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Mexican food firm opens doors

Me & My Factory

Look inside manufacturing: Cool Chile Company

By Laurence Gibbons

Welcome to our exclusive inside look at Mexican food manufacturer Cool Chile Company’s London production site, as part of our new Me & My Factory photogallery series.

Food and drink new innovations

Food and drink innovations – in pictures

By Laurence Gibbons

Meatless meat products, 3D printed gummy sweets and milk chocolate reindeer droppings were just some of the innovations launched by food and drink manufacturers recently.

Food industry bosses: inside look

‘Me & My Factory’: What we’ve learnt

By Laurence Gibbons

What do the factory managers of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Mondelēz and United Biscuits all have in common? They’ve all thrown open the doors to their factories to our sister title Food Manufacture for an exclusive inside look at their daily manufacturing...

Food and drink people on the move

Food industry people on the move

By Laurence Gibbons

Carl Ravenhall’s decision to quit his role as boss of Müller Wiseman Dairies leads our latest selection of people on the move in the food and drink industry.

Food industry’s latest hires

Food industry people on the move – update

By Laurence Gibbons

Top appointments at Seabrook Crisps, 2 Sisters Food Group and the Chilled Food Association lead our updated collection of the latest appointments in the food and drink industry.

Food and drink top stories of the year

Most popular food and drink news of the year

By Laurence Gibbons

Morrisons, acquisitions, drinks firm AG Barr and Jeremy Clarkson all feature in our top 10 most popular food and drink manufacturing news of the year.

Top food companies of past 15 years

Food manufacture excellence awards

Manufacturing Oscars: previous top winners

By Laurence Gibbons

The Food Manufacture Excellence Awards has crowned a Company of the Year for the past 15th years to recognise the best of the best in British food manufacturing.

Food industry people on the move

People on the move in the food industry

By Laurence Gibbons

The creation of a new md role for Burton’s Biscuit Company’s UK & Ireland business leads our latest selection of people on the move in the food and drink industry.

Food industry cream of the crop

Meet the Personality of the Year 2015 candidates

By Laurence Gibbons

Six of the biggest names in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector are in the running to be crowned Food Manufacturing Personality of the Year at the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards in November.

Food industry people on the move

People on the move in the food industry

By Laurence Gibbons

Former Dairy Crest md Martyn Wilks’s appointment at Hovis leads our latest selection of people on the move in the food and drink industry.

British food brands dominate UK consumers’ baskets

Home-grown brands popular among Brits

By Laurence Gibbons

Six of the 10 most popular food and drink products in the UK are based there, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel.

Food industry people on the move

Food industry people on the move – in pictures

By Laurence Gibbons

Morrisons, Iglo Group, Leatherhead Food Research and Assured Food Standards were all left searching for new bosses this month as the current incumbents announced their decisions to step away from their roles.

Food allergy risks in April

Latest allergy recalls in pictures

By Laurence Gibbons

Nine potentially dangerous products were recalled or withdrawn by food businesses in April over allergy fears stemming from undeclared ingredients, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Food fails for politicians

Election 2015

When political food fails – in pictures

By Laurence Gibbons

What do a bacon sandwich, a sausage roll and a hot dog have in common? You’d be forgiven for thinking the answer is that they are all tasty snacks consisting of a baked treat with a pork filling, but they have actually all caused headaches for campaigning...

CCE Milton Keynes's plant manager is eyeing up investment

Inside CCE Milton Keynes

By Nicholas Robinson

Coca-Cola Enterprises’ (CCE’s) 40 year-old Milton Keynes site has had more than £6M invested into it in the past three years, but plant director Nicholas Nixon wants more.

Anuga FoodTec attracted more than 43,000 visitors

Anuga FoodTec 2015

Top innovations showcased at Anuga FoodTec

By Rod Addy

This year’s Anuga FoodTec achieved a 14% rise in visitor numbers over the last time it was held in 2012, with more than 1,500 companies presenting the latest food processing solutions.

