Burton’s Foods strike action averted
The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) has called off scheduled strike action at Burton’s Foods Blackpool site, after the union agreed to further talks with company management.
Archives for July 17, 2011
‘Business builder’ Boparan aims for sharper focus
Ranjit Boparan says that running Northern Foods and 2 Sisters Food Group across five rather than four business divisions this year will give the group a “sharper business focus”.
Takeaway the VAT?
A legal case in Germany has raised questions over the VAT regime in regard to takeaway food in the UK.
Are meaningless ‘commodity health claims’ flooding European shelves?
European food makers are beginning to utilise positive article 13, general function health claim opinions issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), precipitating a flood of potentially meaningless claims, according to one industry observer.
FSA Board rejects meat inspection proposal
Proposals to examine a move to a privatised system of third-party inspection of primary meat premises were rejected by the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) Board early last week.
New high-speed weigher for food manufacturing
High-speed weighing of convenience meals, nuts and confectionery products is the idea behind the new 36-head, multi-head weigher from Ishida Europe.
Kerry Foods braced for further Omagh strike
Kerry Foods says it hopes to resolve a pay dispute with Unite members at its Omagh dairy, as a 24-hour strike looms from midnight tonight.
Wimbledon 2011 pasty supplier targets ‘world domination’
Pie and pasty maker Chunk of Devon hopes to double its turnover this year, after it netted sales of £1.6m in 2010.