Tayto to close Red Mill Snack Foods plant in September
Tayto’s Red Mill Snack Foods factory at Wednesbury is scheduled to close next month as all remaining production is transferred to its factory at Corby in Northamptonshire.
Archives for August 31, 2010
Sipsmith spirit success sees distillery approach capacity
Premium spirits firm Sipsmith is already running at around 70% capacity just 14 months after launch following the success of its copper-distilled barley vodka and London Dry Gin, and is looking to possibly purchase a further still "at some point" during...
Tapioca starch prices reach record levels
More price hikes for tapioca starch look to be on the cards as drought and pink mealybug infestation of Thai cassava crops has driven up raw material prices to unprecedented heights – with no relief on the horizon.
British Sugar in cane processing trial at Newark
Beet sugar giant British Sugar could produce another 120,000t of sugar a year from refineries in Wissington, Newark and Bury St Edmunds by introducing raw cane sugar inputs to its refining process, the firm has revealed.
150 UK jobs to go and 24 to transfer to other sites as Givaudan restructures savoury flavours business
More than 20 roles at Givaudan’s savoury flavours factory in Bromborough – which is earmarked for closure in 2012/13 - will be retained and will transfer to other sites owned by the Swiss flavours giant, bosses have revealed.
Lactofree sales up 37% as Arla posts profit surge
Arla's lactose-free brand Lactofree is generating value growth of 37% year-on-year, bosses have revealed as the dairy giant unveiled a sharp rise in interim profits.
Web health claims likely target in UK online crackdown
New Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) powers to monitor and adjudicate on online marketing materials will place web-based messaging for healthy foods under serious scrutiny for the first time, with many likely to fall foul of the agency’s guidelines,...