Leatherhead Food Research (LFR) is working on a project to support food and drink processors seeking to make cognitive performance claims for their products.
Porridge is proving a top breakfast choice, enjoyed by nearly half (49%) of British consumers, with nearly a quarter eating a bowl almost daily, reveals new research from Mintel.
Acquiring other business with a broader product range is the only way food and drink businesses can survive and grow, according to the boss of one ready meal firm.
Unite the union has urged administrator Duff & Phelps to involve government in a last-minute bid to save at least 110 jobs at the Liverpool snack manufacturer Trigon Snacks.
Pork Farms owner Vision Capital is fishing for prospective buyers for the chilled savoury pastry manufacturer, FoodManufacture.co.uk can exclusively reveal.
Chilled pastry product manufacturer Pork Farms is expecting to outstrip market growth for the fourth consecutive year – a record md Chris Peters puts down to considerable investment in process technology, innovation and focusing on its core competencies.
Irish beef exports have climbed by 16% and risen in value, since the beginning of this year – despite the horsemeat scandal, according to Aidan Cotter, chief executive of Bord Bia, the Irish food board.
Pork processor Tulip UK has relaunched its foodservice division in a move designed to double its current sales of about £130M in this sector over the next five years.
The meat- and dairy-free products sector is “ripe for innovation and success” for Britain’s food manufacturers, as increasing numbers of consumers seek healthier and greener diets, a food industry consultant has argued.
Supermarket Tesco’s interim results reflected a “pretty awful” performance in Europe according to one analyst as Sainsbury continued its unbroken run of like-for-like sales growth in its latest financial quarter.
William Grant & Sons, distiller of Glenfiddich Scotch whisky and other spirits, has admitted that 2012 was a challenge with only marginal sales growth over figures for 2011.
People who were deprived of one night’s sleep bought more calories and quantities of food in a mock supermarket on the following day, according to a new study published in the journal Obesity.
