Nottingham-based food distributor and wholesaler Hyperama has secured a £15m finance package to help boost its importing capabilities and expand its premises.
Sweet treats manufacturer Tangerine Confectionery is set to launch two new products for Halloween under its Barratt brand, as it aims to capitalise on a growing trend of adults buying retro sweets to recapture their childhoods.
A master chocolatier from Yorkshire estimates he can double his international exposure thanks to support from the Department for International Trade (DIT).
Tangerine Confectionery’s five UK factories, together with candy brands including Barratt Black Jack, Dip Dab and Refreshers, have been sold to Valeo Foods Group.
The consolidation of chocolate manufacturer Thorntons’ relationships with its retail customers and owner Ferrero’s UK business has impacted the producer’s sales and profits, in its second full-year results since the Italian firm bought the company.
Artisan chocolatier York Cocoa House has opened the doors to its new manufacturing facility in York city centre, as it plans to expand its capacity for chocolate production.
Nestlé will keep fighting to secure an EU-wide trademark for the shape of its four-finger Kit Kat chocolate bar, after the European Court of Justice dismissed its appeal against a prior ruling preventing this.
Public Health England (PHE) is continuing to focus on calorie and sugar reduction as levels of severe obesity in children aged 10–11 have reached the highest point since records began.
Delicious Ideas Food Group has entered the retail sector with the acquisition of own-label contract packager and manufacturer Barnack Confectionery for an undisclosed sum.
Nestlé’s failure to trademark the shape of its Kit Kat chocolate bar could substantially frustrate food manufacturers seeking EU-protection of their brands, according to one lawyer.
Political appetite to increase ‘sugar tax’ on soft drinks and extend the levy to other products is growing, a Populus survey seen exclusively by Food Manufacture has revealed.
Nestlé UK is shedding 73 jobs at its Fawdon chocolate factory as it aims to shift production of its Blue Riband chocolate bar to its factory in Kargowa, Poland, before 2019.
A team from London Metropolitan University secured the silver prize at this year’s UK finals of food innovation competition Ecotrophelia, run by Campden BRI and the Institute of Food Science and Technology.
