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Single food labelling plan could be sunk by devolved government

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:36:35 +0200

Whitehall plans for a single front-of-pack nutritional labelling scheme could be torpedoed by the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Prospects for food manufacturing: what’s your view?

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:37:29 +0200

What’s your view of the prospects for UK food and drink manufacturing? Is your glass half full or half empty?

Food manufacturers: we don’t abuse migrant workers

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:16 +0200

Food manufacturers have rejected claims that migrant workers suffer abuse in the food manufacturing sector.

Bakkavör to launch ethnic food range

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:45:47 +0200

Own-label, fresh prepared foods firm Bakkavör is to launch an ethnic food range “very soon”, according to the management statement accompanying its results for the quarter ended March 31.

Wet weather dampens Greggs’ results

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:25:49 +0200

Spring rain dampened on Greggs’ financial results, with like-for-like sales down 1.8% in the 19 weeks to May 12 2012.

After Weetabix, Eastern firms size up Birds Eye

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00:27 +0200

Far Eastern firms’ appetite for UK food brands seems to be sharpening, with Birds Eye, which is owned by Iglo Foods, apparently the latest acquisition target.

Vitafoods: EU nutra space wriggles into new health claims clothes

Shane.STARLING@wrbm.com (Shane STARLING) — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:42:17 +0200

Vitafoods celebrates its 15^th birthday next week. It’ll be my 11^th consecutive May visit to Geneva for the jamboree and promises to be one of the most intriguing chapters with the (partial and belated) resolution of years of ambiguity regarding health claims in Europe.

Hartlepool College boost for food manufacturing training

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:37:29 +0200

Food manufacturing training and educational courses in the north east of England will be improved significantly by the addition of Hartlepool College of Further Education to the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink (NSA), says its director, Justine Fosh.

Scotch Premier Meat to axe 30 jobs

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:14:51 +0200

Meat Processor Scotch Premier Meat plans to cut 30 jobs as part of cost-cutting measures at its facility at Inverurie, Scotland, which, the firm claims, will help it promote a high-quality image.

Marks & Spencer targets recession-conscious shoppers

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:33:03 +0200

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is targeting the recession-conscious shopper by launching a budget range of everyday food products.

Vinnie Jones: football, movie star and milk promoter

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:44:27 +0200

Wimbledon, Leeds United and Chelsea footballer, Vinnie Jones has become the latest addition to the list of celebrity milk promoters, which includes: Gordon Ramsay, Elle Macpherson, and Kelly Osbourne.

Food firms help save 195,000t of waste from landfill

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:18:30 +0200

Food and drink manufacturers have helped to save an estimated 195,000t of waste from landfill and smashed a target set by the IGD think tank.

MPs claim food policy fails to promote healthy eating

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:43:00 +0200

The government is failing to deliver food and farming policies that promote healthly eating or safeguard food supplies, warns an influential group of MPs.

Scottish government sets minimum alcohol price

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:11:22 +0200

The Scottish government’s plans to set a minimum price for alcohol of 50p per unit will avoid 60 deaths in its first year of operation and 300 after 10 years, according to Sheffield University’s Alcohol Research Group.

Premier Foods is ‘mission possible’: city analysts

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:40:21 +0200

The recovery of troubled food giant Premier Foods is ‘mission possible’, concludes city analyst Shore Capital after meeting the firm last week (Friday May 11).

Stop wasting 360,000t of milk and save 100,000t of emissions

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:46:59 +0200

The UK pours 360,000t of milk down the drain each year, wasting the 100,000t of carbon dioxide produced by making it. Stopping this waste would be equivalent to taking 20,000 cars a year off the road, according to a study by Scottish scientists.

2 Sisters’ RF Brookes to axe 193 jobs

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:30:49 +0200

Chilled food manufacturer RF Brookes – owned by the 2 Sisters Food Group – plans to cut 193 jobs at its factory in South Wigston, Leicestershire.

Napier Brown to create 20 jobs at sugar packaging unit

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:49:41 +0200

Sugar packager and distributor Napier Brown will create 20 new jobs at its facility in Normanton, West Yorkshire in a move welcomed by shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper.

New £15M Coca-Cola recycling unit creates 30 jobs

Michael.STONES@wrbm.com (Michael STONES) — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:46:39 +0200

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has officially opened a £15M joint-venture recycling facility that will create 30 jobs and ensure the firm achieves its end-of-year target for recycled plastic.