2 Sisters Food Group owner Boparan Holdings has reported a 75% drop in profits for the first quarter of the 2018/19 financial year, as it warned its “turnaround” of the business was not expected to bear fruit until the third quarter of the year.
An increasing focus on safety in bakery plants, coupled with demand for ever-faster turnaround times, has made hygienic design of processing kit a key priority.
Growing consumer demand for trust and transparency in food is set to be the leading theme at next week’s Health Ingredients Europe (HiE) and Natural Ingredients (Ni) shows in Frankfurt.
Speciality bakery manufacturer Finsbury Food Group is hoping for a successful festive period to help offset what has been a “difficult environment” earlier this year.
UK food and drink businesses have been on a charm offensive in China as part of a trade mission organised by the Department for International Trade (DIT), Santander UK and the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC).
A new force in contract manufacturing has emerged in the form of multinational food group Cerealto Siro Foods, which has been created through the merger of Cerealto and Grupo Siro.
A Northern Ireland bakery firm is to fast-track plans for a new factory after a “significant stake” of its business was bought by a US biscuit and pie maker.
Free-from and gluten-free bread maker Pure Grain Foods has secured a £40,000 investment from investors on the latest episode of hit BBC TV show Dragons’ Den.
