Premier Foods strike begins at Hovis plant
Premier Foods moved to reassure customers that bakery supplies would not be disrupted as the first of three threatened strikes kicked off at its Hovis bread factory in Wigan.
Archives for August 27, 2013
Pork scratching manufacturer launches chestnut ale
Pork scratching manufacturer Mr Trotter’s has launched a new chestnut beer to be brewed and bottled in the UK.
Celebrity chef in ‘massive TV row’ over low income diets
TV chef Jamie Oliver has been slammed by the Child Poverty Action Group after his controversial remarks about the food and TV purchasing habits of low-income families.
Food and drink industry leaders worry about exam results
Food and drink manufacturers have joined other business leaders in voicing concern about the recent falling grades in GCSE results.
Fish finger research points to furan variation - study
Fish fingers that are fried create more furanic compounds than when baked in the oven, new research has revealed.
Food safety training too often a ‘tick box’ exercise
Too many small food manufacturers merely go through the motions of training their staff in food hygiene in order to prove due diligence to their customers and the regulatory authorities, a leading training provider has claimed.
Unilever slammed for ‘offensive’ Facebook noodle advert
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that Unilever cannot use one of its Piri Piri Pot Noodle online adverts in its current form and ordered the firm not to use “offensive images” in future.
CASH chairman MacGregor rebuts attacks over salt reduction
The chairman of Consensus Action on Salt & Health (CASH) professor Graham MacGregor has hit back at claims by the food industry that further salt reduction in ham and other cured meat products would endanger people’s lives.