Inside food & drink manufacturing
Feeding rising global numbers of people who are overweight places the same strain on world resources as would an additional 1bn mouths, warn researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
The manufacturer of Chicago Town pizzas could create up to 120 new jobs in Lancashire.
Dutch food group Vion will be cutting jobs in the UK, after “disappointing results” in 2011.
Premier Foods’ facilities at Histon and Knighton remain “prime candidates” for sale, after the firm’s disposal of its vinegar and sour pickles business based at Middleton, last week to Mizkan for £41M, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon.
Unseasonable weather is the biggest threat to the UK’s trend of falling food inflation, according to forecasts from European Food and Farming Partnerships (EFFP).
Greencore’s sale of its Minsterley desserts business to Müller Dairy will allow the chilled food manufacturer to focus on developing its relationships with key customers such as Marks & Spencer, said city analyst Shore Capital.
The West Midlands brewery Holden’s is planning major expansion to meet Japanese demand for exports of British real ale. The growth is set to create 10 jobs.