Food manufacturers get pensions lifeline
Food companies struggling to address deficits in their pension funds have been thrown a lifeline by the government appointed watch-dog that oversees company pension schemes.
Archives for May 16, 2013
Greencore appoints former Trinity Mirror boss
Greencore has appointed Sly Bailey as a non-executive director, effective immediately.
Horsemeat webinar
Four ways horsemeat crisis will benefit UK food industry
The horsemeat crisis is bringing four benefits to the UK food industry, despite all the adverse publicity that followed in its wake, said speakers at Food Manufacture’s webinar – Horsemeat, learning the lessons of an avoidable crisis – held yesterday...
Morrisons strikes online grocery deal with Ocado
Supermarket Morrisons has agreed a partnership with the online distribution business Ocado – including the acquisition of its distribution centre – in a deal that will see deliveries to customers start by January 2014.
Bakkavör says broad range beat poor weather and horsemeat
Chilled convenience food manufacturer Bakkavör claimed its wide product portfolio had allowed it to offset the effects of poor weather and the horsemeat crisis, after releasing first quarter results for the 13 weeks ended 30 March.
Food manufacturers await bank compensation
Own-label food manufacturers, meat processing firms and bakery ingredients companies are among 40,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) still awaiting compensation after some banks mis-sold loan ‘protection’ products which proved both damaging...