Refrigerant gas rule changes threaten small processors
Many manufacturers risk stumbling over new restrictions on the use of ozone destroying hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) refrigerant gases, which take...
Archives for February 2, 2009
Defrosting rule changes threaten chilled poultry
£1bn worth of chilled food could be hit by European Commission (EC) proposals to ban the sale of chilled poultry products containing defrosted...
Aon helps smaller players get credit insurance
Insurance broker Aon Trade Credit has launched a service to help small and medium sized food manufacturers to secure credit insurance, as the risk of...
Robert Wiseman stung over cautious hedging
Robert Wiseman Dairies has had its fingers burned because of its overly cautious approach to commodity hedging.The dairy processor operates over...
Sunjuice employees face uncertainty as buyer is sought
Administrators at premium juice and smoothies maker Serious Food Limited and subsidiary Sunjuice are hopeful of finding a buyer for the loss-making...
Tesco boss prepares for GM u-turn
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has admitted UK supermarkets may have been too quick to jump on the non-GM bandwagon and signalled Tesco is...