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Obesity during pregnancy poses lifetime health risk for babies

Pregnancy nutrition

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.

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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

Far Eastern food firms could snap up UK crisp brand Tyrrells, which is reportedly up for sale for £100M.

Morrisons’ Ocado deal leads Waitrose to focus on legal action

Waitrose is considering legal action after its long-term online grocery distribution partner Ocado signed a deal with Morrisons last week.

Retailers accused of food safety double standards

Retailers have been accused of double standards for demanding high levels of food safety from suppliers, while playing down the amount of products contaminated with foreign objects they sell, claimed product inspection firm Mettler Toledo.

Firm in pork halal lamb burger row plans legal action

Paragon Quality Foods – the meat processor accused of supplying halal lamb burgers contaminated with pork to Leicester City Council – is considering legal action after independent tests confirmed the authenticity of its products, its spokesman told FoodManufacture.co.uk.

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Pie maker aims to create hundreds of jobs

Pie maker aims to create hundreds of jobs

A Wigan food manufacturer is aiming to create hundreds of jobs and grow turnover to £100M from...

Globalisation spices up the market for hot foods

Globalisation spices up the market for hot foods

Globalisation is leading to more adventurous consumers who are increasingly prepared to try spicy foods, including hot...

Ocado ‘playing with fire’ warning over Morrisons

Ocado ‘playing with fire’ warning over Morrisons

Online grocery retailer Ocado is “playing with fire” as it negotiates a deal with Morrisons, which is eyeing...

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