Many UK food and drink manufacturers are putting themselves and their customers at risk by relying on outdated paper-based systems to capture data and monitor their operational performance and product quality, warn several suppliers of software to the...
As another busy food and drink manufacturing year draws to a close, we look back at some of the key events that have shaped the fortunes of Britain’s biggest businesses, as reported over the past 12 months on this website.
Removing subsidies and opening up markets post-Brexit is likely to result in increased domestic food and farming productivity while boosting food security, the former New Zealand high commissioner to the UK has argued.
A new laboratory dedicated to improving the shelf-life of products through the use of natural herb, spice, vegetable and hop ingredients has opened in Mildenhall, Suffolk.
Some foods are still too salty, despite falling rates of salt consumption, according to Public Health England (PHE), after research from Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) claimed to reveal “shocking and excessively high amounts of salt” in certain...
Boparan Holdings has reported operating profit down by 57.6% to £8.4M – after the temporary closure of its 2 Sisters’ West Bromwich poultry plant – in its first-quarter results.
The findings of the report from the House of Commons’ Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee inquiry into the alleged food safety failings identified by the undercover press investigation into 2 Sisters Food Group’s West Bromwich poultry...
Food and drink firms, including snack manufacturer All Good, gourmet sausage maker Heck! Food and BrewDog are featured on the latest The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 list.
US trade negotiators will “play hardball” when discussing food and farming products, as part of a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK, warns Sir Ivan Rogers, former UK permanent representative to the EU.
Maelor Foods’s new £20M poultry processing plant in Wrexham will be officially opened by ministers from the Welsh Assembly and the Mayor of Wrexham tomorrow (November 23).
Ethnic snacks manufacturer SK Chilled Foods md Jeremy Faulkner said his workforce would be “thrilled to bits” to win the Food Manufacture Company of the Year trophy in the industry’s Oscars – the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs).
Meat supplier Bawnbua Foods claims to have grown its ingredients business by 50% after investing £500,000 into its production facilities in Northern Ireland and Greater Manchester.
