After a work-related accident, food manufacturers are often asked by regulators to share their investigation reports with the police, or the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Nestlé has agreed to acquire The Bountiful Company’s core health and nutrition brands in a deal worth $5.75bn (£4.09bn), while confirming hundreds of job cuts across its KitKat and Fruit Pastilles factories.
Salcombe Brewery has weathered the pandemic, has almost completed a £1m site and is poised to roll out a new canned pilsner this summer, head brewer Sam Beaman tells Food Manufacture.
Northern Irish snack producer Food Stories has secured an export deal to supply its Pinkfinch fruit and vegetable crisps in supermarket stores across Belgium.
Corinthian Brands joint managing directors John Hibberd and Paul Burton have led a management buyout (MBO) of parent company St Helier Beverage Company, with help from an eight-figure funding package from finance lender ThinCats.
Packaging Federation chief executive officer Dick Searle has warned producers are in the firing line for ‘unfair’ costs under Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) extended producer responsibility (EPR) proposals.
Demand for luxury products, thriftiness and the link between gut health and mental health have been identified as top 2021 consumer food trends by market research group The Food People.
Poultry processor Avara Foods has invested £1.9m in a new automated packing line at its Hereford factory as it announces the creation of 100 new jobs at the site.
Golden Wonder and Tayto owner Manderley Food Group has posted a healthy set of results, but the threat of COVID-19 and Brexit still bubble under the surface for the crisps and snacks maker.
Addo Food Group has installed a new tray washer at it Palethorpes Bakery in Market Drayton, building on its 30-year partnership with Industrial Washing Machines.
