An Anglesey meat producer is hoping for Welsh Assembly funds to help finance its expansion into new premises on the island, in a move which could create 30 new jobs.
Research is underway to develop lower cost and greener equipment that can cool water-cooked meat joints such as hams safely and rapidly, without compromising flavour and texture.
The Findus Group has confirmed that 47 workers have accepted voluntary redundancy at the Young's Seafood factory in Grimsby, although the job losses are fewer than initially expected.
Greenpeace has taken direct action at Princes' Liverpool HQ, in a bid to shame the food giant over what the campaign group claims are its use of destructive tuna fishing methods.
Chicken tycoon Ranjit Boparan is pumping £30m into new coated products factory for 2 Sisters in Thetford in a bid to increase its presence in the prepared food sector.
Princes has rebuffed claims by Greenpeace that it sources fish from endangered species, but agreed to amend wording on tins "after listening to recent feedback".
With recent capex projects to increase capacity and boost efficiency now bedding in nicely and a strong balance sheet compared with rivals, Cranswick is well-placed to diversify into new product areas, according to City analysts.
Trendy chefs who offer pâtés prepared with undercooked ‘flash-fried’ chicken livers are putting their customers at risk of food poisoning, a microbiological expert has warned.
Commodity price hikes are presenting some manufacturers with their toughest negotiating environment “in living memory”, with retailers delisting or suspending products not meeting their price demands.
JBT FoodTech has incorporated a ‘lift’ mechanism into its custom-built ‘hold-down’ belt so that producers can cook both flat and wavy bacon to a high standard.
Dibs Distribution, a supplier of halal poultry products to the fast food industry, has obtained a EU food safety accreditation for its hygiene standards and can now trade in Europe.
Frozen food and seafood firm, The Findus Group has announced plans to cut jobs at its Young’s frozen seafood factory in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire.
Several parties have expressed an interest in buying Buccleuch Foods site in Castle Douglas, after the firm announced plans to shut its meat processing facility in the town, FoodManufacture.co.uk understands.
While Greencore could find it hard to trump Ranjit Boparan’s 73p-a-share offer for Northern Foods on its own, it could always team up with another buyer to seal the deal, according to City analysts.
All eyes are now on Greencore as investors and City analysts alike wait to see if the Irish firm can offer anything more compelling than Ranjit Boparan’s 73p a share cash offer for Northern Foods.
Edge Worldwide Logistics (EWL) saved 25% on the inbound shipping costs of frozen fish for one UK customer through a newly launched refrigerated container service supported by a Russian partner.
Trade union Unite has accepted an offer from Heinz to attend talks tomorrow aimed at resolving the ongoing dispute at its Kitt Green canning site, but has attacked the firm's "hypocrisy" over pay.
New research reveals that the costs of labelling changes for the food and drink industry are “substantially greater” than European and UK legislators have previously estimated.
In its efforts to boost revenues, the meat industry is exploring as many routes to market as possible – and kit suppliers are ready to help out, as Rod Addy finds out
Snowbird Foods has launched a new meatball product into the foodservice and ready meals markets. The firm has created five varieties of flavour-filled 12g meatballs for buffets and ready meals, which it has launched under the name ‘Poppers’.
Corby-based Parker Fine Foods has closed down its frozen meat production site due to a reorganisation of the business, FoodManufacture.co.uk has learnt.
Meat and milk derived from cloned cattle and their offspring is one step closer to being on sale in the UK after scientists agreed that it was “unlikely to present a food safety risk”.
New voluntary guidance launched today outlines a clear set of principles designed to encourage a more consistent approach to country of origin labelling (COOL).
The latest draft of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ (DEFRA’s) new code of practice on country of origin labelling (COOL) advises manufacturers to state the origin of liquid milk used in cheese and butter OR the place these products...
DEFRA (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has told the European Commission (EC) that there are no viable alternatives to using nitrates in organic cured meat and urged it to ditch a proposed ban that it claims could ruin small producers.
Up to 120 people could be made redundant at Vion’s bacon factory in Scunthorpe while a further 60 temporary contracts will not be renewed following the loss of a major contract with Asda.
Allan Rich Seafoods has been fined after it was successfully prosecuted for illegally storing outdated food and having rat and maggot-infested premises.
Leatherhead Food Research (LFR) is inviting partners to work with it on a collaborative project to determine the most effective control measures for Norovirus, the organism believed to be responsible for the food poisoning outbreak at Heston Blumenthal’s...
Stable isotope analysis (SIA) is now becoming so sophisticated that it can help prove not only whether a sample of beef is British or Brazilian, but whether it is Scottish, Welsh or English.
A guaranteed supply of raw materials cannot be taken for granted as the population expands and the climate changes, the UK boss of meat processing giant Vion UK told delegates at the IGD Convention in London yesterday.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) will have to trim its budget by at least 25% over the next four years, which means it will have to “hand a great deal of responsibility [for food safety enforcement] back to the industry”, according to chief executive Tim...
Mark Escolme has quit as UK frozen foods MD at Findus Group after only 12 months in the role, with current chief marketing manager Leendert den Hollander appointed as his permanent replacement.
Consumer belt-tightening and lively competition between the main frozen food brands are triggering a welter of packaging innovation. But this still leaves key areas such as frozen ready meals with more questions than answers.
By Lorraine Mullaney John West’s innovation team has been working on a makeover to broaden the appeal of the firm’s canned mackerel and sardine products among young and lapsed consumers.
A lower-cost, risk-based meat plant inspection regime could become a reality much sooner than previously thought, following the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) strong lobbying behind the scenes in mainland Europe.
Good traceability systems helped prepared foods giant Bakkavör avoid a potentially costly recall earlier this year, when it experienced a problem with contaminated meat marinades supplied to other processors, according to the company’s group food safety...
All the leading supermarkets, 13 caterers (including McDonald’s), 14 processors/suppliers and eight branded food manufacturers have now signed up to a voluntary code of practice on country of origin labelling (COOL) on pork and pork products.
