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Top manufacturing news of the past six months - in pictures

By Mike Stones and Dan Colombini, 20-Dec-2011

From business takeovers to factory closures, it has been another busy year for UK food and drink manufacturers. Relive the highlights by viewing the five most popular news articles published on FoodManufacture.co.uk during the past six months.

In the first part of our two-part series, troubled food giant Premier Foods featured in each of the top five news articles. Whether it was City speculation about Premier’s financial performance or reports about the sale of its chilled food business Brookes Avana, FoodManufacture.co.uk readers displayed a near insatiable desire for news about the food firm.

Premier’s woes

News of an outbreak of botulism in October, linked to its brand of Loyd Grossman Korma sauces, added to Premier’s woes.

Here then, are the five most popular articles of the past six months, listed in order of popularity. We also provide an update on what happened next.

Watch out Friday December 23 for the top five most popular articles of the year.

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