All news articles for December 2021

KP Snacks brands include Tyrrells crisps

KP Snacks develops green farming practices

By Michelle Perrett

KP Snacks is to scale up its regenerative farming practices as part of its partnership with agricultural sustainability experts Future Food Solutions.

AG Barr to buy MOMA Foods

AG Barr to buy MOMA Foods

By Michelle Perrett

AG Barr, the soft drinks company, is to take over the MOMA porridge and plant-based milk business in three years after agreeing an initial 60% equity stake.

Most manufacturing and technical personnel will operate from Treatt's new site in 2022

Ready-to-drink cocktails lift ingredients processor's results

By Michelle Perrett

Treatt, the manufacturer of natural extract and ingredients claims to have ‘successfully navigated’ the pandemic, boosted by the swift evolution of the ready-to-drink canned cocktail market and continued growth in its healthier living categories.

Official Vet shortages, the labour crisis and environmental issues are key challenges in the meat and poultry processing industry

Digital feature: long read

Meat & poultry: Official Vets and the wider staff crisis

By Gwen Ridler

Labour shortages – particularly a lack of Official Veterinarians (OVs) in abattoirs – continue to create chaos and uncertainty for meat processors, but opportunities could soon present themselves to help them reshape their future.

The UK Plastics Pact arose out of a time of great public concern about plastics pollution

Plastic packaging: strong progress announced by WRAP

By Michelle Perrett

Problematic single-use plastic items were reduced by 46% while the amount of plastic packaging in supermarkets fell by 10% from 2018-2020, the UK Plastics Pact’s third annual report reveals .

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