Tesco strikes £16M deal with Irish Dairy Board
Tesco announced a £16M (€20M) contract with the Irish Dairy Board (IDB) last week (November 14) to supply Irish butter to Tesco stores throughout Europe.
Archives for November 19, 2012
Greencore workers win £1.2M pay row
More than 400 workers at chilled convenience food manufacturer Greencore’s Hull factory will receive up to £1.2M after winning an employment tribunal dealing with cuts in their pay.
Food Ethics Council appoints Crossley as new executive director
The Food Ethics Council has announced the appointment of Dan Crossley as its new executive director.
Cranswick pork price negotiations ‘unprecedented’
Meat company Cranswick is conducting “unprecedented” negotiations with retailers, as pig feed prices continue to rise, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon.
Drinks firm fined £20k for gas leak that ends worker’s career
Soft drinks manufacturer Cott Beverages was fined £20,000 last week for exposing a worker at its Derbyshire site to lethal ozone gas that effectively ended his career.
Vion to sell its UK food businesses: uncertainty over 13k jobs
Uncertainty surrounds the future of 13,000 food manufacturing jobs today (November 19), as Dutch food manufacturing giant Vion announced plans to sell its UK food businesses to concentrate on what it describes as “core markets” in the Netherlands and...
‘Don’t throw chicken feet away – send them to Tesco in China’
British poultry processors are missing a trick by paying for disposal of chicken feet, which could be exported to China where retailers such as Tesco are struggling to meet demand.
Dorset confectionery factory to close with up to 75 job losses
Tangerine Confectionery has announced the closure of its factory in Poole, Dorset, with the loss of up to 75 jobs.
Give supermarket watchdog teeth urges campaign group
Renewed calls for the government to give the supermarket watchdog sharp teeth came today (November 19) from anti-poverty agency ActionAid, as the Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill enters its second reading in the House of Commons.
Food firms keen to use the force of Disney’s Star Wars deal
Food manufacturers wasted no time in exploring Star Wars licensing deals after Disney bought the rights from Lucas Films at the end of last month.