Food and drink manufacturing news: Food Manufacture

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Made Smarter supports investment in a range of industrial digital technologies, including data analytics, artificial intelligence and robotics

Food firms win funds to boost digital technology

Four food companies are to ramp up their digital capabilities after securing funds from the Made Smarter programme.

Baby food recalled due to tampering

Cow & Gate and big four retailer Tesco have launched a voluntary recall of 15 varieties of baby food over concerns that some of the jars might have been tampered with.

Mash Direct secures £10m funding package

Mash Direct has secured a £10m funding package to help increase production capacity and meet growing demand for its products.

Former bakery chief becomes head of milk business

Former boss of Allied Milling and Baking Jon Jenkins has replaced Patrick Müller as chief executive officer (CEO) of Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI).

Food sector paper recommendations for future trade policy

A new policy paper recommending common themes the Government should use to develop future trade policy has been launched by a collaboration of food and drink organisations from across the supply chain.

Surya Foods snacks plant to offer 30 jobs

Surya Foods is to create 30 new jobs at a £2m factory at Harwich as the company expands into dedicated UK ethnic snacks production for the first time.