Category: Operations
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Irish food producers face softer exports and persistent margin pressure. First-half exports fell 3% to €9.1 billion while manufacturers continued investing in automation, AI, and operating efficiency.
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Vetropack has completed another major phase of St-Prex decommissioning work. Furnace 21 is dismantled, 8,000 tonnes of material have left the site, and reusable equipment is being transferred across the group.
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Wells has completed two phases of its Dunkirk factory expansion. The $425 million programme is now adding further production lines before raw-material processing capacity is expanded in the final phase.
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UK dairy processors face tighter emissions, water, and packaging targets. The refreshed Dairy Roadmap adds near-term reporting and risk-management deadlines while extending longer-term requirements for decarbonisation, water use, and packaging performance.
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UK investigators have widened their Salmonella inquiry around imported eggs. Three genetically distinct clusters are now being investigated in parallel as case numbers increase and authorities trace possible links through foodservice supply routes.
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General Mills has completed certified-colour removal across all US cereals. The programme moves major brands onto alternative colour systems while the remaining retail portfolio follows by the end of 2027.
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Diageo workers at Cameronbridge are voting on potential strike action. The dispute centres on proposed job cuts as the drinks group maintains reduced production volumes at the major Scottish grain distillery.
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DS Smith has certified its Tampere plant for food packaging. The BRCGS approval follows a two-year programme covering the production environment, quality assurance, and staff training.
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LyondellBasell has installed two reactors at its Wesseling recycling plant. The MoReTec units will convert difficult plastic waste into feedstock for new polymers, including material suitable for food packaging.
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MM is expanding Romanian carton capacity despite subdued European demand. Commercial production is due in October, with the investment expected to contribute increasingly to group earnings from 2027.