RF Brookes loses M&S contract, 200 jobs at risk
Premier Foods subsidiary RF Brookes has lost a major contract to supply Marks & Spencer (M&S) with private label pies, FoodManufacture.co.uk has learnt.
Archives for June 2, 2011
Stop dithering and identify E.coli source, say fresh produce players
As UK sales slide, fresh produce industry players say they are disappointed by the German and EU authorities’ variously indecisive and misleading steps when dealing with the German E.coli outbreak that has seen 16 people die and around 1,614 fall ill.
Unilever workers stage pensions demo
Unite the Union says members plan to demonstrate on June 7 against food giant Unilever’s plans to scrap final salary pension schemes for 5,000 staff.