Cost-cutting by food and drink manufacturers has sparked a rise in product recalls over the past six years, as the number of foods recalled for being contaminated with foreign bodies has more than tripled, claimed insurance broker Lockton.
Finnish food group Raisio, owner of the Poppets and Fox’s Glacier Mints brands, has sold its confectionery business to Ireland-based Valeo Foods in a deal worth €100M (£88.6M).
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Company Shop, which redistributes and sells surplus products from the food manufacturing industry, is to create 50 jobs at a new store set to open in January 2018.
The adoption of a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland is unlikely to be replicated in England under the current government – but Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to follow suit – a leading academic behind the research into its effectiveness...
2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) has pledged to release audit data on all of its UK sites, amid fresh claims of poor production standards at one of its factories.
UK consumers are set to buy up 200,000 turkey crowns and birds tomorrow (December 22) from Tesco, as 20M people visit its stores on the last Friday before Christmas.
The UK is seeking a reduced post-Brexit transition period of nine to 10 months for fisheries ending in January 2020 when it hopes to adopt the status of Independent Coastal State in law to protect the UK fishing industry.
Convenience food manufacturer Greencore has been forced to recall wraps from three supermarkets, after they were contaminated with small pieces of metal.
The acquisitions of sports nutrition firm Grenade and cereal brand Weetabix were two of the top five food and drink deals of 2017, featured in this photogallery, according to market analyst Catalyst Corporate Finance.
Strike action has been called off at meat firm Scotbeef, after a new round of talks between the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) and the company.
A food processing worker in the Manchester area has been identified as a suspected victim of modern slavery, after concerns were raised by factory supervisors.
2 Sisters Food Group has hit back at new claims of poor production standards made by The Guardian and ITV News, linked to the manufacturer’s Coupar Angus chicken factory in Scotland.
Amplify Snack Brands, owner of UK crisp manufacturer Tyrrells, has been acquired by US confectionery giant Hershey, in a deal worth about $1.6bn (£1.2bn).
Food and drink manufacturing recruiters have had another busy year, with leading companies such as 2 Sisters Food Group and Bakkavor creating hundreds of new roles, as featured in this photogallery.
Soft drinks manufacturer Nichols predicted a 9% boost in sales for its Vimto brand in its trading update for the year ending December 31 2017, but warned conflict in Yemen was damaging profits.
2 Sisters boss Ranjit Boparan’s call to give evidence before a parliamentary committee and Nestlé’s relocation of some of its manufacturing operations to Poland feature in this photogallery of the most read stories on our website this year.
Christmas celebrations will be cancelled for a third of food and drink small business owners this festive season, due to business and work commitments, reveals a new survey from financial specialist Ultimate Finance.
Newton Abbott-based seafood and vegetarian manufacturer Paramount is planning further investment next year to meet growing global demand for its foodservice products.
Irish dairy cooperative Ornua has secured a €610M (£538M) bank facility over the next five years, as it continued to support growth in the dairy industry.
Alana Spencer, winner of the hit BBC TV show The Apprentice last year, has been left “mortified” after she was forced to recall cakes and bars from her Ridiculously Rich brand, over a labelling error.
Food Manufacture Excellence Award (FMEA) winner The Great British Biscotti Company is taking on the Italian corporate biscuit giants in world markets and winning, according to the firm’s ceo Paul Rostand, in this exclusive video filmed on Oscar night.
As another busy food and drink manufacturing year draws to a close, we look back at some of the key events that have shaped the fortunes of Britain’s biggest businesses, as reported over the past 12 months on this website.
Brexit could cost thousands of food and drink industry jobs, force businesses to downsize and block supply chains, if the government does not agree a post-Brexit transitional period in the lead up to it, warned the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Aspects of diet are often considered in isolation. However, this risks overlooking the likelihood that nutrients and other food components interact, either in the food matrix itself or when the food or meal has been consumed.
Sufficient controls are in place to prevent the sale of energy drinks to children, says the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA), after a top teachers’ union called for a ban on their sale in schools.
Dairy processor Langage Farm has secured £85,000 of government funding to help create 10 new jobs and win a national contract to supply a UK supermarket with its yogurts.
The Co-op revealed plans to donate 100,000 meals to vulnerable people during the run-up to Christmas, in partnership with food redistribution charity FareShare.
Congratulations to Andy Cheshire, md of CQM Training & Consultancy, who supplied the winning photograph in our Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) Twitter photo competition, sponsored by KDH Projects.
The government’s new Industrial Strategy will work only if it tackles the skills gap, claims the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), after it published a report that found a lack of diversity in the engineering and technical workforce could...
Food and drink manufacturers could benefit from exploiting five key global retail trends that will shape shoppers’ purchasing habits next year, according to the grocery think tank IGD.
A former Young’s Seafood factory is set to reopen in Scotland and create up to 20 new jobs, following investment by the European Commission (EC) and the Scottish government.