Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture Food & Marine, Michael Creed TD, has undertaken a series of engagements as part of the first Irish Ministerial agri-food trade mission to Mexico.
Increased sales in developing markets for its flavour division have helped flavour and fragrance giant Givaudan to sustained growth above the market average for the first nine months of 2013.
Natural colours have overtaken their synthetic counterparts for the first time ever, and the trend towards clean label products is one of the key drivers according to new data from Mintel and Leatherhead Food Research.
Nestlé has recorded 7.1% growth for its confectionery business in its first quarter (Q1) results released today driven by emerging chocolate markets such as Latin America and Asia.
Asian-Pacific markets continued to provide solid growth opportunities for Kerry, notes the ingredients and flavours group as it released an interim management statement for the first nine months to 30 September 2011.
Irish firm Kerry this week further confirmed its growth plans in
the US ingredients market with the acquisition of two North
American businesses- Custom Industries and Nuvex Ingredients.
Irish ingredients, flavours and end products company Kerry shrugged
off currency fluctuations and sluggish industry growth rates for
the first six months of 2003. Health and exposure to ready meals
offer particularly good growth opportunities.
Chr. Hansen - Food Ingredients saw net sales rising by five per
cent in Europe, South America and Asia/Pacific for the first
quarter ending 30 November 30, 2002 but plunging by six per cent in
North America. The overall impact - the...
Europe's leading food retail chain Carrefour has surprised even
itself with the publication of first half results which were much
better than expected.