Mystery surrounds Premier Foods report
Mystery surrounds recent reports that Premier Foods has sold £100M worth of its debt to US private equity house Apollo Global Management.
Archives for June 23, 2013
Sustainable palm oil deal brings 100% target closer
Meeting the target of 100% sustainable palm oil within two years has moved closer with a deal between New Britain Palm Oil (NBPOL) and Olenex – a joint venture between Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and Wilmar International.
Food and drink leaders in Queen’s birthday honours list
A West Midlands ethnic foods entrepreneur and the chief executive of Europe’s largest own-label ice cream manufacturer were among the food and drink business leaders recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list last week.
City downgrades forecasts for Devro in 2013 and 2014
Sausage casings manufacturer Devro has released a first half year trading update, which reports slower than expected revenue growth, with volumes up just 1%.
Canned food firm woos apprentices amid growth plans
Princes is recruiting 18 engineering apprentices for its two UK manufacturing facilities, which complements longer term plans to grow output.
Food processors generate £32M in renewable electricity
Rising energy costs are driving food and drink manufacturers towards green solutions, with a 53% jump in the number of on-site renewable electricity projects in the sector last year, SmartestEnergy has claimed.
Kellogg’s blaze sparked by jammed Corn Flakes
Firefighters tackled a blaze which started when a batch of Corn Flakes caught fire at Kellogg’s Manchester factory.
Food safety course to ‘change how thousands learn’
A new food safety training package from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) will change how “tens of thousands of food manufacturing staff are trained”, claims the organisation.