Inside food & drink manufacturing
Tesco can provide a “strong and certain route to market” for small food manufacturers, helping to “liberate” them and increase their potential, commercial director Richard Brasher told delegates at this year’s IGD Convention in London.
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.
While electric vans and wind turbines are often seen as ‘totems’ of a retailer’s commitment to the environment, the greenest thing to do is not always what consumers - and the media - think it is, according to the man in charge of Sainsbury’s supply chain.
Food manufacturers could fall foul of new legislation unless they educate staff about the difference between legitimate corporate hospitality and bribery, Eversheds has warned.
Targeting women is the next big thing in sports nutrition, according to category experts gathered at a recent conference.