Food and drink exports bucked the wider downturn in UK international manufacturing sales caused by coronavirus' impact, softening an overall decline from January to March 2020, Lloyds Bank International Trade Index claims.
Titanic Brewery has secured £1m in funding through the Government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), securing the jobs of its 200 workers in the process.
Soft drinks supplier A G Barr, which has brands including Irn-Bru and Rubicon, has revealed it has seen a “significant impact” in out-of-home consumption following the Government ‘lockdown’ on 23 March.
Clean label ingredients manufacturer Ulrick & Short is targeting the beverages sector with the development of an ingredient designed to make dairy and plant-based drinks more indulgent and healthier.
Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Unilever and PepsiCo are responsible for half a million tonnes of plastic pollution burnt or dumped in just six developing countries, according to a report from non-governmental organisation Tearfund.
Cut earnings, threats to supplies and helplines for manufacturers’ customers are just some of the latest developments in the drinks industry as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) is facing down a trade union backlash over moves to 'modernise' working practices at its Banbury coffee factory, which makes Kenco Tassimo and Millicano.
Up to 20 jobs are to be created at world foods manufacturer Regal Foods, as part of an expansion of its warehousing capacity at its Bradford headquarters.
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC) has invested £9.3m in the installation of a new canning line at its Knockmore Hill, Lisburn plant in Northern Ireland.
WWF, the conservation organisation, is calling for imported food products that destroy natural habitats to be made illegal as part of its campaign called ‘Let’s get deforestation #OffOurPlates’.
