Category: Markets
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Ireland’s food regulator sharply increased unfair trading investigations during 2025. The enforcement activity places closer scrutiny on payments, order cancellations, contract changes, and supplier treatment across agricultural and food markets.
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Carlsberg will add PepsiCo soft drink production capacity in Azerbaijan. Expansion at Xirdalan will connect beer and non alcoholic beverage manufacturing within a broader local bottling and distribution operation.
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Scandi Standard significantly expands poultry capacity across Ireland and Britain. The €127m acquisition adds frozen breaded chicken production, established customer relationships, and available capacity for further growth.
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Defra has opened England’s expanded Capital Grants programme for applications. The £225 million offer supports investments in water, air, boundaries, flood management, trees, planning, and environmental resilience.
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Bon Bons has recalled chocolates containing undeclared milk and soya. Multiple products and date codes are affected, renewing scrutiny of specifications, artwork approval, allergen verification, and finished product release.
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Joice and Hill has quantified its hatchery contamination losses publicly. Customer compensation, suspended deliveries, and lost revenue following Salmonella controls are expected to cost approximately £2.1 million.
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Industrial poultry systems have accelerated Campylobacter movement between bacterial populations. Genomic research links intensive production with increased bacterial mixing, adaptation, antimicrobial resistance, and foodborne disease risk.
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AB InBev returned beer volumes to growth during the quarter. Premium brands and alcohol free products supported revenue despite weaker trading in China and continued pressure across several consumer markets.
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Danone increased sales as functional dairy and plant products advanced. Balanced volume and pricing growth supported first half earnings, while productivity measures offset continuing inflation across ingredients, packaging, energy, and distribution.
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Magnum grew volumes while extracting further savings from production networks. First half sales reached €4.69 billion as factory utilisation, supply chain improvements, acquisitions, and product innovation supported earnings.