Food Ingredients, Health & Nutrition

ABF expects good results in its full-year 2020 financials

Associated British Foods: sugar and Twinings tea uplift

Coronavirus panic buying helped boost sales for Associated British Foods’s (ABF’s) Grocery, Sugar and Ingredients divisions in the tail end of its past financial year.

Vibrant Foods boosts Indian food production

Indian foods manufacturer Vibrant Foods has increased production at its TRS Foods factory in Southall and East End Foods West Bromwich factory by 50% to manage surging sales, sparked by the coronavirus lockdown.

National Food Strategy issues urgent call to action

The National Food Strategy has intensified pressure on food manufacturers to support healthy eating, with author Henry Dimbleby claiming the industry clothes “itself and its products in false virtue”.

Nut and dried fruit supplier to grow Ipswich factory

Italian nut and dried fruit firm Besana, which supplies manufacturers and supermarkets including Tesco and Waitrose, will grow its Ipswich packing and distribution site following a merger with Spanish company Importaco.

Meadow Foods names director of speciality ingredients

Meadow Foods, the ingredients supplier, has appointed Neil Chivers as its new director of specialty ingredients.

Fatherson Bakery launches vegan flour range

Fatherson Bakery, winner of the Small Bakery Manufacturing Company of The Year at this year's Food Manufacture Excellence Awards, has launched a range of flours for consumers.