feb-2015
AG Barr has acquired Funkin, the London-based supplier of mixer drinks, for an initial £16m.
03-Feb-2015
Honeyrose Bakery has acquired Kent & Fraser, the London-based supplier of gluten-free biscuits.
02-Feb-2015
Kinnerton Confectionery is to expand the 700-strong workforce at its factory in Fakenham with staff from the Heinz site that is closing in North Walsham.
29-Jan-2015
Molson Coors is to sell its Shobnall maltings business in Burton-on-Trent to Soufflet Group of France.
29-Jan-2015
Redcar & Cleveland Council has secured lottery funding to develop a new catering academy in Redcar by 2016, with the creation of 80 jobs.
27-Jan-2015
Alara Wholefoods is planning to create 17 new jobs at its London-based organic foods business this year.
27-Jan-2015
Kestrel Foods is to expand the 70-strong workforce at its Portadown-based dried fruit and nut business with 11 new jobs.
27-Jan-2015
Contract Bottling is looking to further expand its Sunderland-based drinks plant, following a £2m investment in equipment and a rise in the workforce to 60.
26-Jan-2015
Grieg Seafood is to create 14 jobs at a new £15m salmon smolts hatchery due to open at Girlsta in Shetland this March.
26-Jan-2015
Pact is planning to expand the workforce at its London-based fresh coffee delivery business with 14 new jobs this year, having secured a £4m investment.
26-Jan-2015
Morrisons is to set up a fish processing plant at the former Kerry Foods site in Grimsby by the end of the year, with the creation of 200 jobs.
21-Jan-2015
Real Good Food has acquired Rainwbow Dust Colours, the Preston-based supplier of cake decorating products with 28 staff, for an initial £4m.
21-Jan-2015
Signature Flatbreads is to invest £10m at its new Dunstable-based food manufacturing business, with the creation of up to 200 jobs over the next three years.
20-Jan-2015
Mars Food UK is planning a multi-million pound expansion at its sauces factory in King's Lynn, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
19-Jan-2015
Taste Trends, the Surrey-based frozen yoghurt manufacturer, has been acquired by Lakeland Dairies of Ireland for undisclosed terms.
19-Jan-2015
Cadbury has confirmed plans to invest £75m at its confectionery plant in Birmingham by 2016, but 205 jobs will be lost.
15-Jan-2015
Weymouth & Portland Borough Council is to consider plans from Landfish to set up an onshore fish farm at Portland Port.
14-Jan-2015
Farmhouse Biscuits is to expand the 300-strong workforce at its factory in Nelson with up to 20 new jobs.
13-Jan-2015
Belvoir Fruit Farms is to open a new £3m soft drinks factory at Bottesford in Leicestershire this spring, with the creation of 18 jobs.
12-Jan-2015
Arran Brewery has won planning permission to build a sake brewery and visitor centre at Dreghorn in Ayrshire.
12-Jan-2015
JVG Herbs is looking to relocate its Spalding-based herb growing business to a new site at Pode Hole, where it will employ 40 staff.
12-Jan-2015
Bernard Matthews is to create 90 new jobs at its turkey processing operations in Great Witchingham, Norfolk.
08-Jan-2015
Universal Flexible Packaging is to invest £2.3m in the expansion of its nut processing plant on Lunsford Road in Leicester, with the creation of ten jobs.
08-Jan-2015
Upham Brewery has unveiled proposals to set up a new brewery near Winchester.
08-Jan-2015
Glebe Farm Foods is to invest more than £5m in the expansion of its Huntingdon-based gluten-free oat processing business.
07-Jan-2015
Produce World is planning to expand its Chatteris-based vegetable processing facility by at least 224,000 sq ft.
07-Jan-2015
Liberation Group has acquired Bristol-based Butcombe Brewery for undisclosed terms, creating a combined group with more than 750 staff.
07-Jan-2015
Vizion Network is relocating its Hull-based car insurance business to The Deep Business Centre, and will create up to 50 jobs over the next few months.
05-Jan-2015
Cottage Catering is to create ten new jobs at its factory in Co Down, in order to supply more desserts to Asda.
05-Jan-2015