Entries are now open for the World Steak Challenge 2022, the ‘world’s first’ event to give steak producers and suppliers a platform to showcase their products quality, breed credentials and processing standards on the international stage.
Food and drink manufacturers face huge pressure on margins as the impact from labour shortages, margin squeezes, Brexit, soaring commodity costs and the Ukraine war start to bite. The real question for many is how they ensure they have adequate cash flows...
Cranswick, Greencore and Hilton Food Group have all reported growth amid a string of crises bombarding the food and drink sector in their latest financial updates, covered in this round-up.
Swiss foodtech start-up Eat Planted, the alternative protein manufacturer, has doubled its production capacity following investment into its site in Kemptthal, Switzerland.
Ecotone, the European plant-based food manufacturer, has announced a €20M investment in its beverage production site located in Badia Polesine, Northern Italy.
War in Ukraine has brought plant-based food companies closer as they collaborate to overcome the challenges the conflict has wrought, according to research from ProVeg International.
Richard Clothier, managing director of Wyke Farms, might be a big cheese in the dairy industry, but that doesn’t mean he is impervious to the cost pressures facing his third-generation cheese-making business.
Own-label dry pet food manufacturer GA Pet Food Partners has completed the construction of a new ingredients kitchen at its Plocks Farm, Bretherton production plant.
Food and drink ingredients producer Tate & Lyle has revealed that is has “acquired substantially” all of the assets of Nutriati, an ingredient technology company developing and producing chickpea protein and flour.
A family-owned brewery in Salford, Manchester has secured a quarter of million pounds funding through Cynergy Business Finance, which will assist in fulfilling increased orders and invest in new plant and machinery.
Heineken, the Dutch brewer, has revealed that the war in Ukraine has brought additional uncertainty to the global economic outlook and commodity markets.
The government’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) response should be applauded as a positive step towards incentivising UK businesses to play their part in the circular economy, but missed a golden opportunity to create a cohesive, UK-wide approach...
Seafood firm The Ethical Shellfish Company is to stop trading, as the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic and the fallout of Brexit forced the business to close its doors for good.
Aryzta, the bakery specialist, will be doubling the capacity for the production of sourdough and speciality breads for customers across the UK and Ireland.
Avara Foods, the poultry processor, has revealed that it has invested over £4m in automation, people and packaging at its Hereford and Telford processing plants.
Sales of plant-based meat alternatives grew 19% to £2bn in western Europe in 2021, a record high according to a new report from the Good Food institute.
A new £20m cheese factory in Wales, which claims to be the first zero carbon emissions cheese plant in Europe, is opening in June sourcing milk from more than 40 Welsh dairy farmers.
Last year, compact and energy saving machinery were the watchwords in cutting, slicing and dicing and, while those trends haven’t disappeared, this year there’s a renewed focus on quality and consistency.
Diageo is investing £40.5m to expand capacity at its packaging facilities in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Runcorn, England, which is set to support the growth of Guinness Draught and Guinness Zero.
Chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has begun consulting with employees over the proposed closure of its Moreton factory in Merseyside, which employs 45 full-time staff.
Food and drink ingredients producer Tate & Lyle has signed an agreement to acquire Chinese prebiotic dietary fibre business Quantum Hi-Tech (Guangdong) Biological in a deal worth $237m USD (£180.4m).
Cranswick is expected to double its poultry output, but more work needs to be done to automate its processing facilities, according to UK investment bank Panmure Gordon.
A sense of togetherness and camaraderie, as well as the potential of automation to help upskill the workforce at the same time as boosting production, were key takeaways for Wyke Farms managing director Richard Clothier from Business Leaders’ Forum 2022....
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.