The threat of a later summer beer drought looms closer, as Unite members across GXO Logistics Drinks – formerly XPO Logistics Drinks – sites vote in favour of strike action over a ‘paltry’ pay offer.
Pladis, the biscuit and snacks manufacturer behind brands such as Jacob's, Go ahead and Carr's has confirmed its intention to close its Tollcross factory in Glasgow, hitting 468 jobs.
Cargo specialist Perishable Movements (PML) has invested £3.5m in a new satellite operation at Lympne Distribution Park, Hythe, creating more than 30 new jobs.
Unite members at Jacobs Douwe Egberts’ Banbury, Oxfordshire plant have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new a pay and employment conditions package that removes the management’s proposal to ‘fire and rehire’ staff.
Marnie Millard, former chief executive of soft drinks firm Nichols and president of the British Soft Drinks Association, is among the line-up for the 2022 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards judging panel.
Chilled pastry producer Addo Food Group is recruiting for more than 200 vacancies across its five sites to meet rising demand for fridge-staples since the pandemic.
Providing a more desirable place to work is the first step towards improving staff retention and handling labour shortages within the food and drink industry, according to Pentadel managing director James Kemp.
Workers union Unite has threated a ‘beer drought’ across the UK, after announcing plans to ballot its members employed by XPO Logistics Drinks for industrial action over a ‘paltry’ pay offer.
The Government exemption of some food chain workers from having to self isolate if they receive an alert from the NHS COVID-19 'track and trace' app has been branded 'worse than useless'.
Most small abattoirs in the UK face closure within five years without Government help as they drown in red tape and grapple with a lack of skilled workers and lost revenue streams.
Meat production lines are at risk of shutting down due to the NHS COVID App, as its alerts force workers to self-isolate, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
Members of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) have unanimously voted in favour of industrial action at Weetabix’s Kettering plant, after a dispute over shift payments.
The labour shortage experienced across the food and drink supply chain will only get worse, unless the Government steps in now to prevent serious damage, according to members of the food and drink industry.
Devon-based frozen food firm Paramount 21 has increased wages for workers at its Newton Abbot site by introducing the Living Wage, as it embarks on a £650,000 investment into its production capabilities.
Mars Food UK has promoted Armen Topalian as general manager, with the title market director, replacing Craig Sargeant who is leaving his role because he has also been promoted.
The Food & Drink Federation (FDF) has appointed Karen Betts - currently chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) - as its new chief executive, replacing Ian Wright.
Having relinquished the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) presidency after an intense four-years, Dunbia's business public relations director (UK) Isla Roebuck tackles Brexit, the skills shortage and Dunbia's joint venture with Dawn...
Industrial action has been threatened across British Sugar’s factories in the east of England, after members of worker union Unite rejected a ‘not so sweet’ pay offer from the manufacturer.
The UK food and drink supply chain is at risk of shutting down if labour shortages are not addressed, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
Trade union Unite has called off industrial action at Jacob Douwe Egberts’ (JDE’s) Banbury plant in order to facilitate talks with the manufacture over ‘fire and rehire’ plans for workers.
More than three quarters of food and drink firms expect chronic labour shortages in 2021, according to a new report from the Association of Labour Providers (ALP).
Jones Village Bakery is to create 50 new jobs with another 65 on the way as it nears the opening of its new 13,006m2 ‘super bakery’ on the Wrexham industrial estate.
Former Dairy Crest chief executive Mark Allen is to join drinks manufacturer AG Barr as an independent non-executive director and chairman designate, with effect from 1 July 2021.
Avara Foods is recruiting for 130 permanent roles at its poultry factory at Brierley Hill in Dudley, driven by a significant uplift in demand over the past year.
Soanes Poultry has invested in a new training facility at its Middleton on the Wolds factory as the industry continues to feel the sting of a shortage of labour in the wake of Brexit.
Planned strike action across Weetabix’s Northamptonshire sites has been suspended following ‘constructive talks’ between workers union Unite and the manufacturer.
Workers union Unite has threatened national shortages of Weetabix products as a result of industrial action at the manufacturer’s Northamptonshire sites.
Jacob Douwe Egberts (JDE) is to proceed with its proposals to dismiss and re-engage staff at its Banbury production plant, after talks between the coffee maker and workers union Unite broke down.
Poultry Processor Moy Park has launched a new apprenticeship programme in a bid to nurture the next generation of talent in the food and drink industry.
Unite has appealed directly to Jacob Douwe Egbert’s (JDE’s) chief executive Fabien Simon to curb what the workers union terms ‘fire and rehire’ plans at its Banbury, Oxfordshire coffee factory.
Glasgow City Council has partnered with Government and unions to fight for the survival of the Pladis McVitie’s factory in Tollcross, as concerns were raised surrounding the future of the biscuit maker’s Carlisle site.
The supply chain and logistics industry is approaching pre-financial crisis levels thanks to shortages in drivers and shipping capacity, as the food industry continues to grapple with the effects of COVID-19 and Brexit.
Claims that continuing industrial action at Jacob Douwe Egberts’s (JDE’s) plant in Banbury have resulted in a production shortfall of 300m cups of coffee are incorrect, according to the manufacturer.
