Artisan baker Speciality Breads has opened a new £3M 3,000m2 factory in Margate, which features a fully automated turnkey packaging line producing around 1,000 cases of product a day.
Mondelēz has dramatically improved the efficiency of its chewing gum manufacture, thanks to the help of a partnership between Cambridgeshire-based fluid dynamics consultancy 42 Technology and German cooling tunnel supplier Gabler.
Bairds Malt, which operates six malt houses across England and Scotland, supplying 250,000t of malt a year to the brewing and distillery sectors, has upgraded the drive systems at its processing facility in Inverness with the help of the Gibbons Engineering...
A functional protein made from fully traceable pork rind has been developed by Essentia Protein Solutions to meet the growing demand for the provenance of food ingredients.
Cheshire-based distributor Direct Food Ingredients (DFI) boosted sales by 52% in 2015 thanks to an influx of new clients, and is now predicting a further 30% growth in 2016.
Food manufacturers are being invited to improve traceability by joining a network of primary producers that can validate claims about the origins of their products.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) executive committee is meeting today to discuss the organisation’s position on EU membership, ahead of the referendum on Thursday June 23.
Tennis ace Andy Murray has helped Dragons’ Den reject ice cream manufacturer Oppo secure more than £300,000 of crowd funding by investing in the ‘guilt-free’ ice cream brand.
Up to 900,000 jobs could be lost from the British retail sector by 2025, partly due to rising costs linked to the National Living Wage and the new apprenticeship levy, warns the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Morrisons and Amazon have agreed a new supply agreement, making the retailer’s products available for home delivery through the Amazon Prime Now service.
Chinese consumers believe the UK is trailing a number of western countries in key areas such as food safety standards, the integrity of producers and the use of advanced technology in food production, according a study.
Convenience food group Greencore has received a glowing report for its progress both in the UK and US, following a meeting between its management and city analysts and investors yesterday (February 25).
Cumbria-based chocolate manufacturer Wilson’s has fallen into administration as a result of “significant cash flow difficulties”, costing all remaining 35 employees their jobs.
Discount store Lidl is recalling Mars and Snickers six pack chocolate bars, on fears they may contain pieces of plastic, following the chocolate manufacturer’s recall in 55 countries.
The food industry is winning the fight against campylobacter – the most common cause of food poisoning – as the presence of campylobacter in supermarket chickens continues to fall, according to the latest data released by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
More than 700 Co-operative Group drivers considering strike action, after the retailer announced plans to transfer 50 jobs in the midlands from ESL to fellow haulier Eddie Stobart.
Nutritional food manufacturer Glanbia has recorded double-digit growth for the sixth consecutive year, with earnings before interest, depreciation, tax and amortisation (EBITDA) up 10.5% to €271M (£214M) for the 52 weeks to January 2 2016.
Sales of organic grocery products climbed by 4.9% last year to £1.95bn – outstripping the non-organic grocery market which decreased by 0.9% – according to the Soil Association’s 2016 Organic Market Report.
Chocolate maker Mars has confirmed it is recalling some Mars, Milky Way, Snickers and Celebrations products in the UK – as part of a food safety recall spanning 55 countries – following the discovery of plastic pieces in confectionery manufactured in...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is probing the food safety implications of Mars Chocolate's confirmation yesterday (February 23) that batches of Mars and Snickers bars recalled in Germany, on fears of contamination with pieces of plastic, were also...
Millions of Mars, Milky Ways and Snicker bars have been recalled by Mars Chocolate in Germany – on fears of contamination with pieces of plastic – while the recall later widened to include UK products.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set out how it will use science, evidence and information to deliver food consumers can trust in three documents published today (February 23).
The food environment in Europe in 2050 will look very different to what it is today as issues of food security and food safety increasingly overlap and present new challenges for the supply chain, according to the deputy director-general for the food...
Manchester-based dessert and speciality food manufacturer Destiny Foods has completed its 30,000m2 expansion at its site, boosting its product range by 20%.
Quitting the EU would “deter investment, threaten jobs and put the economy at risk”, according to the bosses of food and drink firms who joined nearly 200 other business leaders in signing an open letter published in The Times. But big food retailers...
New EU customs legislation, which starts to come into effect from May this year, will have a big impact on the way some of Britain’s customs warehouses operate, claimed the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA), the trade body representing the...
Marine Harvest is investing £20M into a new salmon hatchery in Glenmoriston, near Inverness, in what is hailed as a major boost to the Scottish food and drink industry.
Business leaders’ organisation the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has welcomed Prime Minister David Cameron’s EU deal – ahead of the EU referendum on June 23 – and pledged to canvass members’ views on the merits of membership.
Businesses, including food and drink manufacturing firms, have been urged by the government to join a steering group to improve the system of product safety recalls.
UK-based ingredients maker Fuerst Day Lawson (FDL) has been taken over by a Dallas-based private equity firm in partnership with current FDL chief executive officer Mac Mardi.
The boss of the National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD) set out the scale of the challenge facing the food and drink manufacturing industry at the organisation’s Food & Drink Skills Conference this week.
Unite the union is stepping up its campaign to retain production and jobs at Shepton Mallet Cider Mill, amid reports non-cider making manufacturing firms have expressed interest in acquiring the site.
Nestlé’s still suffering from its Indian Maggi noodle recall and has lost touch with the Chinese consumer, hitting growth for the global food and drink manufacturer, according to market analysts.
The soft drink industry has slammed claims that a 20% tax on sugary drinks would cut UK obesity rates by 5% within nine years – resulting in 3.7M fewer obese people.
