Premier Foods’ senior management must have had mixed feelings following the agreement reached with the Bakers, Food and & Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) towards the end of last month.
Premier Foods and the Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have resolved the row over the use of zero hours contracts and agency labour at its Wigan bakery.
Exports of British food and non-alcoholic drink rose by 2.5% to £6.1bn in the first half of 2013, after a slow start, revealed figures released today (September 23) by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Britain’s consumers think their local independent food and drink businesses are more innovative than all the leading national companies and branded multinational manufacturers, according to new research from Leatherhead Food Research (LFR).
Strikes at Premier Foods’ Hovis bakery in Wigan show no sign of ending, with attitudes hardening, as the second week of industrial action draws to a close.
Food ingredient suppliers that don’t have concrete examples of carbon disclosure projects won’t get through the door of major food and drink manufacturers in three to five years’ time.
An increasing focus on brands and a revamped management structure have been pinpointed as two reasons why profits at the Real Good Food Company (RGFC) rose by 24% to £10.5M this year.
Even plant bakeries with the latest kit will find it extremely difficult to cope if health chiefs set lower salt levels under the Public Health Responsibility Deal (PHRD)
Burton’s Biscuit Company’s £2M investment in its Maryland cookie plant will boost capacity by nearly 700t and establish Blackpool as its Cookies Centre of Excellence, the firm claims.
A rat infestation in Tesco’s Perth Metro store, recent complaints about a live caterpillar discovered in a sandwich at a store in Sussex and a ‘supermouse’ at its Covent Garden Metro outlet were isolated incidents, according to a spokeswoman for the retail...
Burton’s Biscuit Company’s 2012 results have failed to impress industry expert Julian Wild, partner and food industry merger and acquisitions expert at law firm Rollits.
Food security is threatened by the global trade in farm products – which allows crop pests and diseases to spread worldwide – and climate change – which allows them to establish in new locations, according to new research published in the journal Nature...
Precise and consistent cake decoration using robots is now possible, thanks to a development by Quasar Automation and its technology partners Scorpion Vision and Mitsubishi Electric.
A new enzyme product has been designed to reduce waste in industrial bakeries caused by excessively sticky wheat-mix dough with limited proofing stability.
GMB officials have sought permission from the union’s executive council to ballot for strike action at United Biscuit’s Jacob’s Cream Crackers factory in Liverpool after talks about changes to work agreements collapsed.
2 Sisters Food Group, and PepsiCo are among the trade buyers that could snap up Burton’s Biscuits, although the deal could easily go to a private equity house, according to analysts.
Premier Foods moved to reassure customers that bakery supplies would not be disrupted as the first of three threatened strikes kicked off at its Hovis bread factory in Wigan.
Premier Foods staff at its Hovis Wigan bakery have voted for strike action in protest at the use of agency workers on zero-hours contracts following permanent employees’ redundancies and pay cuts.
Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan has sold pie maker Pooles of Wigan to Country Style Foods, safeguarding 60 jobs at the company, after falling out with chief executive Neil Court-Johnston.
Food price increases could throttle back in the next year amid expectations of a strong global harvest, analyst Darren Shirley at Shore Capital has predicted.
Investcorp has bought crisp firm Tyrrells today (August 1) for £100M in what represents a rare foray into the food and drink manufacturing sector for the self-styled alternative investment company.
Premier Foods is reportedly following the lead set by some multiple retailers in seeking to reduce costs by cutting the numbers of its suppliers while recouping cash from those that continue to supply it.
Baker Finsbury Food Group has appointed Raymond Duignan as a non-executive director following the retirement of Ian Farnsworth after 15 years as group non-executive director.
The food industry could witness licensing deals similar to the one recently announced by 2 Sisters Food Group and Premier Foods over Hovis Breakfast Bakes biscuits, according to analysts.
British food manufacturers will be able to draw on food ingredients produced by a high output, environmentally friendly and progressive modern farming industry, thanks to the new “green revolution”, after the launch of an Agri-tech Strategy today (July...
Luisa Zissman has already attracted 16 investors for her bakery venture via crowdfunding web operation Angels Den after losing to rival Leah Totton in The Apprentice final last night (July 17).
The boss of bakery firm Dixie’s Cupcakery will compete in the final of the BBC TV series The Apprentice, with a chance of winning a £250,000 investment in her business tonight (July 17).
2 Sisters Food Group has forged a licensing agreement with Premier Foods for the production, distribution, sales and marketing of its Hovis Breakfast Bakes range of breakfast biscuits.
The closure of Premier Foods’ Barry mill in the Vale of Glamorgan – with the loss of 43 jobs last week – and plans to reorganise its milling business into two parts could herald its sale, according to City analyst Investec.
Allied Bakeries’ deal to supply bread to Co-op stores has helped the grocery division of its parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) achieve 7% growth in the third quarter of its financial year.
Premier Foods plans to cut 43 jobs with the closure of its mill in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, by the end of October, in a bid to align capacity with market demands.
A Hull bakery and a west country brewer have been ordered to pay a total of more than £43,000 after two separate accidents in which their workers suffered finger injuries.
Meeting the target of 100% sustainable palm oil within two years has moved closer with a deal between New Britain Palm Oil (NBPOL) and Olenex – a joint venture between Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and Wilmar International.
A keynote speech from environment secretary Owen Paterson, urging the widespread adoption of genetically modified (GM) science and crops in Europe, has drawn both praise and criticism.
Staff will rise to tough new standards and adapt to new working conditions provided firms can demonstrate they are putting their money where their mouths are and invest in the best possible kit.
Sliced bread needs to undergo a public and health professional perception transformation – “just like eggs did” – with key industry figures conceding they haven’t always done enough to battle “bread bashing” in the media.
Europe risks becoming a “museum of 20th century technology” unless EU rules on genetically modified (GM) crops are relaxed, government ministers have warned EU officials.
Burton’s Biscuit Company has pumped £4.6M into a factory in Llantarnam, south Wales as part of a £13.5M investment across its four UK production sites announced in April.
Britain’s leading bakery brand owner Warburtons has completed the purchase of speciality bread and pastry manufacturer Giles Foods, for an undisclosed sum.
