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UK food and drink firms over-reliant on migrant labour

Jack Matthews

UK food and drink manufacturers are still over-reliant on the use of migrant labour despite huge steps being taken to increase the availability of British workers, according to the sector skills council Improve.

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Kerry Foods confirms 337 jobs face axe

Irish chilled foods giant Kerry Foods has confirmed that 337 jobs could be cut at its Grimsby factory as a result of increasing competition and tumbling sales in the ready meals market.

Dairy Crest hit by tumbling cream prices

Higher milk prices and a fall in the price of cream have hit profits at Dairy Crest, according to city analysts, after the firm announced a drop in profits for its dairies business.

Unilever slammed for ‘mind-blowing’ results

The row over changes to the pension scheme at Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever is set to intensify next month after Unite the Union compared the firm’s latest set of “mind-blowing” profits with its pension policy.

Potential lifeline for probiotic yogurt claims

Loopholes in the law may save probiotic yogurt manufacturers from having to remove products from sale when the new EU nutrition and health claims legislation comes into effect.

Food firms slam MEPs' negative nutrition vote

UK and European food and drink representatives have slammed a vote by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) today which rejected the revised nutrition claims list intended to make food reformulation easier.

Chilled dough firm’s £2M investment creates 40 jobs

BakeAway – the manufacturer of chilled doughs for home-baking and food service – has made its new £2M facility in Corby, Northamptonshire fully operational, creating 40 new jobs.

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Food & drink firms face more foreign takeovers

Food & drink firms face more foreign takeovers

More British food and drink firms could find themselves the targets of overseas takeovers this year, with...

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