Sandwich manufacturer Raynor Foods is leading the charge towards greater traceability in the food supply chain with the launch of a new online platform, the Digital Sandwich.
McCain, Greencore and Brewdog have all announced senior appointments in the past week, covered here in this round-up of people on the move in the food and drink industry.
Following a panel discussion around ways food and drink companies can reduce their food waste and increase efficiency, our editor summarises some key talking points and our speakers come back together to answer a few more of your questions…
As the plant-based community celebrates another Veganuary, we take a look at some of the new launches from the sector in this round-up of plant-based new product development.
HSH Cold Stores has acquired food temperature-controlled storage and logistics expert Associated Cold Stores & Transport (ACS&T) from agriculture group Camellia in a deal worth £16.5m.
GMB Union members at Pilgrim’s Food Masters’ Spurway, Greenford site have rejected a ‘paltry’ pay offer from the employer in the face of the cost of living crisis.
More than 700 workers at Bakkavor’s food manufacturing factory in Spalding, Lincolnshire are to strike from late November until the New Year over a 6.5% pay offer, Unite the union has revealed.
The Cold Chain Federation (CCF) has called for urgent reassurances that the food cold chain will be treated as a critical industry through this winter and beyond.
Convenience food manufacturer Greencore Group says consumer demand is holding up well but it remains cautious about the potential impact of the cost-of-living crisis.
Former Co-op chief executive Steve Murrells has joined egg processor Noble Foods as non-executive board director, as Kingsland Drinks Group and Bulk announce senior appointments.
Sports nutrition brand Myprotein has signed a five-year deal with Iceland Foods to launch its range of frozen ready meals into supermarket stores across the UK and overseas.
Gousto, the recipe box firm, is working with one of the UK’s busiest food banks and local government on a “groundbreaking” pilot to make food parcels healthier.
Wiltshire Farm Foods, the ready meal supplier and its parent company Apetito, were hit by a cyber attack over the weekend which has caused disruption with its deliveries.
Unilever has revealed it is to stop marketing food and beverages to children under the age of 16 years old, across both traditional media and social media.
Organic baby food firm Ella’s Kitchen has sourced a new logistics partner to handle distribution across the UK, following an extensive review into its future warehouse and distribution requirements.
XPO Logistics has been awarded a multi-year contract by supermarket giant Tesco to manage its chilled distribution to stores in the northwest of the UK.
The Food Manufacture Excellence Awards help highlight the achievements of the food and drink industry and ‘acknowledge and reward’ the hard work companies do to keep the nation fed, according to Charlie Bigham’s general manager Richard Bain.
Present and former Greencore employees are deciding on whether to pursue legal action against the manufacturer, after it was hit by a data breach in December last year.
Ready meals supplier Wild Hare Group has officially claimed carbon neutrality based on a full life cycle analysis (LCA) as it continues its quest to be a net zero food manufacturer.
New business and strong food-to-go and wider convenience sales have helped Greencore Group return to revenue and profit growth after a challenging year.
Patrick Coveney has tendered his resignation as Greencore's director and chief executive officer and plans to become CEO of foodservice group SSP from 31 March 2022.
Plant-based food brand Meatless Farm has been named a Rising Star in the 2021 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing UK technology companies.
Regal Food Products Group, the Bradford-based food manufacturer, has seen its export revenues more than double since 2016, with the company now selling products in over 40 countries.
Marcel Koks, Industry & Solution Strategy Director for Food & Beverage at Infor, asks how food manufacturers can lead the way when it comes to reducing the huge amounts of food wasted by consumers each year.
