Food manufacturers’ recruitment campaign wins award
The Taste Success campaign – designed to attract young recruits into food and drink manufacturing – has won a top award for the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Archives for March 25, 2013
Ready meal firm fights to keep jobs after horsemeat
A beef ready meal manufacturer is fighting to preserve the 750 jobs at its Somerset site, as sales fall in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.
Horsemeat mislabelled as ‘diced beef’ sold in Lancashire
About 30kg of horsemeat mislabelled as “diced beef” has been sold by a market stall in Preston and a Hungarian Food shop in Sheffield.
Nestlé recalls Kit Kat Chunky bars after contamination
Nestlé has apologised to its customers and recalled some of its Chunky Kit Kat after seven people found pieces of plastic in the bars.
Food manufacturers launch World Water Day video
The future of UK food and drink manufacturing depends upon safeguarding water supplies, says government minister Richard Benyon, in a new video from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) to mark World Water Day last week (March 22).
Food and drink sector leads CBI’s manufacturing output survey
The food and drink sector is leading the UK’s industrial output, according to the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI’s) latest monthly Industrial Trends Survey.
Premier Foods to consider ‘refinancing plan’: City
Britain’s biggest food manufacturer Premier Foods will seek refinancing over the next six to 18 months to further improve its balance sheet, predicts City analyst Shore Capital.