Potato processor E Park and Sons (EPS) is set to create 15 new jobs as part of plans to build a new factory at its headquarters in Macclesfield, Cheshire, subject to council approval.
Mid-sized food and drink manufacturers in the UK are finding it difficult to raise finance, costing the UK economy £35bn in lost revenues, claim financial experts.
Specialist bakery ingredients manufacturer real Good Food (RGF) has been fined £450,000 for breaches to Alternative Investment Market (AIM) rules, as it announced a number of changes to its board of directors.
As the trend of flexitarianism and veganism continues to grow, one man poised to capitalise on the rise in meat-free diets is Giuseppe Scionti, chief executive of 3D printed plant-based meat manufacturer NovaMeat.
As pressure to achieve supply chain transparency grows, food manufacturers and ingredients suppliers will need to up their technology game, or risk being eliminated from the chain.
Factory general manager Alan Goldie explains how Burton’s Edinburgh site has used motivation and technology to create a culture shift and improve performance.
Investment into research and development (R&D) saw meat alternatives manufacturer Quorn Foods take a £5m hit to its profits in its financial results for the year ending 31 December 2018.
A jury in a mock trial debating a meat tax has found that it’s “too blunt a policy tool” to be effective and that all ultra-processed foods should be subject to a levy.
Swiss engineering and industrial manufacturing firm Sulzer and Finnish compressed air specialist Tamturbo have pooled their combined experience to create new air compression technology.
Premier Foods’ only chance to manage is debts is to slim down the business, which could see it offloading some of its best-known brands, according to an industry insider.
From new uses of hemp and cannabidiol in food and drink to the growing trend of fermented beverages, YFoods’ London Food Tech Week showcased some of the latest innovations from across the industry, featured in this photo gallery.
Ishida is using the recent installation of 20 multi-head weighers at a plant in Poland to underline what it claims is the productivity, consistency and accuracy of its equipment.
Supplies of alcoholic and soft drinks under the Britvic, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Carlsberg and Coors brands could run short in some parts of the UK this summer if strike action at a drinks logistics business goes ahead.
More than 200 jobs are at risk at Müller Milk & Ingredients’ Foston plant in South Derbyshire, after the dairy processor confirmed plans to close the site, according to the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw).
Food firms can avoid serious safety-related product recalls by applying the ‘Never Event’ principle used in the health sector, a leading consultant in the field has argued.
Plant-based sushi, pork and caviar replacements were all highlighted by Nadia El Hadery, chief executive and founder of YFood, organiser of a week in London celebrating food industry revolutionaries.
Brian Stein, former group chief executive of Samworth Brothers, is succeeding Guy McCracken as chairman of potato processor Branston, having been a non-executive director on its board.
Britvic is close to completing the transfer of production of Robinsons and Fruit Shoot from its Norwich factory to its Rugby plant, having incorporated several new lines into the latter.
Unite members transporting Walkers Snack Foods products have voted to go on a series of strikes after the union failed to settle a long-running dispute with Eddie Stobart over pay and conditions.
Food and drink manufacturers have made significant progress against plastic reduction targets in the first year of the Waste & Resources Action Programme’s (WRAP’s) UK Plastics Pact.
Now is the perfect time for start-ups in the alternative meat sector, as a growing number of investors look to fund businesses within the market, according to the head of investment at CPT Capital.
Non-alcoholic spirits, alternative proteins and future operations within the EU were all on the mind of Omega Ingredients’ founder and chief executive Steve Pearce.
Greencore is in a “leaner and stronger” position to grow UK sales after posting strong half-year figures in the wake of a period of restructuring that included the sale of its US business, its group chief financial officer has claimed.
SK Chilled Foods has examined hundreds of applicants in a recent recruitment drive and the snack foods and ready meals manufacturer has succeeded in filling two thirds of its available posts.
Plant-based energy drink brand Tenzing is gearing up to debut a new flavour this summer following its first round of investment after two years of being entirely self-funded.