An epic journey

Travelling to Mierlo in the Netherlands this week did not quite go to plan. I arrived at Gatwick airport ready for my short flight to Amsterdam in good time, but unfortunately the relaxed journey I had imagined was not to be.

Cracking results for 2014

Eat Natural, the fruit and nut bar brand, has announced a cracking set of results for 2014 and promises to ‘raise the bar’ for 2015 and beyond, by investing in new machinery, people and markets. Praveen Vijh, the co-founder of Eat Natural, believes that “Market forces have collided in the past 12 months, seeing a […]

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Story teller

Having been impressed by the flavour and packaging of this Lithuanian chocolate brand at last years Salon du Chocolat show in London, Susannah Millen caught up with the founder of Chocolate Naïve, Domantas Uzpalis, to find out more.

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Sale of crisp brand agreed

Tyrrells Potato Crisps, hand-cooked premium crisp brand, has announced that its management, led by CEO David Milner and shareholder Langholm Capital, has agreed the sale of the business to institutional investor Investcorp, valuing the business at £100m. Investcorp is a leading provider and manager of alternative investment products with over $10.5 billion of assets under […]

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UK supermarkets have longest confectionery aisles

Cross-country differences in dietary behaviours and obesity rates have been previously reported. Consumption of energy-dense snack foods and soft drinks are implicated as contributing to weight gain, however little is known about how the availability of these items within supermarkets varies internationally. A study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity […]

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Tasty treats in Netherlands

Blackthorn Foods has won first time business in the Netherlands for its award winning Melting Pot branded products. The company, based in Northern Ireland, has begun supplying its complete range of hand crafted fudges and fondues to Rosenberg Import BV in Roosendaal, near Eindhoven. The business in the Netherlands is Blackthorn’s first in Europe outside […]

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