Inside food & drink manufacturing
Social media is a “minefield” and is forcing food manufacturers and retailers to radically change their business systems and the way they manage consumer complaints, according to the boss of a leading food chain traceability and auditing software company.
Irish meat firm O’Brien Fine Foods has invested £2.6M (€3.1M) in a new three-year development programme at its Timahoe, Country Kildare plant, creating 51 new jobs.
The meat supplier at the centre of a row about a Tesco pork chop wrongly labelled as British believes the dispute will soon be settled.
Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards
TV presenter Julia Bradbury will be the star host of the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards (FMEA) to take place at the Park Lane Hilton, London on Thursday November 21.
Discount retailer Aldi is the “stand-out performer” in a sluggish market. That’s the verdict of City analyst Shore Capital after the publication of Nielsen market share data for the four weeks to September 14.