Frozen food manufacturer Cook plans to create 200 jobs after securing a £16m funding package from HSBC UK to build a new 2,320m2 kitchen facility in Sittingbourne, Kent.
Nestlé's sale of its US ice cream business to UK-based Froneri, formerly R&R Ice Cream, for $4bn (£3bn) has boosted the latter’s global clout, giving it a presence on every continent.
The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) has called for a quick solution to the “black cloud” of Brexit uncertainty, which is impacting the work the industry has achieved in reducing its carbon footprint and other key areas.
Scottish ice cream producer Mackie’s is to create new jobs at its Aberdeen site, after investing £250,000 in new machinery to help meet increased demand through exports.
Demand for pizza helped keep frozen food sales growing as revenue from meat declined in the 52 weeks to 8 September, according to Kantar data cited by the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF).
Birds Eye has appointed a UK general manager as part of a company restructure that has led to current UK and Ireland managing director Wayne Hudson taking on a broader role.
Birds Eye has allayed fears that thousands of tonnes of peas might have to be destroyed at its Hull site, claiming the video of a man appearing to urinate on a production line was a hoax.
Premiumisation and a diverse product range are the key trends driving the ice cream category, according to the boss of one of the world’s largest manufacturers in the sector.
Ice cream giant Froneri has acquired Nestlé’s ice cream business in Israel, bringing all of Nestlé’s Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) ice cream operations into the group.
The food and drinks packaging industry should move towards a mandatory labelling system that makes it clear whether a product can or cannot be recycled, the head of packaging at frozen food retailer Iceland has urged.
