Food and drink processors are making further progress on green goals, expanding their sustainability roadmap beyond their own footprint to scope 3 carbon emissions, as well as investigating novel energy sources.
A sale of ambient food manufacture Symington’s is likely on the cards, but a £100m price tag for the business was very optimistic, according to an industry expert.
Yorkshire-based baker Regal Foods has secured an £89,391 grant from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to support the expansion of its production facility and create new jobs.
Cereal Partners UK is to launch Nestlé's first UK organic Cheerios variant, Organic Honey and Chocolate Cheerios, in Waitrose stores from 13 January 2021 and in Sainsbury's stores in May.
Strike action threatened by trade union Unite at logistics provider Eddie Stobart will not lead to a ‘festive crisp famine’, according to snack manufacturer Walkers.
Weetabix Food Company has appointed Neil Chapman, who was previously Kerry Foods' human resources director for operations and has held senior operations roles at Cadbury and Kraft Foods, as its manufacturing director.
Food sales remain strong at Associated British Foods (ABF), but coronavirus pressures on the business’s retail operations cut into annual sales and profit.
Edible Oils Limited (EOL) is investing £24m at its Erith factory, which produces more than 100 million litres of cooking oil annually, under Crisp ‘n’ Dry, Flora and Mazola Corn Oil brands and retail own-label.
Symington’s has secured listings for six more products from its Naked range to launch in Walmart stores this month and aims to roll out more products under its Twistd brand to the US retailer.
Amcor’s groundbreaking recyclable flexible retort pouch developed in partnership with Nestlé is backed by a robust lifecycle analysis, proving the 60% reduction in carbon footprint delivered by the new format.
