Inside food & drink manufacturing
The government’s plans for a supermarket adjudicator continue to divide industry opinion after the publication on October 15 of its response to a report from the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee.
Food ingredients firm Macphie is developing a cutting-edge new technology that will use ultrasound to improve the quality and nutritional value of its products.
The food and drink industry has pledged to double the number of apprenticeships in the sector by the end of next year.
The Shropshire-based firm Nom Dairy UK is to invest £110M in new production lines that will create 350 new jobs at its Donnington Wood facility in Telford.
Krispy Kreme is set to nearly double its number of UK stores after the company was snapped up by private equity firm, Alcuin Capital Partners in a £25M deal.
Analysts are growing increasingly edgy about the prospects for Premier Foods, with the company now almost certain to breach its agreements with lenders.