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BrewDog is to raise £2.2m in an online share issue to fund the development of a new brewery in Peterhead and the opening of new bars. 13-Jul-2011

Baker Boys has bought The Cake Bake Company, the Kent-based cake supplier, out of administration for undisclosed terms. 13-Jul-2011

Drinks Inc is to relocate its Belfast-based drinks wholesaling business to a 75,000 sq ft warehouse and 8,000 sq ft office on Boucher Road later this year. 12-Jul-2011

Proper Welsh Milk is planning to set up a £1.4m milk bottling plant in Whitland, Carmarthenshire, by September, with the creation of an initial ten jobs. 11-Jul-2011

Environmental Scientifics Group has acquired PMS Micro, the Leeds-based microbiological laboratory, in order to expand its Eclipse Scientific food division. 11-Jul-2011

Inverarity Vaults has merged with WM Morton for undisclosed terms, in order to create one of Scotland's leading wine and spirit merchants. 06-Jul-2011

Wilkin & Sons is looking to build a new £15m jam factory for its 300 staff at Tiptree in Essex, provided that permission is secured for new housing on another site. 29-Jun-2011

Andrew Ingredients is investing £1m in the development of a new 24,000 sq ft bakery production facility in Antrim. 23-Jun-2011

Jackson's Bakery is to invest £5.5m in the expansion of its bakery in Hull, with up to 40 new jobs being added to the 330-strong workforce. 15-Jun-2011

Landcatch, the Alloa-based salmon breeding company, has been acquired by Hendrix Genetics of the Netherlands for undisclosed terms. 14-Jun-2011

Morpol is said to be planning to set up a new Lakeland Smolt fish processing plant at the former Lexmark site in Rosyth, with the creation of hundreds of jobs. 13-Jun-2011

Brecks is investing £3m in the expansion of its cereals and meat-free products factory near Selby, with the creation of 60 jobs. 13-Jun-2011

Trinity International Services is looking to recruit a further 40 staff at its Aberdeen-based offshore catering business. 07-Jun-2011

Coombs Hampshires of Leicester is to close 18 bakery outlets and its Rushey Mead factory, with the loss of 120 jobs. 06-Jun-2011

AAK Bakery Services is planning to close its bakery ingredients plant in Oldham in March 2012, and some of the 40 staff could relocate to its site in Runcorn. 25-May-2011

Watton Produce is to close its vegetable processing plant at Shropham in Norfolk with the loss of more than 40 jobs. 23-May-2011

SHS Group has bought a majority stake in Bottlegreen Drinks, the Gloucestershire-based soft drinks manufacturer, from private equity firm Piper for £25m. 19-May-2011

Stonegate has acquired Farmhouse Freedom Eggs, the Monmouthshire-based egg supplier, for undisclosed terms. 18-May-2011

Andrew Jones Pies has undergone a pre-pack administration, securing 17 jobs at its Huddersfield-based pie manufacturing business. 17-May-2011

Firkins has closed its bakery in West Bromwich with the loss of 40 jobs. 17-May-2011

Seabrook Crisps of Bradford is looking to expand into southern England with a £2.5m investment in its infrastructure and distribution facilities. 16-May-2011

Central Catering Services has acquired Express Cafes, the mobile catering firm, from Compass for undisclosed terms. 09-May-2011

GT Produce of Leeds has acquired RS Fruits, the Kent-based fruit marketing firm. 05-May-2011

Highland Farms is seeking permission for the £1m expansion of its salmon processing factory in Maryport, with the creation of 40 jobs. 03-May-2011

Lake District National Park Authority is to consider plans from Cumbria Distillers to develop a whisky distillery at Setmurthy, with the creation of 25 jobs. 03-May-2011

Molson Coors is to invest £4.5m in the expansion of its recently-acquired Sharp's brewery in Cornwall over the next three years. 03-May-2011

British Bakels is planning to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its bakery ingredients factory in Bicester. 27-Apr-2011

PepsiCo is to invest £8.5m in a porridge production plant at its site in Cupar, Fife, by the end of summer. 26-Apr-2011

Pieminister is to relocate its pie factory and 35 jobs from Bristol to Llantrisant by the end of the year. 26-Apr-2011

Woodhead has sold its Scarborough bakery and 11 shops out of administration to Haldane Retail, while a further 18 shops have been sold to Coopland & Sons. 18-Apr-2011

Medina Dairy is planning to close the former Dairy Farmers of Britain depot in Blaydon with the loss of 97 jobs, in order to transfer production to Huddersfield. 07-Apr-2011

Fold Hill Foods is to shed up to 19 of the 110 jobs at its pet foods factory in Boston. 06-Apr-2011

Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients, the manufacturer of pastry fillings with seven sites, is to be acquired by Dawn Foods of the US for undisclosed terms. 06-Apr-2011

Euro Shellfish (Parkgate Foods) is to close its scampi factory in County Down, with the loss of 30 jobs. 04-Apr-2011

James Allan Bakers is to close four bakery outlets in Inverclyde, with the loss of 11 jobs. 04-Apr-2011

Cambrian Pet Foods is investing £5m in the expansion of its pet food plants in Llangadog and Pencader. 28-Mar-2011

Scullions Wholesale Bakery has closed the Fords Bakery in Prestonpans, with the loss of 30 jobs. 28-Mar-2011

Fountain Frozen is to shed up to 16 of the 128 jobs at its frozen foods factory in Wisbech. 23-Mar-2011

United Auctions has bought the Stirling Agricultural Centre livestock market from Elphinstone for undisclosed terms. 23-Mar-2011

