All news articles for May 2024

2 Sisters owner Bopraran Holdings reported an after tax loss of £37.5m

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2 Sisters owner still in the red despite £3bn sales

By Gwen Ridler

2 Sisters Food Group owner Boparan Holdings has reported sales and operational profit growth in its financial results for the year ended 29 July 2023, but exceptional items and net finance charges landed the group further into the red.

L-R: David Hearn, Tate & Lyle, chair; Nigel Baker, British Ambassador to Slovakia; Jan Sido, Tate & Lyle, project manager; and Igor Kovačovič, Tate & Lyle, Boleráz plant manager

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Tate & Lyle invests €25m to expand dietary fibre capacity

By Bethan Grylls

The ingredients company celebrated the expansion of its dietary fibre line at the facility in Boleráz with the British Ambassador to Slovakia, Nigel Baker, and Tate & Lyle chair, David Hearn among the guests.

James Arrow (pictured) is the new CEO of Brewdog

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Brewdog CEO departs from role after 17 years

By Gwen Ridler

Brewdog has appointed James Arrow as its new chief executive, succeeding co-founder James Watt, as part of the brewer’s succession plan put in place last year.

L - R Dale Farm's Fred Allen, chair; Nick Whelan, group chief executive; and Chris McAlinden, group operations director. Credit: Dale Farm

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Dale Farm investing £70m into cheddar processing site

By Bethan Grylls

The Northern Ireland dairy cooperative has announced one of the largest ever investments the region has seen from an agri-food company, as it expands its cheese site in Dunmanbridge, Co. Tyrone.

THIS Isn't Chicken Thighs will be available later this month

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A first for plant-based chicken thighs

By Bethan Grylls

THIS introduces plant-based chicken thigh alternative which it says is the first product of its kind to be distributed nationally.

ERIKS has received more than 2,500 applications for its 2024 apprenticeship programme

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Applications for engineering apprenticeships soar

By Gwen Ridler

Young people are scrambling to secure entry-level engineering roles, as industrial service provider ERIKS reveals more than 2,500 people have applied for its 2024 apprenticeship programme.

Among the new product launches is a new range of Pieminister on-the-go pies and Strawberry & Cream flavoured Squashies

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May 2024: New product launches

By Bethan Grylls

Food Manufacture rounds up the latest raft of new product launches to hit UK shelves, from Cathedral City's first venture into chilled meals, to new Kettle crisps varieties, and a Thai Green Cod Curry oven ready SKU from New England Seafood.

Pictured from L-R: Adam Park, Matt Birch, Charlotte Hill (Felix Project CEO), Paul Drechsler and Gabriel Fernández. Credit: Left image: BigTImages / Right image: Mars Wrigley

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Powerhouses on the move

By Bethan Grylls

Leaders at Amazon Fresh, the International Chamber of Commerce UK, and Hello Fresh have been appointed onto The Felix Project’s Board of Trustees, while Gabriel Fernández steps into the role of president of Global Emerging Markets (GEM) for Mars Snacking.

Consumers turn to own-label products in the face of food inflation. Image: Getty, chabybucko

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Consumers increasingly turn to own-label products

By Gwen Ridler

Consumers are increasingly turning to own-label food products in the place of established brands as the sting of ongoing food inflation challenges continue to ravage people’s wallets.

The new brewery is slated for completion in 2027. Credit: Greene King

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Greene King to build £40m brewery in Suffolk

By William Dodds

UK beer manufacturer Greene King has announced plans to invest £40m into the development of a “state-of-the-art” brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Philip Raynor, Glebe's Farm's managing director, tells Food Manufacture about his role

All in a Day's Work

All in a Day's Work: Glebe Farm MD

By Philip Rayner

In May's edition of All in a Day's Work, we hear from Glebe Farm's managing director Philip Rayner.

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