Inside food & drink manufacturing
In an exclusive site visit, Food Manufacture steps inside Oscar Mayer’s NASA-inspired gastro hub, and hears from CEO Ian Toal about its innovative, new Players World Kitchen Range.
Irish health food brand Good4U has recalled its Super Sprouts Super Greens product over potential salmonella contamination concerns.
Chris Haskins was a giant of the food industry, helping to revolutionise the British sector throughout the second half of the 20th century.
Co-op Group is set to become the first UK retailer to move to 100% British strawberries for the fourth year running.
The leading fresh berry company, Driscoll’s, has announced the appointment of a new CFO.
This month Food Manufacture hears from Giulia Berretti, chief executive officer and founder of pasta brand, Sunny & Luna.
Quantuma has been appointed administrators of the private label food producer, Fairoak Foods.
More than 40 jobs have been lost as Aberdeenshire-based meat and fish supplier, King Foods, succumbs to years of adverse trading.
The potato supplier bid farewells to its Ilminster general manager after almost a decade at the business.
A group made up of industry stakeholders and research partners has received government funding aimed at revitalising the UK’s dwindling tomato industry.
The deal makes Greencore the UK market leader across five own-label categories: sandwiches, ready meals, salads, pizzas and desserts.
Prompted by customer feedback, the London organic broth manufacturer has relaunched its Organic Chicken Pho Broth with a new recipe.
British dessert brand Gü is expanding its product portfolio with the launch of its new Salted Pistachio Cheesecake.
British dessert brand Gü has kicked off a top-down global redesign with the launch of a new brand platform.
Richmond Sausages is set to expand its meat-free portfolio with the launch of a new sub-range, ‘Veggie Tasty’.
Greencore’s acquisition of Bakkavor is set to complete on 16 January 2026 following the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) accepting its move to sell its Bristol soups and sauces plant as a sufficient remedy.
The UK has reached agreement with the EU, Norway and other coastal states on catch opportunities for shared stocks for 2026, including agreements for whitefish stocks in the North Sea.
The UK Egg Centre has formed a strategic joint venture with The Hardeman Group and Bumble Hole Foods to strengthen the supply chain for the UK egg products sector.
Domino’s is the latest company to reveal its chief executive is stepping down.
The convenience food manufacturer has reported strong results for the financial year ended 26 September 2025 and reveals plans to sell its Bristol site to Compleat Food Group as a remedy to CMA concerns ahead of its merger with Bakkavor.
The Groovy Food Company has added three new products to its cooking and baking essentials range - Organic Matcha Agave, Organic Coconut Syrup, and Hot Honey.
Natures Way Foods, the Chichester-based fresh prepared food manufacturer, has been purchased by Taylor Farms, the North American salad producer.
This month’s podcast sees Food Manufacture’s editor speaking to the founder and managing director of Borough Broth, Ros Heathcote.
Protesters descended upon Sysco Europe’s London office in Covent Garden earlier this week as campaign group The Humane League demanded clarity from Sysco’s subsidiary, Brakes, over its cage-free hen commitment.
Disney is collaborating with food and drink manufacturers to launch a range of chilled meals and flavoured drinks for its well-known characters of Lilo and Stitch.
Gousto has unveiled its ambition to challenge supermarkets for the mainstream dinner market, as it revealed sales growth of 11% in the first half of 2025.
‘Real food’ company Hunter & Gather has nabbed a Waitrose listing for its four ingredient 100% Avocado Oil Mayonnaise.
Supermarket chain Lidl GB has announced a £30 billion investment over five years in the British food and farming industry.
Lebanese grab-and-go brand Kammoon has announced the opening of a new 3,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Park Royal, West London.
The new flavour of ganache has been inspired by two hot UK hits – pistachio and Dubai chocolate.
This is said to be the UK’s first chilled, ready-to-eat soup available in a 100% recyclable aluminium can.
Samworth Brothers has reported an operating profit of £44 million for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Harlech Foodservice has announced the takeover of Welsh fruit and vegetables wholesaler Oren Foods.
The limited-edition Red Diamond Strawberry & Creme Sandwich, is made with a British Red Diamond Strawberries.
Total till sales growth increased at UK supermarkets.
The petition is urging supermarkets to stop using imported eggs in British-made foods.
Sainsbury’s has raised the price of its standard meal deal to £3.95.
Co-op has launched three new SKUs to coincide with British tomato season.
Targeted at three-to-nine-year-olds, the new Tesco meal kit aims to get kids eating more fruit.
The terms of Greencore’s acquisition of Bakkavor have been finalised with the deal set to create a convenience food business with a combined revenue of close to £4 billion.
Holy Moly has taken a brave dip into a private-label-dominated aisle, with its range of branded guacamole, cheesy dips and smashed avocado pots seeing impressive growth.
The deadline for a final acquisition agreement between food manufacturers Bakkavor and Greencore has been extended for a second time.
The fermented food brand has appointed former New England Seafood managing director as its chair and non-executive director.
Gosh! has expanded into the on-the-go market with the launch of its new Mexican and Italian inspired Veg Bites snack packs.
Food-to-go manufacturer Around Noon has opened the doors to a new manufacturing facility in Slough, creating 200 jobs and increasing manufacturing capacity by £50 million.
Agritech firm Planet Farms is to invest more than £25 million into a new UK-based vertical farm, in what it described as the biggest single investment into the vertical farming industry.
Bakkavor has entered into a binding agreement to sell its China operations to Chinese firm Lihe Xing (Qingdao) Food Technology Co.
Carr’s has completed the sale of its engineering division to Cadre Holdings in a deal worth £75m.
Samworth Brothers has partnered with restaurant chain YO! on the launch of a new Asian ready meal range.
Plant-based ready meals manufacturer Planty has expanded its development team with the appointment of two former Allplants professionals.