Alpro is considering plans to expand the production facilities at its soya milk factory at Burton Latimer in Northamptonshire, with an increase to the 100-strong workforce. 23-Mar-2011

PinguinLutosa is to invest £13m in the expansion of its frozen foods factory in King's Lynn this year, including a new production line, cold store and product development centre. 17-Mar-2011

Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises has secured funding for the £1.2m upgrade of facilities at Grimsby fish market by 2012. 15-Mar-2011

Chat Moss Herbs, the Eccles-based supplier of herbs and salad leaves with 20 staff, has been acquired by an investment consortium. 15-Mar-2011

New Britain Oils is to invest £9m in the expansion of its palm oil refinery in Bootle, with the creation of 26 jobs. 14-Mar-2011

Denby Dale Pie Company has been bought out of administration by a new company called Abbeydale Foods, saving 80 jobs in West Yorkshire. 14-Mar-2011

Blacks of Bacton is to shed about 20 jobs at its Suffolk-based pig farming business, in order to focus on its outdoor-reared division. 09-Mar-2011

Bendicks is considering plans to close its chocolate confectionery factory in Winchester with the loss of up to 140 jobs, in order to transfer production to Germany. 07-Mar-2011

Soil Association has unveiled plans to relocate its Bristol-based headquarters and up to 200 staff to a 40-acre gasworks site at the Harbourside. 07-Mar-2011

Highwood Brewery is expected to go into liquidation with the loss of up to 50 jobs in North Lincolnshire. 07-Mar-2011

Llechwedd Meats is seeking permission to build a new meat processing plant at the former Gweithdy Mona site in Llangefni, with the creation of up to 45 jobs. 03-Mar-2011

Hugli is to double the size of its food production facility in Redditch to 100,000 sq ft over the next few months. 28-Feb-2011

Arran Brewery is considering sites in Kilmarnock, Androssan and Renfrewshire for a new bottling plant, as part of a £1.6m expansion programme that will create 22 new jobs over the next three years. 24-Feb-2011

G's Growers has unveiled proposals to set up a mushroom production facility at Littleport in Cambridgeshire, with the creation of up to 100 jobs. 16-Feb-2011

Molson Coors is to set up a temporary 200,000 sq ft beer storage warehouse at the Marchington Industrial Estate in Staffordshire. 16-Feb-2011

Boparan is investing £30m in a new chicken products factory for its 2 Sisters business in Thetford this spring, with the creation of an initial 100 jobs. 15-Feb-2011

Clydeside Bakery has gone into liquidation through KPMG, with the loss of 16 jobs in Port Glasgow. 14-Feb-2011

Fruitapeel has bought the assets of All Natural Juice Company out of administration, and will re-employ 25 staff at the site in Llantrisant. 09-Feb-2011

Geneius is planning to expand the workforce at its Newcastle-based food testing technology business from 20 to 50 over the next two years. 09-Feb-2011

Big Bear Group, the manufacturer of snacks and breakfast cereals with factories in Leicester and London, has been acquired by Raisio of Finland for £80m. 07-Feb-2011

Payne's Dairies is planning to start producing yoghurt at the recently-closed Rossa Dairy Products ice cream factory in Leicester. 07-Feb-2011

Britannia Food Ingredients, the Goole-based supplier of food products with 50 staff, has been acquired by Olam International of Singapore. 07-Feb-2011

Natures Way Foods has won planning permission to build a new £14m packhouse at its Chichester-based fresh produce business, with the creation of up to 380 jobs. 03-Feb-2011

Sharp's Brewery, the Cornwall-based brewery with 80 staff, has been acquired by Molson Coors for £20m. 03-Feb-2011

United Coffee of Milton Keynes has acquired Coopers, the Huddersfield-based coffee supplier. 27-Jan-2011

Intersnack is looking to create up to 100 jobs at its nuts and snacks manufacturing business in County Durham, as part of an ongoing expansion programme. 26-Jan-2011

Ensors is planning to set up a new £6.5m meat processing plant and abattoir in Cinderford by the end of the year, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 25-Jan-2011

Frutarom Industries is to acquire East Anglian Food Ingredients, the supplier of flavours and seasoning compounds with 35 staff, for £3m. 24-Jan-2011

Seven Seas is to shed up to 40 of the 400 jobs at its supplements factory in Hull. 24-Jan-2011

Dhaliwal Dairies has acquired a new 16,800 sq ft production site on the Coedcae Lane Industrial Estate in Pontyclun. 19-Jan-2011

Yearsley Group has acquired Ice Pak Seafood Specialists, the frozen food supplier with sites in Greater Manchester and Leeds and annual turnover of £32m. 18-Jan-2011

Hero Group is said to have appointed NM Rothschild to sell Juvela, its Liverpool-based speciality foods business, for up to £100m. 18-Jan-2011

Linden Foods is to create 85 jobs over the next three years, following a £10m investment in a new production facility at its site in Dungannon. 17-Jan-2011

The Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (DARD) is planning to set up a new headquarters outside the Belfast area. 17-Jan-2011

Wellpak is to extend its fresh produce warehouse in Evesham this year, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 17-Jan-2011

Event Management Catering, the Selby-based catering firm with 750 staff, has been acquired by Spotless Group of Australia. 13-Jan-2011

Amy's Kitchen of the US is planning to create up to 100 jobs at a new natural convenience foods factory in Corby. 05-Jan-2011

Westler Foods, the Malton-based manufacturer of sausages with 162 staff, has been bought out of administration by a newly-formed company backed by RCapital Partners. 04-Jan-2011

Constellation Brands is to sell a majority stake in its UK and Australian wine operations, including the Stowell's brand, to Champ Private Equity for £148m. 04-Jan-2011

 

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