More than 200 jobs could be at risk at a Welsh supplier of frozen meals to the NHS, after reports that the owners are considering entering the business into administration.
Carmarthenshire, Wales-based manufacturer Frank’s Ice Cream Ltd has made more than a dozen members of staff redundant, after failing to secure funds to continue production since entering administration.
Frozen baked goods manufacturer Frank Dale has eliminated black plastic packaging from all of its products as part of a suite of changes to its manufacturing process to promote sustainability.
McCain, Greencore and Brewdog have all announced senior appointments in the past week, covered here in this round-up of people on the move in the food and drink industry.
Bethan Grylls summarises the key takeaways from our series of fireside chats presented earlier this week, sponsored by RSSL, as five food and drink leaders lend their expertise on maintaining and working towards a more secure, safer food and drink system....
Frozen baked goods manufacturer Finedale Foods has reaped the benefits of a £400k investment into new production equipment, doubling production after Covid-19 decimated sales for the business.
As the plant-based community celebrates another Veganuary, we take a look at some of the new launches from the sector in this round-up of plant-based new product development.
Vegan and plant-based ice cream maker Northern Bloc has continued its expansion with the acquisition of two local artisan business and has moved into its new HQ.
With the last several years including a series of unprecedented events and challenges, Food Manufacture seeks the expertise of several food and drink leaders to find out what’s on the cards for 2023.
HSH Cold Stores has acquired food temperature-controlled storage and logistics expert Associated Cold Stores & Transport (ACS&T) from agriculture group Camellia in a deal worth £16.5m.
The frozen food sector is perfectly placed to help consumers off-set some of the effects of the cost-of-living crisis, the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) president and chairman Ian Stone has told to 750 business leaders at the Federation’s Annual...
The Cold Chain Federation (CCF) has called for urgent reassurances that the food cold chain will be treated as a critical industry through this winter and beyond.
Sports nutrition brand Myprotein has signed a five-year deal with Iceland Foods to launch its range of frozen ready meals into supermarket stores across the UK and overseas.
McCain Foods has acquired Neverlands-based frozen food firm Scelta Products for an undisclosed sum as it continues to expand in the frozen vegetable appetiser space.
From energy price hikes to the pressing need to decarbonise the food and drink supply chain, we explore some of the issues impacting the operation and innovations in refrigeration and the UK cold chain.
Northern Ireland-based Draynes Farm has secured cross-border trade access for its range of ‘field-to-fridge' ice cream thanks to support from InterTradeIreland.
Lakes Ice Cream has invested in new tech to replace traditional paper systems, boost sustainability and free up staff to work on new product development.
Leeds-based Northern Bloc, the natural ice cream company, has signed the lease on a new 18,000 sq ft site in the heart of the city after receiving a £1.2m investment from equity investor Gresham House Ventures.
McCain Foods has transformed its UK HQ in Scarborough to create a hybrid working area for its office staff in order to boost employee wellness and build on the company’s sustainability goals.
Unilever has revealed it is to stop marketing food and beverages to children under the age of 16 years old, across both traditional media and social media.
Nomad Foods – the frozen food company which owns brands including Birds Eye, Findus and igloo – has partnered an Open Innovation Portal as it invites partners to share solutions that could be scaled to help shape the future of food and support more sustainable...
Mars Wrigley has announced that its ice cream plant in Steinbourg, France will become the first of its factories that is 100% powered by renewable energy.
McCain Foods (GB) and Bright Blue Foods have joined the ranks of food manufacturers recovering from the hammer blow of the pandemic, with both reporting sales and profits up in full-year results.
Scotland's largest ice cream producer Mackie's of Scotland has posted record revenues and profit despite battling rising costs and pandemic-related lockdown restrictions.
Salmonella contamination has sparked recalls of infant formula, pork snack products and frozen raw dog foods over the past month, according to reports by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Consumer spend on frozen food will continue grow after the pandemic, with frozen fruit and plant-based some of the biggest trends. according to British Frozen Food Foundation (BFFF) chief executive Richard Harrow.
Sales of frozen food have been bolstered by new habits developed over lockdown, according to the British Frozen Food Federation’s (BFFF’S) latest report.
The end of the Government’s deal with CF Fertilisers to maintain supplies of CO2 gas has created uncertainty among food manufacturers, with concerns of higher prices and sudden shortages.
