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New Premier Nutrition premix plant comes on stream
Premier Nutrition has commenced operations at a new, state of the art and highly automated feed premix manufacturing plant, with full traceability and food grade equipment to ensure precision and food safety. The company, part of AB Agri’s Specialty Nutrition division...
read moreRoquette adds to pulse processing capability
French multinational Roquette has acquired a plant protein extrusion facility in the Netherlands, which it says will help it meet the growing demand for non-meat food ingredients. The company has bought the extrusion unit from Texpall, a joint venture between the...
read moreLakeland and LacPatrick to merge
Lakeland Dairies and LacPatrick Dairies, two co-operative milk processing businesses that operate on both sides of the Irish border, are to merge into a single business with revenues in excess of €1 billion, subject to member and regulatory approval. Shareholder...
read moreAbbey Logistics forms new liquid feeds division
The Abbey Logistics Group, the road haulage company that claims to be the UK’s largest mover of bulk liquids and powders, has formed a dedicated animal feeds division. The company, based at Golborne between Manchester and Liverpool, says the new animal feed tanker...
read moreWhitworth acquires two Hovis mills as Southampton closes
There has been a further consolidation in the ownership of the UK flour milling industry, and the removal of some capacity. Family-owned miller Whitworth Brothers has expanded its flour mill portfolio as Hovis divests more of its assets and closes its southernmost...
read moreBPS 2018 exchange rate falls 0.21%
The exchange rate for 2018 Basic Payment Scheme payments is marginally less than last year’ rate, but is still the second highest for a decade. The Rural Payments Agency reports that the €: £ exchange rate for BPS 2018, the average of the European Central Bank...
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