Archives for May 10, 2012

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Premier Foods faces dried soup price hike of +13%

By Frederick Dawson

Premier Foods and other dried soup manufacturers face price increases of more than 13% in the cost of meat powders, after an EU rule ordering poultry and pork desinewed meat (DSM) to be relabelled as mechanically separated meat (MSM) comes into force on...

Bakkavör founders could reinvest in the business

By Mike Stones

The two Icelandic food entrepreneurs who founded the own-label food manufacturing business Bakkavör could acquire up to a quarter of the group’s shares, following financial restructuring talks.

UK sleep-walks to Olympic logistics nightmare

By Freddie Dawson

The nation is sleepwalking towards a logistics nightmare that could gridlock the capital and other sports venues during the Olympic Games, warns a logistics expert.

New £15M Coca-Cola recycling unit creates 30 jobs

By Freddie Dawson

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has officially opened a £15M joint-venture recycling facility that will create 30 jobs and ensure the firm achieves its end-of-year target for recycled plastic.