Food and drink manufacturing news: Food Manufacture

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The prospective sale of Young's Seafood has caused confusion regarding its Pinneys site

Young’s sale muddies Pinneys situation

The owners of Young’s Seafood have confirmed that the business is up for sale, causing further confusion for the 450 jobs at risk at its Pinneys site in Annan.

Clipper Teas pledges to go plastic-free

Organic tea maker Clipper has followed Unilever brand PG Tips in pledging to remove all traces of plastic from its teabags.

Dalziel Ingredients makes NPD appointments

Seasonings producer Dalziel Ingredients has hired two new members to its product development team, Alex Ramsay and Ellen Brimacombe, as food technologists.

Morrisons launches online portal for suppliers

Morrisons has developed a free-to-use online portal for its suppliers to make it simpler to track the progress of their invoices.

Salmon recalled over Clostridium botulinum fears

Scottish fish producer Ru An Fhoder Smokehouse has recalled two products due to concerns over Clostridium botulinum.

Brexit driving UK food business acquisitions

The impending threat of Great Britain leaving the EU is doing little to scare off investors in UK food businesses.

Food Safety Conference: regulation and threats in focus

Changes in regulation and future threats lead the themes at this year’s Food Safety Conference, organised by Food Manufacture.

ABB: Learn lessons from fipronil

The importance of traceability is the key lesson food manufacturers should embrace in the wake of last year’s fipronil egg contamination, a process control provider has claimed.

UK food sector is lagging behind on pack digitalisation

While the UK pharmaceuticals sector and US food and drink have seen the benefits of pack digitalisation, UK food and drink has so far dodged both regulatory and supply-chain pressures in this direction, technology provider Kezzler has claimed.