Inside food & drink manufacturing
Whitworths, the dried fruit, nut and seed supplier, has received a big cash boost after private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe Fund IV acquired a major stake in the Midlands-based firm.
UK packaging industry shows are striking a difficult balance between staying compact and cost-efficient for exhibitors while working harder to attract ever more elusive visitors.
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has appointed David Frost as its new chief executive, with effect from January 2 2014.
A new campaign is being launched today (September 16) urging supermarkets to permanently remove unhealthy snacks from checkouts and queuing areas.
City analysts remain doubtful about media reports speculating Premier Foods is considering selling its Hovis brand to the world’s biggest baker Grupo Bimbo.
Environment secretary Owen Paterson is taking the fight against fake whisky to Moscow this week in a bid to to protect Scotch whisky from counterfeits.
An increasing focus on brands and a revamped management structure have been pinpointed as two reasons why profits at the Real Good Food Company (RGFC) rose by 24% to £10.5M this year.
Even plant bakeries with the latest kit will find it extremely difficult to cope if health chiefs set lower salt levels under the Public Health Responsibility Deal (PHRD)
Premier Foods’ net debt – estimated to fall to £858M by the end of the year – is still too high, warns City analyst Panmure Gordon.
Morrisons’ half-year results delivered another disappointing read, concluded Shore Capital, which nevertheless upgraded its share advice from ‘sell’ to ‘hold’.