30-Sep-2011 - Food group Bakkavör's has given 66 employees in its Fresh Meals Solutions division long service awards.
30-Sep-2011 - Marks & Spencer (M&S) is planning a bumper Christmas with novel food and drink products and ‘natural’ packaging design ideas sourced from around the world.
30-Sep-2011 - The loss of 230 jobs in jeopardy at a north Norfolk shellfish plant, following a review of manufacturing operations at the site, is far from a foregone conclusion, a leading MP has told FoodManufacture.co.uk.
30-Sep-2011 - The freak September heatwave is providing a welcome boost for the food industry but placing impossible demands on some parts of the supply chain, it has been claimed.
29-Sep-2011 - Welsh premium chocolate factory Pemberton’s has had a reprieve from closure, after two potential buyers have expressed interest in acquiring the business.
29-Sep-2011 - Dairy cooperative Milk Link is to invest £20M at its Lockerbie Creamery in the UK’s largest investment in cheese-making for 20 years.
28-Sep-2011 - UK food manufacturers have between just five to 10 years to adopt robotic technology or face terminal decline.
28-Sep-2011 - Scottish food group Lees Foods has posted a rise in sales but a fall in profits for the six months to June.
28-Sep-2011 - AG Barr, maker of the iconic beverage Irn Bru, has overcome manufacturing problems, bad weather and tough market conditions to post turnover 4% up at £124M during the first six months of this year.
28-Sep-2011 - Finsbury Foods' results for 12 months to July 2 show ‘a year of substantial progress on the balance sheet’, according to financial analysts Panmure Gordon.
26-Sep-2011 - Manufacturer Heinz has denied any slowdown in its sales, following news of a drop in demand at a tin can plant in Wales.
26-Sep-2011 - Honeytop Speciality Foods has been bought by Swiss firm Aryzta in a multi-million pound deal that looks set to shake up the UK ethnic breads category.
26-Sep-2011 - Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has welcomed news that Dutch meat processor Vion is to create 250 new jobs at a new training centre at its Hall's plant in Broxburn, West Lothian.
26-Sep-2011 - Warburtons is planning to close its Oldham bakery as part of an efficiency drive.
26-Sep-2011 - Food and drink group, Princes is continuing its efforts to sell the Fray Bentos canned meat business, which it bought from Premier Foods.
26-Sep-2011 - The search for a buyer for Highland Toffee firm, New McCowans is hotting up after administrators Grant Thornton confirmed they are in discussions with interested parties.
23-Sep-2011 - Ginsters has overcome supply issues to become the first manufacturer to secure 100% sustainable palm oil in the category of branded savoury pastries, in co-operation with fats and oils supplier AAK.
23-Sep-2011 - Employees of Park Cakes in Bolton and Oldham are considering industrial action after the introduction of new employment contracts which one union official described as tantamount to ‘slave labour.’
23-Sep-2011 - Food suppliers have reacted nervously to Tesco’s announcement of £500M of price cuts, and warned that the grocery sector’s discount culture will cost more jobs.
23-Sep-2011 - Britain’s free-from food sector is witnessing meteoric growth as more consumers report intolerance to certain foods, according to a new report about to be published by market research company Mintel. Retail sales are set to soar from £303M a year to £519M by 2016.
22-Sep-2011 - New McCowans, the maker of Highland Toffee bars, has been taken over by administrators Grant Thornton, threatening 103 jobs.
22-Sep-2011 - Essex-based ingredient supplier Edme has agreed a joint venture with Dutch malt extract ingredient producer CereX to distribute malt extracts in the UK and in Europe.
22-Sep-2011 - The $64M question as to why AG Barr’s shares trade at a 20% premium on similar stock remains a mystery to analysts as the company prepares to post its interim results next week.
21-Sep-2011 - More than 100 fire crew spent last night fighting a blaze at a cheese warehouse in Somerset operated by Adams Foods.
19-Sep-2011 - Dairy Crest expects overall profits for the six months ending September 30 to be just ahead of the same period last year as higher selling prices offset higher input costs.