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David Berryman, the UK's largest juice blender, has appointed Nick Eckert as md. He takes over the role from David Berryman who has been appointed...
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle will take the helm of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on July 1 for a five-year term following her unanimous appointment by...
Thomas Lowndes has reinforced its sales team with the appointment of Victor Griffiths as national account manager.Griffiths will be responsible for promoting and developing Thomas...
Lord Haskins of Skidby has become the first patron for the Skills Academy in Food and Drink.The academy, which is being developed by Improve, the...
A number of major food manufacturers have collaborated to form a specialist food industry safety body, which aims to produce practical guidance to help firms...
Cheap pig meat is being sucked into the UK in increasing quantities as competition between supermarkets drives down prices, according to new research.A new report...
Own-label manufacturers and spice suppliers will have to pay up to £650 to have their ingredients validated as two more major retailers join an initiative...
A novel process that ensures reproducible quality of semi-hard cheeses such as Gouda and Edam was awarded a gold prize for innovation at the recent...
Concerns about the benefits and costs of radio frequency identification (RFID) among UK food and drink manufacturers are preventing them from adopting this technology, according...
More than 150 staff at the Celsius First cold storage depot at King’s Lynn face redundancy unless a buyer is found in the next month.While...
Specialist quiche manufacturer Thomas Food Group (TFG) has made two major appointments as part of its new growth strategy.Steve Evans joins as operations director. Reporting...
General Mills has appointed Sue Swanborough as human resources director. Reporting directly to General Mills' UK md Jim Moseley, Swanborough will lead the HR and...
Ingredients supplier Fuerst Day Lawson (FDL) is strengthening its Seeds and Natural Products division with the internal appointment of Marni Anderson as senior shipping and...
Ingredients supplier Fuerst Day Lawson (FDL) is strengthening its Seeds and Natural Products division with the internal appointment of Marni Anderson as senior shipping and...
The Food Commission is looking for a new director following the departure of Dr Tim Lobstein.Lobstein, who has been director of the Food Commission and...
Sweet and savoury snacks maker United Biscuits UK (UBUK) has announced changes to its senior sales team.Paul Graham will take on the role of grocery...
Crown Foods has appointed Robert Clark as national account manager for cost sector catering.Clark joins from Bernard Matthews, where he was a senior contracts manager...
The South West of England Regional Development Agency (RDA) is leading the way in unlocking the huge market for food and drink products in the...
Vimto was the star performer in Nichols’ rejigged portfolio of soft drinks brands last year, growing 6% in the UK against a falling market and...
Manufacturers and ingredients suppliers have until April 7 to register their interest in joining a Leatherhead Food International (LFI) project looking at the benefits of...
John Harwood has been appointed interim chief executive of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) until a permanent replacement for Jon Bell is found. Harwood established...
Heinz is to replace 61 IT systems with a single enterprise resource planning system from SAP in a bid to improve information flow. The system...
Trendy celebrity diets and more public awareness of food allergies are fuelling a boom in the ‘free-from’ food market, which has grown over 300% since...
Dairy Crest has been fined £17,000 and ordered to pay £4,348 in costs by magistrates after Huntingdonshire District Council hygiene inspectors found a “serious and...
Robert Wiseman Dairies has acquired the fresh liquid milk business of Torrington-based Definitely Devon for £800,000 and obtained a licence to sell milk under the...
Around 200 workers at Global Cake Company in Bridlington were facing the prospect of redundancy as Food Manufacture went to press, with owner Schwan’s Consumer...
Oswestry-based pizza base firm Fresco Foods is planning to invest £750,000 on new equipment this year following a management buyout by new md Peter Jones.It...
Frozen sausages and burgers manufacturer Penny Lane Foods has doubled production capacity at its Bridgwater factory in Somerset to meet growing demand. Md Adrian Jones...
The Global Cake Company has closed down its Bridlington factory after attempts to sell the frozen cake plant as a going concern ended in failure.All...
Food from Britain (FFB), the market development consultancy for British food and drink companies, has appointed Irene Bocchetta as EU Protected Food Names Scheme Manager....
Concerns about potentially unsafe nanoparticles migrating into food via packaging have been overstated, according to packaging experts.Responding to fears raised by the Institute of Food...
UK manufacturers are ideally placed to cash in on rapid growth in the foodservice market in continental Europe and the US, according to a new...
Improve, the sector skills council for the food and drink industry, is in talks with several key industry players interested in backing its initiatives.This follows...
One of the UK's biggest importers of chillies and other spices expects retailers to start pressing suppliers for reductions in the levels of contaminants, such...
If bird flu were to hit the UK, a surprising 83% of people would continue buying and eating poultry, a study has revealed.A poll of...
Industrial action with the potential to wreak havoc on the UK meat industry has been deferred while bosses at the Unison trade union attempt to...
Alpro Soya UK has appointed Kate Walburn as its new company dietitian. Walburn became a registered dietitian in 1995 and worked as a clinical dietitian...
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