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Britvic to close two factories and warehouse as profits soar
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Soft drinks firm Britvic is to close two factories and a warehouse, placing up to 400 jobs in jeopardy, in a bid to slash costs by £30M by 2016. Related news |
Roberts bakery to build new £10M factory at Northwich
Family-owned Roberts Bakery is investing £10M in building a third new bakery at its Northwich site to meet expected growth in demand for its plant bread.
£100M: the ‘high price’ of Tyrrells crisps
A Far Eastern food firm could snap up UK crisp brand Tyrrells, which is reportedly up for sale for £100M.
Plant bakers braced for more government salt reduction demands
Bread bakers should be prepared to face further reductions in salt levels when new limits are set by the Department of Health (DH) later this year – despite hitting their 2012 targets and reducing levels by 40% over the past decade.
Horsemeat: Which? calls for tougher penalties
Consumer watchdog Which? has called for tougher penalties for those convicted of horsemeat fraud and more co-ordinated food surveillance.
Obesity during pregnancy poses lifetime health risk for babies
A woman’s diet and lifestyle before and during pregnancy, and her baby’s diet in early life, can affect the infant’s risk of succumbing to disease later on and this will have important implications for the food industry, a new scientific report has concluded.
Greencore to benefit from convenience food but horsemeat shadows
Chilled food manufacturer Greencore will continue to benefit from the long-term trend towards convenience food but, in the UK, the horsemeat scandal is continuing to depress its performance.
Teenagers’ sausage goes on sale in 50 Waitrose stores
Waitrose is launching a sausage designed by food technology students in 50 of its stores today (May 21).
DEFRA launches plan to cut food and drink imports
The government is to launch a plan to reduce the nation’s reliance on food and drink imports and increase consumption of UK produce.
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