Morrisons sends staff to university
Morrisons has launched a foundation degree in supermarket operations, which it will be running with the Logistics Institute at Hull University Business School.
Archives for October 21, 2012
Food firm faces £120k fine after UK Border Agency’s illegal worker raid
A north London food manufacturer faces a £120,000 fine, after a raid from the UK Border Agency in which 12 people were arrested for immigration offences.
Two new crowns for ready-meal Curry Queen
Perween Warsi’s ready-meal manufacturing firm S&A Foods has scooped two awards for the own-label curry it supplies to Asda.
Food manufacturers should educate shoppers about sustainable fish
Food manufacturers should educate shoppers about where and how fish products have been sourced, according to the Iglo Group, which owns the Birds Eye brand.
Devro reports rising demand, costs and adverse currency factors
Sausage skin manufacturer Devro reported strong demand for its collagen sausage castings, which were offset by rising costs and adverse currency factors, according to its latest interim management statement covering the period from July 1 to October 22.
Christmas food inflation to put Morrisons in ‘tricky position’: city
Food inflation will be “well on its way to 4%” by Christmas, and manufacturers need to prepare to put up their prices – with Morrisons particularly in “a tricky position”, warn analysts at Shore Capital.
Adjudicator threat ‘saves’ Sainsbury’s suppliers from ‘bullying’
The threat of falling foul of the forthcoming Groceries Code Adjudicator has saved Sainsbury’s food and drink suppliers from having their payment times extended, according to the Forum of Private Business (FPB).