Food industry people on the move

Food and drink industry people on the move

By Laurence Gibbons

Morrisons’s express check out of five board members leads our selection of the latest people on the move in the food and drink industry.

Food industry people on the move

People on the move in the food industry

By Laurence Gibbons

Tesco, Morrisons, the Co-operative Group and northern retailer Booths all appointed new bosses this month as they look to protect themselves against the challenges of the changing retail market.

Food and drink brands loved by Brits

Most loved food and drink brands

By Laurence Gibbons

Three food brands make up the top five most loved brands by British consumers, according to a poll by advertising agency Isobel.

Inside AG Barr's modern canning line

Inside AG Barr Milton Keynes

By Nicholas Robinson

AG Barr’s £41M high-tech Milton Keynes canning facility has been at the centre of an £8.3M investment plan, according to factory manager Tim Stacey.

Food industry cuts more jobs than it creates

Food job cuts outweigh creations

By Laurence Gibbons

More jobs have been cut or put at risk by food and drink manufacturers in the UK over the past six months, this site can exclusively reveal.

Top food industry concerns from business leaders

Business Leaders' Forum

Business Leaders’ Forum – in quotes

By Laurence Gibbons

Obesity, skills and the changing retailer landscape were some of the key issues debated at last week’s Business Leaders’ Forum at the Walkie Talkie building in central London.

Premier Foods year in pictures

Premier Foods year review – in pictures

By Laurence Gibbons

Premier Foods has experienced a turbulent year, which included: refinancing, a big joint venture and ending with widespread criticism of its treatment of suppliers. Here, we bring you the top stories of 2014 from the manufacturer of Hovis, Mr Kipling...

Food Manufacture Group’s news of the year

The Food Manufacture Group’s year in pictures

By Laurence Gibbons

It’s been another busy year for the Food Manufacture Group. We travelled the country to bring you the latest news and views online and in print and event formats about the hottest topics facing UK food and drink manufacturers in 2014.

Top food manufacturing news of the year

Top food manufacturing news of the year

By Laurence Gibbons

An article revealing the identity of Britain’s most popular chocolate bar was the most widely read on this site during 2014.

Food industry best of the best - in pictures

Food manufacturing Oscar winners in pictures

By Laurence Gibbons

Irish meat firm Dawn Meats was the big winner at the 2014 Food manufacturing excellence awards, earlier this month, picking up the Environmental initiative of the year and the overall Company of the year.

Young talent of the food and drink industry

Food Manufacturing Awards

The best young talent in food and drink

By Nicholas Robinson

The very best and brightest young talent the food and drink industry has to offer were recognised for the first time at the food manufacturing Oscars earlier this month.

Food and drink industry jobs latest

Food and drink industry people on the move

By Laurence Gibbons

The Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) appointment of a new president and an acting director general lead this month’s selection of the latest appointments in the food and drink industry.

Food and drink industry – people on the move

People on the move in the food and drink industry

By Laurence Gibbons

Melanie Leech’s decision to quit as director general of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) after almost a decade in the role leads our selection of the latest people on the move in the food and drink industry.

Grocery conference in quotes

IGD convention 2014

Sex, drugs and 3D printing – IGD conference in quotes

By Laurence Gibbons

Sex, drugs, 3D food printing, innovation and disruption among the retail market were just some of the topics discussed during the grocery think tank IGD’s convention at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel, last week (October 7).

Your energy questions answered

Energy webinar your questions answered

By Laurence Gibbons

An expert team of speakers armed delegates with the information they need to comply with new EU rules requiring mandatory energy audits during the Food Manufacture Group’s energy webinar.

Food and drink industry’s most powerful women

Most powerful women in food and drink

By Laurence Gibbons

The food and drink industry has seven representatives on Fortune’s list of the 50 most powerful women in business 2014.

Food and drink industry people on the move

Food and drink industry people on the move – in pictures

By Laurence Gibbons

Alan Stewart started his role as chief financial officer of Tesco three months earlier than planned, this week, after the retailer launched an investigation into the board overstating its half-year profits by as much as £250M.

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