Inside food & drink manufacturing
Helping the rising number of microbusinesses grow into viable long-term firms will help to boost the food manufacturing sector and the wider economy, according to the Institute for Manufacturing, Education and Consultancy Services (IfM ECS).
Young’s Seafood is meeting representatives from Norfolk District Council and its economic development team today (May 28) to reveal its plans for the future of the Cromer site.
Higher apple prices and lower quality could result from the cold wet weather in early May, which made bees unable to pollinate crops and make honey.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) investigated 1,714 food incidents last year – nearly 210 cases up on the 1,505 studied in 2010.
Further clarification of the European Commission’s new rules covering desinewed meat is needed urgently, warns a leading food law expert.
British drinks giant Diageo has acquired Brazil’s leading premium cachaca brand, Ypioca, as part of its continuing strategy to expand in the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China).
Food giant Nestlé should diversify the products and markets served by its Girvan factory in Scotland to help safeguard jobs, according to the GMB union.
Four “mega trends” are driving growth in food and drink and where functional food is concerned, it’s the science that sways it, according to analysts.