Free-from ready meals manufacturer Kirsty’s has snagged a share of a £660m investment fund to help create new jobs and develop its food-to-go offering.
Fish firm Bakkafrost Scotland has revealed proposals that could see the closure of two of its facilities in the Highlands, threatening about 80 jobs across both sites.
While fewer grocery suppliers are experiencing issues, according to the Grocery Code Adjudicator’s (GCA) 2024 survey, less than half believe Amazon is consistently complying with the ‘Code’ that governs best practices.
Fresh Direct which supplies fresh foods to the foodservice sector has seen sales of its prepped produce shoot up in the last year as chefs look for kitchen time savers.
The cocoa sector is filled with difficulties, among them is the gaping living income gap, but regulation and consumers are driving (albeit slow) seismic shift – and demanding the evidence to back it up.
Following the announcement of a review into its Tuxford & Tebbutt site in January 2024, the dairy manufacturer has been forced to shut down production of the Leicester-based creamery.
While 2024 may not feel like the best time to start selling to the rest of the world, Food Manufacture’s recent webinar heard from a range of experts on why avoiding exporting could be a big mistake for UK food and drink businesses.
Trewithen Dairy has been acquired by German yoghurts and desserts maker Ehrmann for an unknown sum, with plans to open a new production facility as it expands its reach into the UK market.
The UK supermarket is celebrating 125 years since William Morrison started the business as an egg and butter market stall in Bradford, with a butter celebrating the past.
Carlsberg’s acquisition of soft drinks maker Britvic could be back on the table, after PepsiCo agrees to waive a clause potentially blocking its takeover.
Bedale-based sausage maker Heck! Food has invested £150k in solar energy production at its Kirklington headquarters in its continuing mission to become net zero.
Berkshire-based producer The Kennet Crayfish Company has created the ‘UK’s largest’ processing facility for crayfish in a bid to corner a market currently dominated by foreign imports.
Bakery products manufacturer Baker & Baker has invested £2.9m into its cookie production line at its Wirral site, expanding production and creating new jobs.
Industry analysis of 2024’s first quarter has revealed disappointing news for UK trade and manufacturing revenues, with numbers taking a big hit – but new opportunities to enhance existing trade deals may offer light at end of the tunnel.
As the UK general election looms, Food Manufacture pulls together the core asks of six different federations representing the food and beverage sector.
The new owners of York-based brewer Ainsty Ales have pledged their commitment to the further growth of the business, following a six-figure investment from local entrepreneurs.
The Steenvoorde site will be the company’s first French-based facility focused on creating products to help patients suffering from disease-related malnutrition.
UK manufacturers have failed to take crucial steps to mitigate fluctuations in energy prices, as new research by Mitsubishi Electric reveals a disconnect between the industry’s views and action taken on-site to address these concerns.
Dawn Meats has secured a multi-million-pound export contract to South Korea to supply foodservice, retail and manufacturing customers across the country.
The global manufacturer behind Cadbury’s, belVita and Oreo is setting up a Regional Biscuit and Baked Snacks Lab and Innovation Kitchen in Singapore, backed by more than $5m.
Consumer trust in the food system has dropped, with less than half of shoppers trusting food manufacturers over a perceived lack of competency and openness, according to EIT Food.
Food and drink mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity has reached the highest deal volume since 2016, but the value of deals continued to decline in the face of lingering macroeconomic headwinds.
Greencore’s profits rocketed in the first half of the 2024 financial year, with the convenience foods manufacturer predicting its full-year results to be ahead of current market expectations.
Ultra-processed food (UPF), staff retention, recyclability, legislative divergence and food high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) are the five key challenges that the food and drink industry need to tackle, according to Campden BRI.
While food price inflation fell to 4% in March 2024, its lowest rate since November 2021, total production costs have increased by 9.2% on average, over the year to March 2024.
